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# Vicious cycle

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Lance Armstrong on doping: 'I wouldn't change a thing'
The former Tour champ says it was worth it for the lessons he learned.
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May 24th 2019, 8:32 AM
Red tape and stigma are barriers to homeless seeking mental health services
Many get turned away if they have substance abuse difficulties – or even because they just don’t have an address.
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Jun 16th 2017, 6:10 AM
This is the 'hidden motor' everyone's been talking about since cycling's 'mechanical doping' scandal
Bradley Wiggins thinks its been going on a while.
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Feb 3rd 2016, 9:44 AM
Lance Armstrong says his critical mistake in life was bigger than doping — is he still making it?
The disgraced former Tour champion says he basically raised himself.
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Dec 13th 2015, 2:06 PM
Lance Armstrong still believes he won 7 Tours de France, but no longer wears a Livestrong bracelet
And he’s gonna write a ‘raw’ book.
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Aug 19th 2014, 10:47 PM
Wiggins set to quit 'cut-throat' road cycling
The former Tour champ says the track game is less political and he’s aiming for Rio gold.
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Jul 25th 2014, 9:35 AM
Wiggins children bullied after Armstrong scandal
The former Tour champion had to move his two kids to another school last year, he says.
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Feb 5th 2014, 12:21 PM
Paul Kimmage: I may never speak to David Walsh again
The pair were good friends and colleagues for many years.
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Jan 6th 2014, 2:29 PM
Armstrong 'bought' Million Dollar Race - report
Roberto Gaggioli says the former tour kingpin gave him an Italian Christmas cake with $100,000 in the box.
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Dec 13th 2013, 2:34 PM
UCI could call ex boss to doping inquiry after latest Armstrong claims
Armstrong accused Verbruggen of being involved in a cover up over a positive test for a steroid in 1999.
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Nov 18th 2013, 5:24 PM
Chris O’Dowd to play part of David Walsh in Lance Armstrong biopic
Ben Foster will take on the role of Armstrong while Breaking Bad’s Jesse Plemons will also feature.
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Oct 16th 2013, 11:55 AM
Pantani mother suspects foul play over cycling star's death
The iconic Italian officially died of a cocaine overdose on Valentine’s Day, 2004.
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Sep 17th 2013, 4:15 PM
Judge orders Lance Armstrong to answer doping questions
One insurer wants to know when Pat McQuaid first learned of Armstrong’s doping.
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Sep 4th 2013, 9:56 AM
Pat McQuaid 'desperate' as election rival hits out at proposed changes to presidential race
The rule change ‘smacks of attempted dictatorship,’ says the British candidate.
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Jul 30th 2013, 12:51 PM
Cycling chief Pat McQuaid blasts press over doping questions
Team Sky’s dominant performance on Saturday sparked plenty of questions at the Tour de France.
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Jul 8th 2013, 2:01 PM
'I don't want to use this f****** bike!' Cavendish furious after bad day at office
The British star doesn’t like losing.
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Jul 4th 2013, 7:29 PM
The 12 worst things about being a cyclist
WHY AM I SO SWEATY?
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Jun 26th 2013, 6:00 PM
Paul Kimmage: 'I don't think we'll ever see that money again'
Questions remain about the fund raised by supporters for the Irish journalist.
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Jun 11th 2013, 8:06 PM
This is what it feels like to sprint for over a kilometre and win a stage of the Giro
There lad looks tired there.
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May 8th 2013, 8:16 PM
Paul Kimmage devastated as defence fund reportedly 'disappeared'
The cycling world had rallied behind the Irish journalist when he faced a UCI law suit.
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May 1st 2013, 7:31 PM
Greg LeMond: 'no vendetta' against former friend Lance Armstrong
The Tour de France legend says he doesn’t “rejoice” in the downfall of the man that pushed him out of cycling.
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Apr 23rd 2013, 4:48 PM
Another Armstrong teammate admits doping
Norwegian rider Steffen Kjaergaard said doping was endemic in Armstrong’s US Postal team.
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Oct 23rd 2012, 1:49 PM
What next for Armstrong after devastating report?
The one-time cycling legend faces an uncertain future after the damning report from USADA this week.
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Oct 13th 2012, 10:01 AM
Could Armstrong's restaurant bust-up be his biggest mistake?
On Saturday night the former Tour champion confronted a former team-mate who said Armstrong doped. Now the feds will decide if was ‘witness tampering’.
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Jun 14th 2011, 3:17 PM
Former friend Millar 'struggling to see a happy ending' in Armstrong saga
Millar claims the doping rumours surrounding Armstrong are hampering the sport and that a thorough investigation is necessary in order to protect its image.
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Jun 7th 2011, 3:36 PM
'We stand by our story': '60 Minutes' refuses to apologise for Armstrong doping allegations
The CBS News programme is standing by its allegations that seven-time Tour de France winner Armstrong took performance-enhancing drugs in 2001.
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Jun 3rd 2011, 11:27 AM
Lab chief told feds of 'suspicious' Armstrong test
Results of 2001 sample were “consistent with EPO use” one scientist has told investigators.
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Jun 2nd 2011, 11:01 AM
Armstrong's lawyers want apology from '60 Minutes'
Former team-mate Tyler Hamilton insisted Armstrong doped throughout Tour de France winning streak.
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Jun 1st 2011, 3:03 PM
UCI deny covering up Armstrong doping tests
Former team-mate Viatcheslav Ekimov also comes out in support of seven-time Tour winner.
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May 24th 2011, 12:31 PM
Lance Armstrong DID fail a drugs test in 2001, according to TV show 60 minutes
Former team-mate Tyler Hamilton claims Tour de France legend ‘encouraged’ doping on his team.
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May 23rd 2011, 10:32 AM
Shocking video of a driver ploughing through a crowd of cyclists
Cyclists attending a demonstration in Brazil were lucky not to be killed.
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Mar 1st 2011, 1:06 PM
Sports Illustrated and the doping police have Lance Armstrong in their sights
The case is mounting against America’s one-time hero as yet more ‘evidence’ emerges today.
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Jan 19th 2011, 12:36 PM