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"Viktor Troicki of Serbia who was banned for 18 months for missing a doping test expressed confidence that the ban will be turned down by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne on 9 October."

"BERLIN (AFP) - Germany's only Tour de France winner, Jan Ullrich, turns 40 on Monday, insisting he has come to terms with his doping past. Ullrich, who retired in 2007 having won the 1997 Tour, admitted earlier this year that he had resorted to blood doping during his career with the help of Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes."

"Britain's Chris Froome is set to win the 100th Tour de France on Sunday. However, he has been forced to respond to questions about doping, following revelations over Lance Armstrong and other former Tour de France giants who used drugs in the 90s and 2000s. Froome told BBC Sport: "I've also believed in people who have turned out to be cheats and liars. But I can assure you, I'm not.""

"Suspended Jamaican 400 meters runner Dominique Blake is thinking on the lines of whether to take her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) after her appeal was turned down against her ban of six years for a second doping violation."

"Suspended Jamaican 400 metres runner Dominique Blake is yet to decide if she will take her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) after her appeal was turned down against her six-year ban for a second doping violation."