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| Boonen wins opening stage of Tour of Qatar (AP) |
| February 5, 7:27 AM : sc |
Tom Boonen of Belgium won the opening stage of the Tour of Qatar on Sunday, four seconds quicker than Adam Blythe of Britain. The former world road racing champion, racing for Omega Pharma Quick-Step, completed the 142.5-kilometer (88.5-mile) first stage in 3 hours, 11 minutes, 22 seconds. BMC Racing Team's Blythe was followed by Peter Sagan of Liquigas-Cannondale, six seconds back in third.
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| Teams welcome end of Armstrong probe (AP) |
| February 5, 7:19 AM : sc |
Officials from cycling teams at the Tour of Qatar welcomed the end of a U.S. federal investigation into Lance Armstrong and were hopeful Sunday that the seven-time Tour de France champion could now move on with his life. Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort to determine whether the American cyclist and his teammates were involved in...
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| Contador racing on eve of CAS verdict (AP) |
| February 5, 7:11 AM : sc |
Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador is racing in Mallorca on the eve of the long-awaited verdict on his doping case by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The three-time Tour de France champion is participating in Sunday's opening race of the Mallorca Challenge before returning to Madrid to await the court's ruling set to be released on Monday.
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| Closure of Armstrong probe could affect feds (AP) |
| February 4, 11:52 AM : sc |
Now that the federal government has closed its investigation of Lance Armstrong, some legal experts are wondering whether the effort to prosecute superstar athletes over doping claims is worth it. On Friday, the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles said Armstrong would not be charged after a two-year probe into accusations that the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates systematically used...
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| US prosecutors drop probe of Lance Armstrong team (Reuters) |
| February 3, 18:53 PM : sc |
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| Column: No matter what, Armstrong always wins (AP) |
| February 3, 17:43 PM : sc |
Lance Armstrong licked 'em again. Always has. Always will. Like cancer and the Tour de France, the federal government turned out to be just another challenge to conquer. On his trophy wall, next to those bright yellow jerseys he got for winning the world's toughest bike race seven times, Armstrong can now hang the scalp of steroid cop Jeff Novitzky.
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| Armstrong 'gratified' by no charges in doping case (AP) |
| February 3, 16:33 PM : sc |
Cyclist Lance Armstrong released the following statement through his attorney after the U.S. attorney's office decided Friday not to bring charges against him after a nearly two-year investigation into whether the seven-time Tour de France champion and his teammates ran a doping program: "I am gratified to learn that the U.S.
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| U.S. anti-doping agency says probe into cycling continues (Reuters) |
| February 3, 14:56 PM : sc |
United States Anti-Doping Agency
chief Travis Tygart said on Friday that the group's
investigation into doping in cycling would continue.
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| US prosecutors close probe of Lance Armstrong team (Reuters) |
| February 3, 14:24 PM : sc |
Federal prosecutors in
Los Angeles said on Friday they had closed an investigation into
allegations of criminal conduct by members and associates of a
bike racing team partly owned by seven-time Tour de France
winner Lance Armstrong.
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| US Attorney Birotte issues statement on Armstrong (AP) |
| February 3, 14:16 PM : sc |
United States Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. released the following statement Friday regarding the Lance Armstrong doping investigation: "United States Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. today announced that his office is closing an investigation into allegations of federal criminal conduct by members and associates of a professional bicycle racing team owned in part by Lance Armstrong.
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