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by Justin Davis
VARESE, Italy, Sept 27, 2008 (AFP) - History-chasing Paolo Bettini and Oscar Freire are being tipped to cast a rainbow haze over the world championships on Sunday when they line up as favourites for the men’s road race.
Won by the likes of Eddy Merckx, [...]
by Justin Davis
VARESE, Italy, Sept 22, 2008 (AFP) - The chance of making history by
winning a third consecutive road race crown at cycling’s world championships
this week has been keeping Paolo Bettini dreaming all summer.
But at the men’s road race on September 28, the energetic little rider
known as the ‘Cricket’ [...]
MADRID, Sept 10, 2008 (AFP) - Spain’s three-time world champion Oscar Freire of Rabobank won the 11th stage of the Tour of Spain on Wednesday, a 178 km ride from Calahorra to Burgos, as Egoi Martinez of Euskaltel retained the overall lead.
Martinez leads US racer Levi Leipheimer by 11 [...]
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 the Tour de France this Sunday.
However, the Rabobank rider will not be the only sprinter with his [...]
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 green jersey, after some in-race consultation with sprint rival Mark Cavendish.
Cavendish, the winner of four sprint stages [...]
by Justin Davis
DIGNES LES BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (AFP) - Rabobank sprinter Oscar Freire of Spain ended the triumphant victory run of Britain’s Mark Cavendish by taking the Tour de France 14th stage here on Saturday.
Australian Cadel Evans retained the leader’s yellow jersey one second [...]
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 Nimes to Dignes Les Bains, while Australian Cadel Evans retained the leader’s yellow jersey one second ahead of Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck.
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by Justin Davis
FOIX, France, July 16, 2008 (AFP) - If team Columbia deliver their ‘train’
on time again for Britain’s Mark Cavendish, sprint rivals Oscar Freire and Robbie McEwen are likely to be left on the Tour de France platform.
After 10 stages on this year’s race both [...]