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Alberto Contador loses tour title for clenbuterol: What is it?
Alberto Contador, the 2010 Tour de France winner, had his title taken away Monday after being found guilty of doping, specifically for testing positive for clenbuterol.
The drug is a beta2-agonist that works as a bronchodilator, loosening muscles that...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, International Olympic Committee, Cycling, Tour de France, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Spaniards fail to see humor in French doping satire
World NowNot everyone is laughing at a series of satirical French videos that portray Spanish sports stars like Rafael Nadal as puppets who take drugs. Especially not Spaniards, and especially not this week.... -
Memphis to join Big East in all sports in 2013
Memphis is the latest school to sign up for a spot in the new Big East.
A person familiar with the decision says Memphis is joining the Big East for all sports in 2013. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because an...Tags: Cycling, Atlantic Coast Conference, College Sports, Ricky Williams, Todd Haley
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Alberto Contador loses 2010 Tour de France title
Alberto Contador, for a brief time Lance Armstrong's cycling teammate, had his 2010 Tour de France title taken away and a two-year ban for doping enforced Monday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
CAS' ruling upheld decisions by the International...Tags: Trials, Arbitration, Trials, Road Race Cycling, Cycling
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Spanish government may follow tennis federation, sue French TV show over doping skits
MADRID (AP) — Spain's most senior sport minister says the government is considering legal action against a French TV station that poked fun at alleged ties to doping by athletes. That comes a day after the Spanish tennis federation announced it...Tags: FIFA World Cup, Television Industry, Cycling, Canal+, Rafael Nadal
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Press Box: Cyclist Ullrich banned for 2 years
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Press Box: Cyclist Ullrich banned for 2 years Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich has been banned two years for blood doping by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. CAS announced Thursday that Ullrich, 38, was "fully engaged"...Tags: Road Race Cycling, Cycling, Olympic Games, College Sports, Sue Bird
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Doping-Nadal slams French 'campaign' to discredit Spain
ReutersMADRID, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal has hit out at what he called a "general campaign" in France to discredit Spanish athletes by implying their success is due to the use of illegal drugs. Speaking to reporters a day after the Spanish tennis...Tags: Elections, Cycling, Canal+, Rafael Nadal, Tour de France
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Contador stripped of 2010 Tour title
Associated PressMADRID -- Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sports' highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping. The Court of Arbitration for Sport suspended the three-time Tour champion...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Cycling, Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Lance Armstrong
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WADA President John Fahey calls disgraced Tour de France champion Alberto Contador a 'cheat'
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency says Alberto Contador should be considered a "cheat" now that he has been found guilty of doping and stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title. WADA President John Fahey...Tags: Cycling, Tour de France
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Alberto Contador stripped of 2010 Tour de France title
Zap2itIt may have taken almost two years happen, but Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title on Monday (Feb. 6) and banned for two years after cycling's highest court found him guilty of doping. Contador's claim that he...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Cycling, Andy Schleck, Tour de France, Giro d'Italia
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Suspenden al ciclista Alberto Contador 2 años por dopaje
MADRID (AP) — El más alto tribunal en el deporte encontró culpable a Alberto Contador de dopaje y le prohibió competir por dos años, además de despojarlo de su título de campeón de la vuelta ciclista a Francia en el 2010, informó el lunes la...Tags: Cycling, Andy Schleck
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Former Tour de France champions call Alberto Contador's 2-year doping ban a blow to cycling
AP Sports WriterMADRID (AP) — Former Tour de France winners say Alberto Contador's two-year ban for doping is a blow to cycling. Five-time Tour champion Eddy Merckx tells The Associated Press "it's like someone wants to kill cycling." Contador was stripped of his...Tags: Cycling, Tour de France, Eddy Merckx, Floyd Landis
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