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...gathered by the tile-roofed, half-a-million-dollar ranch homes in Mission Viejo, 50 miles south of Los Angeles, for one of the Games' few admission-free events. After the thrill of Carpenter-Phinney's performance, the crowd was treated to another last-meter dazzler by Alexi Grewal, 23, of Aspen, Colo. The 6-ft. 2-in., 150-lb. Grewal almost missed the Games: he was suspended by the U.S. Cycling Federation three weeks ago when a doping test revealed the presence of an illegal substance, phenylethylamine, an amphetamine-like stimulant. But the U.S. Olympic Committee gave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Pushing Their Pedals to the Medals | 8/13/1984 | See Source »

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