Cycling was in the first modern Olympic Games 111 years ago. Some Olympic officials, however, are starting to question if keeping cycling in the family could tarnish the Games as the sport’s doping problems spiral out of control. Cycling’s doping crisis has reached new lows at the Tour de France.
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Police at Berlin’s fan festival have been testing a new device designed to detect chemical and biological threats — giving it a dress rehearsal for the World Cup final. The 70kg portable device, named Sigis 2, can detect 200 different chemical compounds from a distance of 5km.