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• Team Columbia’s Michael Barry Solo’s To Take Tour of Missouri Stage Four Win
  September 11th, 2008
  

  Rolla, MO, USA, 11 September 2008 - Columbia’s Michael Barry soloed to his first win of the season today, taking out Stage Four of the Tour of Missouri at the end of a dramatic and exciting day of racing.
  Barry and his Columbia teammates began their offensive at the zero kilometer mark of the 156km stage [...]

• Vandevelde Takes Tour of Missouri Time Trial
  September 10th, 2008
  

  American Christian Vande Velde claimed dominance to the rest of the field, winning the individual time trial in Branson Wednesday at the Tour of Missouri.
  Vande Velde, who finished an impressive 5th at this year’s Tour de France, finished the 18-mile race against the clock in 39 minutes and 51 seconds.
  “The win was actually [...]

• Top Riders To Headline Tour of Missouri 2008
  August 30th, 2008
  

  TOP AMERICAN AT 2008 TOUR DE FRANCE AND 2008 TOUR OF SWITZERLAND WINNER HEAD INITIAL CYCLISTS ANNOUNCED FOR TOUR OF MISSOURI
  Several Olympians to participate in September’s world-class week-long race through the Show Me State
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (August 26, 2008) – Team Garmin-Chipotle’s Christian Vandevelde, the fifth-place finisher overall and top American at this year’s Tour [...]

• Wall Is Great, But Cyclists Would Love To See More
  August 8th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 8, 2008 (AFP) - Catching just a glimpse of the Great Wall of
  China has so far been the highlight of the peloton’s build-up to the men’s
  Olympic road race.
  If only they could see a little bit farther, the scenic 245km course which
  is set to unveil one [...]

• 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 duel for the Tour de France yellow jersey in the final time trial on Saturday.
  Sastre, who rides [...]

• Interview With Christian Vande Velde Before Stage 17 by Versus
  July 23rd, 2008
  

  This Bicycle.net video is supplied by our friends at Versus.com
  Interview with Christian Vande Velde of Team Garmin before the start of the Tour de France Stage 17. They discuss what happened on Stage 16 and what appeared to be a bad day on the bike.
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• Alpe d’Huez Can Do The Damage For Schleck’s Tour Rivals
  July 22nd, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  JAUSIERS, France, July 22, 2008 (AFP) - Luxembourg champion Frank Schleck can be forgiven for looking forward to the final climbing stage on the Tour de France Wednesday.
  CSC rider Schleck began the 16th stage here Tuesday with the yellow jersey and a 07sec lead [...]

• Evans, Menchov, Vande Velde Consider Yellow Jersey Options
  July 21st, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  CUNEO, Italy, July 21, 2008 (AFP) - A Russian-American-Australian alliance is unlikely to see the light of day on the Tour de France, or anywhere else, this year.
  But with the yellow jersey up for grabs in the next two crucial days of racing, American [...]

• 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 historic Tour de France yellow jersey in Paris.
  But the Belgian admitted after a thrilling 10th stage [...]

• The Newely Renamed Garmin-Chipolte Announces Their Tour de France Riders
  June 24th, 2008
  

  Jun. 24, 2008
  The recently renamed Garmin-Chipotle Professional Cycling team announced their Tour de France roster. Included on the list are the three American Riders Will Frischkorn, Danny Pate, and Christian Vande Velde.
  Garmin-Chipotle, presented by H30 for Tour de France
  Magnus Bäckstedt (S)
  Julian Dean (NZ)
  Will Frischkorn (USA)
  Ryder Hesjedal (Can)
  Trent Lowe (Aus)
  Martijn Maaskant (Nl)
  David Millar (GB)
  Danny [...]