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Tour de France 2008 and Steroids
Tour de France 2008 is described as a doping-scarred race and considering that four riders have been found out to be using steroids that description is no surprise. Kazakhstan’s Dmitri Fofonov was...
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Steroids, performance-enhancing drugs part of pro cycling
Moises Duenas, Riccardo Ricco, Dmitri Fofonov and Manuel Beltran can be collectively called as the Four Bikemen of Champ-Elysees. However, the four cyclists – unlike their horse-riding counterparts –...
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Retroactive testing for CERA – This is going to be one helluva uphill ride...
This 2008 Tour de France’s riders might have crossed the finished lines several weeks ago, but it looks like the rigors of the race is not yet over. The rigors of Tour de France drug screening, that...
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Manuel Beltran pulled from tour
The Liquigas team has withdrawn Manuel Beltran from the Tour de France for taking EPO, the performance enhancing drug. The move was prompted by an announcement that Beltran’s A sample from the first...
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Dimitry Fofonov fired for using heptaminol
The Kazakh rider, Dimitry Fofonov, has been fired by the Credit Agricole team after he tested positive for heptaminol during the Tour de France. Fofonov produced a positive A sample following the 18th...
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Arvesen claims stage 11 win
Kurt Asle Arvesen, the Norwegian national champion, emerged from a group of a 12 escapees to win the 11th stage of the Tour de France from Lannemezan to Foix. It was always likely to be a tactical...
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Liquigas team withdraws Beltran for EPO use
The Liquigas team has withdrawn Manuel Beltran from the Tour de France after his A sample from the first stage of the Tour tested positive. The team made the announcement after it was revealed that...
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Beltran expects every one to consider him innocent
The 37-year-old climber from Spain, Manuel Beltran, has vowed that he must be considered as innocent unless results of a doping test are confirmed. The Liquigas team withdrew him after his sample...
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