...2009 Contador poised to stay at Astana Contador had a successful but troubled year riding for Astana Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has reached a preliminary deal to stay with the Astana team until the end of next year, it has...

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Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has agreed to see out the final year of his Astana contract on condition that the cycling team receives its Pro Tour licence. Contador said in a statement on Thursday that the initial agreement to...

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...so his capture would represent a coup given he is only halfway through a two-year contract with Katusha. He placed third, just behind Mark Cavendish , on stage two of the Giro d'Italia , then claimed his first professional victory at the Tour of...

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AP - FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2008 file photo Italy 's Davide Rebellin stands on the podium after clinching the … ROME - Cyclist Davide Rebellin plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after being stripped of his Olympic silver...

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...EPO-CERA at the Beijing Games. Rebellin 's disqualification means that the silver will go to Switzerland 's Olympic time-trial champion Fabian Cancellara and the bronze to Russian Alexandre Kolobnev. Spaniard Samuel Sanchez won gold. The...

In this article: Rashid Ramzi, International Olympic Committee, Davide Rebellin, Sebastian Coe, Beijing, Bahrain, Lyudmila Blonska, Athanasia Tsoumeleka, and Stefan Schumacher

...cases. Rebellin is the first Italian athlete stripped of an Olympic medal for doping. Samuel Sanchez of Spain won the road race in Beijing. Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland is set to move from bronze to silver and Alexander Kolobnev of...

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... his OUCH-Maxxis team management company, Momentum Sports Group , said: " Momentum Sports Group [ MSG ] and Floyd Landis have mutually agreed to terminate Landis 's rider agreement and thereby release both Landis and MSG from their respective...

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...to The Associated Press he could still contend for the yellow jersey if teammate and race leader Alberto Contador has a ``bad day.'' Armstrong , speaking after the 16th stage, stressed he doesn't expect that to happen and only a ``big...

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...UCI, based on its own rule 12.1.022. Rebellin 's disqualification means that the silver will go to Switzerland 's Olympic time-trial champion Fabian Cancellara and the bronze to Russian Alexandre Kolobnev. "The UCI are now going to demand...

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...of an Olympic medal for doping. He will have to return his $110,000 prize from CONI. Samuel Sanchez of Spain won the road race in Beijing , Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland finished third and Alexander Kolobnev of Russia was fourth. The...

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... Paul Kimmage , who already had history with Lance Armstrong ("He is the cancer") when he asked him a question about disgraced cyclists Floyd Landis and Ivan Basso during a press conference in February. "What is it about these dopers that you...

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The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) said on Monday that it had postponed a hearing into Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde's appeal against a doping ban that sidelined him from this year's Tour de France. The hearing into the two year...

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...… 18 mins ago GENEVA (AFP) - The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) said on Monday that it had postponed a hearing into Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde's appeal against a doping ban that sidelined him from this year's Tour de France.

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By NATHAN BURDON - The Southland Times United States rider Floyd Landis still hopes to make an impact on this year's Tour of Southland. Landis attracted national and international attention to the PowerNet-sponsored race when he was...

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'This is more of a gift, so very nice and very, very special for myself and family' Olympic champion cyclist Nicole Cooke paid tribute to her family after receiving an MBE for services to sport. The 26-year-old from the Vale of...

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...like football, any move would be subject to Garmin releasing the Briton. Canadian Barry moves from Team Columbia-HTC , where he rode with Mark Cavendish. The 33 year-old also rode for US Postal Service alongside Lance Armstrong from...

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...20 September 2009 17:16 UK Valverde wins Tour of Spain crown Valverde went one better than his 2008 second place in the Vuelta Alejandro Valverde sealed overall victory in the Tour of Spain by safely finishing Sunday's final stage.

In this article: Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Samuel Sanchez, Tour of Burgos, Tour of Catalonia, Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, Court of Arbitration for Sport, Andre Greipel, and Cadel Evans

Just click on one of the related terms atop a news story and you'll get a page listing all the stories featuring that term. Spain 's Alejandro Valverde nears Vuelta title Caisse d'Epargne rider Alejandro Valverde from Spain rides wearing...

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