Posted in Cycling on Oct 24th, 2007
Levi Leipheimer made his decision public today to sign with the Astana team for next season. He felt relieved with this decision mainly because he had felt at home with Discovery. Discovery decided to disband for next year so he was out of a team. Now that he is on Astana, he will […]
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Posted in Cycling on Oct 24th, 2007
Although news broke Monday that Spanish cyclist Iban Mayo would be cleared to ride again, it was in fact a case of jumping the gun. Headlines read that his B sample had come back negative for EPO. If you are not familiar with this story, during the Tour this year his A sample […]
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Posted in Cycling on Oct 22nd, 2007
Spanish Cycling star, Iban Mayo has had a tough past few months. During the Tour de France he had an A sample come back positive for EPO. EPO is a banned substance in cycling as with most sports because it increases the number of red blood cells in your body which then leads […]
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Posted in Cycling on Oct 19th, 2007
Professional Cyclists have one of the longest seasons out of any athletes. They race from Freezing cold February to Mid October. This weekend features the last race of the ProTour Calendar, the Tour of Lombardy. It is raced around the beautiful countryside that surrounds Lake Como. The riders will actually make […]
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