Without Key Riders, Tour de France Is Left Wide Open
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For the second straight year, no rider is expected to dominate the Tour, in part because many of the cyclists who would have been expected to compete for the victory are not here.
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The 2005 Tour de France might give other riders their best chance to test Lance Armstrong, if he goes for a seventh consecutive title.
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LONDON -- On a day when the Tour de France made a rare start in Britain and riders sped past Parliament and Buckingham Palace, the shadow of drugs remained inescapable in cycling.
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The riders in the Tour de France will have a foretaste of the mountains on Thursday's 182.5 km fifth stage from Chablis to Autun, which is scattered with eight climbs.
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A favorite to win the Tour de France, Alexandre Vinokourov's title hopes are fading fast.
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The worldâs most famous bicycle race is: A) in the grip of doping, B) completely drug-free or C) somewhere in between and with a lot of explaining to do.
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Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen is likely face questions on Tuesday's rest day as to why he wasn't available for two drugs tests.
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When it comes to the Tour de France&#39;s sprint hierarchy, Britain&#39;s Mark Cavendish currently figures way down the list.
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While the cyclist who tested positive for doping at the Tour de France won't be identified until backup tests are complete, it does not appear to be any member of USA Cycling &#151; including champion Floyd Landis.
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Changes to the rules, course and anti-doping measures for the Tour de France are unveiled.
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Now for the hard part. Having made it through fast and dangerous racing during the opening flat stages of the Tour de France, riders veer Wednesday into the Pyrenees for their first encounter with the high mountains.
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Sport: Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen and Alberto Contador leave everyone else behind on the final climb of stage 14.
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British rider David Millar leads stage one of the Tour de France as it leaves London bound for Canterbury.
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Team Astana missed last year's Tour de France over a doping probe. Now, its star riders have another problem: crashes on the course.
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Halfway through the Tour de France, no compelling newcomer has broken through, no favorite has emerged and doping allegations have surfaced yet again. Cedric Vasseur became the first French rider to win a stage this year, but his victory and the Tour were overshadowed by the announcement of the doping test on cyclist Patrik Sinkewitz during a training session last month that turned up high levels of testosterone.
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The Tour de France won't accept riders who refuse to sign a new anti-doping charter.
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LE GRAND-BORNAND , France -- Linus Gerdemann hadn't even finished celebrating his first Tour de France stage victory before sounding a loud drumbeat from the winner's circle: Races can and should be won clean.