Tour de France co-favorites Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich were suspended by their respective teams yesterday because of links to a Spanish doping investigation, snuffing out their much-anticipated duel to succeed Lance Armstrong as Tour champion and putting the balance of their careers in jeopardy. (Full article: 866 words)

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