Contador suspended; cycling smashed again

GEELONG, Australia - Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and the Tour of Spain runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera were suspended for suspected doping on Thursday in another devastating blow to cycling's battered image.

The suspensions set back the sport's efforts to restore its credibility after a string of high-profile drugs cases.

"It tugged at my heartstring when I heard the news (about Contador). Such scandals don't do the sport any good. Especially for the sponsors, who try to avoid such bad publicity," Francis Lafargue, head of communications at Team Caisse d'Epargne, said.