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• Schleck Will Pounce at Tour de France, Say Leopard
  June 20th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, June 20, 2011 – Andy Schleck’s Leopard team insist the Luxemburger will emerge from a mitigated nine days of racing on the Tour [...]

• Leipheimer Snatches Tour of Switzerland From Cunego
  June 19th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, June 19, 2011 – American Levi Leipheimer snatched overall victory from Damiano Cunego in the Tour of Switzerland Sunday to leave the Italian [...]

• Sagan Strikes Again As Tempers Fray On Swiss Tour
  June 18th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis(AFP) SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, June 18, 2011 – Slovakian Peter Sagan claimed his second victory of the Tour of Switzerland as tempers frayed on the finish line of [...]

• Schleck Misses Win, But Happy With Mountain Test
  June 17th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis SERFAUS, Austria, June 17, 2011 (AFP) – Andy Schleck gave himself a token boost by pulling on the king of the mountains’ green jersey on the final [...]

• De Gendt wins seventh stage, Cunego keeps yellow
  June 17th, 2011
  

  SERFAUS, Austria, June 17, 2011 (AFP) – Belgian Thomas De Gendt held off the pressure of Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck in the final climb of the day to claim victory in [...]

• Soler Improving Quickly After Swiss Tour Crash
  June 17th, 2011
  

  TRIESENBERG-MALBUN, Liechtenstein, June 17, 2011 – Colombian rider Juan Mauricio Soler has shown a slight improvement after suffering serious head injuries in a crash on the Tour of Switzerland, his [...]

• Schleck Says No Panic Over Tour of Swiss Slump
  June 16th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis TRIESENBERG-MALBUN, Liechtenstein, June 16, 2011 (AFP) – Tour de France contender Andy Schleck on Thursday waved off concerns about his form after failing to follow the pace [...]

• Kruijswijk Wins Sixth Stage, Cunego Still In Lead
  June 16th, 2011
  

  TRIESENBERG-MALBUN, Liechtenstein, June 16, 2011 (AFP) – Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk of the Rabobank team won the sixth stage of the Tour of Switzerland Thursday, held over 157.7 km between Tobel-Tagerschen [...]

• Colombian Contender Soler Crashes Out of Swiss Tour
  June 16th, 2011
  

  TRIESENBERG-MALBUN, Liechtenstein, June 16, 2011 (AFP) – Juan Mauricio Soler was put into an artificial coma Thursday as doctors prepared to operate following a crash which left the Colombian with [...]

• Bozic Wins Swiss Tour Fifth Stage, Cunego In Yellow
  June 15th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis TOBEL-TAGERSCHEN, Switzerland, June 15, 2011 (AFP) – Slovenia’s Borut Bozic boosted his chances of a coveted Tour de France place by upstaging a host of top name [...]

• Hushovd Finally Gets That Win, As Cunego Retains Leaders Jersey
  June 14th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) HUTTWIL, Switzerland, June 14, 2011 – Norwegian Thor Hushovd claimed his first victory as reigning world champion when he surged to victory over Peter Sagan [...]

• Liquigas Confirm Broken Collarbone For Salerno In Switzerland
  June 14th, 2011
  

  HUTTWIL, Switzerland, June 14, 2011 (AFP) – Italian Christiano Salerno will be sidelined for several weeks after breaking his collarbone following a crash on the third stage of the Tour [...]

• Freire To Leave Swiss Tour For Sinus Surgery
  June 14th, 2011
  

  GRINDELWALD, Switzerland, June 14, 2011 – Spanish sprinter Oscar Freire is set to leave the Tour of Switzerland Wednesday in order to undergo surgery on troublesome sinuses, his Rabobank team [...]

• Salerno Likely Suffers Broken Collarbone In Switzerland Tour
  June 13th, 2011
  

  GRINDELWALD, Switzerland, June 13, 2011 (AFP) – Italian Christiano Salerno suffered a suspected broken collarbone following a crash on the third stage of the Tour of Switzerland, organizers said Monday. [...]

• Sagan Wins Third Swiss Stage, Cunego Now In Yellow Jersey
  June 13th, 2011
  

  Written by Justin Davis (AFP) GRINDELWALD, Switzerland, June 13, 2011 – Italian Damiano Cunego pulled on the race leader’s yellow jersey after a superb climbing display on the Tour of [...]

• An Ailing Davis Pulls Out of Tour of Switzerland
  June 13th, 2011
  

  GRINDELWALD, Switzerland, June 13, 2011 (AFP) – Australian Allan Davis’s hopes for a place in Astana’s Tour de France squad suffered a setback when he pulled out of the Tour [...]

• Team-Mates Rally As Hushovd Seeks Elusive Win
  June 13th, 2011
  

  GRINDELWALD, Switzerland, June 13, 2011 – Garmin-Cervelo are rallying behind teammate Thor Hushovd as the Norwegian seeks to honor his status as world champion by ending his victory famine at [...]

• Vande Velde Looking For Smooth Ride In Switzerland
  June 13th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, June 12, 2011 – American Christian Vande Velde admits that aiming for stage victory on the Tour of Switzerland is not his priority, [...]

• Soler Takes Yellow After Stage Two Win In Switzerland
  June 12th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, June 12, 2011 (AFP) – Colombian Juan Mauricio Soler got to savor former days of glory when he claimed an impressive win on stage [...]

• Team Leopard Expect Schlecks To Move Swiss Mountains
  June 11th, 2011
  

  Written by Justin Davis LUGANO, June 11, 2011 (AFP) – Leopard-Trek sports director Torsten Schmidt expects Schleck brothers Andy and Frank to give a glimpse of their Tour de France [...]

• Cancellara Wins Tour of Switzerland Opening TT
  June 11th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis LUGANO, June 11, 2011 – Four-time world champion Fabian Cancellara stuck to tradition by powering to victory in the opening stage time trial at the Tour [...]

• Tour of Switzerland Stages
  June 11th, 2011
  

  Stages for the Tour of Switzerland, which begins in Lugano on Saturday and ends Sunday June 19 in Schaffhouse: June 11: Stage 1: Lugano (7.3 km time trial) June 12: [...]

• Schleck Takes Swiss Route To Tour de France Podium
  June 10th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS, June 10, 2011 – Luxemburger Andy Schleck’s final preparations for what he hopes will be a more rewarding Tour de France campaign in July begin [...]

• Kirchen Comes Out Of Coma
  June 22nd, 2010
  

  PARIS, June 22, 2010 – Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen, who has been in hospital in Zurich since Friday, has emerged from a coma, his team Katusha announced on Tuesday. In a [...]

• Swiss Win Gives Frank Schleck A Timely Tour Boost
  June 20th, 2010
  

  LIESTAL, Switzerland, June 20, 2010 – Frank Schleck said his Tour of Switzerland victory Sunday has given him an extra boost as he prepares to go one better than his [...]

• Gesink Closes In On Title As da Costa Bags Stage Win
  June 19th, 2010
  

  LIESTAL, Switzerland, June 19, 2010 – Dutch rider Robert Gesink closed in on the Tour of Switzerland title Saturday as he held the leader’s yellow jersey after the eighth stage [...]

• Burghardt Takes Swiss Stage 7, Gesink Keeps Leaders Jersey
  June 18th, 2010
  

  WETZIKON, Switzerland, June 18, 2010 – German rider Marcus Burghardt (BMC) collected his second win of the Tour of Switzerland when he won the seventh stage between Savognin and Wetzikon [...]

• Gesink Wins King Mountain Stage To Take Swiss Lead
  June 17th, 2010
  

  LA PUNT, Switzerland, June 17, 2010 – Dutchman Robert Gesink claimed a prestigious win on the sixth stage of the Tour of Switzerland Thursday to take command of the race. [...]

• Coyot Out For Three Weeks After Tour de Suisse Crash
  June 17th, 2010
  

  PARIS, June 17, 2010 – Frenchman Arnaud Coyot has been sidelined for three weeks with an elbow fracture after being caught up in a crash at the Tour of Switzerland [...]

• Cavendish Says Goodbye At Tour of Switzerland
  June 17th, 2010
  

  MEIRINGEN, Switzerland, June 17, 2010 – British sprinter Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the Tour of Switzerland prior to the race’s sixth stage in the high mountains, his HTC-Columbia [...]

• Burghardt Wins Stage Five, Martin Keeps Swiss Lead
  June 16th, 2010
  

  FRUTIGEN, Switzerland, June 16, 2010 – BMC’s Marcus Burghardt claimed his first major win of the season when he dominated the rain-hit fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland Wednesday. [...]

• Riders Delay Stage In Cavendish Protest
  June 16th, 2010
  

  WETTINGEN, Switzerland, June 16, 2010 – The start of the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland was symbolically delayed by two minutes Wednesday as riders expressed their anger at [...]

• Crash Mars Petacchi Stage Win In Switzerland
  June 15th, 2010
  

  WETTINGEN, Switzerland, June 15, 2010 – Italian rider Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) came through to win the 192km fourth stage of the Tour of Switzerland here on Tuesday, although a mass [...]

• Schleck Takes Tour of Switzerland Third Stage
  June 14th, 2010
  

  SCHWARZENBURG, Switzerland, June 14, 2010 – Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck of the Saxo Bank team won Monday’s 196.6km third stage of the Tour of Switzerland from Sierre to Schwarzenburg. German’s Tony [...]

• Cancellara Wins Tour of Switzerland Prologue
  June 12th, 2010
  

  LUGANO, Switzerland, June 12, 2010 – Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara of the Saxo Bank team won the Tour of Switzerland opening time-trial over 7.6km through the streets of Lugano on Saturday. [...]

• Cancellara Delivers The Win At The Tour of Switzerland
  June 21st, 2009
  

  BERNE, Switzerland, June 21, 2009 (AFP) – Swiss time-trial Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara won the Tour of Switzerland on Sunday after winning the ninth and final stage of the race [...]

• Martin Wins Stage 8, Valjavec Stays Dressed In Yellow In Switzerland
  June 20th, 2009
  

  CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, June 20, 2009 (AFP) – German rider Tony Martin won the eighth and penultimate stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday, a 181.7 kilometers ride from Le [...]

• Kirchen Wins Stage, Valjavec Eyes Victory
  June 19th, 2009
  

  VALLORBE, Switzerland, June 19, 2009 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen was the winner of the seventh stage of the Tour of Switzerland here on Friday, as Tadej Valjavec (AG2R) held [...]

• Cavendish Warms Up His Tour de France Legs With Another Stage Win
  June 18th, 2009
  

  British cycling star Mark Cavendish won his second stage in the Tour of Switzerland here on Thursday, the 178 kilometer sixth stage from Oberriet. The 24-year-old Isle of Man born [...]

• Valjavec Holds On To Swiss Lead As Albasini Wins Stage Five
  June 17th, 2009
  

  SERFAUS, Austria, June 17, 2009 (AFP) – Swiss rider Michael Albasini of the Columbia team won the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland, a 202 km ride from Staefa [...]

• Schleck Poised In Switzerland As Breschel Bags Stage
  June 16th, 2009
  

  STAEFA, Switzerland, June 16, 2009 (AFP) – Up-and-coming Danish cyclist Matti Breschel triumphed in the fourth stage of the Tour of Switzerland, a 195km ride from Biasca to here on [...]

• Columbia’s Cavendish Sprints To Perfection In Switzerland
  June 15th, 2009
  

  LUMINO, Switzerland, June 15, 2009 (AFP) – Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara held on to the lead of the Tour of Switzerland as Britain’s Mark Cavendish powered to victory on the [...]

• Seeing Double At Tour Of Switzerland And Robbie McEwen
  June 17th, 2008
  

  DOMAT/EMS, Switzerland, June 17, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s Robbie McEwen, of the Silence team, won a sprint finish in the 170km fourth stage of the Tour of Switzerland here on [...]

• Igor Anton Climbs Himself To Stage 2 Win At Tour of Switzerland
  June 15th, 2008
  

  FLUMSERBERG, Switzerland, June 15, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Igor Anton pulled on the leader’s yellow jersey after climbing to victory in Sunday’s second stage of the Tour of Switzerland to [...]

• High Road Kim Kirchen Aiming High In Switzerland
  June 14th, 2008
  

  San Luis Obispo, 13 June 2008 – Second in the Tour of Switzerland last year, High Road’s Kim Kirchen will be aiming for the overall again in the nine day [...]