IOC president defends cycling amid scandal
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Jacques Rogge defended professional cycling amid a flurry of doping allegations against high-profile riders, including Tour de France winner Floyd Landis.
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IOC president Jacques Rogge believes 2004  marked a breakthrough in the fight to rid sport of drug cheats  despite the doping scandals that blighted the Athens Olympics.
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The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency supports Gary Player's claims that some golfers take drugs and criticized the PGA Tour for refusing to acknowledge there may be a problem.
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L'ALPE D'HUEZ  - Seven-times Tour de France winner   Lance Armstrong believes cycling needs the support of its fans   following the doping scandal that prevented this year's   favorites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso competing.
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US cyclist Tyler Hamilton will keep his gold medal from the Athens Games even though a test found illegal blood doping, the International Olympic Committee said.
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A former amateur mountain bike racer from Boulder, Colo., has accused Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen of trying to trick him into carrying illicit doping materials into Italy five years ago.
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The IOC opened an investigation Wednesday into possible doping violations in cycling at previous Olympics following recent drug confessions by members of the Telekom team.
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The Tour de France director says cycling needs a "revolution" after the latest drugs scandal.
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LONDON -- The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency defended the doping tests that embroiled Marion Jones and Floyd Landis in high-profile cases, saying, ``in the long run, the system works."
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Olympic cycling champion Tyler Hamilton declared his innocence Tuesday while awaiting results of backup tests for possible blood doping that could cost him the gold medal.
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IOC president Jacques Rogge believes 2004 marked a breakthrough in the fight to rid sport of drug cheats despite the doping scandals that blighted the Athens Olympics.
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WADA chief suggests cyclist got away with doping: Tyler Hamilton&#39;s title from the Athens Games is &quot;no longer a gold medal in the eyes of the world&quot; because of the cyclist&#39;s failed drug test, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said.
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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) head Dick Pound has refuted former French sports minister Jean-Francois Lamour's criticism of the organization and accused him of running away from a fight he could have won.
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Olympic time-trial champion Tyler Hamilton, captain of Switzerlandâs Phonak cycling team, has denied any wrongdoing after reportedly failing two doping tests in less than a month.
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Tyler Hamilton will keep his title as an Olympics cycling champion, but he faces an uphill climb to restore his reputation and avoid a ban from his sport.
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Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton was fired by his cycling team two months after testing positive for blood doping. The Swiss-based International Cycling Union, or UCI, said Tuesday
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Yesterday, Olympic gold medal cyclist Tyler Hamilton of Marblehead said he will clear his name at a January hearing in Colorado, and asked critics and supporters for patience over his positive test for blood doping last month. Hamilton faces a potential two-year ban from cycling after tests taken at the Spanish Vuelta race indicated he had received a blood transfusion ...