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Tour de France 2008 news

CONFUSION OVER ?VERY WORRYING? TOUR DE FRANCE BLOOD TEST RESULTS

According to Friday's edition of French newspaper Le Monde, 10 riders competing in the Tour de France have been given letters from the Agence francaise de lutte contre le dopage (AFLD) warning them they have "assez troublantes? or very worrying blood values.

All blood tests in this year's Tour de France are being carried by the AFLD because of the fallout between the Tour de France organisers ASO and the UCI, and the decision to run the Tour under French Cycling Federation rules.

The AFLD were not given information from the UCI's biological passport system and have no records of riders' previous blood tests or average blood profiles, so it is difficult for them to fully understand why a rider may have unusual blood values.

'VALV.PITI' BLOOD BAG MUST BE TESTED

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TOUR DE FRANCE 2008: STAGE REPORTS

Stage six: Ricco storms to win

Stage five: Cavendish takes first Tour win

Stage four: Schumacher wins TT and takes race lead

Stage three: Dumoulin wins stage from break

Stage two: Hushovd wins chaotic sprint

Stage one: Valverde wins

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TOUR DE FRANCE 2008: NEWS

Millar to go for yellow [stage six]

Team Columbia's reaction to Cavendish's win [stage five]

Cavendish talks about his Tour stage win

Tour comment: Why Evans should be happy [stage four]

Millar: Still aiming for Tour yellow jersey [stage 4]

Who is Romain Feillu?

Cavendish disappointed with stage two result

Millar too close to Tour yellow jersey

Stage 2 preview: A sprint finish for Cavendish?

Millar happy after gains precious seconds in Plumelec

Valverde delighted with opening Tour stage win

Comment: Is Valverde's win a good thing for the Tour?

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TOUR DE FRANCE 2008: PHOTOS

Stage six

Stage five

Stage four

Stage three

Stage two

Stage one

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TOUR DE FRANCE 2008: GUIDE

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