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Phinney can't wait "to impress the king"
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comWas it surprising that U.S. teenage phenom Taylor Phinney signed on with Lance Armstrong's new under-23 team? Not exactly.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008Julich may be off bike, but he's not done selling the sport he loves
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comBobby Julich may have retired from professional cycling, but the American is not done yet. He wants to give back to the sport that has given him so much.
Story | Conversation | November 12, 2008After two years, ACE going out of business immediately
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comThe Agency for Cycling Ethics, which conducted independently monitored anti-doping testing for three U.S.-based cycling teams, is going out of business immediately, according to its CEO and the owner of one of those teams.
Story | Conversation | November 04, 2008ESPN.com's exclusive interview with Lance Armstrong
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comESPN.com's Bonnie D. Ford spoke with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong on Wednesday. The following are excerpts from that conversation.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008Armstrong racing for cancer awareness, not to disprove critics
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comLance Armstrong told ESPN.com that he isn't racing to prove he was clean in the past.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008New Tour route will bring old questions about Lance, cycling into limelight
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comWith Wednesday's Tour route announcement, an enormous amount of energy will be expended in the next few months in speculation over Lance Armstrong's Tour plans. Most of it will be wasted energy.
Story | Conversation | October 22, 2008Lance's comeback makes it open season for his detractors
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comMany of the questions about Lance Armstrong's past could have receded if had he remained retired. But his comeback makes it open season again. He said he missed competition. He has it on several fronts now.
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008In U.S. federal court motion, Landis claims arbitrators had conflicts of interest
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comSuspended cyclist Floyd Landis has taken the unusual step of challenging his doping conviction, stepping outside the anti-doping adjudication system to try to prove in a U.S. court that his case was not fairly heard by a sports arbitration panel.
Story | Conversation | September 26, 2008Leipheimer a different kind of cycling survivor
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comLevi Leipheimer doesn't have the backstory of fellow Americans Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong, but he is a survivor in a different way. Leipheimer is a low-key and canny survivor in the volatile world of professional cycling.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2008Whatever is on Lance's list, the execution remains the big challenge
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comRumors continue to leak about what Lance Armstrong has planned for his return to cycling. Some are predictable; others are shocking. We'll soon know the truth. But either way, the biggest challenge for Armstrong will be the execution of his plan.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2008Nadal's efficient, brilliant shotmaking propels Spain into final
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comNot even an ailing posterior could prevent Rafael Nadal from a near-flawless performance. At a historic bullring in Madrid, the world No. 1 bludgeoned American Andy Roddick in straight sets to propel the Spaniards into the Davis Cup final.
Story | Conversation | September 22, 2008With suspension ending, Landis talks to team about return
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comFloyd Landis is negotiating with a U.S-based team to ride professionally again.
Story | Conversation | September 14, 2008Armstrong '100 percent' committed to return to cycling
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comHis competitive thirst apparently unquenched, Lance Armstrong has told Vanity Fair magazine that he intends to try to win an eighth Tour de France in 2009.
Story | Conversation | September 09, 2008Coach says Armstrong as driven as before retirement
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comLance Armstrong's former coach Chris Carmichael says the cyclist is ready for a comeback.
Story | Conversation | September 09, 2008UCI head says manager of retired Armstrong has reached out
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comThe president of cycling's international governing body said Lance Armstrong's manager contacted the organization this summer to ask how the retired cyclist would go about participating in anti-doping testing.
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