41.   Festina was at the heart of the doping scandal that marred the Tour de France.

42.   Former cycling star Miguel Indurain said Monday that the doping scandals engulfing the sport would discourage him from taking part in the Tour de France.

43.   Following doping scandals at the Winter Olympics in February, FIFA decided to step up efforts to eliminate the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

44.   French cyclist Richard Virenque, the man Tour de France officials tried to ban because he is under official investigation in a doping scandal, came in sixth.

45.   For the first time since the doping scandal began three weeks ago, a rider was placed under formal investigation, a step short of being charged.

46.   Galvanized by a series of doping scandals in China, the International Swimming Federation is getting tough on drugs.

47.   Gathercole said the delegation aimed to express the damage done to the sport by the doping scandals, and to press for measures to address the problem.

48.   Giro organizers said in the days of the doping scandals they were prepared to end the Giro with ten cyclists.

49.   He said that despite the recent doping scandal in China, Malaysia could learn a lot from them, especially in coaching techniques.

50.   Host Canada, meanwhile, was embarrassed by a doping scandal.