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August 2008
- Gadfly Stalls San Francisco Bike Measures
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 20, 08 3:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - San Francisco's plans to make the city more bike-friendly are stuck in the slow lane thanks to litigation from an anti-cycling activist, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rob Anderson believes adding bike lanes causes pollution by clogging up traffic. The progressive city is now unable even to install new bike racks before a court-ordered environmental review finishes. More »
- Car-Happy LA Proves Hostile Terrain for Bicyclists
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 1, 08 3:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Bicycling to work can be hazardous—and tiring—just about anywhere. Now imagine biking to work in Los Angeles, probably the country’s most car-dependent city. As more pump-pained commuters turn to biking, they’re discovering that many motorists aren’t well versed in sharing, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Drivers scream at me to get off the road," one bicyclist says. More »
July 2008
- Sastre Nets Spain its Third Straight Tour Victory
  
  BBC | Jul 27, 08 1:32 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Carlos Sastre won the Tour de France today with a 58-second lead over the second-place finisher, the BBC reports. The 33-year-old is the third Spaniard in a row to win the race. "It's very moving," Sastre said after his first victory in the Tour. "I've dreamt of this since I was a child." More »
- Sastre Poised to Win Tour
  
  New York Times | Jul 26, 08 1:58 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Spain's Carlos Sastre looks poised to win the Tour de France after the last leg before Paris, the New York Times reports. Barring a crash or concerted attack, Sastre, who leads his nearest competitor by 1 minute and 5 seconds overall, will roll to victory in the capital tomorrow. He wasn't out front today, but still held onto the yellow jersey by a healthy margin. More »
- Without Doping, Where's the Fun?
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jul 25, 08 12:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Doping in sports makes some fans uncomfortable, but it keeps others on the edges of their seats, writes Joel Stein in the LA Times . Case in point: This year's largely shenanigans-free Tour de France has been an exercise in boredom. “Before you argue that your favorite sport has to get tough about drugs,” Stein writes, brace yourself for “years of slow, amateurish, uninspired athleticism.” More »
- New Doping Scandal Taints Tour de France
  
  Associated Press | Jul 16, 08 9:40 PM CDT
  
  (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. More »
- Evans Fights Back, Snags Yellow Jersey
  
  Associated Press | Jul 15, 08 7:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cadel Evans burst back yesterday from Sunday's painful (and helmet-shattering) crash to secure the yellow jersey after the 10th stage of the Tour de France, the AP reports. Finishing with a single-second lead over Frank Schlenck, Aussie Evans became the fourth owner of the malliot jaune so far in this race, while rival Alejandro Valverde fell to 14th place overall. More »
- Late Crash, New Tour Leader
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jul 10, 08 7:38 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Tour de France has a new leader today after previous front-runner Stefan Schumacher crashed in the last half-mile on a hill, the Telegraph reports. The German cyclist managed to get back up quickly but had to climb the hill from a dead stop. He fell to third in the overall standings. The new cyclist with the yellow jersey is Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen—the man Schumacher crashed into on the hill. "That's life," said Schumacher. More »
June 2008
- Landis Can't Overturn Ban
  
  Reuters | Jun 30, 08 12:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cyclist Floyd Landis lost perhaps his final chance to keep his 2006 Tour de France title today, the AP reports, with a key panel upholding a 2-year doping ban. The three-person Court of Arbitration for Sport said Landis’ drug test was the product of “less than ideal laboratory practices, but not lies, fraud, forgery or cover-ups” as the American claimed. More »
- The Standoff Over Central Park
  
  New York | Jun 24, 08 1:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Central Park is an oasis in the middle of Manhattan, but it’s also an early-morning battleground. New York magazine surveys the battlefield and finds open hostility. Cyclists shake their fists in rage at headphone-impaired joggers, dogs and owners fear for life and limb at bike crossings, and everyone nurses a hatred of cars. More »
- Lance's Romances Haven't Hurt His Cause—Yet
  
  New York Times | Jun 22, 08 9:50 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Will the real Lance Armstrong please stand up? The seven-time Tour de France champ and cancer research advocate is also a serial dater whose affairs light up gossip pages. But so far, trysts with Ashley Olsen and Kate Hudson have not hurt the cancer survivor's higher cause—which includes testifying before Congress and selling 70 million yellow Livestrong bracelets. More »
May 2008
- Hudson Cozies Up to Lance Armstrong
  
  People | May 19, 08 8:52 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Owen Wilson-tease Kate Hudson has quickly turned her attentions to a different Texan, reports People. Serial-celeb dater Lance Armstrong, who seduced 21-year-old Ashley Olsen after dumping Sheryl Crow, took the bubbly actress out for dinner in Austin Friday and Saturday nights—even introducing her to his three kids. The duo also attended a party together in New York on Thursday. More »
October 2007
- Oscar Pereiro is 2006 Tour de France Winner
  
  Associated Press | Oct 15, 07 5:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Oscar Pereiro held up the yellow winner's jersey after he was formally moved up from second to first place in the 2006 Tour de France, the AP reports. "I have the feeling of arriving at the end of a thriller, after having spent 14 months thinking about it...It is essentially a kind of release," said Pereiro during an awards ceremony at Spain's Sport Ministry. More »
- Landis Says He'll Appeal Ruling, Fight for Title
  
  ESPN | Oct 10, 07 7:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - US cyclist Floyd Landis' fight to retain his 2006 Tour de France title will go on, he tells ESPN.com. "I won the 2006 Tour de France fair and square," Landis writes on his website. That's why he is asking a Swiss-based sports court to reverse the split decision of a US Anti-Doping Agency panel, which Landis labels "contradictory and nonsensical." More »
September 2007
- Landis Must Forfeit Tour Title
  
  Associated Press | Sep 20, 07 3:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cyclist Floyd Landis lost his doping case today, and must give up his 2006 Tour de France title after arbitrators voted to uphold test results showing Landis cheated during his victory. He was banned from cycling until 2009; short a successful appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the American will be the first to lose a Tour title. More »
July 2007
- Spanish Cyclist Races to Tour de France Victory
  
  New York Times | Jul 29, 07 2:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador donned the final yellow jersey on the Champs Elysées yesterday after winning the 94th tour de France. The 24-year-old underdog—who was not even captain of his team—was bolstered by his climbing skills on this year's particularly mountainous route. More »
- Time To Roll It Up, Tour Critics Charge
  
  Associated Press | Jul 27, 07 6:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Tour de France limped along yesterday under a growing storm of criticism and calls that the event be halted. Three top riders were booted in 30 hours this week in a growing doping scandal. Even the performance by the race's new leader, Spain's Alberto Contador, was called "very suspicious" by a rival team manager. More »
- Tour Leader Kicked Out by His Own Team
  
  International Herald Tribune | Jul 26, 07 5:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In the latest blow to the Tour de France, race leader Michael Rasmussen was kicked out of the event yesterday by his own team for lying about his whereabouts during doping tests. Rasmussen was the third rider ejected in less than 48 hours as the rapidly mounting doping scandal threatened to destroy the event. Rasmussen was leading by 3:10 and had just won Stage 17. More »
- Another Team Leaves Tour Under Cloud
  
  New York Times | Jul 25, 07 5:47 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Today's stage of the Tour de France began with riders gathering for a short protest, and ended with another team dropping out after one of its cyclists failed a drug test. According to the New York Times , Cristian Moreni was led away by police after the stage, and his team, France's Cofidis, pulled out. More »
- Vinokourov Scandal Rocks Tour Riders
  
  ESPN | Jul 25, 07 7:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cycling darling Alexander Vinokourov was forced to withdraw from the Tour de France yesterday after testing positive for an illicit blood transfusion. The Kazakh had won two stages of the race and climbed to the 23rd spot after crashing in the fifth stage. He denied doing anything illegal and indicated the crash may have affected the test, ESPN reports. More »