Spanish cyclist fails dope test

Updated July 12, 2008 07:07:34

French police have raided a team hotel after Spanish rider Manuel Beltran tested positive on the Tour de France.

The 37-year-old failed a dope test after the first stage of the three-week race last Saturday.

Meantime, Spanish cyclist Luis Leon Sanchez has won a dramatic seventh stage of the Tour de France.

He held off the chasing peloton to win by six seconds.

Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen (KEER-khuhn) retained the overall leader's yellow jersey, six seconds ahead of Australia's Cadel Evans.

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