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• Sanchez Secures King of the Mountains Title
  July 22nd, 2011
  

  ALPE D’HUEZ, France, July 22, 2011 (AFP) – Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez put a silver lining on his Tour de France campaign by virtually securing the race’s King of the [...]

• Sanchez Gives Basques A Rare Win On ‘Home’ Turf
  July 14th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis LUZ ARDIDEN, France, July 14, 2011 (AFP) – The last time Samuel Sanchez fought so hard to hold back his emotions on a major podium was at [...]

• Sanchez Wins 12th Stage, As Voeckler Beats the Odds Maker
  July 14th, 2011
  

  LUZ ARDIDEN, France, July 14, 2011 (AFP) – Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez of Euskaltel claimed his maiden Tour de France stage victory on the 211km 12th stage from Cugnaux to [...]

• Contador Loses Even More Time As Sanchez Wins 12th Stage
  July 14th, 2011
  

  Written by Justin Davis (AFP) LUZ ARDIDEN, France, July 14, 2011 – Embattled champion Alberto Contador lost more time to his key yellow jersey rivals on Thursday as Olympic champion [...]

• Sanchez Sets Sights On Basque Stage Win In Pyrenees
  July 13th, 2011
  

  LAVAUR, France, July 13, 2011 (AFP) – Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez says he is hoping to put his disappointing start to the Tour de France behind him with a stage [...]

• Olympic Champion Sanchez Heads Euskatel Tour Campaign
  June 22nd, 2011
  

  MADRID, June 21, 2011 (AFP) – Spain’s 2008 road race Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez will attempt to improve on last year’s fourth placing in the Tour de France when he [...]

• Sanchez Wins Basque Tour Stage 4, Rodriguez Barely Keeps Lead
  April 7th, 2011
  

  MADRID, April 7, 2011 (AFP) – Euskaltel’s Samuel Sanchez timed a final sprint to perfection to win the hilly fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on Thursday. [...]

• Schleck, Menchov, Sanchez Take Starring Role At Ruta del Sol
  February 19th, 2011
  

  Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, Russian Denis Menchov, and Spain’s Samuel Sanchez will be the three favorites for the 57th edition of the Cycling Tour of Andalucia, the Ruta del Sol, [...]

• Freire To Lead Spain Team For World Championships
  September 16th, 2010
  

  Spain will send a 10-member team to the UCI Road World Championships in Australia next month led by three-time world champion Oscar Freire, the coach announced Thursday. Spain, which heads [...]

• Contador Absence Leaves Tour of Spain Wide Open
  August 28th, 2010
  

  Written by: Denholm Barnetson MADRID – The third and final Grand Tour of the season gets underway in Spain on Saturday, with several leading riders eying their chances amid the [...]

• Sanchez Adds Win At Tour of Burgos To Resume
  August 8th, 2010
  

  Spain’s Samuel Sanchez of the Euskaltel-Euskadi team won the Tour of Burgos in northern Spain on Sunday after sprinting to victory in the fifth and final stage. The Olympic road [...]

• Sanchez Sprints To Classic Victory
  July 31st, 2010
  

  MADRID – Spain’s Luis Leon Sanchez claimed the first classic success of his career when he sprinted to victory in the San Sebastian Classic on Saturday. In the absence of [...]

• Contador Takes Giant Leap Towards Third Tour Win
  July 22nd, 2010
  

  COL DU TOURMALET, France – Spaniard Alberto Contador took a huge step towards a third yellow jersey triumph after matching a series of attacks from Andy Schleck on the Tour [...]

• Crash Takes Wind Out Of Sanchez’s Sails
  July 22nd, 2010
  

  COL DU TOURMALET, France – Spaniard Samuel Sanchez’s hopes of a podium finish on the Tour de France were almost scuppered after a crash early in the final mountain stage [...]

• Sanchez, Menchov Gain More Time At Tour
  July 19th, 2010
  

  BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France- Podium rivals Samuel Sanchez of Spain and Russian Denis Menchov boosted their hopes of a Tour de France podium finish after a thrilling end to the race’s 15th [...]

• Contador Gets Boos And Yellow Jersey, As Voekler Wins Stage
  July 19th, 2010
  

  BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France – Alberto Contador signaled his yellow jersey intentions in defiant style after sensationally attacking Andy Schleck on Monday when the Luxemburger suffered a mechanical problem. French champion Thomas [...]

• Sanchez, Menchov Playing Upsetters Role On Tour
  July 19th, 2010
  

  BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France – Euskaltel sports director Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano is not writing off Samuel Sanchez’s chances of a podium place on the Tour de France just yet. Reigning Olympic [...]

• Riblon Wins, As Schleck And Contador Play Pyrenean Poker
  July 18th, 2010
  

  AX-3-DOMAINES, France – Frenchman Christophe Riblon claimed a deserved maiden Tour de France victory on the race’s 14th stage here Sunday as an anticipated yellow jersey battle failed to materialize. [...]

• Samuel Sanchez To Lead Team Euskaltel At Tour de France
  June 22nd, 2010
  

  The Beijing Olympic champion, Spaniard Samuel Sanchez, is going to be the leader of the Basque Euskaltel team, looking for stage victories in the 2010 Tour de France (3 to [...]

• Valverde, And The “Punchers”, Take Aim At Amstel
  April 16th, 2010
  

  PARIS, April 16, 2010 (AFP) – Controversial Spaniard Alejandro Valverde will continue to provoke cycling’s world ruling body when he lines up with possible victory in mind at the Amstel [...]

• Sanchez Takes Stage, Valverde In Charge of Basque Country
  April 8th, 2010
  

  MADRID, April 8, 2010 (AFP) – Spain’s Samuel Sanchez, riding for the Euskaltel team, on Thursday won the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, a 160km ride [...]

• Contador Takes Control Of Paris-Nice On Stage 4
  March 11th, 2010
  

  Spain’s Alberto Contador secured a Paris-Nice double whammy on Thursday by winning the race’s fourth stage here, becoming the overall leader in the process. The Astana rider attacked 1700 meters [...]

• 2010 Vuelta Route Announced With Surprises
  December 16th, 2009
  

  SEVILLE, Spain, Dec 16, 2009 (AFP) – The 65th edition of the Tour of Spain will break new ground in 2010 with the leader’s jersey changing color from the traditional [...]

• Contador, Spain Dominate Cycling World Rankings
  October 19th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Oct 19, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador finished the official cycling season as the top ranked rider in the International Cycling Union (UCI) world calendar [...]

• Philippe Gilbert Winning Streak Continues At Tour of Lombardy
  October 17th, 2009
  

  Belgian Philippe Gilbert won his fourth race in a row as his hot streak continued with victory in Saturday’s Tour of Lombardy over 242km from Varese to Cuomo. Gilbert beat [...]

• Valverde, Freire and Sanchez Lead Spanish Rainbow Jersey Bid
  September 16th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Sept 16, 2009 (AFP) – Alejandro Valverde, Oscar Freire and Samuel Sanchez will lead Spain’s bid to win the men’s road race title at the world cycling championships next [...]

• 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 [...]

• Samuel Sánchez’s Confirmed He Is Staying At Euskaltel
  October 22nd, 2008
  

  Olympic gold medalist Samuel Sánchez confirmed that he will be staying with his Euskaltel Euskadi for another three years, taking him to 2010. “I am very happy and satisfied. This [...]

• Samuel Sanchez Hands Spain A Welcome Cycling Gold Medal In Beijing
  August 9th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis JUYONGGUAN, China, Aug 9, 2008 (AFP) – Spanish climber Samuel Sanchez claimed his biggest ever career win when he claimed gold in the men’s grueling Olympic road [...]