Itay anti-doping prosecutor Torri rebuked by Italian cycling federation for comments
Italy doping boss rebuked by cycling federation Person familiar with situation tells AP: Contador’s urine sample showed possible blood doping
AP source: Contador samples show plastic residues Report: Test samples suggest Tour de France winner Contador may have received transfusion
Report: Samples may suggest Contador was doping WADA’s David Howman: Contador’s positive test should be taken seriously
WADA executive: Contador case is serious NEW DELHI — World Anti-Doping Agency director-general David Howman says Tour de France champion Alberto Contador’s positive doping test should not be taken any less seriously because only trace amounts were found. Armstrong’s teammates: He was aloof, not best pal but one of a kind
If Armstrong doped, teammates say they saw nothing Alberto Contador spokesman denies Tour de France winner had blood transfusion
TDF winner Alberto Contador denies blood doping 3-time champion Alberto Contador tests positive for banned stimulant at Tour de France
Tour champion Contador tests positive, suspended UCI: Alberto Contador says Tour de France champion suspended
UCI: Contador suspended for stimulant PARIS — Cycling’s governing body says only a “very small concentration” of a banned stimulant was found in the urine of Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, but that he has still been suspended. Alberto Contador’s spokesman says cyclist tested positive for banned steroid at Tour de France
Spokesman: Contador tests positive for steroid Landis says his intention to help, not hijack anti-doping conference ahead of world champs
Landis defends his role in world champs conference King uses fast start to win USA Cycling pro road race championship by less than 2 minutes
King uses fast start to win USA Cycling pro title Nibali win Spanish Vuelta, while US sprinter Farrar wins final stage in Madrid
Italian rider Nibali wins Spanish Vuelta MADRID — Vincenzo Nibali won the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday after Tyler Farrar of the United States sprinted to victory in the final stage just ahead of Britain’s Mark Cavendish. Lance Armstrong’s RadioShack team goes to sports court over Tour of Lombardy snub
RadioShack goes to court over Lombardy race snub Spanish rider Igor Anton reclaims Spanish Vuelta overall lead after winning tough 11th stage
Anton reclaims Spanish Vuelta lead with stage win Andy Schleck, Stuart O’Grady ordered out of Vuelta; Erviti wins stage; Rodriguez takes lead
Schleck, O’Grady sent home from Spanish Vuelta Laurent Fignon, a ‘legendary cyclist’ who won Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, dies at 50
Tour de France champ Laurent Fignon dies at 50 Spain’s Igor Anton wins 4th stage of Spanish Vuelta; Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert keeps lead
Spain’s Igor Anton wins stage of Spanish Vuelta Laurent Fignon, a 2-time Tour de France champion, dies at 50 after battle with cancer
2-time Tour champion Laurent Fignon dies at 50 Yauheni Hutarovich wins 2nd stage of Spanish Vuelta in sprint finish
Hutarovich wins Spanish Vuelta 2nd stage MARBELLA, Spain — Yauheni Hutarovich surged ahead of Mark Cavendish and Tyler Farrar to win the second stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday, taking the sprint finish in 4 hours, 35 minutes and 41 seconds. Climbers look to capitalize on absence of big names as 65th Spanish Vuelta starts Saturday
Key absences mark mountain-heavy Spanish Vuelta AP Interview: UCI chief questions US probe, says no contact yet with investigators
Cycling chief: no contact from US investigators Lance Armstrong’s teammate Levi Leipheimer wins Leadville Trail 100 in record time
Armstrong’s teammate Leipheimer wins Leadville Armstrong pulls out of Leadville 100 race, citing lingering problems from crash in France
Armstrong pulls out of Leadville mountain race Triathlete, 84, gets nervous before races _ even after fighting with MacArthur, helping Lemond
Triathlete, WWII vet still nervous before races Trek Bicycle cooperates in federal investigation of cycling, including Armstrong
Trek Bicycle cooperates in cycling investigation Lance Armstrong a partner and possibly rider in new pro cycling stage race in Colorado
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. APNewsBreak: Armstrong a partner and possibly rider in new pro cycling stage race in Colorado
APNewsBreak: Armstrong returns pro cycling to Colo Former Tour de France champion Bjarne Riis says cycling is ‘very clean sport’
Riis: Cycling ‘very clean sport’ 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. 3-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador signs 2-year contract with Saxo Bank team
Tour winner Contador signs with Saxo Bank team Armstrong attorneys say USADA offering riders deals if they produce evidence against him
Armstrong lawyers say USADA offering riders deals Landis in the hunt after the first stage of the Tour of the Catskills
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. Top prospect Taylor Phinney promoted to ride for Lance Armstrong’s RadioShack team
Phinney to ride for Armstrong’s RadioShack team Tour champion Contador to leave Astana at end of 2010 season; keeping all options open
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’s offer to extend his contract. The reign in Spain is mainly on the gain: Contador’s Tour win adds to tennis, soccer triumphsmore images Cycling to investigate Armstrong’s RadioShack team for its jerseys in Tour de France finale
RadioShack to be investigated over jerseys |