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09.12.2008 5:08 pm

Svein Tuft: From touring to the Tour of Missouri podium

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

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Svein Tuft’s (left) story about becoming a cyclist is not unlike the story of many avid, recreational cyclists.

You start riding, you really like it, you ride some more, you really, really like it and, before you know it, you’re taking…

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08.28.2008 8:50 pm

Cervelo leaves CSC, joins other manufacturers with own team

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Got this e-mail from the cats at Cervelo …

Introducing Cervélo TestTeam

Bike industry’s thought leaders put a new spin on professional cycling and product innovation

Cervélo, Zipp, Speedplay, Vittoria and 3T are pleased to announce Cervélo TestTeam. Beyond racing, this new professional…

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08.14.2008 11:37 am

Ball’s in Beamon’s court … in a manner of speaking

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Michael Ball is a relative newcomer to the sport of professional cycling, in his second season as the owner of Rock Racing.

Ed Beamon is a respected veteran of the sport, with 25 years of experience — first as a racer…

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08.03.2008 11:39 pm

CSC-Saxo re-signs hot sprinter

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Just got this release from CSC-Saxo Bank …

Breschel Signs for Two More Years

Matti Breschel will stay in a Team CSC-Saxo Bank uniform for two more years. The 23-year-old Danish sprinter, who’s currently ripping up the Tour of Denmark, has signed…

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07.31.2008 10:55 pm

Doping suspensions: cycling vs. baseball

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

A couple of days ago, three farmhands of the Local Red-clad Stick-and-ball Nine were suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for doping.

50 whole games.

On the baseball calendar, that’s a little less than two months.

Compare that…

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07.28.2008 1:57 pm

Americans in Paris; another strong Tour de France for the U.S.A.

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

For the first time since 1998, neither an American nor a member of an American team stood atop the podium on the Champs-Elysees in Paris after the final stage of Tour de France.

But the 2008 Tour was not without a…

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07.27.2008 8:57 pm

What I’ll miss most about the Tour de France

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For the past 23 days, I’ve risen and shone to watch live coverage on Versus of the Tour de France. I know I’ll go through withdrawal, not just from the lack of competition. Here are a few of the things…

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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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07.26.2008 12:00 pm

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

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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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