Julien Pretot
in Aurillac
The spectre of drugs returned to haunt the Tour de France yesterday when race organisers revealed that the veteran Spanish rider, Manuel Beltran, had tested positive for EPO.
Robbie Renwick was one of Scotland's outside prospects going into the Olympic trials in April, but he confirmed his place in Beijing is well deserved as he snatched victory in the 400m freestyle on the first day of finals at the ASA National Championships in Liverpool.
THE very first British Olympic competitor, Launceston Elliot, was a descendant of the Earl of Minto, and it's doubtful if Britain has produced a more colourful or charismatic Olympic champion since the inaugural 1896 Games in Athens.
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