Spanish cyclist Manuel Beltran has been ordered to pay 100,000 Euros in compensation plus legal costs to his former Lipuigas team after testing positive for EPO at the Tour de France two years ago.
Liquigas were awarded the sum by an Italian Cycling Federation tribunal to become the first cycling team to win damages from a rider for doping, a spokesman said.
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Twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador missed out on an opportunity to intimidate bitter rival and former team mate Lance Armstrong when he suffered a rare upset at the Criterium International.
The Spaniard cracked during the final ascent in Saturday’s hilly opening stage, citing allergy problems, and although Armstrong still finished far behind, he was not impressed.
“I was not going to compete with him,†said the American, who was a member of the Astana team last season with Contador.
“I know that, he knows that, you know that. There is no mystery there, no surprise.
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Lance Armstrong looked his age when he failed to follow the main pack in the first stage of the Criterium International on Saturday.
The 38-year-old American, seven times a Tour de France champion, finished four minutes 51 seconds off the pace after struggling in the closing 14.2-km final ascent to the Col de l’Ospedale.
Armstrong’s early-season preparations were then called into question when he crossed the finish line in the shade of stone pines above the sunbathed bay of Porto Vecchio … Details
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Copenhagen, Denmark (March 25, 2010)—After qualifying second earlier today, Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo./Trek-Livestrong) became the first American to win back-to-back elite men’s world titles on the track, re-capturing the rainbow jersey in the 4-kilometer individual pursuit Thursday night in Denmark. The U.S. women’s team pursuit squad also qualified for the finals for the first time in history, finishing fourth. Â
“It feels relieving. I did a lot of training specifically for this race, so it is great to be able to go for the double and come away with it,†said Phinney of his second pursuit world title. “My main goal is … Details
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