Levi Leipheimer Wins Clásica a los Puertos. Alberto Contador Is Second
Astana Cycling Team ready for the Tour of Spain.
Levi Leipheimer was the best rider in the 31st Clásica Internacional a los Puertos de Guadarrama, a preparatory race for the Tour of Spain, which starts next Saturday in Granada. Leipheimer won after a solo effort of 20 kilometers. The Olympic time-trial bronze medalist had an advantage [...]
Daniele Bennati of Liquigas Wins 3rd Stage In Eneco Tour , Takes Overall Lead
TERNEUZEN, Netherlands, Aug 23, 2008 (AFP) - Italy’s Daniele Bennati, of the Liquigas team, sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Eneco Tour of Benelux on Saturday, taking the leader’s jersey from Spain’s Jose Ivan Gutierrez.
Bennati crossed the line ahead of Belgians Tom Boonen and Jurgen [...]
Team Columbia’s Gerdemann Seals The Overall Victory At The Tour de l’Ain
France, 13 August 2008 - Team Columbia’s Linus Gerdemann took overall victory in the four-day Tour de L’Ain stage race on Wednesday, proving that he is back to his best after breaking his femur and damaging knee ligaments in March.
Gerdemann had to miss the most of the first part of the season and the Tour [...]
Team Columbia’s Linus Gerdemann Wins Tour de l’Ain
BELLEY, France, Aug 13, 2008 (AFP) - German rider Linus Gerdemann of the
Columbia team won the Tour de l’Ain cycling race after the fourth and final
stage here on Wednesday.
Gerdemann clocked 14hr 14min 03sec over the four stages to finish 12
seconds ahead of French rider David Moncoutie of Cofidis, with AG2R rider
Stephane Goubert [...]
Beijing Olympic TT Results - Mens and Womens
Olympic men’s cycling results on Wednesday:
Men;s individual time-trial:
1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI) 1h02:11.43.
(Average speed 45.6 km/h)
2. Gustav Larsson (SWE) [...]
Gerdemann Takes Control Of The Tour de l’Ain With Third Stage Win (Results)
LELEX, France, Aug 12, 2008 (AFP) - German rider Linus Gerdemann of the
Columbia team took the overall lead after winning a sprint finish for the
third stage of the Tour de l’Ain cycling race here on Tuesday.
Gerdemann crossed the line ahead of French duo David Moncoutie of Cofidis
and Stephane Goubert of AG2R [...]
Belgian Van Arvermaet Wins Tour de l’Ain Second Stage
FRANCE-HAUTEVILLE, France, Aug 11, 2008 (AFP) - Belgian Greg Van Avermaet of the Silence Lotto team won the second stage of the Tour de l’Ain cycle race on Monday.
The 23-year-old edged ahead of Czech Frantisek Rabon and Maxime Bouet of France in a sprint to the line after [...]
Lance Armstrong Finishes Second At Leadville
LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP)—Not since his last victory ride down the Champs-Elysees in 2005 has a finish line looked so sensational to Lance Armstrong.
The seven-time Tour de France champion took second place in the Leadville Trail 100 on Saturday, pushing six-time defending champion Dave Wiens to a record time in the “Race Across the Sky,” a [...]
Beijing Olympic Womens Road Race Results
Olympic women’s road race results on Sunday:
1. Nicole Cooke (GBR) 3h32:24.
(Average speed 35.7 km/h)
[...]
Coryn Rivera of Kahala La Grange Claims Her 18th Junior National Title
Junior Road Races Highlight Friday’s Competition at USA Cycling Junior, U23 and Elite National Championships
Anaheim, Calif. (August 8, 2008) - When 15-year-old Coryn Rivera (Tustin, Calif./Kahala LaGrange) soloed across the line 45 seconds before breakaway companion and second-placed Kaitlin Antonneau (Racine, Wis./Nova-IsCorp) and over 3 minutes ahead of third-placed Kendall Ryan (Ventura, Calif./Major Motion Development) [...]
