Tour de France 2007 Preview Part 1
With all the fiasco that occured in last year’s Tour De France, are we expecting an admirable race this time?
Again the big names that we always hear in the news will not be around. All of us really had missed Lance Armstrong and we are dreaming of his return. But he is not Michael Jordan. And the sports of cycling differs greatly from basketball.
What’s happening to the big names.
Floyd Landis Book
In his upcoming book, Tour de France champion Floyd Landis claims the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency spent so much money in an obsessed mission to nail him for drug violations that it passed on prosecuting other cases. AZCENTRAL.COM
Jan Ulrich Snubbed
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has turned down a request to meet with disgraced cyclist Jan Ullrich, who retired from the sport earlier this year after being implicated in the Spanish doping scandal. TheStar.com
Ivan Basso Suspended
Ivan Basso, the 2006 Giro d’Italia champion, was given a two-year doping ban by the Italian cycling federation on Friday.The 29-year-old Basso won’t be eligible to go back to competitive cycling until October 24, 2008, according to a press release from the organization.
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