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Another Stage for Team Columbia
By: Phil Liggett
Boring to the eye, but great if your name is Marcus Berghardt. It was the first stage of the Tour de France to turn away from the race for yellow and concentrate on the win on given day. [...]
ST ETIENNE, France, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Carlos Sastre of the CSC team retained the Tour de France yellow jersey here Thursday as German Marcus Burghardt handed his Columbia team their fifth victory of the race.
Burghardt dominated a short, two-man sprint with Spaniard Carlos [...]
A few difficulties still remain through the hills of the Monts du Forez on the road to Saint-Etienne. Watch out for end-of-the race fatigue and long breakaways which could create suspense, just possibly shaking up the overall placings