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Team 26 bikes to D.C., pushes gun control measures
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On the West Lawn of the Capitol, the group urged Congress to pass a bill banning assault weapons with high-capacity magazines, impose stricter background checks for gun purchases and strengthen gun restrictions for those with mental illness.
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Cyclist hit by car in Southwest Washington
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MPD officials say that the cyclist was hit by a car just before 6:20 a.m. near the intersection of 6th Street and Maryland Avenue SW.
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Pennsylvania Avenue bicycle lane U-turn crackdown to be enforced
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Authorities in the District of Columbia are set to crack down on drivers who make U-turns across the bicycle lanes that run down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Lance Armstrong confesses doping to Oprah
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"Yes," Lance Armstrong said when Oprah Winfrey asked if he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France. But he said he didn't cheat. "I viewed it as a level playing field."
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Lance Armstrong scandal: Local agency rep speaks with NC8 on admission
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After years of denials, Lance Armstrong came clean on Thursday night to Oprah Winfrey about his doping.
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Lance Armstrong stripped of 2000 Olympic bronze medal
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On the day he went public with an admission of doping after years of denials, Olympic officials disclosed one more embarrassment for Lance Armstrong: He was stripped of a bronze medal won at the 2000 Sydney Games.
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Lance Armstrong tells Oprah he doped
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Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey during an interview Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
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Lance Armstrong investigation prompted death threats against anti-doping agency head
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In an interview with French sports daily L'Equipe on Monday, USADA chief executive Travis Tygart says "the Armstrong affair has prompted death threats against me" and that he received three threats from separate individuals.
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Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour de France titles, banned for life
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The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency stripped Lance Armstrong's seven Tour de France titles Friday, erasing one of the most incredible achievements in sports after deciding he had used performance-enhancing drugs to do it.
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Germantown cyclist critically injured in fall in woods
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A mountain biker who fell while riding in the woods in Germantown is suffering from life-threatening injuries, Montgomery County fire officials say.
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John Diehl faces charges in 2011 bicycle collision
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More than nine months after a bicyclist was struck, allegedly intentionally, by a truck in Northeast D.C., the retired police officer who was behind the wheel isn't willing to say much.
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College Park Metro offers bike-and-ride option
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Metro says that only about 1 percent of riders get to stations by bicycle, but for those who commute on two wheels to the College Park station, their investment is getting a new layer of protection.
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Cyclists and traffic laws: Same standards for cyclists and drivers? (Poll)
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U.S. Park Police officers are beginning to crack down on cyclists who don't obey traffic laws? Should they be held to the same rules as drivers? Take our poll.
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British bus driver hits cyclist, sentenced to 17 months in prison (Video)
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A British bus driver who intentionally hit a bicyclist with whom he argued with has been sentenced to 17 months in prison.
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Alberto Contador stripped of 2010 Tour de France title
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Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport's highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.
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Fairfax County reports more bike crashes in 2011 than this time last year
Will there ever be peace between our drivers and cyclists? Crashes between cars and bicycles are up significantly this year as compared to 2010.
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Alberto Contador builds momentum with strong Stage four
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Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Condator recovered from a slow start to this year's race with a 2nd place finish in Tuesday's Stage 4.
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