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Tour de France Anti-Doping Facts

Tour de France Anti-Doping Facts

BREST, France, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - Details of doping controls prior to and during the 2008 Tour de France which begins here Saturday:
Who carries out the controls?
After a rupture between the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the company which runs the Tour, ASO, the race [...]

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