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Sliding doors: The legacy of Cobo’s delayed relegation

Toulouse, France (CT) – For most in the peloton, this morning’s stage start was much like any other. But for a couple of riders, there was a small but significant change. News quietly landed overnight that Juan Jose Cobo had been stripped of his 2011 Vuelta a Espana win – an outcome that left two …

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Chris Froome to be handed 2011 Vuelta a España title, eight years later

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The UCI has recognised Chris Froome as the winner of the 2011 Vuelta a España, retrospectively making him the first British rider to win a Grand Tour. Froome originally finished the Spanish Grand Tour in second place behind Spaniard Juan Jose Cobo. However in June 2019, nearly eight years after the race’s conclusion, the UCI …

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Vuelta winner Cobo guilty of passport violation, Froome could take title

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Juan Jose Cobo, winner of the 2011 Vuelta a Espana, has been found guilty of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation by the UCI’s Anti-Doping Tribunal. The case is based on abnormalities in his Biological Passport between 2009 and 2011. Cobo was the surprise winner of the 2011 Vuelta, finishing ahead of Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins …

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Van Aert doubles up at the Dauphiné: Daily News Digest

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Wout van Aert takes his second Critérium du Dauphiné stage victory in a row, Katarzyna Niewiadoma wins stage 4 at the Women’s Tour, Juan José Cobo found guilty of anti-doping violation based on biological passport findings. Those stories and more in today’s Daily News Digest. …

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Sliding doors: The legacy of Cobo’s delayed relegation

Chris Froome to be handed 2011 Vuelta a España title, eight years later

Vuelta winner Cobo guilty of passport violation, Froome could take title

Van Aert doubles up at the Dauphiné: Daily News Digest

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