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PARIS, Dec 2, 2008 (AFP) - America’s seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong will above all be seeking to raise the profile of his anti-cancer foundation when he returns for a tilt at an unprecedented eighth title next summer, organisers said on Tuesday.
Armstrong’s Astana team had announced Monday [...]

America’s seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong announced today that he was competing for his eighth Tour de France Yellow Jersey.
The 37-year-old Texan had been thought to be solely a contender for the Tour of Italy but has rescinded on that idea.
“Lance Armstrong announces [...]

This is part 5 of 12 of the history of the Tour de France. Feel free to go back and view the first four installments. We will post part 6 next Saturday.
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BERLIN, Nov 27, 2008 (AFP) - German cyclist Stefan Schumacher, who failed a drugs test at the Tour de France, said Thursday he will sue the French anti-doping authorities (AFLD) for defamation.
“I have been judged and pilloried. My conscience is clear,” Schumacher, who has always denied doping, told his [...]

The 2010 Tour de France will start from the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, organisers ASO said on Thursday.
The Tour’s 97th edition will start on July 3 and the route will be unveiled in Rotterdam on December 11, ASO said.
Rotterdam won the nod ahead of fellow [...]

Lance Armstrong has revealed that he fears being attacked by spectators when he makes his return to the Tour de France next year.
The American, a seven-times winner of the Tour, believes he could be targeted by French fans angry that doping allegations surrounding him have helped to destroy the credibility and [...]

This is part 3 of 12 of the history of the Tour de France. Feel free to go back and view the first two installments. We will post part 4 next Saturday.
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Italian Leonardo Piepoli, one of seven riders to fail drug tests at the Tour de France, has demanded a counter-test, according to the French national anti-doping agency (AFLD) on Wednesday.
Piepoli, one of four who tested positive for a new strain of a banned blood booster EPO called CERA, [...]

This is part two of a 12 part series on the history of the Tour de France. We will run one episode every Saturday for 12 weeks.
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I’m absolutely frustrated with the negative jawboning going on within the sport of cycling about the imminent return to competition of the most influential rider - and one of the most high-profile athletes - in modern sports history.
The undisputable facts are that he’s exciting, he’ll bring new fans and greater press coverage to the sport, [...]