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Podium girls kissing stage and general classification winner Daryl Impey at the 2014 Tour of Alberta. Podium girls, formally known as "tour hostesses" (French: hôtesses du Tour), are women who are best known for presenting prizes and kisses to the winners of the Tour de France and other major cycle races, including the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España.
Banned for life and stripped of all Tour de France titles in 2012. [42] Admitted to doping at the Tour de France in an interview with Oprah Winfrey held on 17 January 2013. 2 Alex Zülle (SUI) Banesto +7' 37" Admitted to taking EPO during the Festina trial. 3 Fernando Escartín (ESP) Kelme +10' 26" Named as a client of Francesco Conconi. [108]
He came third in the 1983 Tour de France (undoped) but he said that in the 1986 Tour de France "I was very bad and had the choice: go back to home or to provide me with testosterone." - Winnen reached Paris. During his career with Raleigh, Panasonic and Buckler, Winnen used testosterone, amphetamines and corticosteroids. [81]
The directeur sportif's of two different teams were expelled form the race today, and their riders also suffered consequences.
As the Tour de France began in Dublin, it was announced that the Festina riders Richard Virenque, Alex Zülle and Laurent Dufaux would face questioning when they returned to France. On July 15, Roussel and Festina team doctor Eric Rijckaert were arrested in Cholet, and the team's hotel was searched by eight gendarmes. [1]
Stage 8. Stage Winner: Marlen Reusser The 22.6 kilometer time trial that capped off the final day of the Tour de France Femmes was mostly flat, save for one small climb, and while it seemed ...
As a result, none of the riders who finished in the top 5 of the 2005 Tour de France started in the 2006 edition. On 3 July, Würth also withdrew sponsorship of the Astana team. They had planned sponsorship only if it were not excluded from a race. Six days later, T-Mobile fired Rudy Pevenage, directeur sportif, because he was also involved. On ...
Previewing Stage 2: 2023 Tour de France Femmes Tim de Waele - Getty Images Stage Two — Clermont-Ferrand to Mauriac (152 km.) Monday, July 24 With the race really underway, and legs warmed up ...