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Italian Cycling Legend Paolo Bettini Announces His Retirement After Title Defence
by Justin Davis
VARESE, Italy, Sept 27, 2008 (AFP) - One of cycling’s modern day greats, Paolo Bettini of Italy, has confirmed he will retire after the final race of the world road race championships on Sunday.
The 34-year-old Italian, a favourite to win a third consecutive gold [...]
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- Tom Boonen Wins Tour of Spain Third Stage
September 1st, 2008CORDOBA, Spain, Sept 1, 2008 (AFP) - Italy’s Daniel Bennati of Liquigas took the overall race leader’s golden jersey in the Tour of Spain on Monday despite finishing the third stage in second place behind Belgium’s Tom Boonen.
Quick Step rider Boonen finished the 168.6-kilometre (105-mile) ride between Jaen and [...] - Tom Boonen of Quick Step Wins Eneco Tour 4th Stage
August 24th, 2008ARDOOIE, Belgium, Aug 24, 2008 (AFP) - Belgian rider Tom Boonen of the Quick Step team won a sprint finish for Sunday’s fourth stage of the Eneco Tour of Benelux.
Dutch rider Kenny van Hummel finished second and Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen in third.
Germany’s Andre Greipel took [...] - Steegmans Wins Tour’s Last Stage In Paris
July 27th, 2008PARIS, France, July 27, 2008 (AFP) - Belgian Gert Steegmans of the Quick Step team won the final stage of the Tour de France here on Sunday.
Steegmans claimed his second career stage win on the race, but his first on the Champs Elysees, in timely fashion having failed to [...] - Sylvain Chavanel Agrees To Deal With Quick Step
July 24th, 2008BOURG-D’OISANS, France, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - France’s biggest cycling star Sylvain Chavanel of Cofidis has agreed a two-year deal with the Belgian Quick Step team, it was confirmed here Thursday.
Cofidis manager Eric Boyer said prior to the 18th stage of the Tour de France that his team leader [...] - Russian Tinkoff Team Signs Gert Steegmans To A two Year Deal
July 6th, 2008Steegmans to ditch Quick Step for Tinkoff
SAINT BRIEUC, France, July 6, 2008 (AFP) - Belgian sprinter Gert Steegmans, a former stage winner here at the Tour de France, will join the Russian Tinkoff team on a two-year deal, it was revealed at the race here Sunday.
Steegmans is currently a [...] - Quick Step’s Devolder Will Go For Green In Boonen’s Absence
June 26th, 2008Devolder 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 de France roster, announced Thursday, due to a recent positive test for cocaine.
The news of Boonen’s career setback - which [...]
