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08.10.2008 12:32 am

Fabian Cancellara’s incredible ride to bronze

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

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While Samuel Sanchez (left) revels in the gold medal of the Olympics road cycling race Saturday, the face of bronze medalist Fabian Cancellara (right) shows the aftermath of his stunning 5 kilometer full-gas rush to the finish.

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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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08.07.2008 11:43 am

Schlecks prep for Olympics road race

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

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The Schleck boys, Andy (left) and Frank, of Luxenbourg, trains near the Great Wall of China in Badaling, 78 km north of Beijing on August 6, 2008 just two days ahead of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.…

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07.27.2008 3:52 pm

Crash and absence of teammates hurt Cadel Evans

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

10_silence_072608Once the Tour de France reached the Alps, Cadel Evans’ Silence-Lotto teammates, shown here protecting him in Stage 13, were nowhere to be found. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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For the second straight year, Cadel Evans finished second in the Tour de France,…

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07.27.2008 2:48 pm

Finally, a win for Quick Step in the final stage of Tour de France; Sastre makes it official with maillot jaune

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

10_gert_072608Gert Steegmans of Quick Step (right) sprints towards the finish ingline ahead of Oscar Freire of Rabobank, wearing the best sprinter’s green jersey (left) and Columbia’s Gerald Ciolek (center) to win the final stage of the Tour de France on…

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07.24.2008 3:05 pm

Another stage win for Team Columbia at Tour de France

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

American team Columbia picked up its fifth stage win at the Tour de France, with Big Marcus Burghardt outsprinting Carlos Barredo of Quick Step-Innergetic and beating him across the finishing line Thursday in Stage 18.

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Marcus Burghardt of Columbia celebrates his…

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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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07.22.2008 11:06 pm

No cracking Cadel Evans

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

10_CSCSaxo_072208CSC-Saxo Bank’s Frank Schleck in the yellow jersey rides safely in the slipstream behind teammates Andy Schleck and Carlos Sastre on Cime de la Bonette-Restefond on Tuesday in Stage 16. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)

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For the second successive mountain stage, CSC-Saxo Bank…

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