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French Judge Issues Warrant for Floyd Landis

Feb 15, 2010 2:28 PM CST

French Judge Issues Warrant for Floyd Landis

US cyclist wanted for questioning in hacking of drug-testing lab

(Newser) - A French judge has issued an international arrest warrant for US cyclist Floyd Landis in connection with a case of data hacking at a doping laboratory, France's anti-doping chief said today. French judge Thomas Cassuto is seeking to question Landis about computer hacking dating back to September 2006 at the...

Contador Takes
Tour de France

Jul 26, 2009 11:50 AM CDT

Contador Takes Tour de France

Spanish cyclist eclipses Armstrong in second Tour triumph

(Newser) - Alberto Contador won the Tour de France for a second time today, and Lance Armstrong capped his return to the race with an impressive third-place finish. Mark Cavendish of Britain became the first rider to win six Tour stages in a sprint, collecting his sixth stage win after the 101....

Lance Keeps
Podium Spot;
Contador All
But Seals Win

TOUR DE FRANCE

Jul 25, 2009 1:16 PM CDT

Lance Keeps Podium Spot; Contador All But Seals Win

(Newser) - Alberto Contador finished a respectable fourth in today’s stage of the Tour de France, giving him an all-but-certain lock on first place overall, Reuters reports. Only tomorrow's ride remains, and riders traditionally don't jockey for position on the final day. Lance Armstrong, meanwhile, rode well and will likely keep...

Sorry, Lance, This Doesn't Look Like Your Year

analysis

Jul 22, 2009 6:28 PM CDT

Sorry, Lance, This Doesn't Look Like Your Year

(Newser) - The Tour de France still has three days left, but nothing short of a two-wheeled miracle will give Lance Armstrong his eighth title, writes Diane Pucin in the Los Angeles Times. Armstrong is now in fourth place, and about the best he can do is push hard in the final...

Spectator Death, Squabbles Rock Tour de France

Jul 19, 2009 1:03 PM CDT

Spectator Death, Squabbles Rock Tour de France

No one has tested positive for drugs, but spirits are still low

(Newser) - Cycling can't seem to catch a break. Despite a clean record on drug tests, this year's Tour de France will be wrapping up under dark clouds. Between the death of a 61-year-old spectator, a pellet-gun attack on riders, and accusations of sabotage between teams and individuals, the race itself has...

Tour de France Riders
Nicked by Pellet Shots

Jul 17, 2009 5:37 PM CDT

Tour de France Riders Nicked by Pellet Shots

(Newser) - Two Tour de France cyclists were slightly injured during the race’s 13th stage today in an apparent pellet-gun attack, the BBC reports. Spain’s Oscar Freire took a pellet in the leg, while New Zealander Julian Dean was shot in the arm. Both Freire, standing 93rd, and Dean, 121st,...

Armstrong Lives Strong for
Kazakhstan?

Jul 15, 2009 7:50 AM CDT

Armstrong Lives Strong for Kazakhstan?

(Newser) - Lance Armstrong’s return to cycling is great and all, but it’s a bit of a buzzkill to see him wearing the blue-and-yellow Astana Cycling Team shirt, writes David Roth of The New Republic. Armstrong’s basically made himself a rolling advertisement for the oppressive government of Kazakhstan, and...

Rivalry Grows Between
Armstrong, Teammate

TOUR DE FRANCE

Jul 14, 2009 6:22 AM CDT

Rivalry Grows Between Armstrong, Teammate

(Newser) - Lance Armstrong is in third place going into the 10th stage of the Tour de France today—eight seconds behind the leader, and just two seconds behind Astana teammate Alberto Contador. The two cyclists have faced endless questions about a rift, reports the BBC, and it's unclear who will lead...

Armstrong Plays Second
Fiddle to Teammate

TOUR DE FRANCE

Jul 10, 2009 1:21 PM CDT

Armstrong Plays Second Fiddle to Teammate

(Newser) - Lance Armstrong suffered a late setback today as a teammate made a last-minute push in the seventh stage of the Tour de France, the New York Times reports. Armstrong's Astana teammate Alfredo Contador didn't win the longest stage of the Tour—Brice Feillu did—and Rinaldo Nocentini still holds the...

France Learns
to Love Lance

Jul 10, 2009 6:46 AM CDT

France Learns to Love Lance

(Newser) - Lance Armstrong is racing for his eighth yellow jersey, but the cyclist has already won a more elusive prize: the respect of the cycle-mad French. From 1999 to 2005, the years he dominated the Tour de France, many French fans saw him as frigid and haughty, and the press hounded...

Team's Strong Showing Puts Armstrong in 2nd Place

TOUR DE FRANCE

Jul 7, 2009 1:01 PM CDT

Team's Strong Showing Puts Armstrong in 2nd Place

Fabian Cancellara hangs onto jersey

(Newser) - Lance Armstrong missed taking the yellow jersey by two-tenths of a second today as his Astana team hammered its rival in the Tour de France’s fourth-stage time trial, AFP reports. Though Astana beat Saxo Bank by 40 seconds, Fabian Cancellara held onto the lead. “It’s a little...

Top Riders
to Watch
(Besides
Lance)

tour de France

Jul 4, 2009 11:00 AM CDT

Top Riders to Watch (Besides Lance)

(Newser) - The Tour de France got under way today, and the BBC runs down some of the cyclists to watch. It all starts with Lance Armstrong, of course, who, "for better or worse," will grab most of the attention. Others:

Alberto Contador: The 2007 winner is the favorite this

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Armstrong Keeps Low Profile on Eve of Tour

Jul 3, 2009 5:23 AM CDT

Armstrong Keeps Low Profile on Eve of Tour

7-time champ the talk of the town as he prepares to try for an 8th

(Newser) - Fans and the press have barely seen Lance Armstrong ahead of the Tour de France launch tomorrow, but he’s still the talk of the town, the Melbourne Herald-Sun reports. The cycling champ is aiming to pull off one of the biggest comebacks in history by adding an eighth win...

French Cons Roll in 'Penal Tour de France'

Jun 4, 2009 3:19 AM CDT

French Cons Roll in 'Penal Tour de France'

Breakaway sprints banned as prisoners set off on 1,500 mile exercise

(Newser) - Nearly 200 French prisoners hit the road today for the first penal Tour de France, the BBC reports. The inmates, accompanied by over 100 cycling gendarmes, will make stops in 17 towns—each with a prison—over the course of the 1500 mile race. The prisoners will cycle in a...

Worst (Un)Retirements
in Sports

OPINION

May 21, 2009 9:09 AM CDT

Worst (Un)Retirements in Sports

(Newser) - With Brett Favre mulling yet another unretirement, Will Leitch of New York magazine looks back on the worst unretirements in sports history. They range from cringe-worthy to incomparably cringe-worthy:

Ricky Williams: How many drug tests can one man fail?
Lance Armstrong: "It’s difficult to come up with a

...

French Clear
Armstrong in
Doping Probe

Apr 24, 2009 3:42 PM CDT

French Clear Armstrong in Doping Probe

(Newser) - The French anti-doping agency has cleared Lance Armstrong to compete in the Tour de France after resolving a controversy over blood and urine tests administered last month, CNN reports. The cyclist allegedly avoided an official by showering while the inspector's credentials were verified, which the agency has apparently found acceptable....

Tour de France May Kick
Me Out: Armstrong

Apr 10, 2009 7:29 PM CDT

Tour de France May Kick Me Out: Armstrong

(Newser) - The French Anti-Doping Agency may ban Lance Armstrong from competing in this year's Tour de France, the cyclist said in an online video today. "There is a very high likelihood they will prohibit me from riding on the Tour," Armstrong said. "It's too bad. The Tour is...

Armstrong Embraces His Pain

opinion

Mar 25, 2009 4:26 PM CDT

Armstrong Embraces His Pain

(Newser) - Lance Armstrong underwent surgery today to repair his shattered collarbone, and Sally Jenkins, in the Washington Post, says he seems almost happy to be “reunited with his old friend”—pain. “Most people’s natural reaction is to avoid pain, to anesthetize it, dull it, or kill it....

Armstrong's OK
for Tour: Team

Mar 24, 2009 12:02 PM CDT

Armstrong's OK for Tour: Team

Cyclist fractured collarbone yesterday in crash

(Newser) - Despite breaking his collarbone in a crash yesterday, Lance Armstrong should be able to ride in both the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia, his team manager said. “A broken collarbone in the month of March does not at all compromise the start of the Tour de France...

Armstrong Injury
Puts Tour in Doubt

UPDATED

Mar 23, 2009 4:31 PM CDT

Armstrong Injury Puts Tour in Doubt

(Newser) - Lance Armstrong’s collar bone, broken in a Spanish race, puts his appearance at the Tour de France in jeopardy, but the cyclist is taking a wait-and-see approach, the AP reports. “We'll go from there,” he said of his recovery in the US. “I think for the...