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Team Pulls Rasmussen Out Of Tour de France

Dogged in recent years by doping scandals, the Tour de France is once again facing issues after race leader Michael Rasmussen is removed from the event amid questions concerning his whereabouts during spring drug testing. Rasmussen becomes the third top rider expelled this year, and several major sponsors -- including adidas and T-Mobile -- are considering cutting all ties with pro cycling. Meanwhile, the cries of ending the Tour for at least a year have intensified, but Amaury Sports Organisation President Patrice Clerc, whose company owns the event, says that notion "never crossed my mind.

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