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Cyclist Landis Stripped of 2006 Tour de France Title

NPR | By Tom Goldman
Published September 21, 2007 at 6:00 AM EDT

American Floyd Landis has been stripped of his 2006 Tour de France championship title for using banned drugs during the race. Runner-up Oscar Pereiro of Spain was pronounced the new winner.

The case represents the first time in the more than 100-year history of the Tour that a victory has been revoked by doping charges.

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