Lance Armstrong faces fresh doping charges from USADA

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1. Trying it again, eh? A Le Tour without a controversy? shocking

"Armstrong has never tested positive."

...of course, Lance was never busted, unlike Contador...



Alberto Contador Stripped of Tour de France Title Over Doping

Today is a lousy day for Spaniard Alberto Contador, who has become the third winner of the Tour de France to have his title taken away for being found guilty of doping.



This latest ruling comes from the Court of Arbitration for Sport. It came a long one and half years after Contador won both the 2010 Tour and the 2011 Giro d’Italia, but it’s the 2010 Tour title that was most in question, because near the end of the race, while Contador was easily crushing the field, a tiny amount of clenbuterol was found in his system during urine tests .

Any amount of clenbuterol is banned because it’s sometimes used by body builders to increase lean muscle mass and by endurance athletes as a masking agent for other banned substances. Which means zero tolerance.

The ban means Contador will lose all results dating back to and including the 2010 Tour de France. Andy Schleck will become the 2010 Tour de France champion and Michele Scarponi is crowned winner of the 2011 Giro d’Italia.

http://www.adventure-journal.com/2012/02/alberto-contador-stripped-of-tour-de-france-title-over-doping/