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Another Tour de France Rider Derailed for Steroids

Published: July 17, 2008

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Spain’s Nevado Ousted After Positive EPO Test The people behind the Tour de France don’t play around. They are hell-bent on cleaning up the sport of cycling and have done a pretty good job of it this summer. Another competitor has been arrested and thrown out of the race following a positive test for performance-enhancing [...]


Beltran Booted from Tour de France for EPO

Published: July 12, 2008

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Cycling Anti-Doping Police Continue to Come Down on Steroids with Help from the Real Police Manuel Beltran of Spain not only has been disqualified from the Tour de France, he was physically removed by French police after testing positive for EPO, a performance-enhancing drug used for energy, endurance and recovery. Although unconfirmed, it was also [...]