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08.01.2008 3:08 pm

Credit Agricole may be history

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Cyclingnews.com reports that the Credit Agricole team has given its riders the go-ahead to sign elsewhere as the team faces an uncertain future.

Credit Agricole is ending its sponsorship at the end of the season, and team management was unable to secure…

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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 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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03.16.2008 9:10 pm

Rebellin finishes off Paris-Nice in a most sporting fashion

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

 One of the cool things about cycling was on display Sunday at Paris-Nice.

Sportsmanship.

Cycling can be a vicious sports, with the strong men and their teams breaking opponents by attacking on climbs or by ganging up on them ‘en masse like Lance Armstrong…

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03.15.2008 2:44 pm

Rebellin descends into yellow jersey

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Davide Rebellin of Gerolsteiner ripped a wicked attack on the descent of the last of seven climbs of the day, leaving race leader Robert Gesink of Rabobank in his wake and roaring to the lead in the overall classification at…

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03.13.2008 5:53 pm

Cadel wins the day; Gesink takes yellow

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Aussie Cadel Evans, the runner up in the 2007 Tour de France and the favorite this year, won on the fabled Mont Ventoux on Thursday, beating young Dutchman Robert Gesink to the line in Stage 4 of Paris-Nice.

The strong finish catapulted the…

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