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Pain comes with the joy for U.S. Olympic cyclist Tyler Farrar
Tyler Farrar, a 27-year-old road cyclist from rural Wenatchee, Wash., learned young that he wasn't any good at baseball or basketball. Football didn't work out. Hockey? Not so much. Yet when Farrar got on a bicycle, he was special. In fact, some think...
Tags: Tyler Farrar, Giro d'Italia, Awards and Prizes, Garmin Ltd., Christian Vande Velde
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Robert Gesink wins Amgen Tour of California
Robert Gesink, a Dutchman who rides for the Rabobank team, won the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday, confirming his place on top that he had earned by climbing fast up Mt. Baldy on Saturday. The win was emotional for the 25-year-old, who grew up on a...
Tags: Cycling, Tour of California, Tom Boonen, Robbie McEwen, Sprint Cycling
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Tour de theft targets high-end racing bikes
Jet Tanner was sound asleep in his Irvine home on a March night when he was awakened by the sound of crashing glass. He ran to the front of the house just as the thieves were pulling away. They left a computer and a flat-screen television. In fact, the...
Tags: Social Media, Services and Shopping, Cycling, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Lance Armstrong
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Cyclist Chris Horner still has no memory of Tour de France crash
Chris Horner had perhaps his most successful year as a cyclist in 2011. He won the Amgen Tour of California, finished second in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, a celebrated one-day race, and finished fourth at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. Yet what most...
Tags: Tour of California, Amgen Inc., Levi Leipheimer, Injuries and Wounds, Head Injuries
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Big Tobacco adds nearly $9 million to fight against cigarette tax
PolitiCalThe parent companies of Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. reported nearly $9 million in contributions to the campaign against Proposition 29, the June ballot measure that would hike cigarette taxes by $1 per pack.... -
Lance Armstrong 'gratified' doping investigation has ended
L.A. NOWFederal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced Friday that they had closed a criminal investigation relating to cyclist Lance Armstrong, nearly two years after a grand jury began probing allegations of doping by the seven-time Tour de France winner and... -
Lance Armstrong: Federal prosecutors drop investigation
Sports NowLance Armstrong: Federal prosecutors announced Friday that they have dropped their investigation into whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his former teammates took part performance-enhancing drugs.... -
Alberto Contador stripped of 2010 Tour de France title
Sports NowAlberto Contador has been found guilty of doping and was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday by sport's highest court.... -
Alberto Contador says he may appeal ban but won't retire
Sports NowAlberto Contador says he is considering an appeal of the two-year cycling ban he received Monday for testing positive for a banned substance. One thing the Spanish cyclist is not considering, however, is retirement.... -
Spaniards fail to see humor in French doping satire
World NowNot everyone is laughing at a series of satirical French videos that portray Spanish sports stars like Rafael Nadal as puppets who take drugs. Especially not Spaniards, and especially not this week.... -
Lance Armstrong to give $1.5 million to push California tobacco tax
PolitiCalFormer Tour de France champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong will announce a $1.5-million donation to Proposition 29, the June ballot measure in California that would create a new $1-per-pack tax on cigarettes to pay for cancer research. The... -
Tour of California 2012 will finish at L.A. Live
The Fabulous ForumAmgen Tour of California to finish in 2012 at LA Live....
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