Here's a nifty piece of trivia to dazzle your friends at your next cocktail party: the Union Cycliste Internationale decided today that the guys who came in second (who are they?) to Lance Armstrong during his seven Tour wins will remain the first losers, as the UCI ruled it won't be moving anyone up or down even though they stripped Armstrong of the wins.
Being a seven-time Tour de France champion is more than just a title. And now that Lance Armstrong isn't a seven-time champion (Armstrong deleted his seven tour wins from his Twitter bio Monday night) the race's director wants his prize money back.
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Cyclist Alberto Contador has been banned from competition for two years and stripped of his 2010 Tour de France victory after being found guilty of using a banned substance during the 2010 race.
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