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• Soler With Painful Knee Doubtful For The Tour
  June 10th, 2010
  

  RISOUL, France, June 10, 2010 – Former Tour de France ‘King of the Mountains’ Mauricio Soler is in doubt for next month’s race because of a knee problem, his Caisse [...]

• Valverde Vows To Win Again After Ban
  June 3rd, 2010
  

  Spanish cycling star Alejandro Valverde insists he will return to winning ways after his doping ban ends at the end of next year. “I know myself and I do not [...]

• Caisse d’Epargne Brings Bruseghin To Giro d’Italia
  May 4th, 2010
  

  PARIS, May 4, 2010 (AFP) – Italy’s Marzio Bruseghin, third in the Giro in 2008, will lead the team of Caisse d’Epargne in the Giro, which starts Saturday in Amsterdam. [...]

• Caisse d’Epargne To Pull Funding in 2011
  January 22nd, 2010
  

  PARIS, Jan 22, 2010 (AFP) – The bank that sponsors and lends its name to the Caisse d’Epargne cycling team, which has Spaniard Alejandro Valverde on its books, will pull [...]

• Caisse d’Epargne Rider Soler Hit By Car
  January 14th, 2010
  

  The Caisee d’Epargne rider Mauricio Soler (who joined the team in 2010) was involved in a head on collision with a car and is now in the hospital. The accident [...]

• Contador Eyes Spanish Team In 2010
  October 24th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Oct 24, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador would like to race with a Spanish team next year but refused to rule out staying with Astana [...]

• Contador Still Not Sold On Astana
  September 18th, 2009
  

  Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, under contract with Astana until 2010, is unwilling to negotiate with his Kazakh-funded team until management issues are cleared up. “Currently, we don’t [...]

• Greipel Wins Tour of Spain 16th Stage, While Valverde Still In Gold
  September 15th, 2009
  

  PUERTOLLANO, Spain, Sept 15, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s Andre Greipel of Team Columbia dominated a bunch sprint to win the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain on Tuesday as [...]

• Contador Mulling Over Four Offers For Next Season
  September 6th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Sept 5, 2009 (AFP) – Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, under contract with Astana until 2010, has received offers from Garmin, Caisse d’Epargne and Quick Step as [...]

• Luis Leon Sanchez Takes Yellow Jersey From Contador At Paris-Nice
  March 14th, 2009
  

  FAYENCE, France, March 14, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Luis Leon Sanchez, riding for the Caisse d’Epargne team, won the seventh and penultimate stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race here on [...]

• Alejandro Valverde In Control Of Vuelta After Stage 2 Win
  August 31st, 2008
  

  JAEN, Spain, Aug 31, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d’Epargne team took the overall race lead after winning the second stage of the Tour of Spain [...]

• Saddle-Less Gutierrez Wins The Eneco Tour
  August 27th, 2008
  

  BRUSSELS, Aug 27, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Jose Ivan Gutierrez, riding for Caisse d’Epargne, won the Eneco Tour here as Latvia’s Raivis Belohvoscicks (Saunier Duval) won Wednesday’s final stage, an [...]

• Alejandro Valverde Wins The San Sebastian Classic (And Results)
  August 2nd, 2008
  

  SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Aug 2, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde, riding for Caisse d’Epargne, won the San Sebastian classic race in Spain’s northern Basque region here on Saturday in [...]

• I Thought I Was Going To Die, Admits Oscar Pereiro
  July 22nd, 2008
  

  MADRID, July 22, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s 2006 Tour de France champion Oscar Pereiro admitted Tuesday that he thought he was going to die after a spectacular fall during the [...]

• Oscar Pereiro Has Big Crash In The Alps And Suffers Shoulder Injury
  July 20th, 2008
  

  Spain’s 2006 champion Oscar Pereiro suffered shoulder injuries after crashing spectacularly out of the 15th stage of the Tour de France here on Sunday. According to a first official diagnosis [...]

• Thor Hushovd Hammers To Win Stage 2, As Valverde Maintains Lead
  July 6th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT BRIEUC, France, July 6, 2008 (AFP) – Norwegian Thor Hushovd of Credit Agricole claimed his sixth victory from the Tour de France after powering his way [...]

• Alejandro Valverde Strikes First Blow With A Stage 1 Tour de France Yellow Jersey
  July 5th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis PLUMELEC, France, July 5, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde drew first blood in his bid to win the Tour de France by pulling on the yellow [...]

• Tour de France Challenger Alejandro Valverde Wins Spanish National Title
  June 29th, 2008
  

  MADRID, June 29, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde, one of the favourites for next month’s Tour de France with the Caisse d’Epargne team, won the Spanish road race national [...]

• Cycling: Tour of Murcia results
  March 7th, 2008
  

  MADRID, March 7, 2008 (AFP) – Tour of Murcia results here on Thursday after the fourth stage, a 23.1km time-trial between Alhama and Aledo: Stage 1. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse [...]