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• Contador Down Plays The Armstrong Rivalry Talk
  July 13th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James
  LIMOGES, July 13, 2009 (AFP) – Alberto Contador on Monday played down the tension between him and Astana teammate Lance Armstrong as both prepare to launch respective bids for the 2009 Tour de France yellow jersey.
  As Contador, the 2007 race winner, welcomed the media [...]

• Nocentini Keeps Yellow As Sanchez Wins Tours Eighth Stage
  July 11th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis
  SAINT-GIRONS, France, July 11, 2009 (AFP) – Little-known Italian Rinaldo Nocentini battled to retain the Tour de France yellow jersey after the eighth stage here on Saturday won by Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez.
  Paris-Nice champion Sanchez proved the wiliest from a four-man group which fought [...]

• Penpix of Tour de France Yellow Jersey Contenders
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis
  MONACO, July 2, 2009 (AFP) – Penpix of Tour de France yellow jersey contenders at this year’s race, held on July 4-26 over a total approximate distance of 3459.5km:
  Alberto Contador (ESP/Astana)
  Described as the “best stage racer on the planet” by seven-time [...]

• Astana Names Their Six-Man Pre-Selection For Tour de France
  June 19th, 2009
  

  Astana on Friday named six of the nine riders who will battle for overall and stage glory in next month’s Tour de France, where Alberto Contador of Spain will start as the yellow jersey favorite.
  Contador, the 2007 champion, will be joined in Astana’s team by seven-time winner Lance Armstrong, [...]

• Lawyers For Kloeden Hit Back At Doping Allegations
  May 15th, 2009
  

  BERLIN, May 15, 2009 (AFP) – Lawyers for top German cyclist Andreas Kloeden on Friday spoke out to reject claims that the former Tour de France runner-up was involved in doping with his former team, T-Mobile.
  Experts who spent two years investigating the procedures of two Freiburg University Clinic doctors [...]

• Andreas Klöden Wins Time Trial And Takes The Lead In Tirreno-Adriatico
  March 15th, 2009
  

  Team Astana’s Andreas Klöden took over the lead in the Italian stage race Tirreno-Adriatrico (March 11th-17th) after winning the 5th stage, an individual time trial from Loreto to Macerata. Klöden finished the 30 kilometer course in 41:32 and was more than 20 seconds faster than Stijn Devolder. Swedish rider Thomas Lökvist finished third at [...]

• Andreas Kloden of Astana To Compete At The Tour of Spain
  August 24th, 2008
  

  RENNES, France, Aug 24, 2008 (AFP) – German rider Andreas Kloden, who was twice runner-up in the Tour de France, will compete in the Tour of Spain from August 30 to September 21, his Astana team said Sunday.
  Kloden, opted for the Vuelta over the Tour of Germany, to support [...]

• German Andreas Kloden To Challenge In French Mountain Race
  August 10th, 2008
  

  BOURG-EN-BRESSE, France, Aug 9, 2008 (AFP) – Andreas Kloden, who was twice runner-up in the Tour de France (2004 and 2006), is among riders contesting France’s Tour de l’Ain, starting on Sunday.
  The German is expected to use the four-day long race in the mountains near the border with [...]

• Andreas Kloden Insists Still Beijing-Bound
  May 21st, 2008
  

  BERLIN, May 21, 2008 (AFP) – German rider Andreas Kloden of Astana on Wednesday insisted he was still intent on showing up at the Beijing Games despite previously intimating he would no longer race for his country.
  “I am evidently absolutely ready to race for the German federation in Beijing,” [...]

• Kloeden furious at Astana’s Tour rejection
  February 14th, 2008
  

  Kloeden furious at Astana’s Tour rejection
  by Ryland James
  BERLIN, Feb 14, 2008 (AFP) – German cyclist Andreas Kloeden has reacted angrily to the news his Astana team – including reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador – have been barred from competing in this year’srace.
  On Wednesday, Astana were officially barred from the [...]