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February 6, 2012 by · Comments Off on Tour De France 

Tour De France, Court finds Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador guilty of doping, imposes two year ban and strips him of the 2010 Tour de France title. Three-times Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of Spain has been banned for two years by Court of Arbitration for Sport for a doping offence at the 2010 Tour.

The CAS said overnight that Contador will be stripped of the 2010 Tour title, that from the 2011 Giro d’Italia and other events. With the ban running until August 5, Contador will also miss the Olympic races in London.

Rubbed out … Spaniard Alberto Contador has been banned for two years by the court of arbitration for sport. Photo: Getty Images

The CAS said it will rule at a later stage on a request from the ruling cycling body UCI to fine Contador at least 2.485 million euros ($A3.05 million).

Contador, 29, did not comment but his brother and agent Francisco Contador told Spanish media he would not end his career, despite earlier threats.

“Alberto is clear about that, and he will not quit cycling,” Francisco was quoted by the website of Spanish radio station Cadena Cope.

New winner … Rival Andy Schleck will be awarded Contador’s the 2010 Le Tour title. Photo: Reuters

Spanish cycling supremo Juan Carlos Castano said in a telephone interview that he had spoken to Alberto.

“He appeared calm in principle, but was obviously annoyed by this resolution, given that something this strong had not been expected,” said Castano.

Contador tested positive for the anaboli

Tour De France

July 15, 2011 by · Comments Off on Tour De France 

Tour De FranceTour De France, World champion Thor Hushovd and French Jeremy Roy bold are bidding for victory in Stage 13 of Tour de France. Hushovd and Roy have jumped away to the 1709m Col d’Aubisque, reaching a slope of 10 percent in some parts.

The couple has a lead of 54 seconds over Frenchman Mickael Delage and Edvald Boasson Hagen 6min 36secs to race leader Thomas Voeckler and the rest of the pack.

The race continues to exact a heavy toll with more deaths, accidents and career breaks as the speed increases from Pau to Lourdes.

Two riders – Andreas Kl? Den yellow jersey hope and Belgian Gert Steegmans – are the last to leave the race in the bunch suffers in the heat on stage 13.

RadioShack has been reduced to five riders in his first nine with the withdrawal of Kloden.

The German was more than 10 minutes behind race leader Thomas Voeckler and damage after striking his back on the ninth stage.

He resigned less than 50 km in the stage of 152.5 kilometers in the form of heat and a claw profile took its toll.

Steegmans Quick Step, also gave the peloton chasing a strong dissident group speeds of over 55km / h.

The group includes world champions away from Thor Hushovd and Sylvain Chavanel talented Frenchman, who held the yellow jersey in the Tour early last year.

The fierce pace has seen a series of cracks that ride on a small climb before the first climb of the day by category, with the stage winner Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) among the first to fall by the peloton.

Sebastian Lang of Omega Pharma-Lotto crashed, but has followed the race and is now in the back of the pack.
Christophe Riblon (AG2R) and Markel Irizar (RadioShack) also weighed, but reassembled the two.

Jelle Vandenert (Omega) won the sprint in the category 3 Cote de Cuqueron, which rises 1,500 meters at 8.1 percent.
With 65 kilometers of the race, the escapees have a gap 4min 31sec.

Tour De France 2011 Updates

July 7, 2011 by · Comments Off on Tour De France 2011 Updates 

Tour De France 2011 UpdatesTour De France 2011 Updates, Mark Cavendish CANNONBALL trip got a sweet 16th stage win in France – then accused the organizers of the race to try to “handicap” their experience sprint.

After a day of slaughter on twisting roads of Britain on the Isle of Man missile, fired for being cynically box during the intermediate sprint, produced a devastating burst of speed increase from 10 to snatch a win over the 50 meters past.

Cavendish, disqualified and docked points in the race for the prestigious green jersey after Monday’s intermediate sprint, complained that it was broken by Germany’s Andre Greipel as leaders pushed for a spot in the climax.

And when the peloton split at the end of the wind shock yesterday, 164 km track of Cap Frehel, HTC-Highroad specialist feared career was headed to more frustration.

But even the finishing straight up, can not drain energy from Cavendish and he said: “What the Tour organizers have done is make it difficult for a sprint, and that dominated last year.

“They have done so because we have the best team. They have tried to be a handicap, so if we win, not because we are lucky – that’s because we’re good.

“That was a difficult stage right, not just 2 km past, but my teammates were amazing. Although it was pushed back towards the end, which kept the pace so high strung out peloton and was able to come a long way back.

“With a couple of miles to Greipel came with big legs and beat me.

“But we saw the other day when a big guy on me, I’m not allowed to do anything to protect me. I was thinking,” That is now, I’ll just have to go for the green points jersey, ‘but a couple of hundred meters to go I gave everything, but I really do not think I can win.

“My legs were burning, and last costs a lot of damage, but I kept going and eventually I was surprised that he won – but I gained more difficult before and I dropped by easy stages, so it’s a sign my form is good.

“It’s always sweet to silence the ignorant, to overcome adversity and doubt.

“Maybe people do not like my character to try to do things, not in a sportive way to disqualify me or take away points. All I ask is consistency, otherwise it becomes personal.”

Cavendish, 26, has now moved into the top 10 in career all-time list of stage wins. Tomorrow is the opportunity to extend his record in the 218 km from Le Mans to Chateauroux – where bags first win stage three years ago.

Route traitors of yesterday were full of accidents. One must, of Slovenia Janez Brajkovic to retire with a concussion and head injuries.

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