Alberto Contador's Saxo Bank-Sungard team could be thrown out of cycling's World Tour after the Spaniard was given a two-year doping ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Friday.
Cycling should try to put the Lance Armstrong doping case behind it, Spain's double Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, who returned from a two-year doping ban in August, said on Saturday.
A month after completing a two-year ban for doping, Alberto Contador showed that he was still a force to be reckoned with as he won his second Vuelta a Espana title on Sunday.
The strengths and weaknesses of leading contenders in the 2011 Tour de France which starts on Saturday.
oil market remained under pressure and big gains are unlikely.
While consumers have enjoyed lower fuel prices, producers have cut spending and thousands of jobs
Sterling fell to a 31-year low against the dollar on Monday as a sell-off stemming from Britain's decision to quit the European Union gathered pace, with the euro also pressured as Brexit clouded the future of the rest of the bloc.
Former Tour de France winner and Team Saxo manager Bjarne Riis knew about doping in his team but failed to act.
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