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The Tour de France is still marvelous, and cleaner than you think

By Jim Caple
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Thursday, July 3, 2008

The biggest problem with cycling's drug-testing program is that it is too damn effective. Seriously, everyone says they are for comprehensive, rigid drug testing, but when push comes to shove, how many fans really want it? Consider the field for this year's Tour de France, which starts Saturday. Thanks to the recent doping scandals, the Tour will start for the second straight year without the cyclist who crossed the finish line first in Paris the previous year. Alberto Contador, who won last ...

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