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Carlos Sastre Returns To A Hero’s Welcome In His Spanish Hometown
EL BARRACO, Spain, July 30, 2008 (AFP) - Spain’s Carlos Sastre received a hero’s welcome Wednesday when he returned to his hometown of El Barraco after becoming the third Spaniard in a row to win the Tour de France over the weekend.
Hundreds of ecstatic supporters cheered when the [...]
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- Evans Relieved As Tour de France Ends and Beijing Olympics Begin
July 28th, 2008by Justin Davis
PARIS, July 28, 2008 (AFP) - For Australia’s Cadel Evans, the Olympic
road race in Beijing is already too far on the horizon.
For the immediate future, the 31-year-old wants to concentrate on winding
down at the one-day criteriums which follow the end of the Tour de France -
and then [...] - Tour de France Finds A Family Champion In Sastre
July 27th, 2008by Justin Davis
PARIS, July 27, 2008 (AFP) - Unassuming, quiet, a family man. Hardly the kind of words to describe the winner of the world’s biggest bike race.
For those who know newly-crowned Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre, there might be little to talk about, but [...] - Stage Winners Of The 2008 Tour de France
July 27th, 2008Stage winners/yellow jersey wearers of the
2008 Tour de France:
Stage 1: Alejandro Valverde (ESP)/Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Stage 2: Thor Hushovd (NOR)/Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Stage 3: Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)/Romain Feillu (FRA)
Stage 4: Stefan Schumacher (GER)/Stefan Schumacher (GER)
Stage 5: Mark Cavendish (GBR)/Stefan Schumacher (GER)
[...] - Carlos Sastre Is The Seventh Spanish Yellow Jersey Winner
July 27th, 2008PARIS, July 27, 2008 (AFP) - Carlos Sastre became the seventh Spaniard to win the Tour de France yellow jersey when he wrapped up overall victory here on Sunday, taking his country’s total to 11 wins.
Federico Bahamontes, nicknamed the ‘Eagle of Toledo’ thanks to his formidable climbing skills, broke [...] - Cadel Evans Admits CSC Saxo Bank Simply Just Too Strong A Team
July 26th, 2008by Justin Davis
SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France, July 27, 2008 (AFP) - The Tour de France, as Cadel Evans and every other yellow jersey contender likes to say, is never won in a day - but can be lost in a day.
That day came for Evans on Saturday, when [...] - Carlos Sastre of Team CSC Saxo Bank On Verge Of Tour Triumph In Paris
July 26th, 2008by Justin Davis
SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France, July 26, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Carlos Sastre virtually wrapped up the Tour de France yellow jersey here Saturday after stunning victory favourite Cadel Evans in the penultimate stage time trial.
Germany’s Stefan Schumacher claimed victory in the 53km race against the clock, [...] - Evans Has The Skills, But Sastre Has The Jersey
July 26th, 2008by Justin Davis
MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - Rabobank team manager Erik
Breukink is not alone in hoping for Australia’s Cadel Evans to have on off-day
when the Tour de France’s 20th stage decides who wins the yellow jersey on
Saturday.
Carlos Sastre of the CSC team will go into the 53km [...] - Former Yellow Jersey Among Non-Finishers On Stage 19
July 25th, 2008:
MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - Former race leader Romain Feillu of the Agritubel team was among three riders to finish the Tour de France 19th stage outside the time limit on Friday.
Feillu, German champion Fabian Wegmann and Spaniard Juan Antonio Flecha all finished at 28 minutes [...] - Bjarne Riis Confident In Yellow Jersey Factor
July 25th, 2008by Justin Davis
MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - CSC team manager Bjarne Riis did not use words to describe how much wearing the yellow jersey will motivate Carlos Sastre in his battle to keep the race lead on Saturday.
Instead, Riis simply held both his arms [...] - Sylvain Chavanel Wins Tours 19th Stage, Carlos Sastre Still In Yellow
July 25th, 2008MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel finally handed his Cofidis team a well-deserved leaving gift by winning the 19th stage of the Tour de France between Roanne and Montlucon here Friday.
Spaniard Carlos Sastre, of CSC, retained the race lead after the 165.5km stage ahead of [...] - Scott Sunderland Satisfied As Cadel Evans Fights To Beat Carlos Sastre
July 25th, 2008by Justin Davis
MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Scott Sunderland has spent three weeks trying to make sure compatriot Cadel Evans loses the Tour de France.
Now Sunderland, a co-team manager with CSC, is preparing for the distinct possibility that Evans will upset his race [...] - Sastre Still Wearing Yellow As Burghardt Wins 18th Tour Stage
July 24th, 2008ST ETIENNE, France, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Carlos Sastre of the CSC team retained the Tour de France yellow jersey here Thursday as German Marcus Burghardt handed his Columbia team their fifth victory of the race.
Burghardt dominated a short, two-man sprint with Spaniard Carlos [...] - Cadel Evans Heading Toward Yellow In Paris, But CSC Is Ready
July 22nd, 2008by Justin Davis
JAUSIERS, France, July 22, 2008 (AFP) - The reputation of Australia’s Cadel
Evans is going in two directions at the Tour de France.
After the second of two days in the Alps on Tuesday, Evans boosted his bid
to win the race’s yellow jersey after surviving the CSC team’s wind-hit
efforts [...] - Cadel Evans Holds His Own, But CSC Is Ready For The Yellow Jersey Battle
July 22nd, 2008by Justin Davis
JAUSIERS, France, July 22, 2008 (AFP) - The Tour de France yellow jersey is set to be decided on the final alpine stage on Wednesday after a dramatic 16th stage here in which CSC failed to shake off Australia’s Cadel Evans.
CSC’s race leader Frank [...] - Valverde Still Dreaming Of Tour de France Podium
July 21st, 2008CUNEO, Italy, July 21, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Alejandro Valverde has declared his intention to fight for a podium place on the Tour de France despite languishing down in ninth place overall.
Valverde, who rides for Caisse d’Epargne, became the first big yellow jersey victim when the pace of the [...] - Frank Schleck Of CSC Saxo Bank Takes The Yellow Jersey As Gerrans Wins Stage 15
July 20th, 2008by Justin Davis
PRATO NEVOSO, Italy, July 20, 2008 (AFP) - Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck took possession of the Tour de France yellow jersey from Cadel Evans here on Friday after a thrilling 15th stage in the Alps which blew the race wide open.
Australian Simon Gerrans, of the [...] - Cadel Evans Looking For Allies For The Alps
July 20th, 2008by Justin Davis
DIGNES LES BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans has been poring over cycling’s history books as he prepares to put his yellow jersey on the line during three crucial days of climbing at the Tour de France.
But the 31-year-old Aussie has [...] - Freire Takes Stage 14, Evans Retains Yellow Jersey
July 19th, 2008DIGNES LES BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (AFP) - Spain’s Oscar Freire, riding for Rabobank, won the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, a 194km ride from Nimes to Dignes Les Bains, while Australian Cadel Evans retained the leader’s yellow jersey one second ahead of Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck.
[...] - Cadel Evans Is Recovering In Time For Alps
July 19th, 2008by Justin Davis
NIMES, France, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - For someone who finished the runner-up
by just 23 seconds last year, it is understandable that Cadel Evans is taking
this year’s Tour de France one day at a time.
And after his third day spent in the yellow jersey, the Australian is [...] - Cavendish Riding For Team Columbia Wins His Fourth Stage, Evans Still In Yellow
July 18th, 2008Britain’s Mark Cavendish claimed his fourth victory on the Tour de France here Friday after dominating another bunch sprint at the end of the 182.5km 13th stage from Narbonne to Nimes.
Australian Cadel Evans retained the race leader’s yellow jersey ahead of
Saturday’s 14th stage from here to Dignes-les-Bains at [...] - Cadel Evans Mellow In Yellow As The Tour Catches Another Dope(r)
July 16th, 2008by Justin Davis
FOIX, France, July 16, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Cadel Evans spent a relaxing first day in the Tour de France yellow jersey on Wednesday as the peloton reeled from a second doping positive control at the race.
Kurt-Asle Arvesen of Norway beat Swiss Martin Elmiger [...] - Kurt Arvesen of CSC Saxo Bank Wins Stage 11 As Cadel Evans Remains In Yellow Jersey
July 16th, 2008FOIX, France, July 16, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Cadel Evans spent a relaxing first day in the Tour de France yellow jersey Wednesday as the peloton reeled from a second doping positive control at the race.
Kurt-Asle Arvesen of Norway beat Swiss Martin Elmiger and Alessandro Ballan of Italy to [...] - Stage 11 Preview & Predictions
July 15th, 2008Cadel’s Fitness To Be Tested
Coming off a well-needed rest day on Tuesday, the riders return on Wednesday to a testy stage of 167.5 kilometers, or about 120 miles, with an elevation profile that resembles your third cousin Dewey’s dental chart.
The first 100km won’t provide any reason for riders to come off the back [...] - Evans Bathes In Yellow, But On Rocky Road To Paris
July 15th, 2008by Justin Davis
PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans spent his first day in the Tour de France yellow jersey being treated like a rock star - although there was at least one vital ingredient missing.
“I don’t see any screaming girls here!” said the [...] - Silence May Not Be Golden For Cadel Evans, Says Valverde
July 15th, 2008PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) - Australian rider Cadel Evans’ grip on the Tour de France yellow jersey is likely to be undone because of the “weakness” of his Silence team, according to Spaniard Alejandro Valverde.
Valverde virtually dropped out of the running for the race’s big prize on [...] - Team CSC Prepares For Show Of Power In The Alps
July 15th, 2008by Justin Davis
PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) - CSC have promised a repeat of the collective power which virtually eliminated Alejandro Valverde from yellow jersey contention once the Tour de France hits the Alps this weekend.
But this time, it is Australian Cadel Evans and Denis [...] - Alejandro Valverde’s Yellow Jersey Dream Is A Nightmare
July 14th, 2008HAUTACAM, France, July 13, 2008 (AFP) - Leading Spanish contender Alejandro Valverde’s hopes of winning the Tour de France yellow jersey suffered a huge blow on a thrilling second day of racing in the Pyrenees here Monday.
Valverde, who began the day in sixth place overall at 1min 12sec behind [...] - Luxemburgers Go To War Over Tour’s Yellow Jersey
July 11th, 2008by Justin Davis
AURILLAC, France, July 11, 2008 (AFP) - The first skirmishes in the battle for the Tour de France yellow jersey left damage in their wake during the tumultuous seventh stage to here on Friday.
But the biggest souvenir from the second day of climbing in [...] - Sanchez Wins Tour de France Seventh Stage, Kirchen Keeps Yellow Jersey
July 11th, 2008by Justin Davis
AURILLAC, France, July 11, 2008 (AFP) - Spain’s Luis Leon Sanchez stepped out of the shadow of Caisse d’Epargne team-mate Alejandro Valverde to win a dramatic 7th stage of the Tour de France here on Friday.
Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen, of Team Columbia, survived an audacious [...] - David Millar Gives Up Much Hope Of Yellow, But Now Eyeing Stage Win
July 10th, 2008by Justin Davis
SUPER-BESSE, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) - Britain’s David Millar has all but given up hope of finally ending his eight-year wait to wear the Tour de France yellow jersey again.
However, the Garmin team leader said his encouraging performance on the race’s first foray [...] - Stage 6 Finishing Sprint Video by Versus
July 10th, 2008This excellent video of the finish of stage 6 is supplied by our friends at Versus.com
Ricco Shows He’s Ready
By: Paul Sherwen
We expected a lot out of the first mountaintop finish of the Tour at Super-Besse and the day did not let us down. Ricardo Ricco proved that his successes in the Giro d’Italia were not [...] - Cadel Evans Sits In Second As Kirchen Takes The Yellow
July 10th, 2008by Justin Davis
SUPER-BESSE, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans kept his powder dry for the Tour de France’s first big Pyrenean battle this weekend with a solid sixth stage performance which moved him up to second place on Thursday.
Team Columbia’s Kim Kirchen created his [...] - Kirchen of Team Columbia In Yellow, As Ricco Wins Tour de France Stage 6
July 10th, 2008SUPER-BESSE, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) - Team Columbia’s Kim Kirchen created his own piece of Tour de France history by becoming the first Luxemburger in nearly 50 years to pull on the race’s yellow jersey on Thursday.
Italian Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval won the sixth stage, [...] - Valverde Plays Down Extent Of Tour de France Crash Injuries
July 9th, 2008by Justin Davis
CHATEAUROUX, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Alejandro Valverde played down the effects of a crash which came close to ending his yellow jersey bid during the 232km fifth stage of the Tour de France here Wednesday.
The former race leader and winner of [...] - Mark Cavendish Wins Tour de France Stage 5, Schumacher Retains Yellow Jersey
July 9th, 2008CHATEAUROUX, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) - Britain’s Mark Cavendish labelled himself the best sprinter in the world after claiming his first Tour de France victory on the race’s fifth stage over 232km here Wednesday.
Germany’s Stefan Schumacher of Gerolsteiner finished with the bunch to retain the yellow jersey with a 12-sec [...] - Kim Kirchen Has Thrown His Hat Into The Yellow Jersey Hunt
July 9th, 2008by Justin Davis
CHOLET, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans and Alejandro Valverde would normally be happy to wait for the Pyrenees stages this weekend before launching part two of their expected fight for the Tour de France yellow jersey.
However, the outcome of Tuesday’s first [...] - Cadel Evans Ahead Of Valverde, But Schmacher Takes The Yellow Jersey
July 8th, 2008by Justin Davis
CHOLET, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) - Australia’s Cadel Evans struck a first blow to Alejandro Valverde at the Tour de France here Tuesday after leaving his yellow jersey rival trailing on the fourth stage time trial.
Germany’s Stefan Schumacher of the Gerolsteiner team stunned [...] - Stefan Schumacher In Yellow After Fourth Stage Win
July 8th, 2008CHOLET, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) - Germany’s Stefan Schumacher of the Gerolsteiner team stunned the big time trial favourites to win the Tour de France fourth stage and pull on the leader’s yellow jersey Tuesday.
Schumacher clocked a winning time of 35min 44sec over the windy, rolling 29.5km course, [...] - Cadel Evans Taking A Guarded Approach To The Yellow Jersey
July 8th, 2008by Justin Davis
CHOLET, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) - He might be small in height, but the imposing figure of a Belgian police inspector with magic hands could play a major role in Cadel Evans’ yellow jersey bid on the Tour de France.
For the last five [...] - Menchov Mishap Gives Evans A Nasty Reminder
July 7th, 2008by Justin Davis
NANTES, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans was reminded of just what
it takes to win, and lose, the Tour de France after a hectic third stage here
Tuesday which saw one of his potential rivals lose 38 seconds.
On paper, Denis Menchov isn’t the Australian race favorite’s [...] - Rabobank’s Dennis Menchov Yellow Jersey Dreams Get Serious Setback
July 7th, 2008by Justin Davis
NANTES, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) - Russian Denis Menchov became the first victim of the Tour de France’s yellow jersey contenders here Monday when he got caught napping in a hectic finish to the 208km stage.
Menchov, a two-time Tour of Spain winner, found [...] - French Sprinter Romain Feillu Wearing Yellow, As Cofidis Rider Dumoulin Wins Stage 3
July 7th, 2008by Justin Davis
NANTES, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) - Frenchman Romain Feillu took the biggest accolade of his career Monday when a successful breakaway that foxed the sprinters’ teams handed him the Tour de France yellow jersey Monday.
Compatriot Samuel Dumoulin, of Cofidis, won the third stage [...] - Alejandro Valverde Gives Up The Lead For Today, But Keeps Yellow At Hand
July 7th, 2008by Justin Davis
NANTES, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) - Yellow jersey hopeful Alejandro Valverde gave up the Tour de France lead willingly on Tuesday, but admitted he had raced the hectic third stage with one eye on the crucial fourth stage.
“We controlled things in the first [...] - Alejandro Valverde Strikes First Blow With A Stage 1 Tour de France Yellow Jersey
July 5th, 2008by Justin Davis
PLUMELEC, France, July 5, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Alejandro Valverde drew first blood in his bid to win the Tour de France by pulling on the yellow jersey for the first time after a thrilling first stage here Saturday.
Valverde, riding for Caisse d’Epargne, punched [...] - Yellow Jersey Contenders and Pretenders
July 3rd, 2008BREST, France, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - Penpix of yellow jersey contenders and
outsiders for the Tour de France, which starts here on Saturday:
Cadel Evans (AUS)
Evans has had a steady rise up the Tour’s general classification, and
missed out on the big prize to Alberto Contador of Spain last year by [...] - Alejandro Valverde of Caisse d’Epargne To Be Helped By Former Tour de France Champion
June 30th, 2008PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) - Spain’s Alejandro Valverde, one of the
favourites for next month’s Tour de France, has the distinction of a former
champion helping him in his leader’s role at Caisse d’Epargne, compatriot
Oscar Pereiro.
Pereiro came second behind Floyd Landis in 2006, but the American was later
stripped of his title for [...] - Kim Kirchen Has His Eyes On Yellow As High Road Names Their Tour de France Team
June 25th, 2008BONN, June 25, 2008 (AFP) - The High Road Sports on Wednesday named their team for the July 5-27 Tour de France with Luxembourger Kim Kirchen the rider who will be pushed for the winner’s yellow jersey.
The nine-man roster, which includes sprinters Mark Cavendish of Britain and German Gerald [...] - Tour de France: Sastre and Schleck Brothers Of CSC In For Yellow Jersey Bid (And Tdf Roster)
June 23rd, 2008COPENHAGEN, June 23, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Carlos Sastre and Luxembourg brothers Andy and Franck Schleck will spearhead the CSC team’s bid for the Tour de France yellow jersey from July 5-27.
CSC’s general manager Bjarne Riis, the 1996 winner of the race, has put together a strong team which [...] - CSC’s Fabian Cancellara Powers To The Win At Tour of Switzerland Seventh Stage
June 20th, 2008LYSS, Switzerland, June 20, 2008 (AFP) - Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara, of the CSC team, powered to victory at the seventh stage of the Tour of Switzerland here Friday, but Kim Kirchen kept the leader’s yellow jersey.
“I wasn’t expecting it today, but it’s true I wanted to win a stage [...] - Cadel Evans’ Tour de France Yellow Jersey Bid Puts McEwen In The Shadow
June 16th, 2008Evans’ yellow jersey bid puts McEwen into the shade
GOSSAU, Switzerland, June 17, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Robbie McEwen’s annual battle for the Tour de France green jersey has been delivered a blow before the start of next month’s race — by compatriot and team-mate Cadel Evans.
Evans became Australia’s [...] - Silence-Loto Boosts Cadel Evans Tour de France Yellow Jersey Bid
June 13th, 2008MORZINE, France, June 13, 2008 (AFP) - Cadel Evans’ bid to become the first Australian winner of the Tour de France’s yellow jersey has been given a boost, following his Silence team’s announcement of their roster for the race.
Evans finished runner-up to Spaniard Alberto Contador by only 23secs last [...]
