Tour Organizers Exclude 2007 Winner and His Team
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The Astana team has been banned from the 2008 Tour de France because of antidoping violations in 2006 and 2007.
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Sport: Race organisers say Tour de France will have to come back to London after success of Grand DÃ©part.
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Lo svizzero Fabian Cancellara (CSC) &egrave; la prima maglia gialla del Tour de France 2007 dopo la ...
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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. Alexandre Vinokourov and Andreas Kloeden, the Swiss squad's top two title contenders, were injured in separate nasty spills Thursday in a bumpy fifth stage through the Burgundy winemaking region.
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Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and Sergio Garcia are among international players making their first PGA Tour start of 2007 at the Nissan Open, and it's no coincidence that Riviera has the deepest field on tour this year.
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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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SILVER SPRING, Md.  - Lance Armstrong will decide  in April whether to ride in this year's Tour de France but said  on Monday he has a deal with his team's new sponsor to ride in  the world's leading cycling race at least once more.
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Two years after Lance Armstrong's retirement, his absence is still making almost as big an imprint as his presence did during his seven-year title run.
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&quot;At the moment it seems that the calendar is not going to include the British Grand Prix for 2005,&quot; Stewart, president of the British Racing Drivers&#39; Club (BRDC) that owns the Silverstone circuit, told BBC radio.
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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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Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich was suspended by his racing team Friday amid a doping scandal in Spain, forcing him out of cycling&#039;s premier race. Oscar Sevilla, Ullrich&#039;s teammate, also was suspended by the T-Mobile team.
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Tour de France winner Floyd Landis will not take part in this year's race in order to concentrate on fighting doping charges on one front rather than two.
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Like a cyclist who can't shake his pursuers, the Tour de France continues to be dogged by the cloud of doping. Race leader Michael Rasmussen became the latest rider to face scrutiny Friday when he had to answer why he had been kicked off the national team for failing to report his whereabouts for drug-testing purposes.
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GRANADA, Spain  - Lance Armstrong's former team   manager has described claims by one of the seven-times Tour de   France winner's team mates that he took a banned blood booster   while preparing for the 1999 race as "unfounded."
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With his record six victories, Lance Armstrong has proved he can win the Tour de France over any course. Thursday organizers unveiled a 2005 route that suits his rivals rather than the American.
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With his record six victories, Lance  Armstrong has proved he can win the Tour de France over any  course. Thursday organizers unveiled a 2005 route that suits  his rivals rather than the American.