Andreas Kloden of Astana Wins The Tour de Romandie
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 4, 2008 (AFP) - Astana’s Andreas Kloden won the Tour of Romandie title on Sunday after the final stage, a 154.2km ride from Le Bouveret to Lausanne.
Italian Daniele Bennati of Liquigas won a sprint finish for the stage honors ahead of Sweden’s Markus Zberg and Kazhakh [...]
Andreas Kloden of Astana Drops Dekker To Reinforce Tour de Romandie Lead
ZINAL, Switzerland, May 3, 2008 (AFP) - Astana’s Andreas Kloden distanced one of his main rivals for the Tour de Romandie title Saturday after a hilly fourth stage won by Italian Francesco De Bonis of Gerolsteiner.
De Bonis claimed the fourth and penultimate stage of the Swiss stage race, finishing [...]
Andreas Kloeden of Astana Wins Romandie TT To Take Race Lead
SION, Switzerland, May 2, 2008 (AFP) - Astana rider Andreas Kloeden took the overall lead of the Tour of Romandie after winning the third stage, a 18.8km time trial, here Friday.
The German, a former runner-up at the Tour de France, finished ahead of Dutchman Thomas Dekker, of Rabobank, over [...]
Kazakh Champion Maxim Iglinskiy of Astana Is Number One At Tour de Romandie
Kazakh champion Maxim Iglinskiy won the first stage in the Tour de Romandie. Iglinskiy (27) was the fastest sprinter in the streets of Saignelégier. Iglinskiy, perfectly brought to the finish by his four team-mates in the select breakaway (Andreas Klöden, Steve Morabito, Vladimir Gusev and Thomas Frei), positioned himself as the first rider through the [...]
Mark Cavendish of High Road Flies In Romandie Prologue
High Road fast man Mark Cavendish soared to a convincing victory in the opening prologue of the Tour of Romandie on Tuesday evening.
The Manxman tore round the 1.9 kilometre prologue in Geneva, Switzerland to take his fourth road win of the season ahead of Italian Daniele Bennati and Swiss rider Michael Albasini. High Road team-mate [...]
Marc Cavendish of High Road Wins Romandie Prologue
GENEVA, April 29, 2008 (AFP) - British cyclist Mark Cavendish won the Tour of Romandie prologue, a 1.9km dash here Tuesday, ahead of Italian Daniele Bennati and Swiss rider Michael Albasini.
Results of the 1.9km Tour of Romandie prologue here on Tuesday:
1. Mark Cavendish (GBR/High Road) 2min 07sec,
2. Daniele Bennati (ITA/Liquigas) at s.t.,
3. [...]
