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• Rojas In Green Another Day
  July 5th, 2011
  

  Spaniard profits from intermediate sprint to save points top spot despite 12th place in demanding finish of Mûr-de-Bretagne. 160km breakaway by Erviti. He started the day with the aim of [...]

• Rojas Switches Jerseys, Now The Green From Le Tour!
  July 4th, 2011
  

  Spanish champion leads points ranking at French grandtour following 3rd place in Redon’s sprint. Gutiérrez on the break; Intxausti and Amador, struggling but alive. From the blue one of Movistar, [...]

• ‘Cav’ Wants More, Stage Wins And The Green Jersey
  July 2nd, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis (AFP) LES HERBIERS, France, July 1, 2011 – Sprint king Mark Cavendish is hoping that adding to his impressive tally of stage wins will put him within [...]

• Schleck Misses Win, But Happy With Mountain Test
  June 17th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis SERFAUS, Austria, June 17, 2011 (AFP) – Andy Schleck gave himself a token boost by pulling on the king of the mountains’ green jersey on the final [...]

• Cavendish Gets Green Jersey Good News
  March 4th, 2011
  

  PARIS, March 4, 2011 – Britain’s Mark Cavendish has been given a potential boost by organizers of the Tour de France after they announcedchanges Friday to the rules concerning the [...]

• Contador Triumphant As Cav Rules Champs Elysees Again
  July 25th, 2010
  

  PARIS – Spain’s Alberto Contador secured a third Tour de France yellow jersey Sunday after the 20th and final stage to the Champs Elysees won by Briton Mark Cavendish. Cavendish [...]

• Hushovd Regains Green Jersey From Petacchi
  July 20th, 2010
  

  PAU, France – Norwegian Thor Hushovd thanked his Cervelo teammates for helping pace him over some tough Pyrenean climbs Tuesday on his way to regaining possession of the coveted Tour [...]

• Team and Lawyer Stand Up For Probe Victim Petacchi
  July 20th, 2010
  

  PAU, France – Italian cyclist Alessandro Petacchi did not know he was being investigated for alleged doping practices prior to racing the Tour de France, the rider’s lawyer said Tuesday. [...]

• Hushovd Loses Green Again As ‘Cav’ Makes Up Ground
  July 17th, 2010
  

  REVEL, France – No matter how hard he tries, Norwegian Thor Hushovd just can’t consolidate his grip on the Tour de France green jersey. A day after moving back to [...]

• Hushovd Turns Anger Into Green Jersey Envy
  July 16th, 2010
  

  MENDE, France – Norwegian Thor Hushovd picked arguably one of the toughest stages of the week on the Tour de France to go on a revenge mission. But in the [...]

• Petacchi Throws Green Jersey Challenge To Hushovd
  July 15th, 2010
  

  BOURG-LES-VALENCE, France, July 15, 2010 (AFP) – Italian veteran Alessandro Petacchi called out sprint rival Thor Hushovd after taking possession of the Tour de France green jersey for the points [...]

• Hushovd Says Green Jersey Battle Is On Big Time
  July 14th, 2010
  

  GAP, France – Norwegian Thor Hushovd said the battle for the Tour de France green jersey is now on after seeing Italian rival Alessandro Petacchi reduce his points competition deficit [...]

• Stage-Hungry Cavendish Happy To Be Back To The Flat
  July 14th, 2010
  

  GAP, France – British sprint king Mark Cavendish has seen enough of his team-mates’ calves on the recent mountain stages of the Tour de France to be able to draw [...]

• Petacchi Strikes Again As The ‘Manx Express’ Is Delayed
  July 7th, 2010
  

  REIMS, France – Italian Alessandro Petacchi rolled back the years for the second time on the Tour de France here Wednesday to claim his second stage win from a bunch [...]

• Green Jersey Dream May Be Over For Cav, Says Zabel
  July 7th, 2010
  

  CAMBRAI, France – Tour de France sprint legend Erik Zabel believes Mark Cavendish’s dream of following in his footsteps and winning the race’s green jersey may be over already. Isle [...]

• HTC-Columbia Targets Green Jersey and Overall Victory At Tour
  June 23rd, 2010
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA – 23rd June 2010 -Team HTC-Columbia will focus on winning the Green Jersey and contending in the General Classification at the 2010 Tour de France, and [...]

• Boonen To Lead Quick Step Team At Tour de France
  June 23rd, 2010
  

  On Saturday, 3rd July the 2010 Tour De France will start in Rotterdam from Nederland with an 8 kilometre prologue time-trial. QUICK STEP Team technical staff have announced the names [...]

• Cavendish Zero’s In On Hushovd’s Green Jersey
  October 16th, 2009
  

  Britain’s Mark Cavendish admits next year’s Tour de France route looks more difficult than this year, but that won’t stop the Isle of Man rider aiming to blitz the sprint [...]

• Cavendish Hails ‘Beautiful’ Sixth Win
  July 26th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James PARIS, July 26, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish hailed his sixth stage win from this year’s Tour de France “beautiful” after powering his way to a [...]

• Contador Jubilant On The Champs Elysees
  July 26th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, July 26, 2009 (AFP) – A jubilant Alberto Contador claimed his second Tour de France yellow jersey here Sunday to hand Spain their fourth consecutive victory [...]

• Cavendish Favourite For Stage, Hushovd For Green Jersey
  July 25th, 2009
  

  LE MONT VENTOUX, France, July 25, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish says he never focuses on his rivals, but on Sunday’s final stage of the Tour de France the [...]

• Hushovd Humiliated Me, Says Record-Setting Cavendish
  July 25th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis AUBENAS, France, July 25, 2009 (AFP) – One of the few sprinters’ rows of this year’s Tour de France appeared to be resolved, at least for a [...]

• Battle With ‘Cav’ Will Continue, Says Hushovd
  July 17th, 2009
  

  COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – Norwegian Thor Hushovd insisted the battle for possession of the Tour de France green jersey was just beginning after he went back to [...]

• Cavendish Goes On Record To Grab Fourth Stage Win
  July 15th, 2009
  

  SAINT FARGEAU, France, July 15, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish will continue leaving his rivals picking up the crumbs after claiming a record-equaling fourth victory from this year’s Tour [...]

• Hushovd Wrestles Green Jersey From Cavendish
  July 11th, 2009
  

  Norwegian sprinter Thor Hushovd took command of the Tour de France green jersey on Saturday from Britain’s Mark Cavendish after an impressive ride in the mountains. Having won the previous [...]

• No Green Thoughts From Calm And Strong Cavendish
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  by Ryland James MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – British sprinter Mark Cavendish said Friday his Tour de France objective is solely to reach Paris with any thoughts of winning [...]

• Cavendish Promises To Make Paris This Year Wearing The Green Jersey
  June 2nd, 2009
  

  British rider Mark Cavendish wants to make up for last years premature exit from the Tour de France by claiming the green sprint jersey in Paris next month. Cavendish, 24, [...]

• Freire Looks To Secure Green Jersey On The Champs In Paris
  July 27th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France, July 26, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Oscar Freire has perhaps more reason than most to hope for a top finish on the final stage of [...]

• Freire Getting Greener, With A Little Help From ‘Cav’
  July 19th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis DIGNES LES BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Oscar Freire should now have a better idea of whether he can keep the Tour de France [...]

• Freire Takes Stage 14, Evans Retains Yellow Jersey
  July 19th, 2008
  

  DIGNES LES BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Oscar Freire, riding for Rabobank, won the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, a 194km ride from [...]

• Quick Step’s Devolder Will Go For Green In Boonen’s Absence
  June 26th, 2008
  

  Devolder for a first, but no Boonen for Quick Step PARIS, June 26, 2008 (AFP) – Belgian superstar Tom Boonen is the major absence from the Quick Step team’s Tour [...]

• Seeing Double At Tour Of Switzerland And Robbie McEwen
  June 17th, 2008
  

  DOMAT/EMS, Switzerland, June 17, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s Robbie McEwen, of the Silence team, won a sprint finish in the 170km fourth stage of the Tour of Switzerland here on [...]

• Cadel Evans’ Tour de France Yellow Jersey Bid Puts McEwen In The Shadow
  June 16th, 2008
  

  Evans’ yellow jersey bid puts McEwen into the shade GOSSAU, Switzerland, June 17, 2008 (AFP) – Australian Robbie McEwen’s annual battle for the Tour de France green jersey has been [...]