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• Valverde Retains Lead As Cobo Wins Tour of Spain 19th Stage
  September 18th, 2009
  

  Spain’s Juan Jose Cobo of the Fuji team won the 179.8km-long 19th stage of the Tour of Spain between Avila and here on Friday, with Alejandro Valverde consolidating his overall lead after finishing second.
  Caisse d’Epargne rider Valverde did well to resist a series of attacks from his closest rivals, [...]

• Boom Wins Tour of Spain 15th Stage, Valverde Still Gold
  September 14th, 2009
  

  Dutchman Lars Boom of Rabobank capped a superb solo ride with victory on the 15th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 167.7-kilometer ride between Jaen and Cordoba on Monday.
  The 23-year-old broke away from the rest of the peloton on the second of two trips up the category two [...]

• Cunego Bags Another Summit, Valverde Still Wearing Gold
  September 13th, 2009
  

  Italian Damiano Cunego claimed his second mountains victory of this year’s Tour of Spain when he stamped his climbing prowess over the rain-hit 14th stage held over 157km from Grenada to La Pandera Sunday.
  Spanish race leader Alejandro Valverde of Caisse d’Epargne had to fight to keep the gold jersey [...]

• David Moncoutie Takes Tour of Spain 13th Stage Win
  September 12th, 2009
  

  SIERRA NEVADA, Spain, Sept 12, 2009 (AFP) – France’s David Moncoutie, riding for the Cofidis team, on Saturday won the 13th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 172km ride from Berja to Sierra Nevada.
  Controversial Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde, of the Caisse D’Epargne team, remains in the overall lead [...]

• Rabobank Withdraws Injured Gesink Out Of Tour
  July 8th, 2009
  

  PERPIGNAN, July 8, 2009 (AFP) – The teams of Tour de France contenders Cadel Evans and Denis Menchov suffered further setbacks during the race’s fifth stage on Wednesday.
  On the descent of the Cote de Treilles as the peloton upped the pace in chase of a six-man breakaway, 23-year-old Dutchman [...]

• Evans, Menchov Teammates Crash At Tour
  July 8th, 2009
  

  The teams of Tour de France contenders Cadel Evans and Denis Menchov suffered further setbacks during the race’s fifth stage on Wednesday.
  Evans’ teammate Staf Schierlinckx crashed into a ditch next to Frenchman Stephane Auge near the 100km mark, both riders getting back on their bikes to continue.
  Barely [...]

• Dutch Coach Wary Of Killer Olympic Road Course Climb
  August 7th, 2008
  

  BEIJING, Aug 7, 2008 (AFP) – Dutch cycling coach Egon Kessel is under no illusions about the course for the men’s Olympic road race course that will crown one of the Games’ first champions on Saturday.
  “I know the course from last year’s Good Luck Beijing event. I rode the [...]

• Levi Leipheimer TGIF… Yellow Jersey – 2008 Amgen Tour of California – Stage 5 (Photos)
  February 22nd, 2008
  

  See earlier post with more photos from today’s Stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California.  Additional Stage 5 photos have just been added.

• Levi Leipheimer TGIF… Keeps Yellow Jersey in 2008 Tour of California after Stage 5
  February 22nd, 2008
  

  Levi Leipheimer beat 2nd place David Millar by 28 seconds on a 30-minute ride. It was enough to hold off Fabian Cancellara and Robert Gesink and keep the yellow jersey.
  All three riders were on the course together, 2 minutes apart at the start, virtually riding head-to-head.
  Pics:

  More photos here and here!