Thursday, January 27, 2011

Contador Suspended From Cycling for One Year & Stripped of Title

2010 Tour de France Champion Alberto Contador, long time rival and arch nemesis of Lance Armstrong, was busted a few months back after testing positive for having the controlled substance Clenbuterol in his system.This allegation proved true and Contador has sustained a one year suspension from cycling and the 2010 Tour de France Trophy will go to the much deserved Andy Schleck, whom Contador beat by only :38 seconds. Read the full article here. The only other cyclist ever to be stripped of a title win in the Tour de France was American Floyd Landis back in 2006 for blood doping and EPO.

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