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05.12.2008 1:03 pm

Liquigas boys win stage, stay in maglia rosa at Giro

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Since American Christian Vande Velde of Slipstream-Chipotle claimed the maglia rosa in Stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia, it’s been all Italians in the country’s grand tour.

Well, all Italians and crashes …

Daniele Bennati won Stage 3, a 221km ride from Catania to…

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05.04.2008 7:41 pm

Klodie, Astana win again

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

What a cuppla days for the Astana cycling team.

Johan Bruyneel’s team is bound for the Giro d’Italia after the Giro organizer, RCS, reversed field and extended an invitation to the race.

And on Sunday, Andreas Kloden wrapped up the…

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05.02.2008 1:12 pm

Looking back at the Tour de Georgia, and looking ahead to the Tour de France

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Ol’ 10 Speed has taken a few days to relax and ruminate after traipsing through Georgia last week for the sixth edition of the Tour de Georgia, and I keep coming back to what a fantastic event this was from…

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04.29.2008 4:42 pm

No Vuelta for High Road … but that’s good for Missouri

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

With High Road having withdrawn its request for an invitation to the Vuelta a Espana tour in September, the Tour of Missouri stands to benefit.

I spoke with High Road owner Bob Stapleton at the Tour de Georgia last week, and he…

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04.27.2008 5:44 pm

10 Speed teaser: Tour de Georgia recap and looking forward

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

 The emergence of High Road’s Kanstantin Sivtsov and Slipstream-Chipotle’s Trent Lowe as the one-two finishers in the Tour de Georgia portends well to the future of cycling.

Both are 25 years old, and both will be in the Tour de…

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04.27.2008 5:20 pm

With yellow jersey in the bag, stage win caps High Road’s Tour de Georgia

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

High Road successfully defended Kanstantin Sivtsov’s yellow jersey throughout Stage 7 of the Tour de Georgia on Sunday in Atlanta, riding tempo at the front of the peloton, keeping the yellow jersey out of trouble and granting safe passage to the…

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04.26.2008 4:47 pm

Sivtsov of High Road conquers Brasstown Bald

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

BRASSTOWN BALD, GA. — In an epic battle on an epic mountain, Astana’s Levi Leipheimer tried again and again to drop Trent Lowe of Slipstream-Chipotle on Saturday in Stage 6 of the Tour de Georgia.

Try as he might, Leipheimer couldn’t shake…

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04.25.2008 4:32 pm

Bissell sweeps up stage win

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

As a sponsor of the Tour de Georgia, the Bissell vacuum company had its logo on the final car in the Tour caravan, ostensibly to “sweep up” riders in the peloton who fell way behind.

But Friday, the Bissell logo was…

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04.25.2008 1:26 pm

Taking the High Road

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

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High Road team owner Bob Stapleton chats outside the High Road motor home Thursday at Road Atlanta, the site of Stage 4 of the Tour de Georgia. Photo by Dave Luecking 

When T-Mobile withdrew its name as the title…

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04.22.2008 8:39 pm

Matt Wilson Dairy: Trouble before the start

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Here is something from the “what not to have happen” before a bicycle race:

Twenty minutes before the start today, my bike fell over and the top tube cracked. That touched off a mad rush and a last-minute bike swap…

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