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Spanish champion cyclist Miguel Indurain said Tuesday he believed Lance Armstrong was innocent of the doping scandal that has seen the US rider stripped of seven Tour de France titles. "Even now I believe in his innocence. He has always respected all the regulations... He has won all the cases he's had," said Indurain, who won the Tour de France five times consecutively in … [Read more...]
PAU, France, July 17, 2012 (AFP) - Tour de France leader Bradley Wiggins said Tuesday he received a good luck token from his childhood idol, five-times race winner Miguel Indurain. Spaniard Indurain was the first man to win the race five times consecutively, from 1991-1995. Although Indurain is not at the Tour, Wiggins said he received a signed neckerchief from the legendary … [Read more...]
LES HERBIERS, France, July 1, 2011 (AFP) - Reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador is aiming to complete a rare double when he saddles up for the epic three-week race on Saturday. Only seven riders in history have won the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in the same year with Italian climbing specialist Marco Pantani the last to do so, in 1998. Some riders have won the two … [Read more...]
BRUSSELS, July 20, 2009 (AFP) - The European Commission announced Monday that Spanish cycling legend Miguel Indurain was helping to promote organic produce in Europe, a move which raised some eyebrows in the EU executive. The five-time Tour de France winner -- from 1991 to 1995 -- was working with a jury for the EU Organic Logo Competition, with the winner's work being used to identify … [Read more...]