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New Doping Scandal Taints Tour de France

Posted Jul 16, 08 9:40 PM CDT in Sports 

(AP) – Just when the race was getting interesting at the Tour de France, another doping scandal erupted. The 11th-stage victory today by Norwegian veteran Kurt-Asle Arvesen took a back seat to the arrest of Spain's Moises Duenas Nevado after he tested positive for the banned performance enhancer EPO in the second doping bust this Tour.

"I just can't understand when are these guys are going to learn," said the president of the International Cycling Union. The arrest overshadowed Arvesen's photo-finish victory. In the overall standings, Australia's Cadel Evans retained the yellow jersey. He holds a 1-second lead over Luxemboug's Frank Schlek and a 38-second margin over Christrian Vande Velde of the US. The Tour finishes July 27, and it's anybody's race.
Source: Associated Press

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This file photo shows Moises Duenas Nevado of Spain, who tested positive for drugs at the Tour de France.   (AP)
Cadel Evans of Australia, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, grimaces during the 11th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Lannemezan and Foix, southern France, Wednesday July 16,...   (BAS CZERWINSKI)
Kurt-Asle Arvesen of Norway reacts as he crosses the finish line in Foix to win the 11th stage of the Tour de France Wednesday July 16, 2008.   (LAURENT REBOURS)
Barloworld cycling team manager Claudio Corti answers questions of reporters following a search of the team hotel in Tarbes, southern France, Wednesday July 16, 2008. Barloworld cyclist Moises Duenas...   (BAS CZERWINSKI)
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