FILE - In this July 7, 2007 file picture, Thomas Dekker of The Netherlands speeds during the prologue of the Tour de France cycling race, a 7.9 kilometer (4.9-mile) individual time trial in central London. Dutch cyclist Thomas Dekker will not take part in this year's Tour de France after testing positive for the illegal blood-booster EPO, the rider's Silence-Lotto team said Wednesday. The team said the 24-year-old cyclist received news that a re-tested urine sample taken in December 2007 while riding for the Dutch Rabo Bank team contained the banned hormone which boosts endurance. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

FILE - In this July 7, 2007 file picture, Thomas Dekker of The Netherlands speeds during the prologue of the Tour de France cycling race, a 7.9 kilometer (4.9-mile) individual time trial in central London. Dutch cyclist Thomas Dekker will not take part in this year's Tour de France after testing positive for the illegal blood-booster EPO, the rider's Silence-Lotto team said Wednesday. The team said the 24-year-old cyclist received news that a re-tested urine sample taken in December 2007 while riding for the Dutch Rabo Bank team contained the banned hormone which boosts endurance.

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