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Tour of Spain Results - Stage 21 and Overall Finish
Tour 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), [...]
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- 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 [...]
