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The cycle in confessions of a doper go round and round
Like many people, I’ve been watching the whole Lance “Oh, You Meant THOSE Drugs” Armstrong situation with some degree of interest. This is because I was a huge Lance Armstrong fan back when he was racing, so now I’m trying to...
Tags: Floyd Landis, Lance Armstrong, Oprah Winfrey, U.S. Postal Service, Cycling
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Local bike shop owners have mixed feeling about Lance Armstrong
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comScott Gordon, owner of River City Cycles, a bicycle shop in Williamsport, still has a picture of Lance Armstrong on his wall, and despite the cyclist’s recent confession that he used performance-enhancing drugs, Gordon has no plans to take it down....Tags: U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Lance Armstrong, Oprah Winfrey, Recreational Substance Use, Livestrong Foundation
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Lance, I thought I knew ya'
I don’t know in whom I am more disappointed, me or Lance. In case you missed it, Lance Armstrong, seven-time winner of the Tour de France and all-around superhuman athlete and hero to many, admitted to doping to improve his performance during...Tags: Livestrong Foundation, Lance Armstrong, Oprah Winfrey, Cycling, Sports
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Oprah: Armstrong interview 'intense'
Associated Press"Emotional" doesn't come close to describing Lance Armstrong's conversation with Oprah Winfrey — an interview that included his confession about using performance-enhancing drugs to win seven Tour de France titles, Winfrey said Tuesday. She...Tags: Lawyers, World Anti-Doping Agency, Laws, International Cycling Union, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
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Cycling's governing body strips Armstrong of 7 Tour de France titles
Associated PressForget the seven Tour de France victories. Forget the yellow jersey celebrations on the Champs Elysees. Forget the name that dominated the sport of cycling for so many years. As far as cycling’s governing body is concerned, Lance Armstrong is out...Tags: Witnesses, George Hincapie, International Cycling Union, Cycling Trial, Lance Armstrong
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Roger Clemens acquitted on all charges
Roger Clemens was acquitted Monday on all charges that he obstructed and lied to Congress in denying he used performance-enhancing drugs to extend his long career as one of the greatest and most-decorated pitchers in baseball history. Fierce on the...
Tags: Lawyers, Baseball, Lance Armstrong, Brian McNamee, Roger Clemens
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Two longtime members of The Herald-Mail family honored posthumously
The Herald-Mail family lost two longtime members of the newsroom last October. Former Daily Mail Sports Editor Larry Yanos and former reporter Marlo Barnhart passed away. Last week, their names came up on two different occasions as I went through my...Tags: High School Sports, McDonald's, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Disasters and Accidents
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Tejay van Garderen wins Amgen Tour of California
SANTA ROSA — Tejay van Garderen rode his bicycle into a hotel meeting room Sunday as if he were corralling a bucking bronco. He reared the cycle up on its back wheel and slammed it down during a well-earned and well-deserved celebration. Van...
Tags: Tejay van Garderen, Garmin Ltd., Tyler Farrar, Peter Sagan, Thor Hushovd
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Lance Armstrong scandal creates a mess in Spain
The Lance Armstrong doping scandal continues to reverberate through Spain, where authorities have launched an investigation into several figures allegedly linked to the American cyclist. Prosecutors are looking at Spanish citizens mentioned in the U.S....
Tags: Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Cycling Trial, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Lance Armstrong
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Amgen Tour of California starts Sunday in Escondido
ESCONDIDO — The eighth Amgen Tour of California begins at 11:15 a.m. Sunday in Escondido, and for the first time the largest cycling stage race in the United States is traveling from south to north. The 750-mile trip will end May 19 in Santa Rosa....
Tags: Elections, Trips and Vacations, Road Race Cycling, Robert Gesink, Travel
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Cycling tries to put doping in the past
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — They're trying. The cyclists and team managers participating in the eighth Amgen Tour of California gathered Friday at City Hall to speak about the future of the sport. Not the past. Please, not the past. At least there was...
Tags: Jens Voigt, World Anti-Doping Agency, George Hincapie, Road Race Cycling, Judges
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Bayern Munich routs Barcelona, 4-0, in first leg of Champions League semifinal
Thomas Mueller scored twice, Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben had one goal each and Bayern Munich routed Barcelona, 4-0, Tuesday night in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal in Munich. Bayern Munich sent Barcelona to its first four-goal defeat...
Tags: Laws, Cycling Trial, Soccer, Minority Groups, Lance Armstrong
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