51.   In a race overshadowed by a doping scandal, Lance Armstrong overcame a life-threatening disease and went on to win the prologue of the Tour de France.

52.   In an interview Monday, Armstrong expressed strong feelings about the crisis his sport has gone through since a doping scandal almost destroyed the Tour de France last year.

53.   Is there any sport free of doping scandals these days?

54.   It was the biggest doping scandal in the history of sports.

55.   Last year, a doping scandal brought the race to a temporary halt, and the sport virtually to its knees.

56.   Last week saw the exit of top riders, Gilberto Simoni and Stefano Garzelli, in a doping scandal.

57.   Last year, the all-around gold was already around her neck before she was disqualified in a doping scandal.

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

59.   Lachance said the spate of doping scandals in sports this year underscores the scope of the problem, but disputed the notion that this should generate sympathy for Johnson.

60.   Marjo Matikainen, a former four-time Olympic medalist and an IOC monitor in Salt Lake City, said the doping scandal had been a major setback.