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Armstrong's RadioShack granted ProTour licence for next four years
Lance Armstrong's new cycling team, RadioShack, officially obtained its ProTour licence from the International Cycling Union (UCI) on Friday. It guarantees Armstrong a place in the next Tour de France.
CYCLING
2010 Tour de France route unveiled in Paris
If this year's winner of the Tour de France, Alberto Contador, wants to win in 2010, he'll have to contend with treacherous cobblestones and blustery North Sea winds during next year's planned mountain stages after the route was unveiled in Paris on
TOUR DE FRANCE
Spaniard Astarloza fails doping test
The winner of the Tour de France 16th stage Mikel Astarloza has been suspended after a positive doping test. The Spanish cyclist could face disqualification from the French event on top of being banned.
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In the French Papers
A daily look at some of the stories in the French papers.
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In the French Papers
A daily look at some of the stories in the French papers.
CYCLING
New anti-doping tests to be made on 2008 Tour de France samples
The French Anti-Doping Agency is to reexamine samples from 15 cyclists in last year's Tour de France. The organization is looking for a recent version of EPO that wasn't detectable when the first tests were made.
TOUR DE FRANCE
Tough Mont Ventoux stage could decide podium places
Mont Ventoux, the toughest climb in the Tour de France, is unlikely to cost Spain's Alberto Contador his comfortable lead over Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck on Saturday, but it could decide the podium places.
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In the French Papers
A daily look at some of the stories in the French papers.
cycling - doping - Tour de France
Cycling: is the Tour back? (Part 2)
With the absence of doping scandals, has the Tour de France become clean?
cycling - doping - Tour de France
Cycling: is the Tour back?
With the absence of doping scandals, has the Tour de France become clean? (Part 1)
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