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Lance Armstrong plans to come out of retirement and try to win an eight Tour de France, according to reports.
French cycling magazine VeloNews claims the American will race in five events in 2009 culminating in Le Tour.
The US anti-doping agency has confirmed Armstrong has reinstated himself in its out-of-competition testing pool.
The Texan, who turns 37 on September 18, beat testicular cancer before winning seven straight Tour de France titles from 1999 to 2005.Lance Armstrong plans to come out of retirement and try to win an eight Tour de... more
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Searches are up for "bmx olympics", after the sport made its debut at the Beijing Olympic Games.Searches are up for "bmx olympics", after the sport made its debut at the... more
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*note: Spain won the Tour de France 2008.
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Spanish cyclist Maria Isabel Moreno has become the first athlete to fail a drugs test at the Beijing Olympics.
Moreno, who was entered for the women's road race and individual time trial, tested positive for the endurance-boosting drug EPO.
She could now face a two-year ban and, under a new International Olympic Committee rule, could also be banned from the 2012 London Olympics.
The IOC said it expected up to 40 positive drug tests during the Games.
The Spanish cyclist, also known as Maribel Moreno, was tested on 31 July and left the city before the Games began.
"She was quite different after being tested," secretary general of the Spanish Cycling Federation Eugenio Bermudez said.
"She was crying all the time and she insisted she wanted to go home."
Reports in Spain had earlier said the cyclist had pulled out after suffering an "anxiety attack".
A statement on the cyclist's official website posted on Saturday said Moreno was in Spain recovering from "a strong anxiety attack suffered in the athletes' village".
"Even though her state of health is good she does not feel ready to justify or explain her reasons for leaving the village," the statement said.
Spain's government insisted it would take the strongest action possible to eradicate the problem.
"We are going to hunt down these shameless people who harm our athletes. We are going to clamp down totally and will take the toughest action," said Spain's sports minister Jaime Lissavetzky.
"I ask you Maribel, looking you in the eyes, 'who gave you the substance and where did you buy it?'
"Anyone involved will get the maximum punishment. We will find out who supplied the substances and, if necessary, jail them."
The Spanish Olympic Committee (SOC) said it was unaware of the positive test until being informed on Monday.
"This is a stain on Spanish sport," said SOC chief Alejandro Blanco said.
Seven Russian athletes were last week provisionally suspended by the IAAF for doping offences, but they had yet to arrive at the Games. *note: Spain won the Tour de France 2008.
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Spanish cyclist Maria Isabel Moreno has... more
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Nicole Cooke is the first British athlete at the 2008 summer games to win a medal. Cyclists made 126km road race through treacherous conditions. She beat her competitors by half a wheel at the finish line. Not a bad way to start Britain's collection of medals! Nicole Cooke is the first British athlete at the 2008 summer games to win a medal.... more
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fact one/ this was not critical mass
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fact two/ I am unaware with certainty what words/actions were exchanged that caused this incident. Im the usual slow rider behind checking stuff, like this.
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lets coexist fact one/ this was not critical mass
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fact two/ I am unaware with certainty... more
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BMX makes it's debut in Beijing this year and Donny Robinson, an 18 year veteran of the sport, is one of the top prospects for the U.S. Gold. In this pod, by vc2 producers Chris Soule & David Paterson, we see some of the hard work that has made Donny one of the sport's most dominant figures.BMX makes it's debut in Beijing this year and Donny Robinson, an 18 year veteran... more
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Im a triathlete (bike - coffee run - and espresso swim...)
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so here are some good cases in case you are doing a race or a century and taking your best friend with you.Im a triathlete (bike - coffee run - and espresso swim...)
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so here are some good... more
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On the 2nd of June a man collided with the front of a bike race 15 minutes in to the 21 mile race going between Playa Bagdad and Matamoros, across from Brownsville in Texas. Police think he was drunk and asleep at the wheel and ploughed into the front of the race injuring at least thirteen and killing one. Although the injuries sustained from a car impact mangling the bike your riding is a little twisted to think about.
The 28 year old Juan Campos has been charged with killing Alejandro Alvarez on the highway near Matamoros, Campos also claims he is a US citizen living in Brownsville, although the consulate could not immediately confirm this.On the 2nd of June a man collided with the front of a bike race 15 minutes in to the... more
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At least according to official record. The first Catford Cycling Club Hill Climb was held at Westerham Hill on August 20th 1887. The 112th edition will take place on Yorks Hill in Kent, on Sunday 21st October at 11am. The race is run as a time trial with riders starting at one minute intervals to race just 707 yards, which in parts includes a gradient of 1 in 4.At least according to official record. The first Catford Cycling Club Hill Climb... more
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