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		<title>Person familiar with situation tells AP: Contador&#8217;s urine sample showed possible blood doping</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samuel Petrequin</dc:creator>
		
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AP source: Contador samples show plastic residues

A urine sample taken from three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador showed abnormally high levels of plastic residues that could indicate he received a transfusion of his own blood during this year&#8217;s race, a person with knowledge of the test results told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Contador, who ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/05/person-familiar-with-situation-tells-ap-contadors-urine-sample-showed-possible-blood-doping-154429/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Person familiar with situation tells AP: Contador&#8217;s urine sample showed possible blood doping</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Test samples suggest Tour de France winner Contador may have received transfusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Samples may suggest Contador was doping

NEW YORK — The New York Times is reporting that Alberto Contador had eight times the allowable amount of a chemical which indicates doping in his system during this year&#8217;s Tour de France, which he won for the third time.
A urine sample taken on July 20 showed a plasticizer .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/05/report-test-samples-suggest-tour-de-france-winner-contador-may-have-received-transfusion-154416/">Report: Test samples suggest Tour de France winner Contador may have received transfusion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WADA&#8217;s David Howman: Contador&#8217;s positive test should be taken seriously</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/02/wadas-david-howman-contadors-positive-test-should-be-taken-seriously-153291/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Passa</dc:creator>
		
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WADA executive: Contador case is serious
NEW DELHI — World Anti-Doping Agency director-general David Howman says Tour de France champion Alberto Contador&#8217;s positive doping test should not be taken any less seriously because only trace amounts were found.

Howman, while not commenting specifically on the Contador case Saturday during a news conference at the Commonwealth Games, says .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/02/wadas-david-howman-contadors-positive-test-should-be-taken-seriously-153291/">Source &nbsp;: WADA&#8217;s David Howman: Contador&#8217;s positive test should be taken seriously</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Armstrong&#8217;s teammates: He was aloof, not best pal but one of a kind</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Leicester</dc:creator>
		
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If Armstrong doped, teammates say they saw nothing

PARIS — For Lance Armstrong, it became a tradition.
On the triumphant last day of his Tour de France victories, the champion cyclist and his teammates celebrated by riding past chattering crowds and the leafy trees that line Paris&#8217; most famous boulevard, the Champs-Elysees. They radiated bonhomie, smiling and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/01/armstrongs-teammates-he-was-aloof-not-best-pal-but-one-of-a-kind-153097/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Armstrong&#8217;s teammates: He was aloof, not best pal but one of a kind</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alberto Contador spokesman denies Tour de France winner had blood transfusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Woolls</dc:creator>
		
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TDF winner Alberto Contador denies blood doping

MADRID — Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador denies that his positive test for a banned drug stems from blood doping rather than contaminated steak, his spokesman said Friday.
The French sports daily L&#8217;Equipe reported Friday that the German lab that found a tiny amount of the banned drug ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/10/01/alberto-contador-spokesman-denies-tour-de-france-winner-had-blood-transfusion-153072/">Alberto Contador spokesman denies Tour de France winner had blood transfusion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3-time champion Alberto Contador tests positive for banned stimulant at Tour de France</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/30/3-time-champion-alberto-contador-tests-positive-for-banned-stimulant-at-tour-de-france-152708/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Leicester</dc:creator>
		
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Tour champion Contador tests positive, suspended

PARIS — Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador tested positive for a banned drug while winning this year&#8217;s race and has been suspended by cycling&#8217;s governing body, dealing a potentially crushing blow to his sport&#8217;s efforts to shake off its doping-soiled past.
Contador blamed contaminated food for the test result.
A .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/30/3-time-champion-alberto-contador-tests-positive-for-banned-stimulant-at-tour-de-france-152708/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 3-time champion Alberto Contador tests positive for banned stimulant at Tour de France</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UCI: Alberto Contador says Tour de France champion suspended</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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UCI: Contador suspended for stimulant
PARIS — Cycling&#8217;s governing body says only a &#8220;very small concentration&#8221; of a banned stimulant was found in the urine of Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, but that he has still been suspended.

The UCI says a lab in Germany found clenbuterol in Contador&#8217;s urine sample on July 21 at the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/29/uci-alberto-contador-says-tour-de-france-champion-suspended-152662/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alberto Contador&#8217;s spokesman says cyclist tested positive for banned steroid at Tour de France</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Spokesman: Contador tests positive for steroid

PARIS — Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador tested positive for a banned steroid during this year&#8217;s race and has been suspended by cycling&#8217;s governing body.
A lab in Germany found clenbuterol in Contador&#8217;s urine sample on July 21 at the Tour de France, according to a statement from the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/29/alberto-contadors-spokesman-says-cyclist-tested-positive-for-banned-steroid-at-tour-de-france-152632/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Alberto Contador&#8217;s spokesman says cyclist tested positive for banned steroid at Tour de France</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Landis says his intention to help, not hijack anti-doping conference ahead of world champs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 03:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Frankland</dc:creator>
		
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Landis defends his role in world champs conference

MELBOURNE, Australia — Floyd Landis hit back at organizers of the road world championships for attempting to have his invitation to an anti-doping conference revoked.
Landis, stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title because of doping, will join legal experts, scientists and academics on a panel at the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/19/landis-says-his-intention-to-help-not-hijack-anti-doping-conference-ahead-of-world-champs-140202/">Landis says his intention to help, not hijack anti-doping conference ahead of world champs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Andy Schleck, Stuart O&#8217;Grady ordered out of Vuelta; Erviti wins stage; Rodriguez takes lead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Woolls</dc:creator>
		
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Schleck, O&#8217;Grady sent home from Spanish Vuelta

MADRID — Two-time Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck and Saxo Bank teammate Stuart O&#8217;Grady were sent home from the Spanish Vuelta on Tuesday after breaking team rules on drinking, overshadowing a successful day for the home nation.
On a day Imanol Erviti of Spain won the 10th stage and .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/09/07/andy-schleck-stuart-ogrady-ordered-out-of-vuelta-erviti-wins-stage-rodriguez-takes-lead-133647/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Laurent Fignon, a &#8216;legendary cyclist&#8217; who won Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, dies at 50</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naomi Koppel</dc:creator>
		
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Tour de France champ Laurent Fignon dies at 50

Laurent Fignon, the Frenchman who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984 and lost to Greg LeMond in 1989 in the race&#8217;s closest finish, died Tuesday of cancer. He was 50.
His death was confirmed by the French government and the French cycling federation. Fignon said .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/31/laurent-fignon-a-legendary-cyclist-who-won-tour-de-france-in-1983-and-1984-dies-at-50-131253/">Laurent Fignon, a &#8216;legendary cyclist&#8217; who won Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, dies at 50</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Laurent Fignon, a 2-time Tour de France champion, dies at 50 after battle with cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
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2-time Tour champion Laurent Fignon dies at 50

Laurent Fignon, a Frenchman who twice won the Tour de France but was defeated by American rival Greg LeMond in perhaps the event&#8217;s greatest race, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 50.
His death was confirmed by the French government and the French cycling federation.
Fignon said .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/31/laurent-fignon-a-2-time-tour-de-france-champion-dies-at-50-after-battle-with-cancer-131218/">Laurent Fignon, a 2-time Tour de France champion, dies at 50 after battle with cancer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Climbers look to capitalize on absence of big names as 65th Spanish Vuelta starts Saturday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guy Hedgecoe</dc:creator>
		
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Key absences mark mountain-heavy Spanish Vuelta

MADRID — The Spanish Vuelta begins Saturday with a handful of riders seeking to make the most of the absence of key rivals in a race that will heavily favor mountain specialists.
The 65th edition of the Vuelta opens with a night team time trial through the winding streets of Seville .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/27/climbers-look-to-capitalize-on-absence-of-big-names-as-65th-spanish-vuelta-starts-saturday-130172/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: UCI chief questions US probe, says no contact yet with investigators</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/17/ap-interview-uci-chief-questions-us-probe-says-no-contact-yet-with-investigators-127940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Casey</dc:creator>
		
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Cycling chief: no contact from US investigators

SINGAPORE — The president of the International Cycling Union defended his organization Tuesday against accusations it covered up a positive doping test from Lance Armstrong and questioned the motives of a U.S. probe into professional cycling.
Speaking to The Associated Press at the Youth Olympics, UCI chief Pat McQuaid also ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/17/ap-interview-uci-chief-questions-us-probe-says-no-contact-yet-with-investigators-127940/">AP Interview: UCI chief questions US probe, says no contact yet with investigators</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lance Armstrong&#8217;s teammate Levi Leipheimer wins Leadville Trail 100 in record time</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arnie Stapleton</dc:creator>
		
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Armstrong&#8217;s teammate Leipheimer wins Leadville

LEADVILLE, Colo. — Levi Leipheimer didn&#8217;t get the chance to race against defending champ Lance Armstrong in the Life Time Fitness Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race on Saturday.
So, he did the next best thing — he broke Armstrong&#8217;s record.
With his RadioShack teammate Armstrong sitting this one out because of a ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/14/lance-armstrongs-teammate-levi-leipheimer-wins-leadville-trail-100-in-record-time-127220/">Lance Armstrong&#8217;s teammate Levi Leipheimer wins Leadville Trail 100 in record time</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Armstrong pulls out of Leadville 100 race, citing lingering problems from crash in France</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Armstrong pulls out of Leadville mountain race

LEADVILLE, Colo. — Lance Armstrong has pulled out of the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race in Colorado, a high-altitude race he won in record time last year.
Armstrong spokesman Mark Higgins said Tuesday that the cyclist is still feeling lingering effects of a hip injury suffered in a crash ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/10/armstrong-pulls-out-of-leadville-100-race-citing-lingering-problems-from-crash-in-france-126263/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Armstrong pulls out of Leadville 100 race, citing lingering problems from crash in France</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Triathlete, 84, gets nervous before races _ even after fighting with MacArthur, helping Lemond</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Miller</dc:creator>
		
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Triathlete, WWII vet still nervous before races

SUN VALLEY, Idaho — The guy in black who just blew past on his bike? That&#8217;s Charley French.
French once set a record at the Ironman triathlon in Hawaii and is a five-time world champ in a sport he took up 25 years ago — just as he was helping .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/09/triathlete-84-gets-nervous-before-races-_-even-after-fighting-with-macarthur-helping-lemond-126025/" title="Triathlete, 84, gets nervous before races _ even after fighting with MacArthur, helping Lemond">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Trek Bicycle cooperates in federal investigation of cycling, including Armstrong</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/06/trek-bicycle-cooperates-in-federal-investigation-of-cycling-including-armstrong-125448/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dinesh Ramde</dc:creator>
		
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Trek Bicycle cooperates in cycling investigation

MILWAUKEE — A Trek Bicycle Corp. spokesman says the company is cooperating with federal authorities investigating cyclists including seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.
Bill Mashek, a spokesman for Waterloo, Wis.-based company, said Friday that Trek officials have provided investigators with whatever documents they requested. He did not specify what ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/06/trek-bicycle-cooperates-in-federal-investigation-of-cycling-including-armstrong-125448/">Trek Bicycle cooperates in federal investigation of cycling, including Armstrong</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lance Armstrong a partner and possibly rider in new pro cycling stage race in Colorado</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arnie Stapleton</dc:creator>
		
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Armstrong returns pro cycling to Colorado
DENVER — Lance Armstrong took to the streets of downtown Denver on Wednesday with Gov. Bill Ritter and hundreds of citizen cyclists to celebrate the realization of his dream of bringing a major international pro-cycling stage race to Colorado next year.

It was a welcome respite for Armstrong, who is under ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/04/lance-armstrong-a-partner-and-possibly-rider-in-new-pro-cycling-stage-race-in-colorado-125006/">Lance Armstrong a partner and possibly rider in new pro cycling stage race in Colorado</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Armstrong a partner and possibly rider in new pro cycling stage race in Colorado</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arnie Stapleton</dc:creator>
		
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APNewsBreak: Armstrong returns pro cycling to Colo

DENVER — Lance Armstrong is teaming with Denver-based Quiznos to bring a major international pro-cycling stage race to Colorado next summer.
Armstrong hopes to ride in the weeklong race, titled the Quiznos Pro Challenge. The exact route of the Aug. 22-28, 2011, race has not been mapped out yet, but .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/04/apnewsbreak-armstrong-a-partner-and-possibly-rider-in-new-pro-cycling-stage-race-in-colorado-124964/">APNewsBreak: Armstrong a partner and possibly rider in new pro cycling stage race in Colorado</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Tour de France champion Bjarne Riis says cycling is &#8216;very clean sport&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Riis: Cycling &#8216;very clean sport&#8217;
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Former Tour de France champion Bjarne Riis says cycling has cleaned up its act since the days when he was competing and is almost free of doping.

Riis has admitted to using EPO, a mix of growth hormones and cortisone, to win the Tour in 1996.
He told The Associated .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/03/former-tour-de-france-champion-bjarne-riis-says-cycling-is-very-clean-sport-124679/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Former Tour de France champion Bjarne Riis says cycling is &#8216;very clean sport&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador signs 2-year contract with Saxo Bank team</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Tour winner Contador signs with Saxo Bank team

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will race for the Saxo Bank-SunGuard team next year.
Team manager Bjarne Riis said Tuesday that the Spanish rider signed a two-year deal. Contador, who said last week he would leave the Astana team at the end of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/03/3-time-tour-de-france-winner-alberto-contador-signs-2-year-contract-with-saxo-bank-team-124641/" title="3-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador signs 2-year contract with Saxo Bank team">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Armstrong attorneys say USADA offering riders deals if they produce evidence against him</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Vertuno</dc:creator>
		
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Armstrong lawyers say USADA offering riders deals

AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong&#8217;s attorneys say the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is offering cyclists a &#8220;sweetheart deal&#8221; if they testify or provide evidence that the seven-time Tour de France winner cheated by doping.
If those riders have been caught doping, the deal from USADA could result in a reduced ban .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/08/02/armstrong-attorneys-say-usada-offering-riders-deals-if-they-produce-evidence-against-him-124513/" title="Armstrong attorneys say USADA offering riders deals if they produce evidence against him">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Landis in the hunt after the first stage of the Tour of the Catskills</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kekis</dc:creator>
		
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Landis in the hunt in Catskills race
WINDHAM, N.Y. — Floyd Landis joked around at the start with other riders at the Tour of the Catskills, then showed he still has a kick.

Landis completed the first stage of the three-day event in the lead pack of 35 riders, finishing in 3 hours, 19.23 seconds on a .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/31/landis-in-the-hunt-after-the-first-stage-of-the-tour-of-the-catskills-124085/">Landis in the hunt after the first stage of the Tour of the Catskills</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tour champion Contador to leave Astana at end of 2010 season; keeping all options open</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Contador to leave Astana at end of 2010
MADRID — Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will leave Astana at the end of this season after the Spanish cyclist rejected the team&#8217;s offer to extend his contract.

Contador said Wednesday he will study his options before deciding which team to ride for next season.
&#8220;Alberto Contador has rejected .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/28/tour-champion-contador-to-leave-astana-at-end-of-2010-season-keeping-all-options-open-123341/">Tour champion Contador to leave Astana at end of 2010 season; keeping all options open</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>The reign in Spain is mainly on the gain: Contador&#8217;s Tour win adds to tennis, soccer triumphs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Contador soars in Spain&#8217;s super sports summer
MADRID — Alberto Contador returned home Monday and presented a replica of his yellow Tour de France jersey to the prime minister of Spain, who is fast becoming an old hand at these sorts of things.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero seems to be spending his summer .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/26/the-reign-in-spain-is-mainly-on-the-gain-contadors-tour-win-adds-to-tennis-soccer-triumphs-122948/">Original article &nbsp;: The reign in Spain is mainly on the gain: Contador&#8217;s Tour win adds to tennis, soccer triumphs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cycling to investigate Armstrong&#8217;s RadioShack team for its jerseys in Tour de France finale</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
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RadioShack to be investigated over jerseys

PARIS — Lance Armstrong&#8217;s RadioShack team is facing disciplinary proceedings because its riders wore unapproved jerseys to the Tour de France&#8217;s final stage, causing a 20-minute delay at the start.
The cyclists tried to wear black jerseys Sunday with &#8220;28&#8243; on the back. The number honors the 28 million people fighting .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/26/cycling-to-investigate-armstrongs-radioshack-team-for-its-jerseys-in-tour-de-france-finale-122937/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Contador sips champagne, Armstrong aims to slip away as Tour de France ends in Paris</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Celebration, departures and a new era on the Tour

PARIS — The Tour de France ended in celebration, with winner Alberto Contador sipping champagne as he rode into the French capital and Mark Cavendish raising his hands in triumph as he once again claimed a stage victory on the Champs-Elysees.
Lance Armstrong finished with a final chance ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/26/contador-sips-champagne-armstrong-aims-to-slip-away-as-tour-de-france-ends-in-paris-122867/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Contador sips champagne, Armstrong aims to slip away as Tour de France ends in Paris</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Disgraced cyclist Landis leaves Oregon event before finishing the final stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne M. Peterson</dc:creator>
		
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Landis quietly leaves Oregon cycling event

BEND, Ore. — While Lance Armstrong celebrated riding in his final Tour de France, disgraced former winner Floyd Landis quietly ducked out of a race in central Oregon.
Landis was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping and admitted this spring to using drugs to gain a competitive .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/25/disgraced-cyclist-landis-leaves-oregon-event-before-finishing-the-final-stage-122820/">Source &nbsp;: Disgraced cyclist Landis leaves Oregon event before finishing the final stage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Seven-time champion bows out subdued: &#8216;I&#8217;ll remember the bad luck, the crashes.&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Litke</dc:creator>
		
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Armstrong could never leave well enough alone

Lance Armstrong could never leave well enough alone.
For all his other outsized traits, that restlessness still defines him. It propelled Armstrong to revolutionize a sport, become its greatest champion and a hero to cancer survivors worldwide. That same impulse is what drove him to get back on his bike .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/25/seven-time-champion-bows-out-subdued-ill-remember-the-bad-luck-the-crashes-122814/">Seven-time champion bows out subdued: &#8216;I&#8217;ll remember the bad luck, the crashes.&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Armstrong says adieu to Tour de France, while future on legal front remains uncertain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamey Keaten</dc:creator>
		
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Armstrong bids Tour adieu, not the way he wanted

PARIS — Lance Armstrong didn&#8217;t want to go out this way.
In his final Tour de France, the seven-time champion popped a tire, crashed and struggled up the mountains. Worse, he appears to be the target of a U.S. federal investigation into doping and fraud allegations while a  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/25/armstrong-says-adieu-to-tour-de-france-while-future-on-legal-front-remains-uncertain-122809/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>One rises, the other sets: Contador wins 3rd Tour de France as Armstrong bids farewell</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamey Keaten</dc:creator>
		
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Contador wins 3rd Tour, as Armstrong steps aside
PARIS — Alberto Contador stood atop the podium at the Tour de France on Sunday for the third time in four years, struggling to rein in his emotions as Spain&#8217;s national anthem echoed across the wide boulevard of the Champs-Elysees.
Off to one side, Lance Armstrong applauded ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/25/one-rises-the-other-sets-contador-wins-3rd-tour-de-france-as-armstrong-bids-farewell-122760/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : One rises, the other sets: Contador wins 3rd Tour de France as Armstrong bids farewell</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alberto Contador wins 3rd Tour de France, 7-time champ Lance Armstrong finishes his last one</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Spain&#8217;s Contador wins 3rd Tour de France title

PARIS — Alberto Contador won his third Tour de France on Sunday, heralding the arrival of a new cycling superstar, as seven-time champion Lance Armstrong competed in the race for the last time.
Mark Cavendish of Britain led a sprint to win the 20th and final stage — a ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/25/alberto-contador-wins-3rd-tour-de-france-7-time-champ-lance-armstrong-finishes-his-last-one-122724/" title="Alberto Contador wins 3rd Tour de France, 7-time champ Lance Armstrong finishes his last one">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Contador wins 3rd Tour de France; Armstrong leaves

PARIS — Alberto Contador won his third Tour de France in four years Sunday, heralding the arrival of a new cycling superstar even as seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finished the race for the last time.
The 27-year-old Spaniard sealed the victory after holding off a challenge from main rival .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/25/contador-wins-3rd-tour-de-france-as-7-time-champion-lance-armstrong-finishes-his-last-one-122722/">Source article &nbsp;: Contador wins 3rd Tour de France as 7-time champion Lance Armstrong finishes his last one</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Final stage starts after Armstrong&#8217;s team takes off unofficial jerseys honoring cancer fight</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8216;Shirtgate&#8217; delays start to last Tour stage

PARIS — The final stage of the Tour de France was delayed Sunday when Lance Armstrong&#8217;s Radioshack team was forced to change out of unofficial jerseys honoring cancer patients.
The start of the stage was held up for about 15 minutes while Armstrong and his teammates took off the black ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/25/final-stage-starts-after-armstrongs-team-takes-off-unofficial-jerseys-honoring-cancer-fight-122715/" title="Final stage starts after Armstrong&#8217;s team takes off unofficial jerseys honoring cancer fight">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Armstrong&#8217;s team stopped at start of last Tour de France stage over improper jersey</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8216;Shirtgate&#8217; mars start to last Tour stage
PARIS — The final stage of the Tour de France has gotten under way after a delay caused when Lance Armstrong&#8217;s Radioshack team was forced to change out of unofficial jerseys honoring cancer patients.

The start of Sunday&#8217;s stage was held up for about 15 minutes while Armstrong and his .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/25/armstrongs-team-stopped-at-start-of-last-tour-de-france-stage-over-improper-jersey-122714/">Original article &nbsp;: Armstrong&#8217;s team stopped at start of last Tour de France stage over improper jersey</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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RadioShack&#8217;s improper jersey stalls start to stage

PARIS — Lance Armstrong and his RadioShack team have been forced to change unofficial jerseys honoring cancer patients before starting the final stage of the Tour de France.
The start of Sunday&#8217;s stage was held up while Armstrong and his teammates took off the black jerseys with the number &#8220;28&#8243; ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/25/armstrongs-team-has-to-change-unofficial-jerseys-honoring-cancer-fight-before-starting-stage-122712/">Armstrong&#8217;s team has to change unofficial jerseys honoring cancer fight before starting stage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Disgraced cyclist Floyd Landis rides in Cascade Cycling Classic event in Oregon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Landis rides through the Cascade Cycling Classic

BEND, Ore. — Disgraced cyclist Floyd Landis is racing this week in central Oregon, far removed from the Tour de France and the victory that has come to symbolize a tainted era for the sport.
Landis rode Saturday night in the fourth stage of the Cascade Cycling Classic through downtown .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/25/disgraced-cyclist-floyd-landis-rides-in-cascade-cycling-classic-event-in-oregon-122631/">Disgraced cyclist Floyd Landis rides in Cascade Cycling Classic event in Oregon</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Riders embark on Tour de France time trial

PAUILLAC, France — The riders of the Tour de France have embarked on the penultimate stage of the race, a 32.3-mile time trial that will fix the final positions on the podium.
Defending champion and leader Alberto Contador will be the last to race and is expected to clinch .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/24/riders-embark-on-tour-de-france-time-trial-with-alberto-contador-expected-to-seal-3rd-victory-122467/">Riders embark on Tour de France time trial with Alberto Contador expected to seal 3rd victory</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>As Alberto Contador closes in on Tour d France title, Mark Cavendish sprints to stage victory</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Contador nears Tour title; Cavandish wins stage

BORDEAUX, France — Alberto Contador kept the yellow jersey Friday and closed in on another Tour de France title while Mark Cavendish of Britain again showed he&#8217;s one of cycling&#8217;s best sprinters.
Cavendish captured the 18th stage in a final dash, his fourth stage victory in this race and the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2010/07/23/as-alberto-contador-closes-in-on-tour-d-france-title-mark-cavendish-sprints-to-stage-victory-122323/" title="As Alberto Contador closes in on Tour d France title, Mark Cavendish sprints to stage victory">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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