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| Petacchi wins stage seven of Tour of Spain (Reuters) |
| September 3, 8:54 AM : sc |
Italian Alessandro
Petacchi won stage seven of the Tour of Spain on Friday.
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| Tour champion Contador out of Spain's worlds team (AP) |
| September 3, 3:55 AM : sc |
Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will not race for Spain at the upcoming world championships. Spain coach Jose Luis de Santos says the three-time Tour champion will not be at the worlds in Australia since "Alberto told me he prefers not to stretch out the season any more and will rest ahead of next season." Contador also injured his right knee after crashing during training on...
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| Trek to sponsor Schleck-led cycling team (AP) |
| September 2, 17:29 PM : sc |
American bicycle manufacturer Trek will sponsor the new pro cycling team led by two-time Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck. Schleck and his brother Frank announced earlier this season that they would leave the Saxo Bank team to start their own team based in their native Luxembourg beginning in 2011.
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| Hushovd takes sprint victory in Spain after tough climb (Reuters) |
| September 2, 11:24 AM : sc |
Norwegian sprinter Thor
Hushovd hung on during a tough climb before pipping the other
riders in a bunch sprint to win stage six of the Tour of Spain
on Thursday.
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| Hushovd wins 6th Vuelta stage, Gilbert keeps lead (AP) |
| September 2, 10:5 AM : sc |
Thor Hushovd of Norway won the sixth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Thursday, while Philippe Gilbert kept his overall lead for the fourth straight day. Hushovd, who rides for Cervelo, finished the 93.2-mile leg in 3 hours, 36 minutes, 20 seconds. Daniele Bennati of Italy and Grega Bole of Slovenia crossed the line next in the same time as Hushovd.
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| Vuelta a Espana Results (AP) |
| September 2, 10:3 AM : sc |
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| Wife of former Armstrong teammate speaks to feds (AP) |
| September 1, 20:6 PM : sc |
The wife of one of Lance Armstrong's former teammates said Wednesday she has spoken to a federal agent investigating the seven-time Tour de France winner and other cyclists. Betsy Andreu, the wife of former Armstrong teammate Frankie Andreu, said she has talked with Food and Drug Administration agent Jeff Novitzky about Armstrong, but declined to discuss details.
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| French great Fignon, 50, dies of cancer (Reuters) |
| August 31, 12:23 AM : sc |
* LeMond pays tribute to "priceless" Fignon
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| Anton roars to Spain's first stage win in top home race (Reuters) |
| August 31, 11:37 AM : sc |
Igor Anton
roared away with 400 metres to go on a lung-busting steep final
climb through the streets of Valdepenas de Jaen to claim Spain's
first victory in this year's race on Tuesday.
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| Tour de France champ Laurent Fignon dies at 50 (AP) |
| August 31, 10:42 AM : sc |
Laurent Fignon, the Frenchman who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984 and lost to Greg LeMond in 1989 in the race's closest finish, died Tuesday of cancer. He was 50. His death was confirmed by the French government and the French cycling federation. Fignon said in June 2009 he had advanced cancer of the digestive system and was undergoing chemotherapy.
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