| Armstong Wants to Race Lance Armstrong wants to return to elite racing in January’s Tour Down Under in Australia even though he is not eligible to return until Feb. 1, 2009. The race runs Jan. 20-25. Armstrong said he hoped authorities would grant him an exemption. The International Cycling Union (U.C.I.) requires riders coming out of retirement to be in the sport’s antidoping program for six months before racing. Armstrong filed paperwork Aug. 1 with the United States Anti-Doping Agency and said he was tested in lat... nytimes.com |
Lance Armstrong accused of evading French drug tester France's anti-doping agency accused Lance Armstrong of violating its rules Thursday for not fully cooperating with a drug tester ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Who's Who? A Little Help, Please, From the TV Folk As any couch potato can testify, television - Italian, French, Belgian, no matter - continues to do a deplorable job of presenting a bicycle race. nytimes.com |
Cancellara wins Tour of Switzerland prologue; Armstrong far behind Fabian Cancellara won the prologue of the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday, while Lance Armstrong finished far back in the start of his last race ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Cancellara wins time trial at world championships Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland has claimed his fourth world time trial championship, repeating last year's success by winning ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |