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WADA disputes Verbruggen claim on doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency disputes a claim by former cycling federation leader Hein Verbruggen that discussing suspicious doping samples with ...
Ferrari: Armstrong didn't need to dope
Lance Armstrong's former doctor Michele Ferrari says the disgraced American cyclist could have been just as successful without doping. Armstrong said ...
APNewsBreak: UCI's McQuaid replaced on IOC panel
The head of cycling's governing body has been replaced on a key International Olympic Committee panel as he deals with the fallout from the Lance ...
Verbruggen defends UCI warnings to 'doping' riders
Former International Cycling Union president Hein Verbruggen defended the governing body's doping policy during the Lance Armstrong era, saying ...
French cyclist Houanard banned 2 years for doping
French rider Steve Houanard has been suspended for two years for doping with EPO, and a disciplinary case has been opened against former Lance ...
Wiggins confirms Giro is his priority this year
Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins has confirmed that the Giro d'Italia is his main priority this year. "The Giro d'Italia is my new challenge, ...
Armstrong panel hearing postponed due to snow
The panel investigating links between cycling's governing body and Lance Armstrong has postponed its first hearing because of snow in London.
Belgian federation has set date to meet Bruyneel
The prosecutor of the Belgian cycling federation has set a late January date for Lance Armstrong's former team leader to discuss his role in the ...
Jan Ullrich: Don't expect a TV appearance from me
Former Tour de France winner and banned German rider Jan Ullrich says he has no plans for a televised doping confession like his former rival Lance ...
A look at Armstrong's confession to doping
Lance Armstrong confessed. He choked up. He apologized. After 13 years of fierce denials, the disgraced cyclist admitted to Oprah Winfrey during a 2 ...
Ex-teammates, foes split over Armstrong confession
Some of Lance Armstrong's former teammates view his doping confession as an important step in helping cycling restore its damaged credibility, while ...
Armstrong interview provokes little sympathy
Now that Lance Armstrong has confessed to what most people already knew, sports officials want to know more. Many believe Armstrong's televised ...
Old Armstrong foe Simeoni unmoved by admission
Few cyclists were more bullied by Lance Armstrong than Filippo Simeoni. The now-retired Italian rider was completely marginalized from the sport after ...
IOC VP: Armstrong must tell 'whole truth'
Lance Armstrong's doping confession to Oprah Winfrey was "too little, too late" and failed to provide any new information that will help clean up the ...
Armstrong foe thinks confession scarcely credible
The French rider hounded by Lance Armstrong at the 1999 Tour de France for speaking out against doping thinks the disgraced cyclist's confession to ...
Paper: Armstrong lawsuit strengthened by admission
The British newspaper Sunday Times said its lawsuit against Lance Armstrong has been strengthened by the cyclist's doping confession. The Sunday Times ...
Reaction from Lance Armstrong's Oprah interview
Some reaction to Lance Armstrong's admission in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career: ...
Column: Armstrong tears down his "big lie
"One big lie." There. Lance Armstrong said it. No ifs, buts or maybes. No letting his fans — does he have any left? — down gently. Just wham! Take ...
IOC strips Lance Armstrong of Olympic bronze medal
Thirteen years after he stood on the podium in Sydney, Lance Armstrong has been stripped of the bronze medal he won at the 2000 Olympics because of ...
Former UCI head defends money link to Lance team
International Cycling Union honorary president Hein Verbruggen says there was no conflict of interest when he invested in a brokerage account later ...
Armstrong unlikely to get 2013 Tour party invite
Lance Armstrong's tarnished name is unlikely to be on the massive list of invitees as Tour de France organizers prepare their celebrations for the ...