Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador (pictured) Tuesday said he did not rule out appealing the two-year ban handed down to him by sport’s highest court for failing a doping test. Contador blames his positive test on contaminated meat.
Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador on Monday was stripped of his Tour de France 2010 title and received a two-year suspension after being found guilty of doping. The ban was backdated, and Contador will be allowed to resume competition in August.
A lawyer says former French leaders Jacques Chirac and Dominique de Villepin accepted under the table payments from African heads of state. Also, French banks take a hammering on fears the Greek debt crisis could bring them down. Finally, cycling star Jeannie Longo could face a ban as it is thought she may have broken anti-doping rules.
French cycling legend Jeannie Longo's husband and coach, Patrice Ciprelli, may face criminal charges over allegations that he bought the banned blood booster erythropoietin, or EPO, in 2007, according to reports Tuesday.
Olympic gold medal cyclist Tyler Hamilton admits in next Sunday’s CBS news program “60 Minutes” that he took performance-enhancing drugs and accuses other top cyclists, including seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, of doing the same.
It's the poll that's got all of France talking. If next year's presidential election was held today,the far right's new leader Marine Le Pen would win. Jacques Chirac is off the hook, for now. The Former French president's corruption trial is postponed for months. And the game of pétanque is the latest sport to be taken on by drug testing.
Spain's cycling federation has reversed its decision to ban three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador for doping. The International Cycling Union (UCI) has one month to decide whether to appeal the decision.
Spaniard Alberto Contador pledged to appeal his one-year ban from cycling Friday. The ban follows on from the emergence that he tested positive for performance enhancing drugs during the 2010 Tour de France.
The Spanish cycling federation have stripped three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of his title and banned him for a year for failing a dope test in the 2010 race. Contador said he failed the test after eating contaminated meat.
After a massive anti-doping operation on Thursday, Spain's athletic federation has decided to suspend 2009 world steeplechase champion Marta Dominguez. She has been charged been charged with trafficking and distributing doping products.
