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Summer reruns – French accuse Armstrong of doping
They say where there's smoke there's fire. But sometimes the smoke isn't smoke at all, but fumes. And fumes can come from a completely different source.
So we should probably consider the source of these latest doping allegations against Lance Armstrong.
L'Equipe, the French sporting newspaper, is at it again. In Tuesday's editions, L'Equipe alleges Armstrong took the performance-enhancing drug EPO …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/23/summer-reruns-french-accuse-armstrong-of-doping/
“The Armstrong Lie”
The front page of L'Equipe's special edition on blood doping allegations raised once again against Armstrong.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/23/the-armstrong-lie/
Leipheimer survives time trial; retains lead in Tour of Germany
Jan Ullrich won the 18.6-mile individual time trial in the Tour of Germany bicycle race on Monday, but he couldn't make up the 1-minute and 26-second margin of US cyclist Levi Leipheimer to take the overall lead.
With one day left in the 9 stage tour, Leipheimer has a 31-second edge on Ullrich, who now sits in second overall. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/22/leipheimer-survives-time-trial-retains-lead-in-tour-of-germany/
Hamilton pedals back into racing
Look who showed up as the winner of the grueling Mt. Washington bicycle climb in New Hampshire on Saturday — Tyler Hamilton.
The 34-year-old racer is appealing a two-year suspension from professional cycling for blood doping. His case goes to the UCI on Sept. 6 for a hearing, according to the Tour de France 2005 blog. He was able to compete in the Mt. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/21/hamilton-pedals-back-into-racing/
President Bush and Armstrong at Crawford ranch
White House photo by Paul Morse during Armstrong's Aug. 20 visit to Bush's ranch.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/21/president-bush-and-armstrong-at-crawford-ranch/
Armstrong and Bush saddle up
So fellow Texans Lance Armstrong and George Bush took their bicycle ride Saturday, cycling about 17 miles around the President's ranch in Crawford, Texas.
No press allowed, just staff and Secret Service. Armstrong's sponsor, the Discovery Channel, also had a crew present to film the event for a program to air next week.
Neither Armstrong nor Bush spoke to reporters, although White …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/20/armstrong-and-bush-saddle-up/
Armstrong's bicycle ride with Bush gets political
It ain't as easy as it used to be to go for a plain ol' bike ride, especially if you're Lance Armstrong heading over for a ride at the President's ranch in Crawford, Texas.
A little backcountry cycling has shifted into some political drama involving the ongoing Iraq war.
For one, there's Cindy Sheehan and other antiwar …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/19/armstrongs-bicycle-ride-with-bush-gets-political/
Armstrong mobbed in Colorado
Lance Armstrong's appearance at a fitness club in Lowry, Colorado, drew more than 1,500 spectators on Wednesday.
The Rocky Mountain News reported that one Armstrong fan showed up at 6 a.m. to see the recently retired 7-time Tour de France champion. Others showed up later in the afternoon and many left work early, so many that the fire department closed …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/18/armstrong-mobbed-in-colorado/
US's Leipheimer takes lead in Tour of Germany
Jan Ullrich must be getting sick and tired of playing second fiddle to these American cyclists. First he was bested by Lance Armstrong, again, in the 2005 Tour de France. Now he's been passed in his homecourt Tour of Germany by Levi Leipheimer, left, riding for Gerolsteiner.
Ullrich, the German cyclist who finished third in this year's Tour de France, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/18/uss-leipheimer-takes-lead-in-tour-of-germany/
Levi Leipheimer
US rider on Gerolsteiner
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/18/levi-leipheimer/
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