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Austrian Cyclist Pfannberger Banned For Life
VIENNA, Nov 21, 2009 (AFP) – Austrian cyclist Christian Pfannberger has received a lifelong ban for repeated doping offenses, the national anti-doping agency announced on Saturday.
Pfannberger, 30, tested positive in March for the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin) as he prepared to start in the three-week Tour of Italy as part of the Russian [...]
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- McEwen Postpones Comeback Over Knee Pain
August 18th, 2009ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Aug 17, 2009 (AFP) – Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen has been forced to pull out of his competitive comeback race, the Eneco Tour, after feeling pain in his knee, his Katusha team announced Monday.
McEwen suffered several injuries, including a fractured tibia, in a crash on the Tour of Belgium [...] - Antonio Colom Of Katusha Test Positive For EPO
June 9th, 2009Colom suspended after positive EPO test
PARIS, June 9, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Antonio Colom has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned substance EPO, the International Cycling Union (UCI) revealed on Tuesday.
Colom had been scheduled to race for the Katusha team in the Tour de France, which begins [...] - Cavendish Wins ‘La Panne’ Stage 2
April 1st, 2009Britain’s Mark Cavendish, riding for Columbia, won the second stage of the ‘Trois Jours de La Panne’ cycle race on Wednesday.
Cavendish saw off Australia’s Robbie McEwen and Italy’s Francesco Chicchi in a sprint finish.
Italy’s Katusha racer Filippo Pozzato, who won the opening stage, [...]
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