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Alberto Contador handed two-year ban for doping offence (and stripped of Tour de France victory)
Source: BBC
6 February 2012 Last updated at 12:22 GMT
Alberto Contador handed two-year ban for doping offence
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has banned Alberto Contador for two years for doping.
He has been stripped of his 2010 Tour de France victory and, with his suspension running until 6 August this year, will miss the 2012 Tour.
The Spaniard, 29, was found guilty of doping after testing positive for clenbuterol during the 2010 Tour.
He has maintained that the failed test resulted from eating contaminated meat.
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Alberto Contador handed two-year ban for doping offence
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has banned Alberto Contador for two years for doping.
He has been stripped of his 2010 Tour de France victory and, with his suspension running until 6 August this year, will miss the 2012 Tour.
The Spaniard, 29, was found guilty of doping after testing positive for clenbuterol during the 2010 Tour.
He has maintained that the failed test resulted from eating contaminated meat.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/16905217