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<title><![CDATA[espnW -- Tour of California illustrates trying times for top women cyclists]]></title>
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The women's one-off time trial at the Tour of California was sandwiched between a field of amateurs and the 112 men in the professional field, leaving women riders wondering when they'll get their own bigger stage.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 17, 2013 13:20:14 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[espnW -- Mara Abbott returns to big stage at Tour of California Women's Invitational time trial]]></title>
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Self-doubt and a destructive eating disorder sidelined Mara Abbott. But the yearlong hiatus was a blessing in disguise, as the talented cyclist has found her balance, and a newfound resolve, heading into Friday's Tour of California women's time trial.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 15, 2013 15:03:40 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tyler Hamilton provides testimony for Operation Puerto trial]]></title>
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Former U.S. pro cyclist Tyler Hamilton has provided written testimony to Spanish authorities prosecuting the Operation Puerto doping case whose central figure, Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes, oversaw a program of blood extraction and re-transfusion for athletes.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 27, 2013 10:33:46 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Andre Agassi shocked, angered by Lance Armstrong's doping confession]]></title>
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Andre Agassi, speaking at the Australian Open on Friday, said he felt "anger" about Lance Armstrong's confession to using performance-enhancing drugs.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 24, 2013 22:26:41 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ex-USADA chief Terry Madden affirms 'gift' solicitation of Lance Armstrong representative]]></title>
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Former U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Terry Madden confirmed Saturday that "one of Lance Armstrong's closest representatives" contacted the agency in 2004 and offered to make a six-figure "gift" -- an offer that was immediately rejected, Madden said.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 19, 2013 05:06:14 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong's interview with Oprah Winfrey about doping his typical spectacle]]></title>
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By force of lifetime habit, Lance Armstrong is still trying to shape his own narrative, Bonnie D. Ford writes.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 17, 2013 08:18:45 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong still part of ongoing USPS investigation]]></title>
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Lance Armstrong's legal woes are far from over on several fronts, including an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Postal Service, the longtime title sponsor for his cycling teams and once inextricably linked to his racing success.]]></description>
<pubDate>December 10, 2012 13:47:11 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2013 Tour de France: Uncertain road ahead as iconic race turns 100]]></title>
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There is no sport with a bigger credibility fight on its hands than cycling, and no event where genuine romance coexists so uncomfortably with hideous reality than the Tour de France, writes Bonnie D. Ford.]]></description>
<pubDate>October 24, 2012 06:18:50 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UCI upholds USADA's ruling against Lance Armstrong, but it can't escape blame]]></title>
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The UCI upheld the sanctions imposed by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, stripping Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles, but the organization cannot escape blame for its role in the scandal.]]></description>
<pubDate>October 22, 2012 14:29:13 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[W roundtable: Lance Armstrong's tarnished legacy]]></title>
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Lance Armstrong is stepping down as chairman of his Livestrong charity and Nike has ended his endorsement deal. Our writers weigh in on what all this means for his legacy.]]></description>
<pubDate>October 17, 2012 05:20:44 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Christian Vande Velde looks forward as Lance Armstrong doping scandal reaches crescendo]]></title>
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Christian Vande Velde has been at peace for some time now. This week seals it.]]></description>
<pubDate>October 11, 2012 12:25:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[USADA report on Lance Armstrong should end any debate about whether he doped]]></title>
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To discount all three elements of USADA's case against Lance Armstrong, and the way they overlap and intersect, is nothing less than being willfully blind.]]></description>
<pubDate>October 10, 2012 09:57:31 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ford: Book by former Lance Armstrong teammate and friend by turns banal and very ugly]]></title>
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In "The Secret Race," over and over, Tyler Hamilton's message comes through: Doping hid in plain sight during the Lance Armstrong era. Cheating occurred on such a massive scale, in such mundane packaging, that it receded into the landscape and became almost invisible.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 30, 2012 21:50:22 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong's decision not to fight USADA charges marks surprising end for an all-time great fighter]]></title>
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The world is altered this morning, even if the record books don't reflect that quite yet.   Lance Armstrong has abandoned. Essentially entered a plea...]]></description>
<pubDate>August 24, 2012 05:08:41 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Floyd Landis will avoid jail if donors get reimbursed]]></title>
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Floyd Landis was arraigned Friday morning in U.S. District Court in San Diego on a single count of wire fraud related to fund-raising for his legal defense, but his case will be dismissed if he repays donors within three years.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 23, 2012 13:01:05 PDT</pubDate>
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