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Alberto Contador States That He Considers Himself One Of The Greats
MADRID, June 3, 2008 (AFP) - Recently-crowned Tour of Italy champion
Alberto Contador said on Tuesday that he could be considered one of the greats
of the sport.
The 25-year-old Spaniard added the Giro to his 2007 Tour de France title
and is looking to win the Tour of Spain in September, though, he will [...]
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- Giro d’Italia Results - Stage 21 and Overall - Contador Wins It All
June 1st, 2008ALBERTO CONTADOR OF ASTANA WINS THE 2008 GIRO D’ITALIA
Results in the 21st and final stage of the Tour of Italy on Sunday, a 28.5km time trial from Cesano Maderno to Milan:
21st stage
1. Marco Pinotti (ITA/THR) 32min 45sec, 2. Tony Martin (GER/THR) 7sec behind, 3. Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS/TCS) [...] - Vasil Kiryienka of Tinkoff Wins The Giro Stage 19, Contador Still Wearing Pink But Says Race Is Still Wide Open
May 30th, 2008MONTE PORA, Italy, May 30, 2008 (AFP) - Belarussian Vasil Kiryienka, of the Tinkoff team, won the 19th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Friday following a long breakaway but Spain’s Alberto Contador said after retaining the overall lead the race was “wide open.”
The 228km stage [...] - Jens Voight Wins Stage 18 For CSC At Giro
May 29th, 2008Evergreen Voigt wins maiden Tour of Italy stage
VARESE, Italy, May 29, 2008 (AFP) - Veteran German rider Jens Voigt won his first ever stage in the Tour of Italy when he took the 18th leg here on Thursday, a 147 kilometres ride from the Swiss town of Mendissio the venue for the [...] - Franco Pellizotti of Liquigas Wins Giro 16th TT Stage, Alberto Contador Still In Pink
May 26th, 2008PLAN DE CORONES, Italy, May 26, 2008 (AFP) - Italian rider Franco Pellizotti of Liquigas won the 16th stage of the Tour of Italy, a 12.9km time trial here on Monday.
Spain’s Tour de France champion Alberto Contador retained the leader’s pink jersey after finishing fourth on the day, 22sec [...] - Alberto Contador of Asatana Is Now Wearing Pink Jersey While Sella Wins Two Stages In A Row
May 25th, 2008PASSO FEDAIA, Italy, May 25, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Albert Contador of
Astana took the overall lead in the Tour of Italy on Sunday after Italian
Emanuele Sella of CSF won the 15th stage.
Sella triumphed on the day in the rain but the plaudits went to Contador,
the reigning Tour de France champion, as [...] - Marzio Bruseghin of Lampre Edges Out Alberto Contador To Take Stage 10 of Giro d’Italia
May 20th, 2008URBINO, Italy, May 20, 2008 (AFP) - Italy’s Marzio Bruseghin, riding for
the Lampre team, won the tenth stage of the Tou of Italy on Tuesday, a 39.4km
individual time trial from Pesaro to here.
The 33-year-old - who owns a vineyard and breeds donkeys - edged out Tour
de France champion Alberto Contador of [...] - Alberto Contador of Astana Vows To Continue At Giro Even With A Fractured Elbow
May 19th, 2008URBINO, Italy, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Alberto Contador, last year’s
Tour de France winner, is suffering from a minor elbow fracture sustained
during a crash during the ongoing Tour of Italy, but has vowed to continue the
race.
“Contador’s visit to the radiologist today (Monday) revealed a fissure in
the radius head of his [...] - Gabriele Bosisio of LPR Wins Stage 7 Of The Giro, Giovanni Retains The Pink Jersey
May 16th, 2008PESCOCOSTANZO, Italy, May 16, 2008 (AFP) - Gabriele Bosisio of LPR won the seventh stage of the Tour of Italy here on Friday on a day when Giovanni Visconti retained the overall lead and Danilo di Luca and Riccardo Ricco went on the attack.
Those Italian riders had an [...] - Alberto Contador of Astana Building Form As Slipstream Pull On Pink
May 10th, 2008by Jean Montois
PALERMO, Italy, May 10, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Alberto Contador admitted he will be looking to finetune his form in the coming weeks if he is to become a real contender for the Giro d’Italia crown.
Contador was among the pre-race favourites for the Giro’s [...] - Off-form Alberto Contador of Astana Still A Favorite At ‘Climbers’ Giro
May 10th, 2008PALERMO, Italy, May 9, 2008 (AFP) - Climbers who can keep their time trial losses to a minimum will be among the top contenders for the pink jersey in the Giro d’Italia which clicks into gear here Saturday.
The 91st edition of the Giro begins with a team time trial, [...]
