Sporting Digest: Cycling
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A Festina team car has been stopped by customs and searched near the Belgian border, almost a year since a similar incident sparked the Tour de France doping scandal. Police said the car was stopped in St Aybert, near the northern town of Valenciennes, and small quantities of steroids and creatine were found. Customs said none of the products were illegal in France and the driver was released.
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