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ZAMORA, Spain, Sept 16, 2008 (AFP) - Belgium’s Tom Boonen dominated a bunch sprint on the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain, held over 186.4km between Pontferrada and here on Tuesday, to claim his second win of this year’s race.
Spaniard Alberto Contador, of the Astana team, retained the [...]
Standings following the 16th stage
of the Tour de France, a 157.0km ride from Cuneo to here on Tuesday:
1. Cyril Dessel (FRA/A2R) 4h31min 27sec
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Bike, Opportunity Lost
By Paul Sherwen
What a great day, the Tour went over the highest road in the Europe. There were two races to follow, the race for the stage and the race for the overall.
In the race for the stage we had our [...]
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One for the French
By Bob Roll
One of the most exciting mountain stages in recent memory unfolded before us today on the stage from Cuneo to Jausiers. Stefan Schumacher, who wore the yellow jersey earlier in the Tour, made an impressive bid for the stage [...]
In less than one week away from Paris, the race’s outcome won’t be final. This short stage, which brings the pack all the way to Jausiers, crossing the Col de la Lombarde and the Col de la Bonnette (the highest pass in Europe at over 2800 meters altitude), before a dizzying descent that should make [...]