Michael Rasmussen was thrown out of the Tour de France after having broken internal rules. The Dane was immediately fired by his team as well. more

Alexandre Vinokourov tested positive for the use of blood doping after his impressive time trial win in Albi in the Tour de France. The Kazakh was immediately suspended by his team, which entirely left the French race. more

Floyd Landis went from hero to villain in the summer of 2006. The American, then riding for Phonak Hearing Systems, won the Tour de France but tested positive after the seventeenth stage, in which he had laid the foundation for his later victory. more

Ivan Basso was excluded from the 2006 Tour de France because of a possible involvement in Operacion Puerto, the doping case around the Spanish sports doctor Eufemiano Fuentes. more

Jan Ullrich showed his skills in the 2006 season, winning the Tour de Suisse and an individual time trial in the Giro d'Italia. It would be a great Tour de France, but the German got excluded before the race had even started. more

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