01. Drugs in the tour
Doping tends to dominate cycling - we look at the history of doping in the Tour de France leading up to the 2007 race. It doesn't make for encouraging reading.
Read | 02. Explanations of tour drugs
The Tour de France is 'infamous' for drug use. But what drugs? And how do they work? This article was written a week prior to the 2007 Tour, explaining the more common ones.
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03. Doping culture in cycling
Cycling and drug use have become synonomous. In this article, we trace the history of drug use and reveal some startling historical cases which shed light on a culture of drugs.
Read | 04. A look at the 2007 Tour
The 2007 Tour was tainted by one drug story after another. in this article, we look at how Michael Rasmussen, the yellow jersey, was kicked off by his team within sight of victory
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05. Drugs scandal in the 2007TdF
A look at just one of the many drugs scandals that hit the 2007 Tour de France - Alexander Vinokourov testing positive for blood doping
Read | 06. Apathy over doping in sport
Three high profile, potentially massive cases of doping in sport have been in the news recently. Do we care? What does our apathy reveal?
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07. The tip of the doping iceberg
The biggest sports drug bust ever took place in the US a few months ago. Just the tip of the iceberg? Is it true that there will be 100 undetectable drugs at the Beijing Olympics?
Read | 08. Steroids: Marion Jones confesses
Marion Jones this week pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators and admitted using steroids. But is this the whole truth, or simply a pacifier to clear her conscience?
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09. Tour de France: sport or scandal?
As doping scandals threaten to suffocate the Tour de France and detract from the sport itself, Dr Ross Tucker takes a closer look at the somewhat rocky future of cycling.
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