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Italy’s Pozzato of Liquigas Takes First Golden Jersey Of The Tour of Spain
Italian 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 [...]
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- 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 — [...] - 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 [...]
