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  1. Armstrong, Astana cycling team investigated after syringes foundRead the original story

    20 min ago | People's Daily Online

    A Paris prosecutor is investigating whether members of the Astana cycling team committed doping violations at the 2009 Tour de France, the French newspaper Le Monde reported on Wednesday.

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  2. Pacquiao-Mayweather may fall throughRead the original story

    36 min ago | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

    ... through 2014. Cycling An official in the French prosecutor's office says the Astana team that won the 2009 Tour de France - for whom Lance Armstrong finished third - is the target of a preliminary investigation after the discovery of suspicious ...

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  3. Tour de Georgia will not ride next yearRead the original story

    36 min ago | Augusta Chronicle

    ... climate." - In Paris, an official in the French prosecutor's office says the Astana team that won the 2009 Tour de France is the target of a preliminary investigation after the discovery of suspicious syringes during the race. Astana's Alberto ...

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  4. Source: Braves, Glaus reach agreementRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Philly.com

    ... last season. Cycling * An official in the French prosecutor's office says the Astana team that won the 2009 Tour de France is the target of a preliminary investigation after the discovery of suspicious syringes during the race. Astana's Alberto ...

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  5. Blood doping kits found at Astana - reportRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Winchendon Courier

    AFP/File Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong of the United States riding with his Astana teammates Wed Dec 23, 2:55 pm ET PARIS Blood doping kits were discovered in a search of medical equipment belonging to Lance Armstrong 's former Astana team during this year's Tour de France .

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  6. Top 10: 2000-2009 Grandstand's Chris Paine picks out 10 great sporting moments from the past decade.Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    ... he'd have probably claimed the top seven spots in this list of 10 for his incredible domination of the Tour de France between 1999 and 2005. The tenacious and colourful American's story is no stranger to anyone. His inspirational defeat of an ...

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  7. Sports Briefs: Astana team is subject of inquiry about syringesRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Winston-Salem Journal

    An official in the French prosecutor's office said the Astana team that won the 2009 Tour de France is the target of a preliminary investigation after the discovery of suspicious syringes during the race.

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  8. Astana Cycling Team Under ScrutinyRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | New York Times

    A Paris prosecutor is investigating whether members of the Astana cycling team committed doping violations at the 2009 Tour de France , the French newspaper Le Monde reported in Wednesday's editions.

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  9. O'Grady recovers, will ride in Tour Down UnderRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | ETaiwanNews.com

    ... Wednesday, when they gave him the all-clear to race. The Jan. 17-24 Tour Down Under will feature seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong riding for his new RadioShack team as well as Australia's world road cycling champion Cadel Evans. ...

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  10. The top 'comebacks' in sportRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Gulf Times

    ... who have had another crack at more success with varied results. Lance Armstrong: The combative seven-time Tour de France champion couldn't resist another tilt at the greatest cycling race in the world and duly announced his return to the sport last ...

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  11. Meet local cycling superstar Christian Vande VeldeRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | Time Out Chicago

    ... 29 at 5pm? It'll be worth the stop-in because Christian Vande Velde , Chicagoa TMs hometown Olympian and Tour de France phenom, will be signing autographs and chatting with cycling fans. He's got some serious skills. Christian was the top American ...

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  12. French prosecutors: Astana team targeted by probe after syringes found at TourRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Victoria Star

    An official in the French prosecutor's office says the Astana team that won the 2009 Tour de France is the target of a preliminary investigation after the discovery of suspicious syringes during the race.

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  13. Second Edition Cycling News, Wednesday, December 23, 2009Read the original story

    10 hrs ago | Bike-Zone

    ... and an air of "indifference" that he feels encapsulates his possible comeback. Moreni was escorted out of the Tour de France in 2007 after testing positive for testosterone, which he maintains was the result of using an ointment. He was informed of ...

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  14. Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador race for Astana in the 2009 Tour de France.Read the original story

    10 hrs ago | The Age

    Blood doping kits were discovered in a search of medical equipment belonging to Lance Armstronga s former Astana team during this yeara s Tour de France.

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  15. Video: So what is it like to be Lance Armstrong at a book signing?Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 21 | Examiner.com

    ... rounds at national bookstores promoting (and of course signing) the book. So what's it like to be the 7-time Tour de France winner for an hour at a book signing? You can live the Armstrong book signing life in this video in just over one minute. ...

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  16. Report: Armstrong team broke law in 2009 TourRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Independent Online

    Paris - French newspaper Le Monde reported on its website on Wednesday that the Astana cycling team of 2009 Tour de France champion Alberto Contador and seven-time winner Lance Armstrong had broken the law during this year's running of the race. 3 comments

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  17. Sport - the great 'comebacks'Read the original story

    17 hrs ago | Independent Online

    ... have had another crack at more success, with varied results. CYCLING Lance Armstrong The combative seven-time Tour de France champion couldn't resist another tilt at the greatest cycling race in the world and duly announced his return to the sport ...

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  18. Matlock Bath girl honoured for braveryRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | Matlock Today

    ... Smart, 14, from Tansley, was honoured for his success in competitive cycling. He intends to compete in the Tour De France, the 2016 Olympics and to take the Yellow Jersey in the Prologue Time Trail. Josh Eaton, 15, of Tansley, was nominated by ...

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  19. Cycling 'leads anti-doping fight'Read the original story

    22 hrs ago | BBC News

    ... and it was almost my compete downfall." Doping in cycling was first exposed on a major scale during the 1998 Tour de France. But the issue went on to dog the sport's biggest race in 2006, when winner Floyd Landis was disqualified, and 2007, when the ...

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  20. 'Duenas the dopehead' is backRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | The Star

    ... to professional cycling. Moises Duenas, the Spanish rider who was caught for taking EPO during the 2008 Tour de France whilst riding for Barloworld, has served a one-year ban, reduced from two years because he apparently has co-operated with Spanish ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, More Sports, Cycling, Team Barloworld - Valsir, Team CSC, Alexandre Vinokourov, Floyd Landis, Ivan Basso, Phonak Hearing Systems, T-Mobile