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2010 Vuelta Route Announced With Surprises
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 gold to red and the first stage taking place here at night.
The 21-stage race gets underway on August 28 [...]
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- Final Tour Of Spain Results
September 20th, 2009MADRID, Spain, Sept 20, 2009 (AFP) – Final results and overall standings following the 21st and final stage of the Tour of Spain, a 110.2km ride from Rivas-Vaciamadrid to Madrid on Sunday:
STAGE
1. Andre Greipel (GER/THR) [...] - Tour of Spain Results- Stage 19 & Overall
September 18th, 2009Standings from the 19th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 179.8km ride from Avila to La Granja de San Ildefonso on Friday:
1. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (ESP/FUJ) 4h37min 35sec
[...] - Valverde Retains Lead As Cobo Wins Tour of Spain 19th Stage
September 18th, 2009Spain’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, [...] - Tour of Spain Results – Stage & Overall
September 17th, 2009Standings from the 18th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 165.km ride from Talavera de la Reina to Avila on Thursday:
1. Philip Deignan (NIR/CTT) 4h19min 14sec
[...] - Ireland’s Deignan Wins 18th Stage of Tour of Spain
September 17th, 2009Irish rider Philip Deignan on Thursday the 18th stage of the Tour of Spain while home favourite Alejandro Valverde held onto the overall lead with three days to go until the end of the race.
Deignan, riding for Cervelo, covered the hilly 165-kilometre ride from
Talavera de la Reina to Avila in 4 hours, 19 [...] - Roux Wins 17th Stage of Tour of Spain
September 16th, 2009MADRID, Sept 16, 2009 (AFP) – French rider Anthony Roux won on Wednesday the 17th stage of the Tour of Spain while Spain’s Alejandro Valverde of Spain held on to the overall leader’s yellow jersey.
Roux, riding for Francaise des Jeux, covered the 193.6-kilometer route from Ciudad Real to Talavera de [...] - Tour of Spain Results – Stage 17 & Overall
September 16th, 2009TALAVERA DE LA REINA, Spain, Sept 16, 2009 (AFP) – Results and overall standings after the 17th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 193.6km ride from Ciudad Real to Talavera de la Reina on Wednesday:
Stage
1. Anthony Roux (FRA/FDJ) [...] - Tour of Spain 16th Stage Results
September 15th, 2009PUERTOLLANO, Spain, Sept 15, 2009 (AFP) – Results and standings from the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 170.3km ride from Cordoba to Puertollano on Tuesday:
1. André Greipel (GER/THR) [...] - Greipel Wins Tour of Spain 16th Stage, While Valverde Still In Gold
September 15th, 2009PUERTOLLANO, Spain, Sept 15, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s Andre Greipel of Team Columbia dominated a bunch sprint to win the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain on Tuesday as Alejandro Valverde retained the race leader’s gold jersey.
Greipel soloed over the finish line of the 170km stage between Cordoba [...] - Tour of Spain Leader To Go Red In 2010
September 15th, 2009MADRID, Sept 15, 2009 (AFP) – The leader of next year’s Tour of Spain will be wear a red jersey instead of the current gold to mark the 75th anniversary of the event, organizers announced Tuesday.
The 2010 Tour will for the first time depart from the southwestern city of [...] - Boom Wins Tour of Spain 15th Stage, Valverde Still Gold
September 14th, 2009Dutchman 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 [...] - Tour of Spain 14th Stage Results
September 13th, 2009SIERRA DE LA PANDERA, Spain, Sept 13, 2009 (AFP) – Results after the 14th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 157km ride from Granada to Sierra de la Pandera on Sunday:
Stage
1. Damiano Cunego (ITA/LAM) [...] - Cunego Bags Another Summit, Valverde Still Wearing Gold
September 13th, 2009Italian 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 [...] - Tour of Spain 13th Stage Results
September 12th, 2009Results after the 13th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 172.4km ride from Berja to Sierra Nevada on Saturday:
Stage
1. David Moncoutié (FRA/COF) [...] - David Moncoutie Takes Tour of Spain 13th Stage Win
September 12th, 2009SIERRA 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 [...] - Tour of Spain 12th Stage Results
September 11th, 2009Standings from the 12th stage of the Tour de Spain, a 179.3km ride from Almeria to Col de Velefique on
Friday:
Stage
1. Ryder Hesjedal (CAN/GRM) 5hr 34min 31sec (average: 32,160 km/h), 2. David Garcia (ESP/KGZ) at 0:01sec, 3. Robert Gesink (NED/RAB) 0:06, 4. Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (ESP/KGZ) 0:06, [...] - Hesjedal Sprints To Tour of Spain 12th Stage Win
September 11th, 2009COL DE VELEFIQUE, Spain, Sept 11, 2009 (AFP) – Canadian Ryder Hesjedal held off his rivals to claim the 12th stage of the Tour of Spain after a climb to the Col de Velefique on Friday as Spaniard Alejandro Valverde held the overall race lead.
The Garmin rider won a [...] - Tour of Spain To Be Decided On Next Three Stages, Says Valverde
September 10th, 2009MADRID, Sept 10, 2009 (AFP) – The outcome of the 2009 Tour of Spain will be decided in the next three grueling mountain stages of the race, Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde, the holder of the leader’s golden jersey, said Wednesday.
“The next two stages in Velefique and the Sierra Nevada [...] - Tour of Spain Results
September 9th, 2009Results from Tour of Spain Stage 11:
Stage
1. Tyler Farrar (USA/GRM) 5hr 11min 10sec, 2. Philippe Gilbert (BEL/SIL) atsame time, 3. Marco Marcato (ITA/VAC), 4. Inaki Isasi (ESP/EUS), 5. Andre Greipel (GER/THR), 6. Alessandro Ballan (ITA/LAM), 7. Enrico Gasparotto (ITA/LAM), 8. Christian Knees (GER/MRM), 9. Oscar Freire (ESP/RAB), 10. Matteo Tosatto [...] - Farrar Forces It To Take 11th Stage Of The Tour of Spain
September 9th, 2009CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ, Spain, Sept 9, 2009 (AFP) – American Tyler Farrar won the 11th stage of the Tour of Spain in a mass sprint finish on Wednesday, as controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde retained the leader’s golden jersey.
The Garmin rider edged Belgian Philippe Gilbert and Italy’s Marco Marcato to [...] - Frank Schleck Facing Knee Surgery and Abandons The Vuelta
September 9th, 2009Team Saxo Bank Fränk Schleck has for a long period of time been suffering from knee problems and has after consultation with team doctors made the decision to abandon this year’s Vuelta a Espana. The reason is an impending surgery which the star from Luxembourg must have on his left knee to be [...]
- Tour of Spain Results
September 8th, 2009Results from the 10th stage of the Tour de Spain, a 171.2km ride from Alicante to Murcia on Tuesday:
Stage
1. Simon Gerrans (AUS/CTT) 3hr 56min 19sec (average: 43,467 km/h), 2. Ryder Hesjedal (CAN/GRM) at 0:00, 3. Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (DEN/SAX) 0:00, 4. Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ/AST) [...] - Australia’s Gerrans Wins Tour of Spain 10th Stage
September 8th, 2009MURCIA, Spain, Sept 8, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Simon Gerrans won the 10th stage of the Tour of Spain here on Tuesday, as controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde retained the leader’s golden jersey.
The 29-year-old Cervelo rider outpaced three others cyclists, Ryder Hesjedal of Canada, Denmark’s Jakob Fuglsang and Kazakhstan’s [...] - Tour of Spain Results
September 7th, 2009XORRET DE CATI, Spain, Sept 7, 2009 (AFP) – Results from Tour of Spain cycling race following Monday’s ninth stage, a 188.8km ride from Alcoy to Xorret de Cati:
Stage
1. Gustavo Cesar (ESP/KGZ) 5hr 21min 04sec, 2. Marco Marzano (ITA/LAM) at 21sec, 3. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/GCE) 0:40, [...] - Valverde Takes Tour of Spain Lead From Evans
September 7th, 2009Controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde took the overall lead of the Tour of Spain off Australian Cadel Evans following the race’s ninth stage on Monday which was won by his compatriot Gustavo Cesar Veloso.
Veloso, riding for Xacobeo Galicia, finished the 188.8-kilometre (117-mile) mountain stage between Alcoy and Xorret del [...] - Andy Schleck Pulls Out Of Tour of Spain
September 6th, 2009MADRID, Sept 6, 2009 (AFP) – Luxembourg cycling star Andy Schleck’s hopes of improving on his second place in this year’s Tour de France in the Tour of Spain evaporated on Sunday as he pulled out of the race.
Race organizers did not specify the reason for his retirement on [...] - Cunego Wins Tour of Spain Eighth Stage, Evans Takes Golden Jersey
September 6th, 2009Italy’s Damiano Cunego won the eighth stage of the Tour of Spain on Sunday, the first to be held in the mountains this year, as Australia’s Cadel Evans took the overall lead.
The 27-year-old sprinted ahead of France’s David Moncoutie in the final kilometer of the 204.7-kilometer (127-mile) ride between [...] - Tour of Spain Results
September 5th, 2009Tour of Spain results following the seventh stage of the Tour de France, a 30 kilometres time-trial here on
Saturday:
Stage
1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/SAX) [...] - Cancellara Enjoys Double Golden Celebration
September 5th, 2009Switzerland’s Olympic time-trial champion Fabian Cancellara took the leader’s golden jersey of the Tour of Spain on Saturday after winning the seventh stage, a 30-kilometer (18.6-mile) individual time trial.
The 28-year-old completed the course around the Formula One street circuit in Valencia that winds around the Mediterranean city’s port in just [...] - Slovenia’s Bozic Wins Tour of Spain Stage Six
September 4th, 2009XATIVA, Spain, Sept 4, 2009 (AFP) – Slovenia’s Borut Bozic of Vacansoleil won the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain on Friday as Germany’s Andre Greipel of Team Columbia held on to the overall lead.
The 29-year-old captured the 176.8km (109-mile) stage that started and ended in the eastern [...] - Greipel Takes Tour of Spain Golden Jersey
September 3rd, 2009VINAROS, Spain, Sept 3, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s Andre Greipel of Team Columbia took the golden jersey as overall leader of the Tour of Spain after recording his second consecutive stage win here on Thursday.
Greipel beat Belgium’s Tom Boonen and Italy’s Daniele Bennati in a sprint at the end [...] - Vinokourov To Fight On As Horner Forced To Quit Vuelta
September 2nd, 2009TARRAGONA, Spain, Sept 2, 2009 (AFP) – American Chris Horner has been forced out of the Tour of Spain after sustaining injuries in the mass pile-up which marred the end of Tuesday’s stage, his Astana team said Wednesday.
Another Astana rider, Alexandre Vinokourov, was also caught up in the melee [...] - Tour of Spain – Massive Pile Up
September 2nd, 2009With the peloton less than 3k to the finishing banner there was a massive pile up. It looks like it takes out about half of the peloton.
Crazy crash! - Tour of Spain Fourth Stage Results
September 1st, 2009Results from the 225km fourth stage of the Tour of Spain from Venlo in the Netherlands to here on Tuesday:
Stage
1. Andre Greipel (GER/THR) [...] - German Greipel Wins Tour of Spain Fourth Stage
September 1st, 2009LIEGE, Belgium, Sept 1, 2009 (AFP) – German Andre Greipel of Team Columbia headed a four-man sprint to win the treacherous 225km fourth stage of the Tour of Spain from Venlo in the Netherlands to here on Tuesday.
Greipel beat Belgian Wouter Weylandt, and the German duo of Bert Grabsch and Marcel Sieberg [...] - Greg Henderson Won – Fabian Cancellara Defends The Leader’s Jersey
August 31st, 2009[31.08 17:41] Three riders, Lars Boom (Rabobank), Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil) and Jesús Rosendo Prado (Andalucia Cajasur) were the first riders in Germany when the Vuelta a Espana peloton rode out on the third stage. The 187.9 km long route from Zutphen to Venlo slipped by the large neighbor, but the height profile of today’s stage [...]
- Kiwi Henderson Wins Tour of Spain Third Stage
August 31st, 2009VENLO, Netherlands, Aug 31, 2009 (AFP) – New Zealander Greg Henderson of Team Columbia claimed his first victory from a major three-week race when he dominated a bunch sprint to win stage three of the Tour of Spain here on Monday.
Henderson, 32, beat Slovenia’s Borut Bozic and Spain’s former [...] - Tour of Spain Results
August 30th, 2009Results from the 203km second stage of the Tour of Spain between Assen and here on Sunday:
Stage
1. Gerald Ciolek (GER/MRM) [...] - Germany’s Ciolek Wins Second Stage of Tour of Spain
August 30th, 2009EMMEN, Netherlands, Aug 30, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s Gerald Ciolek, riding for the Milram team, won the second stage of the Tour of Spain between Assen and here on Sunday.
Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara of the Saxo Bank team, who won Saturday’s first stage, retained the race leader’s golden jersey, eight [...] - Tour of Spain Prologue Results
August 29th, 2009Tour of Spain prologue results on Saturday:
1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/Saxo Bank), 4.8 km in 5min 20sec
2. Tom Boonen (BEL) [...] - Cancellara Motors To Tour of Spain Opener
August 29th, 2009ASSEN, Netherlands, Aug 29, 2009 (AFP) – Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara of the Saxo Bank team won the Tour of Spain opening prologue on Saturday which took place hundreds of miles away from Spain at Assen’s motorcycling circuit in northern Holland
Cancellara, who also won the first stage of the [...] - 2009 Tour of Spain Stages
August 29th, 2009Stages in the 2009 Tour of Spain which starts in Assen, Netherlands, on August 29 and finishes in Madrid on September 20:
Stage Info
Saturday, Aug 29 – stage 1: 4.8km around Assen (Netherlands), individual time-trial
Sunday, Aug 30 – stage 2: 203.7km from Assen to Emmen (Netherlands)
Monday, [...] - Absences Leave Tour of Spain Wide Open
August 29th, 2009by Daniel Silva
MADRID, Aug 28, 2009 (AFP) – The 2009 Tour of Spain gets underway in the Netherlands Saturday with the absence of its title holder and this year’s Tour de France winner Alberto Contador leaving no clear favourite to win the race.
With US rider Levi Leipheimer, who finished [...] - Team Columbia Take Aim At More Stage Success in Spain
August 28th, 2009Team Columbia believe powerful German sprinter Andre Greipel can help continue their impressive 2009 season once the Tour of Spain clicks into gear this Saturday.
Mark Cavendish’s stunning haul of six stage wins from this year’s Tour de France took his tally to 10 from the last two participation — and was [...] - Davis Given Chance To Make Amends On Tour of Spain
August 25th, 2009PARIS, Aug 25, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s Allan Davis will have the chance to make amends for missing the Tour de France in July after he was named in Quick Step’s squad for the upcoming Tour of Spain.
Davis, a sprinter, was Quick Step’s ‘tenth man’ for the Tour in [...] - Team Astana in Tour of Spain with Alexandr Vinokourov
August 24th, 2009Disgraced cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan has been named in Astana’s squad for the Tour of Spain, which begins this Saturday.
Vinokourov, who recently returned from a two-year doping ban handed out for blood doping at the 2007 Tour de France, is likely to spearhead the Kazakh-backed team’s bid for a top finish [...] - Valverde To lead Caisse d’Epargne at Vuelta
August 24th, 2009MADRID, Aug 24, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde will lead the Caisse d’Epargne team at this year’s Tour of Spain, the cycling team announced on Monday.
The 29-year-old, who finished second in the 2006 Vuelta, did not compete in this year’s Tour de France after being banned from [...] - Evans Set To Take Part in Tour of Spain
July 21st, 2009MARTIGNY, Switzerland, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans confirmed Tuesday he is set to compete in next month’s Tour of Spain in preparation for the world road race championships on September 27.
Evans, who is 14th overall in the Tour de France general classification before Tuesday’s 16th stage, [...] - 2009 Tour of Spain stageS
December 17th, 2008Stages in the 2009 Tour of Spain which starts in Assen, Netherlands, on August 29 and finishes in Madrid on September 20:
Stages:
Saturday, Aug 29 – stage 1: 4.5km around Assen (Netherlands), individual time-trial
Sunday, Aug 30 – stage 2: 202km from Assen to [...] - 2009 Tour of Spain Begins In The Netherlands
December 17th, 2008The 2009 Tour of Spain will begin in the Netherlands, in the first overseas launch of the race in more than 12 years, organisers announced Wednesday.
The Dutch city of Assen will be the starting point of the 64th Vuelta on August 29, 2009, and the next two stages [...] - Tour of Spain Results – Stage 21 and Overall Finish
September 21st, 2008Tour of Spain results after the 21st and final stage, a 102.2km ride from San Sebastian de los Reyes to Madrid, on Sunday:
Stage 21
1. Matti Breschel (DEN/CSC) 2h44min 39sec, 2. Alexandre Usov (BLR/A2R), 3.
Davide Vigano (ITA/QST), 4. Koldo Fernandez (ESP/EUS), 5. Greg van Avermaet (BEL/SIL), 6. Mauro Santambrogio (ITA/LAM), [...] - Alberto Contador of Team Astana Captures The Historic Vuelta Crown
September 21st, 2008Alberto Contador of Spain secured overall victory in the Tour of Spain here on Sunday to join a select club of riders to have won all three of the sport’s major Tours.
The 2007 Tour de France winner also won this year’s Giro d’Italia, meaning he has become [...] - Levi Leipheimer Wins, As Alberto Contador Tightens His Golden Grip For Tour of Spain History
September 20th, 2008NAVACERRADA, Spain, Sept 20, 2008 (AFP) – Alberto Contador’s bid to join an elite club to have won all three major Tours appears intact after the Spaniard finished second in the final time trial of the Tour of Spain Saturday.
American Levi Leipheimer claimed victory in the race’s penultimate [...] - Tour of Spain Results – Stage 19 and Overall
September 19th, 2008Results from the 19th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 145.5km ride from Las Rozas to Segovia on Friday:
19th stage
1. David Arroyo (ESP/GCE) 3hr 27min 03sec, 2. Vasili Kiryenka (BLR/TCS) 5sec behind, 3. Nick Nuyens (BEL/COF) 11, 4. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/GCE) 11, 5. Greg van Avermaet (BEL/SIL) 11, [...] - David Arroyo of Caisse d’Epargne Wins Tour of Spain’s 19th Stage, Contador Leads Overall
September 19th, 2008SEGOVIA, Spain, Sept 19, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s David Arroyo won the 19th
stage of the Tour of Spain on Friday, the third stage win for Caisse
d’Epargne, though Alberto Contador looks set for overall victory.
The 28-year-old Arroyo crossed the line first in this 145.5km stretch from
Las Rozas to Segovia, also [...] - Erviti Edges Roche To Win 18th Stage of Tour of Spain
September 18th, 2008Spain’s Imanol Erviti edged Ireland’s Nicholas Roche to win the 18th stage of the Tour of Spain Thursday, as his compatriot Alberto Contador kept his overall lead.
Erviti of the Caisse d’Epargne team and Roche of Credit Agricole recorded the same time in the sprint finish to the 167.4 kilometre (100.4 miles) [...] - Weylandt Wins Vuelta’s 17th Stage, Contador Keeps Flying With Lead
September 17th, 2008VALLADOLID, Spain (AFP) – Belgium’s Wouter Weylandt of Quick Step won the 17th stage of the Tour of Spain, held over 148.2 kilometres (92 miles) between Zamora and here on Wednesday.
Spain’s 2007 Tour de France and 2008 Tour of Italy champion Alberto Contador remained the overall leader for [...] - Boonen Scores The Double, As Contador Keeps Gold Jersey
September 16th, 2008ZAMORA, 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 [...] - Contador Retains Gold Even After Crash, And Garcia Wins Vuelta’s 15th Stage
September 15th, 2008PONFERRADA, Spain, Sept 15, 2008 (AFP) – Alberto Contador continued his march towards claiming his third major Tour within 14 months after the Tour of Spain’s 15th stage won by fellow Spaniard David Garcia on Monday.
Garcia broke free of a group of 17 riders that had escaped from [...] - Tour of Spain Results – Stage 14 and Overall
September 14th, 2008Results in the 14th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 158.4km ride from Oviedo to here on Sunday:
14th stage
1. Alberto Contador (ESP/AST) 4hr 16min 1sec, 2. Levi Leipheimer (USA/AST) 2sec behind, 3. Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (ESP/KGZ) 4, 4. Robert Gesink
(NED/RAB) 20, 5. David Moncoutie (FRA/COF) 20, [...] - Contador Flying High As He Wins Tour of Spain 14th Stage And Retains Overall Lead
September 14th, 2008FUENTES DE INVIERNO, Spain, Sept 14, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s 2007 Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, who rides for Astana, won the 14th stage of the Tour of Spain here Sunday to retain the overall race lead.
He completed the 158.4 kilometre mountain ride from Oviedo to the Fuentes [...] - Flight Of The Contador As He Takes Lead Of The Tour of Spain
September 13th, 2008ANGLIRU, Spain, Sept 13, 2008 – Spain’s 2007 Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Astana took the lead of the Tour of Spain after winning the 13th stage here on Saturday.
The 25-year-old finished the 209-kilometre (129.6-mile) mountain stage from San Vicente de la Barquera to Angliru in [...] - Contador Poised To Make History At Tour of Spain
September 12th, 2008by Pierre Ausseill
Spanish rider Alberto Contador is well-positioned to win his third major Tour within 14 months when the Tour of Spain resumes following Friday’s rest day.
Contador’s hopes were considerably increased after his compatriot Alejandro Valverde dropped out of the top ten on Thursday. [...] - Tour of Spain Results – Stage 12 and Overall
September 11th, 2008Results in the 12th stage of the Tour
of Spain, a 186.4km ride from Burgos to Suances on Thursday:
12th stage
1. Paolo Bettini (ITA/QST) 4hr 42min 44sec, 2. Davide Rebellin (ITA/GST)
1sec behind, 3. Damiano Cunego (ITA/LAM) s.t., 4. Alessandro Ballan (ITA/LAM)
s.t., 5. Alberto Contador (ESP/AST) s.t., 6. Egoi Martinez (ESP/EUS) 4, 7.
Oliver Zaugg [...] - Bettini Wins Again As Valverde Drops Out Of Contention In Tour of Spain
September 11th, 2008SUANCES, Spain, Sept 11, 2008 (AFP) – Quick Step’s reigning world champion, Paolo Bettini of Italy, claimed his second victory from this year’s Tour of Spain by winning the 12th stage here Thursday.
Spaniard Egoi Martinez of Euskaltel retained the race leader’s gold jersey after the 186.4 km race between [...] - As The Peloton Mulls Armstrong Return, Freire and Martinez Shine In Spain
September 10th, 2008MADRID, Sept 10, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s three-time world champion Oscar Freire of Rabobank won the 11th stage of the Tour of Spain on Wednesday, a 178 km ride from Calahorra to Burgos, as Egoi Martinez of Euskaltel retained the overall lead.
Martinez leads US racer Levi Leipheimer by 11 [...] - Tour of Spain Results – Stage 10 and Overall
September 9th, 2008Results from the tenth stage of the Tour of Spain on Tuesday, a 151.3 km ride from Sabinanigo to Zaragoza:
Stage 10:
1. Sebastien Hinault (FRA/Credit Agricole) 151.3 km in 3hr 22min 21sec,
2. Lloyd Mondory (FRA) s.t., 3. Greg van Avermaet (BEL) s.t., 4. Oscar Freire
(ESP) s.t., 5. Tom Boonen (BEL) [...] - Sebastien Hinault Wins Tour of Spain Tenth Stage
September 9th, 2008SABINANIGO, Spain, Sept 9, 2008 (AFP) – Frenchman Sebastien Hinault of Credit Agricole won the tenth stage of the Tour of Spain on Tuesday, a 151.3 km ride from Sabinanigo to Zaragoza.
Egoi Martinez of Euskaltel retained the overall lead after Hinault pulled out the stage win ahead of compatriot [...] - Silence Is Golden As Avermaet Wins Tour of Spain 9th Stage
September 8th, 2008SABINANIGO, Spain, Sept 8, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Egoi Martinez of Euskaltel took the overall lead after Belgian rider Greg van Avermaet of the Silence team won the ninth stage of the Tour of Spain on Monday, a 200.8km ride between Viella and Sabinanigo.
Van Avermaet won out after joining [...] - Tour of Spain Results – Stage 8 and Overall
September 7th, 2008Tour of Spain results after Sunday’s 151km eighth stage ride from Andorra to Pla de Beret.
Stage 8:
1. David Moncoutie (FRA/Cofidis), 151 km in 4 hr 24min 58sec, 2. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) at 34sec, 3. Alberto Contador (ESP) s.t., 4. Igor Anton (ESP) s.t., 5. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP) 39sec, 6. [...] - David Moncoutie of Cofidis Wins Stage 8, Leipheimer Takes Over Lead In Spain
September 7th, 2008MADRID, Sept 7, 2008 (AFP) – Frenchman David Moncoutie of Cofidis won the eighth stage of the Tour of Spain on Sunday, a 151km ride from Andorra to Pla de Beret but it was US rider Levi Leipheimer of Astana who bagged the leader’s golden jersey.
Home favourite Alberto [...] - Tour of Spain Results – Stage 7 and Overall
September 6th, 2008Tour of Spain results after the seventh stage over 232.km from Barbastro to La Rabassa on Saturday:
Stage 7
1. Alessandro Ballan (ITA/Lampre) 6hr 15min 51sec, 2. Ezequiel Mosquera
(ESP) at 2:42, 3. Alberto Contador (ESP) 2:45, 4. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP)
2:50, 5. Levi Leipheimer (USA) s.t., 6. Igor Anton (ESP) s.t., 7. [...] - Alessandro Ballan of Lampre Wins Tour of Spain Seventh Stage
September 6th, 2008Italian Alessandro Ballan of Lampre won Saturday’s seventh stage of the Tour of Spain, a 223.2 km ride from Barbastro to La Rabassa in Andorra, to take the overall lead as the peleton moved into the mountains.
Riders had to negotiate not just the climbs but the unseasonably inclement weather [...] - Tour of Spain Heads Into Pyrenees For First Big Challenge
September 6th, 2008by Pierre Ausseill
MADRID, Sept 5, 2008 (AFP) – After a week that served as a warm-up, the Tour of Spain will on Saturday hold its first mountainous stage in the Pyrenees which will force the three Spanish favourites for victory to show their hand.
As the riders [...] - Tour of Spain Results – Stage 6 and Overall
September 4th, 2008Results of the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain on Thursday, a 150.1 kilometer course from Ciudad Real to Toledo.
6th stage
1. Paolo Bettini (ITA) 3h 19min 28sec, 2. Phillippe Gilbert (BEL) s.t., 3.
Alejandro Valverde (ESP) s.t., 4. Oscar Freire (ESP) s.t., 5. Daniele Bennati
(ITA) s.t., 6. Davide Rebellin [...] - Bettini Wins Tour of Spain Sixth Stage, Chavanel Takes Golden Jersey
September 4th, 2008TOLEDO, Spain, Sept 4, 2008 (AFP) – Italian rider Paolo Bettini of Quick
Step won the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain on Thursday, a 150.1 kilometer
course from Ciudad Real to Toledo, while France’s Sylvain Chavanel of Cofidis
took the overall lead.
Bettini came in ahead of Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert of Francaise des Jeux
in while [...] - Tour of Spain Results – Stage 5 and Overall
September 3rd, 2008Results of the fifth stage of the Tour of Spain on Wednesday, an individual time trial on a 42.5 kilometer course in Ciudad Real.
5th stage
1. Levi Leipheimer (USA) 50min 57sec, 2. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) at 12sec, 3. Manuel Quinziato (ITA) at 33sec, 4. Alberto Contador (ESP) at 49sec, [...] - Leipheimer Wins Tour of Spain Fifth Stage, And Takes Overall Lead
September 3rd, 2008CIUDAD REAL, Spain, Sept 3, 2008 (AFP) – American rider Levi Leipheimer of Astana took the lead of the Tour of Spain on Wednesday after winning the fifth stage, an individual time trial on a 42.5 kilometer course in Ciudad Real.
Leipheimer, who was third in the Vuelta in 2005, [...] - Bennati Wins Tour of Spain Fourth Stage, Retains Overall Lead
September 2nd, 2008PUERTOLLANO, Spain, Sept 2, 2008 (AFP) – Italy’s Daniel Bennati of Liquigas retained the overall race leader’s golden jersey in the Tour of Spain after winning the fourth stage, a 170.3 km ride from Cordoba to here on Tuesday.
He finished the stage, which featured two climbs early in [...] - Tom Boonen Wins Tour of Spain Third Stage
September 1st, 2008CORDOBA, Spain, Sept 1, 2008 (AFP) – Italy’s Daniel Bennati of Liquigas took the overall race leader’s golden jersey in the Tour of Spain on Monday despite finishing the third stage in second place behind Belgium’s Tom Boonen.
Quick Step rider Boonen finished the 168.6-kilometre (105-mile) ride between Jaen and [...] - Alejandro Valverde In Control Of Vuelta After Stage 2 Win
August 31st, 2008JAEN, Spain, Aug 31, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d’Epargne team took the overall race lead after winning the second stage of the Tour of Spain on Sunday, a 176.3 kilometre run from Granada to Jaen.
The 28-year-old finished the stage in four hours and [...] - Alberto Contador Comments After The Team Time Trial At The Tour of Spain
August 30th, 2008“The time differences are small and not so important”
Alberto Contador crossed the finish line as first rider of the Astana Team, losing 14 seconds to the winner of the first stage. The differences, in his opinion, are not significant.
“This first stage has been a beautiful show and the team gave everything. I am [...] - Tour of Spain First Stage Results
August 30th, 2008GRANADA, Spain, Aug 30, 2008 (AFP) – Results of the first stage of the Tour of Spain, a 7.7km team time trial, here on Saturday:
1. Liquigas 8min 21sec, 2. Euskaltel (ESP) at 8sec, 3. Caisse d’Epargne
(ESP) 9, 4. Quick Step 10, 5. CSC 11, 6. Tinkoff 12, 7. Rabobank [...] - Italy’s Pozzato of Liquigas Takes First Golden Jersey Of The Tour of Spain
August 30th, 2008Italian team Liquigas won the first stage of the Tour of Spain on Saturday, a time trial of 7.7 kilometres in the southwestern city of Granada, that saw Filippo Pozzato take the first golden jersey of the race for the overall leader.
The Italian side came ahead of [...] - Contador Out To Excite Home Fans In Tour of Spain
August 30th, 2008by Denholm Barnetson
MADRID, Aug 29, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Alberto Contador will be aiming for a
unique treble when the third of the year’s Grand Tours gets underway in his
home country on Saturday.
But two of his compatriots — Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre and
double Liege-Bastogne-Liege victor Alejandro Valverde — [...] - Sastre Going for Another Big Result
August 29th, 2008On Saturday August 30th we’ve reached this year’s final Grand Tour, Vuelta a España. The race kicks off in the Southern part of Spain – more specifically in Andalucía with a spectacular view of the largest mountains in Spain: Sierra Nevadas.
At the foot of the impressive Alhambra Palace the first 7.7 of the Vuelta’s 3,131 [...] - Alberto Contador Leads Team Astana in the Tour of Spain
August 25th, 2008Astana Cycling Team General Manager Johan Bruyneel and Sports Director Alain Gallopin announced the nine riders who will participate in the Tour of Spain, starting this Saturday, August 30th, in Granada.
The nine riders are: Assan Bazayev, Alberto Contador, Andreas Klöden, Levi Leipheimer, Dmitriy Muravyev, Benjamín Noval, Sérgio Paulinho, José [...] - Andreas Kloden of Astana To Compete At The Tour of Spain
August 24th, 2008RENNES, France, Aug 24, 2008 (AFP) – German rider Andreas Kloden, who was twice runner-up in the Tour de France, will compete in the Tour of Spain from August 30 to September 21, his Astana team said Sunday.
Kloden, opted for the Vuelta over the Tour of Germany, to support [...] - Levi Leipheimer Wins Clásica a los Puertos. Alberto Contador Is Second
August 24th, 2008Astana Cycling Team ready for the Tour of Spain.
Levi Leipheimer was the best rider in the 31st Clásica Internacional a los Puertos de Guadarrama, a preparatory race for the Tour of Spain, which starts next Saturday in Granada. Leipheimer won after a solo effort of 20 kilometers. The Olympic time-trial bronze medalist had an advantage [...] - Aussie Cadel Evans Out Of Tour of Spain
August 20th, 2008BRUSSELS, Aug 20, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans will not be in the Silence-Lotto team competing in the Tour of Spain, starting on August 30 at Granada, the team announced on its website.
The Belgium-based outfit has left the Australian out of the Vuelta, which finishes on September 21 [...] - Chris Horner Out For Tour of Spain / Astana in Spain and France
August 4th, 2008Chris Horner (Astana Cycling Team) broke his left collar bone after a crash in the final sprint of the 2nd stage of the Tour of Elk Grove, IL, USA on August, 2nd. Chris Horner was able to finish the race (as 34th) but was transported to a nearby hospital where the break was diagnosed.
Chris [...] - Contador Predicts Cadel Evans Is Tour Favorite For Tour de France
June 24th, 2008MADRID, June 24, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain has given cycling rival Cadel Evans a pre-race boost by predicting the Australian will win this year’s July 5-27 race.
Contador, who recently won the Giro d’Italia despite a last-gasp invitation for his Astana team, will [...] - Tour Chiefs Eye Vuelta Takeover
February 8th, 2008Tour Chiefs Eye Vuelta Takeover
MADRID, Feb 8, 2008 (AFP) – Organisers of the world’s biggest bike race, the Tour de France, are poised to take over the three-week Tour of Spain, according to press reports here Friday.
“Rumours of an agreement between ASO (Amaury Sports Organisation) and Unipublic have been circling for about [...]
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