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Cycling

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  AP Interview: Wiggins will be strong in 2014

  The director of the Tour de France expects Bradley Wiggins to come roaring back in 2014 after not defending his crown in this year's race that starts ... 

• Report: doping was widespread among Dutch cyclists

  An independent commission that investigated doping by Dutch cyclists and their teams recommended Monday that the responsibility for testing and ... 

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  Portugal's Rui Costa wins Tour de Suisse title

  Rui Costa of Portugal retained his Tour de Suisse title on Sunday after winning the final stage by 21 seconds. The Movistar rider finished the 26. 

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  Sagan wins stage 8, Frank closes in on title

  Slovakian rider Peter Sagan won stage eight of the Tour de Suisse and Mathias Frank retained the yellow jersey on Saturday heading into the final-day ... 

• Cycling Ireland votes against endorsing McQuaid

  Pat McQuaid's chances of winning a third term as president of the International Cycling Union were hit when he failed to secure the nomination of his ... 

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  Costa wins 7th stage, Frank leads Tour de Suisse

  Rui Costa of Portugal won the seventh stage of the Tour de Suisse in a late sprint Friday, while Mathias Frank retained the overall lead. Costa was ... 

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  Rast wins 6th stage, Frank leads Tour de Suisse

  Gregory Rast sprinted clear in the final kilometer to win the sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse following a four-man breakaway on Thursday. 

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  Kristoff wins stage 5, Frank leads Tour de Suisse

  Alexander Kristoff of Norway won a sprint finish and Mathias Frank of Switzerland kept the yellow jersey after the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse ... 

• French Anti-Doping Agency ready for Tour de France

  The French Anti-Doping Agency hopes it will have the support of cycling's governing body to store blood and urine samples from Tour de France riders ... 

• Tour of Switzerland Results

  Results Monday from the third stage at the Tour of Switzerland, a 204.9-kilometer (127.3-mile) trek from Montreux to Meiringen: 1. Peter Sagan, ... 

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  Sagan wins 4th stage; Frank leads Switzerland Tour

  Peter Sagan of Slovakia led a four-man breakaway to win the Tour of Switzerland fourth stage on Monday, and local rider Mathias Frank leads overall. 

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  Bauke Mollema wins Stage 2 of Tour of Switzerland

  Bauke Mollema of the Netherlands surged up a rain-soaked final climb to win the second stage on Sunday at the Tour of Switzerland, and Australian ... 

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  Chris Froome wins Criterium du Dauphine race

  Chris Froome won the Criterium du Dauphine race and immediately set his sights on following up at the Tour de France. Froome was second in Sunday's ... 

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  Cameron Meyer wins Tour of Switzerland prologue

  Cameron Meyer of Australia exploited good wind conditions Saturday to win the opening prologue of the nine-day Tour of Switzerland, with home favorite ... 

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  Sanchez wins 7th stage of Criterium du Dauphine

  Spanish veteran Samuel Sanchez won the seventh stage of the Criterium du Dauphine race on Saturday and British rider Chris Froome kept hold of the ... 

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  Russian official hits back at UCI leader McQuaid

  Russian cycling leader Igor Makarov wants International Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid to face an ethics investigation over written comments made ... 

• Swiss star Cancellara to skip Tour de France

  Fabian Cancellara has confirmed he's skipping the Tour de France, which he led for the first week one year ago. The Swiss rider, whose decision was ... 

• Thomas Voeckler wins 6th stage of Dauphine race

  Thomas Voeckler won the sixth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine race on Friday and Chris Froome kept the race leader's yellow jersey with two stages ... 

• Russian cyclist Novikov tests positive for doping

  Russian rider Nikita Novikov was provisionally suspended on Friday by the International Cycling Union after testing positive for doping. 

• Froome wins 5th stage, takes Dauphine Libere lead

  Chris Froome attacked on the final climb to win Thursday's mountainous fifth stage of the Dauphine Libere race and take the overall lead, showing ... 

• Spanish rider Samuel Sanchez to sit out Tour

  Former Olympic gold medalist Samuel Sanchez of Spain will sit out the Tour de France. The cyclist's Euskaltel Euskadi team says Sanchez, who won the ... 

• Tony Martin wins 4th stage of Dauphine

  German rider Tony Martin won the fourth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine while Christopher Froome dealt a blow to Alberto Contador on Wednesday ... 

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  British Cycling boss to stand for UCI presidency

  The head of British Cycling will challenge Pat McQuaid for the presidency of world governing body UCI, saying the current leadership has failed to ... 

• Boasson Hagen wins 3rd stage of Criterium

  Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway won the third stage of the Criterium du Dauphine in a bunch sprint on Tuesday as David Veilleux of Canada kept the ... 

• US firm drops cycling team after doping cases

  American cycling apparel firm DeFeet says it has severed ties with Italian team Vini Fantini after two Giro d'Italia riders tested positive for doping