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• End to Armstrong probe gets welcome in Qatar (AP)
5 Feb 2012 at 5:37pm
Cycling teams at the Tour of Qatar welcomed the end of a U.S. federal investigation into Lance Armstrong, saying Sunday they were hopeful the seven-time Tour de France champion could finally move on with his life. Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort to determine whether the American cyclist and his teammates were involved in...
• Contador is 98th in race on eve of doping verdict (AP)
5 Feb 2012 at 1:03pm
Nearing a verdict on his Tour de France doping case after a 17-month wait, Alberto Contador finished 98th in the Mallorca Challenge on Sunday. The Spaniard was set to return to Madrid following the race. The Court of Arbitration for Sport rules Monday on whether Contador will be banned after returning a positive drug test in winning the 2010 Tour.
• Boonen wins opening stage of Tour of Qatar (AP)
5 Feb 2012 at 11:21am
Tom Boonen of Belgium won the opening stage of the Tour of Qatar on Sunday, finishing four seconds ahead of Adam Blythe of Britain. The former world road racing champion, riding for the Omega Pharma Quick-Step team, completed the 88.5-mile first stage in 3 hours, 11 minutes, 22 seconds. BMC Racing Team's Blythe was followed by Peter Sagan of Liquigas-Cannondale, six seconds back in third.
• Closure of Armstrong probe could affect feds (AP)
4 Feb 2012 at 1:52pm
Now that the federal government has closed its investigation of Lance Armstrong, some legal experts are wondering whether the effort to prosecute superstar athletes over doping claims is worth it. On Friday, the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles said Armstrong would not be charged after a two-year probe into accusations that the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates systematically used...
• US prosecutors drop probe of Lance Armstrong team (Reuters)
3 Feb 2012 at 8:53pm
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• Column: No matter what, Armstrong always wins (AP)
3 Feb 2012 at 7:43pm
Lance Armstrong licked 'em again. Always has. Always will. Like cancer and the Tour de France, the federal government turned out to be just another challenge to conquer. On his trophy wall, next to those bright yellow jerseys he got for winning the world's toughest bike race seven times, Armstrong can now hang the scalp of steroid cop Jeff Novitzky.
• Armstrong 'gratified' by no charges in doping case (AP)
3 Feb 2012 at 6:33pm
Cyclist Lance Armstrong released the following statement through his attorney after the U.S. attorney's office decided Friday not to bring charges against him after a nearly two-year investigation into whether the seven-time Tour de France champion and his teammates ran a doping program: "I am gratified to learn that the U.S.
• U.S. anti-doping agency says probe into cycling continues (Reuters)
3 Feb 2012 at 4:56pm
United States Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart said on Friday that the group's investigation into doping in cycling would continue.
• US prosecutors close probe of Lance Armstrong team (Reuters)
3 Feb 2012 at 4:24pm
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles said on Friday they had closed an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct by members and associates of a bike racing team partly owned by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.
• US Attorney Birotte issues statement on Armstrong (AP)
3 Feb 2012 at 4:16pm
United States Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. released the following statement Friday regarding the Lance Armstrong doping investigation: "United States Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. today announced that his office is closing an investigation into allegations of federal criminal conduct by members and associates of a professional bicycle racing team owned in part by Lance Armstrong.