Spain leaves others to do its dirty work in war against doping
The stain on Spain is shown up again PARIS — Lance Armstrong could not have been more wrong. Armstrong, Contador to race at Criterium in Corsica, 1st meeting since 2009 Tour de France
Armstrong, Contador to race in Criterium MADRID — Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador will compete in the Criterium International, their first race together since the Tour de France last year. Contador of Spain wins Paris-Nice for the 2nd time, Valverde 2nd
Contador wins Paris-Nice for the 2nd time NICE, France — Alberto Contador of Spain won the Paris-Nice race for the second time Sunday after successfully defending his narrow lead over Alejandro Valverde in the seventh and final stage. Armstrong looks to add extra race to Tour preparations after average Vuelta de Murcia
Armstrong looks to add race to Tour preparations Bruyneel: Too much talk of Armstrong-Contador helps other Tour de France contenders
Armstrong-Contador rivalry helps Tour contenders Lance Armstrong feels physical demands of his 2nd year back in pro cycling
Armstrong feels physical demands of cycling Lance Armstrong 46th in 1st leg of Tour of Murcia; focusing on weekend time trial
Armstrong 46th after 1st leg of Tour of Murcia Lance Armstrong focusing on time trial in Murcia race as part of Tour preparations
Armstrong focusing on time trial in Tour of Murcia Lance Armstrong to challenge world, Olympic champions in two-day stage race in Corsica
Lance Armstrong to race in Criterium International CONI bans Danilo Di Luca for 2 years for doping at last year’s Giro
Cyclist Di Luca banned 2 years for doping ROME — Cyclist Danilo Di Luca has been suspended for two years for doping at last year’s Giro d’Italia. Smaller, stronger Armstrong begins bid for 8th Tour de France by finishing 25th Down Under
Bruyneel says Armstrong smaller and stronger Andre Greipel wins Tour Down Under as Team Sky takes final stage
Greipel wins Tour Down Under ADELAIDE, Australia — Andre Greipel of Germany won the Tour Down Under for the second time in three years on Sunday, finishing fifth in the sixth and final stage of the ProTour event captured by Chris Sutton. Armstrong-Contador rivalry “good for cycling,” says UCI chief
Armstrong-Contador rivalry “good for cycling” Greipel wins stage 4 of Tour Down Under; Armstrong 50th, with 2 stages to go
Greipel wins stage Down Under, Armstrong 50th Cardoso wins 3rd stage of Tour Down Under; Armstrong 30th
Cardoso wins 3rd stage of Tour Down Under ADELAIDE, Australia — Portuguese national champion Manuel Cardoso won the arduous third stage of the Tour Down Under on Thursday while Lance Armstrong ended a day of sapping heat 30th on the stage and 26th overall. German sprinter Andre Greipel wins opening stage of Tour Down Under, Armstrong back in bunch
Greipel wins opening stage of Tour Down Under Armstrong shelves script, takes leading role in Tour Down Under criterium
Armstrong fronts up in criterium ADELAIDE, Australia — Lance Armstrong said criteriums weren’t his strong point, then he undermined that claim by taking a daring, leading role in Sunday’s 31-mile prelude to cycling’s Tour Down Under. Kiwi Henderson wins Tour Down Under prelude race, Armstrong in attack pack
Kiwi wins street race ahead of Tour Down Under Armstrong: Cycling’s biological passport makes independent drug tests unnecessary
Armstrong’s team abandons independent drug tests Danish cyclist Rasmussen ready for comeback, signs contract with small Italian team
Cyclist Rasmussen signs with Miche COPENHAGEN — Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen is gearing up for a comeback after signing a one-year contract with small Italian team Miche Silver Cross. Lance Armstrong should focus on more than Contador at Tour, says great Eddy Merckx
Merckx expects fiercely fought Tour for Armstrong Lance Armstrong interested in racing Milan-San Remo classic again
Armstrong considers racing in Milan-San Remo Tour de France champ Alberto Contador says cold European weather hampering training
Contador: Cold weather hampering training MADRID — Tour de France champion Alberto Contador says the unusually cold weather in Europe is hampering his preseason training plans. Tour de France champ Contador says cold European weather hampering training
Contador: Cold weather hampers cycling training ATHLETE OF THE DECADE: Armstrong beats Woods, Federer and others in pure physical endurance![]() more images Alberto Contador calls his Astana team weaker than Lance Armstrong’s new squad
Contador: Astana weaker than Armstrong’s team World champ Taylor Phinney’s track cycling event is off 2012 London Olympic program
Phinney’s effort to keep pursuit falls short Washington mayor requests 2012 Giro d’Italia to start in US capital
Washington requests 2012 Giro start MILAN — The mayor of Washington will reportedly meet with organizers of the Giro d’Italia to request that the start of the 2012 race be held in the U.S. capital. Phinney’s quest to keep individual pursuit in Olympics getting some last-minute help
Phinney getting some last-minute help with IOC Lance Armstrong’s Team RadioShack selects squad for Tour Down Under
Armstrong’s team selected for Tour Down Under Former Giro winner Ivan Basso will return to the Tour de France next year
Ivan Basso to ride next year’s Tour de France Kazakhstan’s government fund pledges $22 million for trouble-ridden Astana cycling team
Kazakhs pledge $22 million for Astana cycling team World champion cyclist Cadel Evans predicts bigger and better 2010 for Lance Armstrong
Cyclist Evans expects big things from Armstrong Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin to be stripped of silver medal from Beijing Games for doping
Italian cyclist loses Olympic silver for doping CAS gives Italian rider Matteo Priamo 4-year doping ban for supplying drugs to teammate
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