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09.17.2009 12:15 pm

Vuelta crash may derail Danielson’s plan to compete at Worlds

American Tom Danielson's Stage 17 crash in the Vuleta a Espana and subsequent illness may keep him out of the world championships in Switzerland.

The U.S. Men’s Elite Cycling team may have lost its secret weapon for the World Championships next weekend.

American Tom Danielson of Garmin-Slipstream began today’s Vuelta a Espana 18th stage ninth on the general classification, 8:28 behind leader Alejandro Valverde of…

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08.09.2008 11:32 am

Spain’s Sanchez wins gold

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Welp, turns out the pre-race Olympics cycling buzz about Spain was spot-on, ‘cept for the predicted winner.

The Spanish team boasted favourite Alejandro Valverde, the past two Tour de France winners in Alberto Contador and Carlos Sastre and recent TdF green…

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08.08.2008 4:27 pm

Who’s going to win the Olympics road race?

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Most of the pre-Olympics buzz has focued on the Spanish team — Alejandro Valverde and the past two Tour de France winners in Alberto Contador and Carlos Sastre — as well as the Italians, with world champion Paolo Bettini, and…

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07.26.2008 12:00 pm

Sastre easily holds off Evans in decisive TT; American teams shine

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

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Carlos Sastre of CSC-Saxo Bank knows the maillot jaune will be his in Paris as he crosses the finishing line Saturday in Stage 20  of the Tour de France — a 53 kilometers (33 miles) individual time trial between Cerilly…

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07.23.2008 8:01 pm

Stage 18, not your basic flat stage after the Alps

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

In past Tours de France, the stages after the Alps have been pretty much flat as a pancake.

But Thursday in Stage 18, the Tour organizers have plopped a Category 2 climb and a Category 4 climb in the final 30…

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07.23.2008 1:12 pm

Sastre wins on Alpe d’Huez, takes yellow

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

CSC-Saxo Bank did it again Wednesday at the Tour de France.

Stuart O’Grady, Fabian Cancellara and Vladimir Gustov rode a wicked pace at the front of the peloton on the Col du Galibier and the Col de la Croix de Fer…

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07.11.2008 1:22 pm

Kirchen stays in yellow; Valverde helper wins stage

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Columbia’s Kim Kirchen remained in the maillot jaune Friday at the Tour de France, finishing in the group six seconds behind Stage 7 winner Luis -Leon Sanchez, a lieutenant Caisse d’Epargne’s Alejandro Valverde.

Most of the top contenders — Silence-Lotto’s Cadel…

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07.11.2008 10:16 am

CAS suspends Valverde case

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

In the midst of the Tour de France comes word that the Court of Arbitration for Sports will suspend an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Union Cycliste Internationale of the Spanish cycling federation’s decision to not open…

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07.10.2008 12:01 pm

Columbia’s Kirchen grabs maillot jaune at Super-Besse

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

American team Columbia’s big opening week in the Tour de France has led to the maillot jaune.

Kim Kirchen grabbed the yellow leader’s jersey Thursday as he climbed with the other contenders to the mountaintop finish of Stage 6 at Super-Besse.

Ricardo…

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07.07.2008 6:41 pm

How ’bout the red, white and blue at the Tour de France?

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s been a pretty good race thus far for the two American teams at the Tour de France.

– Columbia’s Kim Kirchen had a chance to win in each of the first two stages and is in the green sprinter’s jersey after…

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