Everybody who loves cycling cherishes every year the moment of the beginning of the Tour de France, the most famous and for the cyclists most significant cycle race in the world. The first nine stages of the Tour de France 2008 are being done. In total there are 21 stages this year with a total distance of around 3.500 kilometers...
The conflict between the sports organizer ASO and the International Cycling Association UCI has not been solved yet. The main point of issue between these two unions is the different opinion regarding the assortment of the participating teams. The controversy raised as ASO announced the Kazakh squad Astana will be excluded from this year’s events due to the doping occurrences in 2006 and 2007...
The world’s most popular cycling competition with a 3,500-kilometer circuit will begin this Saturday July 5th and the sports world has already set eyes on the 95th edition of the Tour de France after continuous scandals surrounding the doping storm several professional riders have had to face.
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