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Team Astana Reacts To The 2009 Tour de France Route
The 2007 Tour winner Alberto Contador, Team Manager Johan Bruyneel and Team Director Alain Gallopin attended the official presentation of the route of the Tour de France 2009 in Paris on Wednesday and offered their reactions to the parcours for next year’s race:
Alberto Contador: “Just like every year, it looks like a Tour for a [...]
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- Lance Armstrong Is Still 50/50 For Another Yellow Jersey Bid
October 22nd, 2008by Justin Davis
PARIS, Oct 22, 2008 (AFP) - Lance Armstrong’s participation on the 2009 Tour de France, for which a highly innovative race route was unveiled here, remains uncertain - but not impossible according to his team here on Wednesday.
Seven-time Tour winner Armstrong recently announced his [...] - “Murderous” Mont Ventoux Puts Fear Into Tour de France Peloton
October 22nd, 2008by Justin Davis
PARIS, Oct 22, 2008 (AFP) - Besieged by several high-profile doping cases in recent weeks, the embattled organisers of the Tour de France finally got a chance to look forward Wednesday after unveiling next year’s race route.
And, Tour chief Christian Prudhomme played his ace [...] - 2009 Tour de France Route Announced
October 22nd, 2008The stages for the 2009 Tour de France announced on Wednesday:
July 4 - Monaco - Monaco, 15 km (individual time-trial)
5 - Monaco - Brignoles, 182 km
6 - Marseille - La Grande-Motte, 196 km
[...] - Tour de France Chiefs Create More Innovation In 2009
October 22nd, 2008by Justin Davis
PARIS, Oct 21, 2008 (AFP) - Tour de France chiefs are on Wednesday set to finally end months of waiting by unveiling the route that they hope will provide another exciting, albeit cleaner, race for the famous yellow jersey.
In the months since Spaniard Carlos [...] - Tour de France Is Set For Two Stage Visit To Barcelona
September 16th, 2008MADRID, Sept 16, 2008 (AFP) - Next year’s Tour de France is set for a two-stage incursion to Barcelona, according to the Catalan city’s Mayor Jordi Hereu on Tuesday.
“This is important for the city, but also for the Tour, for cycling and sport in general,” said Hereu.
[...] - German Broadcasters Hostile To Armstrong’s Tour Return
September 14th, 2008START THE CRYING BABY SOUNDTRACK NOW
German television broadcaster ARD, which screens the Tour de France here in partnership with rivals ZDF, said Sunday it was hostile to Lance Armstrong’s planned comeback.
Armstrong, who will be 37 on September 18, announced last week that he plans to come out of retirement in a [...] - Armstrong Back, Landis Back..Now You’re Talking!
September 10th, 2008If you’re reading this, you’re really into cycling. You probably go out of your way to keep up about the sport at all levels. You can recognize the names of many of today’s top pros and their teams, and you probably attend professional cycle races from time to time. You might even [...]
