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09.11.2009 7:40 pm

USA for Worlds: Who ya gonna call?

As the Tour of Missouri and Vuelta a Espana wind down, the cycling season ends with the 2009 World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland Sept. 23-27.

With Garmin-Slipstream’s Christian VandeVelde conceivably out due to a broken hand suffered in Stage 1 of…

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05.09.2009 3:57 pm

Mark Cavendish takes maglia rose as Columbia wins TTT

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Columbia-High Road stole the thunder from defending team time trial champion Garmin-Slipstream in the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday.

The first team to start, C-HR thundered across the finishing line with its entire nine-man team in tact, setting…

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03.27.2009 11:06 pm

Alberto Contador helps carry Levi Leipheimer to victory

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Say this about Alberto Contador:

Dude’s a pro.

I say this because even though he’s a three-time grand tour winner, including the 2007 Tour de France, he seamlessly moved into the role of super-domestique this week for Astana teammate Levi Leipheimer at the…

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02.26.2009 6:57 pm

Police recover one of the cars stolen from Dave Zabriskie

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

This just in from the Associated Press …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Police have recovered a car owned by Olympic cyclist Dave Zabriskie, but valuable bicycles and memorabilia taken in a burglary from his home remain missing.

Police say a gang…

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02.24.2009 7:27 pm

Zabriskie’s house robbed during Amgen Tour of California

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

While Garmin-Slipstream’s David Zabriskie was racing to a second-place finish in the Amgen Tour of California last week, his home in Salt Lake City, Utah, was being burglarized.

In addition to cars, bikes and electronics, the thieves made off with an…

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02.21.2009 8:46 pm

Rinaldo Nocentini wins Stage 7 at Amgen Tour of California

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Three of cycling’s biggest names made the big, 10-man breakaway Saturday in the Amgen Tour of California, but in the end, none of them ended up contending for the Stage 7 victory.

Instead, three others — Rinaldo Nocentini of AG2R, Hayden…

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02.20.2009 6:03 pm

Levi Leipheimer wins TT at Amgen Tour of California

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
Levi Leipheimer is looking all tucked at the Amgen Tour of California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Levi Leipheimer is looking all tucked at the Amgen Tour of California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Twas quite a ride Friday afternoon for Astana’s Levi Leipheimer at the Amgen Tour of California.

Leipheimer, the two-time defending AToC champ, cemented his race lead…

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02.19.2009 10:43 pm

Time trial looms in Amgen Tour of California

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Who’s gonna win the 15-mile TT in Stage 6 of the Amgen Tour of California?

  • Levi Leipheimer, Astana: The two-time defending champ will solidify his lead en route to another yellow jersey. (29%, 2 Votes)
  • Michael Rogers, Columbia-High Road: The streak of…
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02.19.2009 10:21 pm

Mark Cavendish wins again at Tour of California

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Mark Cavendish of Columbia-High Road outdueled Big Tom Boonen of Quick Step for the second day in a row in winning Stage 5 Thursday at the Amgen Tour of California.

After a premature celebration and a photo finish in Stage 4,…

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02.16.2009 5:08 pm

Levi Leipheimer rides into yellow at the Tour of California

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

With a bold attack at the foot of the day’s final climb, two-time defending champion Levi Leipheimer took control at the Tour of California on Monday.

On the 7-mile climb Lepheimer accelerated away from the peloton, then picked off, one by…

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