Tour de France Preview

Deadspin found this 7/2/2008 on www.east-coast-bias.com [flag]

The 2008 Tour de France starts on Saturday, and this year promises to have lots of drama. Can Floyd Landis avenge his 2006 loss due to doping allegations? Can Alberto Contador defend his title? Will Michael Rasmussen prove that he's not just a climber and can actually win the overall classification? Can Alexander Vinokourov finally make the jump that so many have been predicting for him? Can ... [link]

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Yes, the Tour de France is this weekend. ...
Published 7/2/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... Yes, the Tour de France is this weekend. You probably won't get a more ringing endorsement than this: "Every year I try to convince people that the Tour de France is actually great television. Pretty much no one listens, but that doesn't stop me from trying." And try he shall. [East Coast Bias] ...

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Daily Steroids Dose

Rover found this 6/30/2008 on grg51.typepad.com

1. Today we find out if Floyd Landis won the 2006 Tour de France. ( Velo News ) 2. It "happened so quick"...Tyson Gay sets world 100< record at 9.68 (tailwind 4.1). ( Oregon Register-Guard )

Keystone Light Bitter Beer Face Cyclist Loses Appeal

posterboy posted 6/30/2008 from blastmagazineblogs.com

Floyd Landis lost his last appeal in keeping his 2006 Tour de France title. To tell you the truth, I care about cycling about as much as Tila Tequila cares about "Fucking Ya Man." Basically, I just needed a reason to post this video and show Floyd that he might have ...

Floyd Landis loses 2006 Tour de France

Epic Carnival - Pop Culture, Sports, Celebrities, Babes, ... found this 6/30/2008 on grg51.typepad.com

Just in. Guardian link here. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Floyd Landis' appeal to regain the 2006 Tour de France title and upheld his two-year drugs ban. Landis was stripped of the title - which passed to Spaniard ...

Floyd Landis: You're Done, Son

gmcdowel posted 7/5/2008 from sportsyenta.blogspot.com

Apparently this made the ESPN rounds while I was on the golf course Monday, so I apologize for not getting it to you sooner (it was a freakin' struggle on the links yesterday by the way, but I'm probably back at it as you read this), but Floyd Landis has lost his 2006 Tour de France title yet again -- this time with the ultimate sport governing body presiding. The Court of Arbitration for ...

Tour De France 2008 Preview

Posted 7/5/2008 on FanIQ Blog

I know that none of you care about the Tour de France because we no longer have Lance Armstrong dominating those puny Europeans year after year. Heck, we don't even have a 'roided up Floyd Landis to root for. But that said, the Tour is still one of the all time great events in sports, and it deserves a modicum attention. The favorites for this year's race are four guys you've never ...

Anyone fancy a pint

Posted 7/3/2008 on Things and stuff

Anyone fancy a pint Google Street Maps : Lourdes, France Off to Lourdes in a few weeks, Google Maps has put some street level mapping on for the Tour e France....looks like they are going right past the Jeane D'Arc , The Carre Four , The St Frai hospital , The entrace to the shrines and finally off past the abri (where I'll be staying). It is really useful though...it'll help me find my ...

PGA Tour Adds Drug Testing: TV Pushing NASCAR To Be Next

Posted 7/2/2008 on The Daly Planet

The real world education of the professional sports executives in North America continued as the PGA Tour reluctantly added drug testing for all players beginning in 2009. Now, with that commitment in place, all eyes turn to Brian France and NASCAR. The PGA Tour and NASCAR share several dynamics where the two sports are concerned. Both have very long seasons that run basically over the same ...

Tour de France

Posted 7/2/2008 on Hotdog & Friends

Constable Echelon Here’s something I wrote last year just after the Tour’s conclusion that I wish I had written before the Tour to psyche people up for it. Well now the earth has moved almost completely around the sun since then rendering this post viable for the first time. I think it’s solid. Enjoy. Tour, Je t’aime PS I’m backing Juan Mauricio Soler ...

BIKERS BEWARE!

Posted 7/1/2008 on The World of Isaac

Demonstrator Gets Run Over - Watch more free videos Ok, I admit it. A couple of days ago, I thought about doing the same thing to this ahole who was riding in the middle of busy street. If there was no sidewalk, I could maybe understand. But there was. Earth to bikers.....Its not the fvckin Tour De France ok? Take your spandex, take your gay ass helmet and get out of my way.

Posted 7/1/2008 on The World of Isaac

CAS Disqualifies Landis and Strips Him of Tour De France Title

Posted 7/1/2008 on Sports Law Blog

On June 30th, cyclist Floyd Landis lost his final climb -- an attempt to retake his Tour de France title. Not only was not he not exonerated, but the three member panel rendered a ruling that at times, bordered on the hostile. [The 58-page opinion is found here ] After winning the most famous of all cycling events in 2006, he tested positive for performance-enhancing substances. He sought ...

Floyd Landis finally loses the 2006 Tour ...

Posted 6/30/2008 on Deadspin

Floyd Landis finally loses the 2006 Tour de France. [ Steroid Nation ]

Valverde wins 1st Tour de France stage

Published 7/5/2008 on The Seattle Times: Sports

Alejandro Valverde of Spain won the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday with a ride through flat country, the opening of a three-week...

Uncertainty, doping issues surround Tour de France

Published 7/5/2008 on The Seattle Times: Sports

When about 180 riders from 20 teams line up for the start of the 95th Tour de France in this coastal city in Brittany today, they will embark...

Looking for turmoil-free race

Published 7/5/2008 on Other - BostonHerald.com

BREST, France - Here's what victory will look like for Tour de France organizers: The riders reach the finish line in three weeks with no doping scandals. Cycling's...

Court denies Floyd Landis' effort to regain 2006 Tour de France title

Published 7/1/2008 on The Seattle Times: Sports

The costly and highly public legal battle by American cyclist Floyd Landis to recover his title as the winner of the 2006 Tour de France...

Guarded Tour well armed against doping

Published 6/28/2008 on The Seattle Times: Sports

For a second year running, the Tour de France has no defending champion and no star. More than ever, the showcase event desperately needs a clean race following the recent doping scandals that have brought the 105-year institution to its knees.