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Tour de France 2008: Valverde Beat Kirchen And Wins Opening stage And Yellow Jersey
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| Alejandro Valverde took the first stage. (© Cyclingheroes) |
05.07.2008Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) proved that his reputation is warranted by winning the opening
stage, taking the yellow and relegating some of the other major general classification contenders to the minor places. On
a course that many suggested would suit the strong sprinters who can also climb, the first Spanish winner of la Fleche Wallonne
bolted past this year’s champion of the Ardennes Classic, Kim Kirchen, in the final 200 metres and into the lead to
claim his second Tour de France stage win.
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Tour de France 2008: Valverde Beat Kirchen And Wins Opening stage And Yellow Jersey
US Cycling Announces 2008 U.S. Olympic Team
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| David Zabriskie is nominated for the Olympics. (© Cyclingheroes) |
03.07.2008/USA Cycling announced today 21 of its 24 nominees to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, including all 16 men's athletes
across the disciplines of road cycling, track cycling, mountain biking and bicycle motocross (BMX). Additionally, USA Cycling
formally announced five automatic women's nominees across the four Olympic disciplines of cycling.
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US Cycling Announces 2008 U.S. Olympic Team
Rock Racing’s Bahati Rules Manhattan Beach Again
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| Rahsaan Bahati won Sunday's Manhatten Beach Gran Prix. (© Vero Image) |
30.06.2008/ Rahsaan Bahati won his sixth race of the season in convincing fashion Sunday, scoring an impressive
second straight victory at the 47th edition of the Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix.
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Rock Racings Bahati Rules Manhattan Beach Again
National Championships 2008: Simeoni Italian National Champion
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| Filippo Simeoni is the new Italian Road Champion. (© Sirotti) |
29.06.2008/ Filippo Simeoni (Flaminia-Bossini) is the new Italian National Road Champion. The 36 year old
attacked with four kilometres to go and finished with a very small lead. Defending champ Giovanni Visconti (Quickstep) came
in second and Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) completed the podium.
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National Championships 2008: Simeoni Italian National Champion
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Tour de France 2008: Voices After Stage 1
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| Thomas Voeckler leads the mountain classification. (© Heinz Zwicky) |
06.07.2008/Alejandro Valverde won yesterdays first stage of the 2008 Tour de France. The Spaniard outsprinted
Philippe Gilbert, who would have liked to win as it was his 26th birthday yesterday. Valverde also took the yellow jersey
in vhe exiting first stage. Here some quotes after stage 1.
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Tour de France 2008: Voices After Stage 1
Team CSC Saxo Bank Announced Results Internal Anti-Doping Programm
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| Bjarne Riis during todays press conference in Brest. (© Cyclingheroes) |
04.07.2008/For the second time in its history Team CSC Saxo Bank is now making public the results from their
anti-doping program, which is carried out in cooperation with Rasmus Damsgaard and Bispebjerg University Hospital. Over a
1000 tests have been taken from the riders since the introduction of the program in connection with the 2007 season and according
to a press release of the Danish Pro-Tour team every single one of these tests have been negative.
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Team CSC Saxo Bank Announced Results Internal Anti-Doping Programm
Court Order: Rabobank Have To Pay 700.000 Euro To Michael Rasmussen
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| Michael Rasmussen during a crit in Pijnacker (Netherlands) last summer. (© Cyclingheroes) |
03.07.2008/A
court in the Netherlands ordered Rabobank to pay 700.000 Euro to Michael Rasmussen. In yesterday's court order of
the court of Utrecht the ruling judge said that Rabobank had the right to sack Rasmussen but that the Dutch team did not have
the right to sack Rasmussen without notice. Judge J. Sap said that Rabobank knew or should have known that Rasmussen
was in Italy and not in Mexico.
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Court Order: Rabobank Have To Pay 700.000 Euro To Michael Rasmussen
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Rock Racing To Ride The Tour of Britain 2008
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| Tyler Hamilton will start at theVour of Britain . (© Rock Racing) |
03.07.2008/In a pressrelease
the organisers of The Tour of Britain yesterday announced that Rock Racing will be on the London start line of
the 2008 edition of the British stage race. In the provisional roster of the US continental team are Fred Rodriguez,
past Tour de France yellow jersey Victor Hugo Pena and Tyler Hamilton.
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Rock Racing To Ride The Tour of Britain 2008
Klöden Not Nominated For Olympic Games: "You Are Not Among Them."
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| Andreas Klöden will not start at the Olympic Games in Beijing. (© Cyclingheroes) |
01.07.2008/The German Cycling
Federation (BDR) announced the German selection for the Olympic Games in Beijing. Andreas Klöden, third at the 2000 Olympic
Games in Sydney, was not selected for this years Olympics. Klöden said he received a text message on his mobile phone: "You
are not among them."
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Klöden Not Nominated For Olympic Games: "You Are Not Among Them."
Jan Ullrich received Cyclingheroes Award At Terra-S Headquarters
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| Jan Ullrich and Terra-S CEO Michael Stehle. (© Cyclingheroes) |
29.06.2008/ Jan Ullrich
received the Cyclingheroes Award on Friday. In December more than 2000 cycling fans voted for Jan Ullrich in the category
'Best rider retired in 2007'. Ullrich retired in 2007 and is nowadays working together with German company Terra-S. A happy
Ullrich received the award at Terra-S headquarters in Owingen (Germany).
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Jan Ullrich received Cyclingheroes Award At Terra-S Headquarters
Saul's Blog: This kid has the goods.
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| Saul Raisin during the 2005 Tour de Suisse (© Cyclingheroes) |
24.06.2008/ There
are 2 races in the year that give insight into who will be the big players for the biggest race of the year, the Tour de France.
They are the Dauphiné Libéré and the Tour de Suisse. I have never done the Dauphiné Libéré but I did have chance to do the
Tour de Suisse in 2005. It was my first pro tour race and I had just come off breaking my pelvis. Quite frankly I was scared
to death.
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Saul's Blog: This kid has the goods
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