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It is inspiring indeed to see some of the toughest men on the planet battle it out across the heights of Alps & then finish on the Champs- Elysees to be crowned as the champions. It is unbelievable when you watch Lance Armstrong attack on the slopes..

They call it the sport of truth and the cycling federation is all out to cleanse the sport of cycling from all the filth that it has come to gather over the past few years. The Tour de France is the most widely recognized and most popular cycling...

The 2006 edition of Tour de France enabled Landis in capping one of the most remarkable comebacks in cycling history but for now he cannot boast it for long, as he has been stripped off the title after a panel upheld a two-year ban on the cyclist and...

Inevitable doping scandals tarnishing cycling as a sport have, of late, provoked cycling's governing body to impose severe sanctions, leading to a life ban on riders found guilty. Pat McQuaid, the president of the International Cycling Union said:.

Gerolsteiner GmbH, a German mineral water company is inclined to cease its long-time promotion of professional cycling. The Company is reluctant to renew its accord when it expires at the end of 2008. Sponsoring the team since 1998, has invested nearly...

The Dane, Michael Rasmussen is all prepared for a prompt comeback to the international professional cycling, just one month after being fired by team Rabobank, while leading this year's Tour de France for allegedly lying about his whereabouts to evade...

Despite countless checks and controls, the number of positive tests confined to cycling is greater than any other sport. Following the conclusion of the recent Tour de France, in less than a month, another Kazakh rider Andrey Kashechkin has become.

Doping seems a peril to the world of cycling. The recent 2007 Tour de France, also could not escape without being astounded by the indignity and controversies posed by several riders, including race leader Michael Rasmussen having been ousted from...

Tour de France, after facing major blows, witnessed another crash, though handled deftly by the French rider Sandy Casar who won the 18th Stage, despite encountering a nasty accident on the way. During the course Casar accidentally stumbled by...

Unending and escalating scandals smacking the Tour de France have provoked the World Anti-Doping Agency for holding a summit to address the issue of drugs in cycling. The offer comes in wake of the lastest indignity posed by the race leader Michael...