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Le Monde en Jaune

The Tour de France 2007 route was released today. Now if I could just know for certain who was going to be starting the race in London and for what team, I’d be all set for several months of fun … Continue reading

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And how does Levi Leipheimer take this news?

If I’m Levi Leipheimer I’ve got to be beyond stressed when I see a headline about Ivan Basso coming over to Discovery next year. Talk about table scraps- especially if Basso decides to go for the Giro/Tour double. From Discovery’s … Continue reading

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Recommendation to drop doping accusation against Basso

I’d like to get some details about what prompted the investigation in the first place, since any connection is troubling, but still, this is a great result. Amazingly, it looks like there’s a possibility he’ll be in the Giro di … Continue reading

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Botero cleared

I wonder how many people suspended from the Tour, etc. because of Operacion Puerto will be cleared. I can’t really argue against cycling’s guilty until proven innocent approach, but there have already been several people implicated in the scandal that … Continue reading

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“Basso dope claim ‘lacks evidence'”

“One of Italy’s top cycling officials says there is no real evidence to back up doping charges against Ivan Basso.” “‘The only link is when his name comes up in a phone conversation,’ national federation technical director Silvio Martinello told … Continue reading

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