Tour de France 2012

30 Jun - 22 Jul, 2012

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News6 Dec 2012

No evidence of EPO benefit, say scientists

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Cyclists who dope themselves with EPO may not gain any performance advantage even though they are putting their health at risk, scientists said on Thursday.

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TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2012

News27 Nov 2012

Goss keen for TV revenue to stabilise sport

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Already a victim of one team collapsing in 2011 with HTC-Highroad, Matt Goss, says he's hopeful that cycling's current financial model will change in the future to prevent such events happening again.

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MONDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2012

News19 Nov 2012

Richie Porte: Sky, Omerta and a new generation

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Richie Porte’s first year with Team Sky was as close to flawless as it could have been.

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THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER 2012

News25 Oct 2012

Open letter: LeMond to McQuaid

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Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has dubbed Pat McQuaid the "epitome of corruption" in urging him to quit as head of world cycling's governing body the International Cycling Union (UCI) in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping affair.

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News25 Oct 2012

Evans happy with tough Tour route

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Cadel Evans has warmly welcomed next year's brutal Tour de France course that has already scared off defending title holder Bradley Wiggins.

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News25 Oct 2012

Punishing route could work against Wiggins' defence

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Bradley Wiggins faces a tough defence of his Tour de France title in 2013 after organisers unveiled one of the most punishing routes in race history here on Wednesday.

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News25 Oct 2012

Keep the faith urges Evans

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Cadel Evans understands the doping confessions of former Australian professional cyclists Matt White and Stephen Hodge have dented the nation's faith in the sport.

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WEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBER 2012

News24 Oct 2012

Tour de France backs clean cycling union

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Tour de France organisers gave their backing to the "clean cycling" union, as part of moves to stamp out doping that has blighted the sport.

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News24 Oct 2012

Night finish for 100th Tour de France

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The 100th edition of the Tour de France will next year finish in Paris at nightfall for the first time, organisers announced, as they unveiled the 2013 route in the shadow of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.

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TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2012

News23 Oct 2012

Armstrong's best Tour finish to be 36th

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Lance Armstrong's best finish on the Tour de France will now go down as 36th place after he was stripped of all results since 1998 following a "landmark" decision by world cycling chiefs on Monday.

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SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER 2012

News20 Oct 2012

Cycling has moved on from drug-tainted past, says Roche

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Former Tour de France winner Stephen Roche has said he believes cycling has moved on from doping scandals of the past, despite damaging revelations about US rider Lance Armstrong that have rocked the sport.

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FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER 2012

News19 Oct 2012

Report: Ferrari probe has opened 'Pandora's box'

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An investigation into a sports doctor who helped orchestrate an elaborate doping programme for Lance Armstrong has opened a "Pandora's box" of shady dealings worth millions, a La Gazzetta dello Sport report said Thursday.

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TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2012

News16 Oct 2012

Coates calls for increased powers for ASADA

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The Australian Olympic Committee President, John Coates, has called for stronger investigative powers to be given to ASADA, including the authority to compel witnesses to give evidence, as part of the fight against illegal doping in sport.

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THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER 2012

News11 Oct 2012

Garmin riders Vande Velde, Zabriskie, Danielson come clean

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Garmin-Sharp trio Christian Vande Velde, David Zabriskie and Tom Danielson have all officially been slapped with bans for doping during their careers in the professional peloton, after the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) revealed its full cache of evidence in the long running probe into Lance Armstrong and several others overnight.

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TUESDAY 21 AUGUST 2012

News21 Aug 2012

O'Grady nominated for 'Sports Dad of the Year'

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Stuart O'Grady has made the final list of names nominated for the 'Philips Sports Dad of the Year' competition.

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