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Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde was banned from competing in Italy for two years because of his involvement in the Operation Puerto blood doping case.
The ruling Monday by the Italian Olympic Committee’s anti-doping tribunal does not apply outside Italy, but could keep the rider from this year’s Tour de France because part of the route goes through Italy.
A statement issued by Valverde’s lawyers and signed by the cyclist said … Details
Former world cycling champion Tom Boonen was suspended Saturday by his Quick Step team after testing positive for cocaine for a second time.
The Belgian was reportedly tested on April 24 by Flanders regional government authorities, 12 days after he won the Paris-Roubaix classic for the third time.
Quick Step spokesman Alessandro Tegner said his team was informed Saturday about the result of the test. The team said in an e-mail that Boonen “has been suspended from all competitive activity effective immediately.â€Â … Details
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Contest results from Ventura April 25-26 2009:
VENTURA, California (Sunday, April 26, 2009) – Two-time and defending Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS) Champion Taylor Jensen (Oceanside, CA), 25, and Kaitlin Maguire (Del Mar, CA), 21, won the ASP LQS 1-Star PLA and Gidget PLA Pros today in peaky two-to-three foot (1 metre) surf at C Street in Ventura, California.
The ASP LQS is a regional qualifier for the ASP World Longboard Tour (WLT). Each region sends their top performers at year’s end in an attempt to claim the coveted title of ASP World Longboard Champion each following year.
Jensen continued his tear through the ASP LQS today, notching another impressive victory on his belt in Ventura this afternoon. The powerful longboarder saved his best performance for the final, netting the event’s highest heat total of a near-perfect 18.57 out of 20, placing fellow finalists Tony Silvagni (Kure Beach, NC), 22, Brendan White (Dana Point, CA) and Joe Aaron (Capistrano Beach, CA), 18, in a combination situation on the way to his convincing PLA Pro win….  Details at the Gidget MySpace page Blog