Cycling-’Hulk’s incredible season continues with 15th win
Germany’s Andre Greipel, nicknamed ‘Hulk’ because of his muscular physique, racked up his 15th win of the season in the Tour of Poland’s 240-kilometre second stage on Monday.
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Lessons from the 97th Tour de France
The Spaniard reigned for a third time. He pedaled to Paris with the supreme confidence of Napoleon Bonaparte, and when he crossed the finish line, he extended his arms like scepters. The youngster from Luxembourg blanketed himself in white and vowed to take the throne next year. All he could do was lament another lost opportunity to wear cycling’s ultimate crown. Such is life for Alberto …
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Never-say-die McEwen finishes injury-stricken Tour for pride’s sake
It was the moment Robbie McEwen was on the brink. Several kilometres into the 16th stage of his 13th Tour de France, the peloton had splintered and the 38-year-old Queenslander was asking himself the big question: why?
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Tour de Pologne
Et godt startfelt i den 67. utgaven av Tour de Pologne. Lars Petter Nordhaug, Gabriel Rasch og Alexander Kristoff er de norseke deltagerne.
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2010 Tour de France by the numbers
Here are some numbers that might be remembered as the books close on the 2010 Tour de France: 3 — The number of career Tour de France championships won by Alberto Contador 0 — The number of stage wins by Alberto Contador in the 2010 Tour de France 28 — The number on the jerseys worn by Lance Armstrong’s RadioShack team at the start of the final TdF stage and on the podium in Paris. Represents …
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Blogs Last updated: July 29, 10:31
While his Bbox Bouygues Telecom team-mates celebrated Thomas Voeckler’s stage victory at Bagnères-de-Luchon, Pierrick Fédrigo was, he later admitted, on the verge of breakdown.
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Specialized Technology Dominates Tour
Every bike company dreams of winning the Tour de France: Specialized realized its dream and took it one step further, with Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck riding their Specialized bikes to a 1-2 finish Sunday in Paris.
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Sports Digest
A roundup of today’s other sports news in brief
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High Tour de France viewing figures for Versus, big ad revenue
Successful Tour for broadcaster despite wavering US challenge
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First Edition Cycling News, Friday, July 30, 2010
According to several French news outlets, Jussi Veikkanen is reported to have signed with Belgian team Omega Pharma-Lotto for next year, with another season as an option after completing 2011. The Finnish Française des Jeux rider will move to Belgium, re-joining his former team-mate Philippe Gilbert.
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Ex-NBA player Lorenzen Wright a murder victim? 911 call made from phone
Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright, 34, gathered Wednesday and grieved for the former NBA player who has been missing for 10 days, as police investigated the discovery of a man’s body outside of Memphis.
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Spanish PM praises ‘tenacity’ of Tour winner Contador
MADRID (AFP) – Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero praised Tour de France winner Alberto Contador as an example of “tenacity and hard work” on Monday at a reception for the cyclist at his official residence.
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Cycling: Contador secures third Tour title
PARIS: Spain’s Alberto Contador secured a third Tour de France yellow jersey yesterday after the 20th and final stage to the Champs Elysees won by Briton Mark Cavendish.
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Sanchez edges Vinokourov in San Sebastian Classic
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AP) — Spanish cyclist Luis Leon Sanchez has won the San Sebastian Classic, while Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck abandoned the race halfway through.
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Sanchez edges Vinokourov in San Sebastian Classic
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AP) — Spanish cyclist Luis Leon Sanchez has won the San Sebastian Classic, while Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck abandoned the race halfway through.
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