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Opinion: Tour de France champ Alberto Contador to stay with team Astana for one more year

19 Nov 2009 14:20:17 PST

Written by romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica)
Alberto Contador, the 2009 Tour de France Champion, will indeed stay with team Astana for one more year full filling the final year or his three year contact with the troubled team that was once home to Lance Armstrong. Will he or won't he...stay with Astana? That's been the question that's bee...

Original story at EverymanTri .

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Opinion: 2009 Tour de France; here we go again

26 Mar 2009 00:30:56 PDT

Written by Tim Jackson- Masi Guy(noreply@blogger.com)
Rabobank; With Menchov's well-earned Giro win, Rabobank has to feel suddenly like a real threat. And maybe they can be... maybe. I'm not too sure they are fresh enough after the Giro. Denis Menchov is a much more confident man now, but he's gotta be tired. The rest of the team is pretty good too, with...

Original story at Masiguy .

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Opinion: Back in Pack

22 Feb 2009 20:02:57 PST

Written by Rant
The 27-year-old, who last rode for Team Gerolsteiner, said in a statement that, “I did not dope.” Schumacher said that he was sure that the court would “prove his innocence”. While Schumacher may well be guilty of the charges, it will be a while before his saga comes to an end.

Original story at Rant Your Head Off .

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Opinion: Tour of Pa. won't be back for 2009

18 Dec 2008 21:04:36 PST

PA - gave many of racing's top teams - including Tour de France participants Garmin/Chipotle — a chance to pit their best young riders against one another. ...

Original story at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review .

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Opinion: Life As A Pro Tour Team Mechanic

09 Oct 2008 08:00:43 PDT

Written by editor
Round the back of a nondescript hotel, were 7 Giant bikes drying in the evening sun. Benny was in front with the team Columbia truck. 25 feet long with a washing machine and dryer in the front of the van providing a soundtrack for the interview. This is the fourth team van for smaller races. Conver...

Original story at Bicycle.net .

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Opinion: TdF: 또 다른 것개은 먼지를 물n다

17 Jul 2008 01:35:00 PDT

Written by Fritz
Maybe not too unbelievable, but disappointing none the less: Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco of Team Saunier Duval tested positive for synthetic EPO and CERA before the start of today's 12th Stage of the Tour de France. Saunier Duval has pulled out of the Tour de France.

Original story at cyclelicio.us .

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Opinion: Spectator's guide to the Tour of Pennsylvania

21 Jun 2008 21:07:23 PDT

PA - These aren't the cyclists you'll see at the Tour de France or the Olympics this summer, but just give them a few years. In this race, the first of its kind ... Tour of Pennsylvania visits midstate this week The Patriot-News - PennLive.com all 3 news articles

Original story at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review .

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Opinion: Cycling - Dopping - Tour de France

05 May 2008 06:07:43 PDT

Written by Francisco
My favourite sport is cycling. I have 6 bicycles, I always try to keep the bycicles I have ridden. I love not only to ride those bikes, but also to fix them. For about 10 years I used to cycle every Sunday morning on the roads of Madrid's mountains. For another 10 years I have also been cycling over mo...

Original story at Francisco Hernandez Marcos .

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Opinion: Cycling: Tour of Pa. will be tough 450-mile test for young racers - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

12 Apr 2008 21:24:59 PDT

Cycling: Tour of Pa. will be tough 450-mile test for young racers The race is called an "espoir," a Tour de France-style race featuring the world's top cyclists -- national champions, Olympians and future professionals ... Local cycling team to compete in major race Pittsburgh Tribune-Rev...

Original story at post-gazette.com .

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Opinion: Sports in Brief | Landis' Tour win will go to runner-up - Philadelphia Inquirer

10 Oct 2007 00:08:27 PDT

Sports in Brief | Landis' Tour win will go to runner-up Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - The Tour de France yellow jersey of Floyd Landis will be awarded to second-place finisher Oscar Pereiro next week. The Spanish cyclist will receive the 2006 ...

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Astana team pulls out of Tour de France - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

24 Jul 2007 13:56:49 PDT

Astana team pulls out of Tour de France Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - The Kazakh rider, a one-time favorite to win cycling's premier event, was tested after his victory in the 13th stage time trial on Saturday. ...

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Opinion: Rasmussen Leads Pack at Tour De France - Forbes

18 Jul 2007 08:34:33 PDT

The 142.6-mile 10th stage began shortly after the German cycling federation said Patrik Sinkewitz, a T-Mobile team rider who dropped out of the Tour after ... Tour de France still wide open TVNZ Tour de France Teams Review - Week One - Part 1 Daily Peloton

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Swiss rider wins Tour de France prologue - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

07 Jul 2007 14:15:09 PDT

Swiss rider wins Tour de France prologue Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - With cyclists zooming past such landmarks as Parliament and Buckingham Palace and through Hyde Park, the 189 riders set off one by one in the race against ...

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