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• GEOX-TMC TO THE VUELTA ESPAÑA WITH DENIS MENCHOV AND CARLOS SASTRE
  August 16th, 2011
  

  16 August, 2011 – GEOX-TMC has announced the squad that will be taking part in the Vuelta España scheduled from August 20th to September 11th. The selected riders are Spain’s [...]

• Carlos Sastre Back To Racing After The Giro d’Italia
  June 15th, 2011
  

  June15, 2011 – GEOX-TMC will compete in the Tour de Slovenie, scheduled to take place between June 16 and June 19, 2011. Eight riders will be on the starting line. [...]

• Team Geox-TMC And Their Giro d’Italia
  June 1st, 2011
  

  01 June, 2011 – After 21 stages and 3524.5 km that covered the entire peninsula, GEOX-TMC’s long, pink adventure came to its conclusion with the final time trial in Milano [...]

• Operation Giro For Geox-TMC
  April 26th, 2011
  

  Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre do recon on the major climbs featured in the Giro d’Italia 26 April, 2011 – It was a working Easter for riders on Team GEOX-TMC. [...]

• Carlos Sastre Is Back To Racing
  April 12th, 2011
  

  From Wednesday the 13th to Sunday the 17th April, GEOX-TMC will be taking on the Vuelta Castilla y Leon. The brief but important Spanish stage race will mark a return [...]

• Sastre and Menchov Racing Vuelta Murcia For Geox-TMC
  March 3rd, 2011
  

  GEOX-TMC riders will be competing in the Vuelta Murcia from Friday the 4th to Sunday the 6th of February. GEOX-TMC will be lining up for the brief Spanish stage race [...]

• Team Geox Future With Top Youngsters
  September 7th, 2010
  

  The new Team Geox will be making a strong bet for youth and progression within some of the best values in the international scene. Up to ten from those promising [...]

• Contador Absence Leaves Tour of Spain Wide Open
  August 28th, 2010
  

  Written by: Denholm Barnetson MADRID – The third and final Grand Tour of the season gets underway in Spain on Saturday, with several leading riders eying their chances amid the [...]

• Sastre Set To Join Team Geox In 2011
  August 16th, 2010
  

  MADRID – Former Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre announced Monday he will leave his Cervelo team for Geox next season. “The trust that they’ve placed in me since the [...]

• Cervélo TestTeam Stage 16 Tour Quotes
  July 20th, 2010
  

  Thor Hushovd (NOR): “It was an important day. I knew it was a good chance to try to get some more points. The team did a great job helping me [...]

• Sastre Hopeful Ahead of Pyrenees Stages
  July 17th, 2010
  

  REVEL, France – Former Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre admits the thought of racing hard in the Pyrenees over the coming days in not exactly getting him excited. But [...]

• Cervelo TestTeam Stage 13 Tour Quotes
  July 17th, 2010
  

  Thor Hushovd (NOR): “I am just a little bit disappointed and confused that I am not sprinting as well. Two months ago I broke my collarbone and haven’t done any [...]

• Sastre Happy With Stage 8 Results
  July 11th, 2010
  

  MORZINE-AVORIAZ, France – Former Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre was finally given reason to smile after relaunching his stuttering campaign on the tough eighth stage here on Sunday. As [...]

• Cervélo TestTeam Stage 6 Rider Quotes
  July 9th, 2010
  

  Thor Hushovd (NOR): On final sprint: “It’s a pity to not be up there. It just didn’t work out today. I would like to be in top 5 or 8 [...]

• Sastre Gets Green Light for Tour de France
  June 21st, 2010
  

  MADRID, June 21, 2010 – Spanish cyclist Carlos Sastre, the winner of the 2008 Tour de France, confirmed Monday that he has been given the green light to compete in [...]

• Cervélo TestTeam Names 12 Riders For Tour de France
  June 10th, 2010
  

  10-Jun-2010 – Luzern: Cervélo TestTeam is looking forward to the highlight of the Grand Tour season, now just three weeks away. Carlos Sastre (ESP), the 2008 Tour de France winner; [...]

• Sastre Unlikely For Tour de France Due To Back Injury
  June 9th, 2010
  

  MADRID, June 9, 2010 – Spanish cyclist Carlos Sastre, the winner of the 2008 Tour de France, is a doubt for this year’s race because of a back injury sustained [...]

• Sastre’s Tour de France Fate To Be Known Later In The Week
  June 7th, 2010
  

  PARIS, June 7, 2010 (AFP) – Cervelo Test team said that a decision on whether 2008 Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre races in this year’s renewal will be made [...]

• Evans Targets First Tour Win In Italy
  May 7th, 2010
  

  AMSTERDAM, May 7, 2010 (AFP) – The Tour of Italy, unusually, starts off in the Netherlands on Saturday with a host of big names in with a chance of winning [...]

• Giro d’Italia – Three Favorites Declared, Another Hidden
  May 6th, 2010
  

  AMSTERDAM (Netherlands), May 6, 2010 (AFP) – Three favorites, Spaniard Carlos Sastre, Cadel Evans of Australia, and Italy’s Ivan Basso, have openly declared their ambitions for victory in the Giro [...]

• Planes, Trains, and Automobiles For Travel-Weary Cyclists
  April 17th, 2010
  

  Missing out on riding a major bike race with 257.3 kilometers and 31 climbs on the menu would probably be welcomed by most people. But not Europe’s cycling elite, who [...]

• Carlos Sastre Confirms He Will Race The Giro
  December 20th, 2009
  

  Spaniard Carlos Sastre, the winner of the 2008 Tour de France, confirmed Saturday he will compete in next year’s Giro d’Italia. The 2010 edition of the Giro d’Italia gets underway [...]

• Sastre and Menchov Wave Goodbye To Tour Ambitions
  July 23rd, 2009
  

  ANNECY, France, July 23, 2009 (AFP) – Both 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre and pre-race contender Denis Menchov have admitted their only goal now remains getting to Paris [...]

• Astarloza Wins Stage 16, Contador Remains In Yellow
  July 21st, 2009
  

  BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – Alberto Contador tightened his grip on the Tour de France yellow jersey after soaking up attacks from Luxembourg rival Andy Schleck on the [...]

• Sastre Speaks Out Over Lack Of Respect
  July 20th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MARTIGNY, Switzerland, July 20, 2009 (AFP) – Reigning Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre lashed out Monday for being shown a “lack of respect” coming into this [...]

• Serene Sastre Says Follow Astana
  July 13th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis LIMOGES, France, July 13, 2009 (AFP) – Defending yellow jersey champion Carlos Sastre said Monday he would be choosing his moments carefully when the Tour de France [...]

• Sastre Mellow About The Yellow
  July 8th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis CAP D’AGDE, France, July 8, 2009 (AFP) – Reigning Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre has put a positive spin on Cervelo’s chances of defending his yellow [...]

• Armstrong Gives Evans Work To Do At The Tour
  July 7th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONTPELLIER, France, July 8, 2009 (AFP) – Yellow jersey hopeful Cadel Evans was given an alarming reminder of the value of team work at the Tour de [...]

• Yellow Jersey Contenders Step Out Of The Tour Shadows
  July 4th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – Who really has a chance of winning this year’s yellow jersey at the Tour de France became a shade clearer here [...]

• Cervelo Relaxed Over Sastre’s Yellow Jersey Defense
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – The Cervelo Test team declared their intention to help defending champion Carlos Sastre win the Tour de France for the second [...]

• 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 [...]

• Tour de France Yellow Jersey Contenders
  June 27th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 26, 2009 (AFP) – Potential Tour de France champions at this year’s race, held on July 4-26 over a total approximate distance of 3459.5km: Alberto Contador (ESP/Astana) Described [...]

• Sastre Wins Giro 16th Stage, Menchov Still Wearing Pink
  May 25th, 2009
  

  MONTE PETRANO, Italy, May 25, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre came home alone after Monday’s grueling 16th stage of the Tour of Italy which left [...]

• Carlos Sastre’s Yellow Jersey Sells On Ebay For 15,000 Euros
  December 23rd, 2008
  

  The yellow jersey worn by Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre during the last stage of this year’s race has been sold for 15,000 euros at internet auction, Sastre announced [...]

• Alessandro Ballan of Lampre Wins Tour of Spain Seventh Stage
  September 6th, 2008
  

  Italian Alessandro Ballan of Lampre won Saturday’s seventh stage of the Tour of Spain, a 223.2 km ride from Barbastro to La Rabassa in Andorra, to take the overall lead [...]

• CSC Manager Scott Sunderland To Join Carlos Sastre At Cervelo Test Team
  September 6th, 2008
  

  MANTES-LA-VILLE, France, Sept 5, 2008 (AFP) – Former Australian professional Scott Sunderland has announced his imminent departure from Danish outfit CSC to join the new Cervelo team of Tour de [...]

• Tour de France Champ Carlos Sastre Leaving CSC For Team Cervelo
  September 5th, 2008
  

  COPENHAGEN, Sept 5, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre confirmed on Friday he has quit the Danish CSC team to join Canadian outfit Cervelo. The 33-year-old Spaniard [...]

• Carlos Sastre Rumored To Join New Canadian Cervelo Team
  September 3rd, 2008
  

  Reigning Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre could join new Canadian team Cervelo after the Tour of Spain, according to a source close to the CSC team rider on Wednesday. [...]

• Sastre Going for Another Big Result
  August 29th, 2008
  

  On Saturday August 30th we’ve reached this year’s final Grand Tour, Vuelta a España. The race kicks off in the Southern part of Spain – more specifically in Andalucía with [...]

• Carlos Sastre Returns To A Hero’s Welcome In His Spanish Hometown
  July 31st, 2008
  

  EL BARRACO, Spain, July 30, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Carlos Sastre received a hero’s welcome Wednesday when he returned to his hometown of El Barraco after becoming the third Spaniard [...]

• Evans Relieved As Tour de France Ends and Beijing Olympics Begin
  July 28th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, July 28, 2008 (AFP) – For Australia’s Cadel Evans, the Olympic road race in Beijing is already too far on the horizon. For the immediate future, [...]

• Lance Was Wrong, We Were Right. It Happens.
  July 28th, 2008
  

   Why Cadel Didn’t Win The Tour de France On July 12th, we published an article (see link below) laying out the reasons why Cadel Evans would lose the Tour de [...]

• Press Hails ‘Magical’ Year For Spanish Sports
  July 28th, 2008
  

  MADRID, July 28, 2008 (AFP) – Carlos Sastre’s triumph in the Tour de France over the weekend has capped a “magical” year for Spanish sports, Spanish media said Monday just [...]

• Tour de France Finds A Family Champion In Sastre
  July 27th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, July 27, 2008 (AFP) – Unassuming, quiet, a family man. Hardly the kind of words to describe the winner of the world’s biggest bike race. For [...]

• Carlos Sastre Is The Seventh Spanish Yellow Jersey Winner
  July 27th, 2008
  

  PARIS, July 27, 2008 (AFP) – Carlos Sastre became the seventh Spaniard to win the Tour de France yellow jersey when he wrapped up overall victory here on Sunday, taking [...]

• CARLOS SASTRE of TEAM CSC SAXO BANK WINS YELLOW IN 2008 TOUR de FRANCE
  July 27th, 2008
  

  PARIS, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Carlos Sastre wrapped up his maiden Tour de France triumph here on Sunday following the final stage of the race into Paris. Sastre, [...]

• Cadel Evans Admits CSC Saxo Bank Simply Just Too Strong A Team
  July 26th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France, July 27, 2008 (AFP) – The Tour de France, as Cadel Evans and every other yellow jersey contender likes to say, is never won in [...]

• A ‘Clean’ Sastre Dedicates Tour de France Win To Fallen Jimenez
  July 26th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France, July 26, 2008 (AFP) – Carlos Sastre had conflicting emotions as he crossed the finish line of the Tour de France’s 20th stage time trial [...]

• Carlos Sastre of Team CSC Saxo Bank On Verge Of Tour Triumph In Paris
  July 26th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France, July 26, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Carlos Sastre virtually wrapped up the Tour de France yellow jersey here Saturday after stunning victory favourite Cadel Evans [...]

• Evans Has The Skills, But Sastre Has The Jersey
  July 26th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – Rabobank team manager Erik Breukink is not alone in hoping for Australia’s Cadel Evans to have on off-day when the [...]

• Sastre Primed For Yellow Jersey Challenge
  July 25th, 2008
  

  MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – With the emergence of a new generation of potential champions, Carlos Sastre is well aware his chance to secure the Tour de France [...]

• Bjarne Riis Confident In Yellow Jersey Factor
  July 25th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – CSC team manager Bjarne Riis did not use words to describe how much wearing the yellow jersey will motivate Carlos [...]

• Sylvain Chavanel Wins Tours 19th Stage, Carlos Sastre Still In Yellow
  July 25th, 2008
  

  MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel finally handed his Cofidis team a well-deserved leaving gift by winning the 19th stage of the Tour de France between [...]

• Scott Sunderland Satisfied As Cadel Evans Fights To Beat Carlos Sastre
  July 25th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – Australian Scott Sunderland has spent three weeks trying to make sure compatriot Cadel Evans loses the Tour de France. Now [...]

• Cadel Evans Tipped For Yellow Jersey Ahead Of TT Decider
  July 25th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT ETIENNE, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans has been tipped to overhaul his 1min 34sec deficit to Spanish rival Carlos Sastre ahead of their [...]

• Sastre Still Wearing Yellow As Burghardt Wins 18th Tour Stage
  July 24th, 2008
  

  ST ETIENNE, France, July 24, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Carlos Sastre of the CSC team retained the Tour de France yellow jersey here Thursday as German Marcus Burghardt handed his [...]

• Tour Challenger Carlos Sastre To Have A Street Named After Him
  July 24th, 2008
  

  MADRID, July 24, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Carlos Sastre is to have a street or a public area named after him in his native Leganes after taking the Tour de [...]

• Sastre’s Yellow Jersey Dream Gives O’Grady Goosebumps
  July 23rd, 2008
  

  ALPE D’HUEZ, France, July 23, 2008 (AFP) – Australian Stuart O’Grady’s joy on what was another thrilling stage of the Tour de France here on Wednesday could, if you’re a [...]

• Riis On A High As CSC Saxo Bank Dominate Tour de France
  July 23rd, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis ALPE D’HUEZ, France, July 23, 2008 (AFP) – It couldn’t have been a better day on the Tour de France for the Danish CSC team. All they [...]

• Carlos Sastre Conquers Alpe d’Huez, Evans Remains In Contention
  July 23rd, 2008
  

  ALPE D’HUEZ, France, July 23, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans succumbed to the dominance of CSC on a thrilling 17th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday when [...]

• Cadel Evans Is Recovering In Time For Alps
  July 19th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis NIMES, France, July 18, 2008 (AFP) – For someone who finished the runner-up by just 23 seconds last year, it is understandable that Cadel Evans is taking [...]

• Evans Bathes In Yellow, But On Rocky Road To Paris
  July 15th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans spent his first day in the Tour de France yellow jersey being treated like a rock star – [...]

• Silence May Not Be Golden For Cadel Evans, Says Valverde
  July 15th, 2008
  

  PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – Australian rider Cadel Evans’ grip on the Tour de France yellow jersey is likely to be undone because of the “weakness” of his [...]

• Cadel Evans of Silence Lotto Can Hold Off The Threat Of The Big Teams, Says Team Manager
  July 14th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis HAUTACAM, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – Silence-Lotto team manager Marc Sergeant believes Australia’s Cadel Evans has shown his rivals the tools that could land him an [...]

• Bjarne Riis Hoping For CSC Fireworks on Hautacam
  July 13th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France, July 13, 2008 (AFP) – CSC team manager Bjarne Riis is hoping Spanish team leader Carlos Sastre can give his fellow yellow jersey hopefuls a [...]

• Tour de France Contenders Outline Plans To Stop Cadel Evans
  July 4th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) – This year’s Tour de France is gearing up to be one of the most tightly contested in years, according to [...]

• Cadel Evans Says No To Indurain Inspired Tour de France Bid
  July 4th, 2008
  

  BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans said he is unlikely to rely on his time trialling powers alone in his bid to win the yellow jersey [...]