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Manx Missile sets new standard in Parisby VeloNation Press - Sunday, July 25, 2010 
Tour de France: Van den Broeck becomes first Belgian in 24 years to crack the Tour's Top 5 by Jered Gruber - Sunday, July 25, 2010 27-year-old Van den Broeck first since Criquielion in 1986 to finish in the top fiveWith 27-year-old Jurgen Van den Broeck's 5th place overall finish in Paris, 6 minutes and 54 seconds behind three-time winner Alberto Contador, he became the first Belgian to crack the top five at the Tour de France since the great Walloon, Claude Cr... → Read More
Rabobank chief hails best-ever Tour de France for the team by Conal Andrews - Sunday, July 25, 2010 Menchov third, Gesink sixthWith Denis Menchov set to take third overall and Robert Gesink finishing in sixth, their team celebrated the achievement with some champagne on Saturday night.
"We deserved it, because this was a very good day and Tour,” said directeur sportif Ad... → Read More
Dutch rider solos to victory in last stage as Russian secures victoryby Ben Atkins - Sunday, July 25, 2010
Alberto Contador's third Tour de France makes it his fifth consecutive Grand Tour victory by VeloNation Press - Sunday, July 25, 2010 An incredible accomplishment that came over a tough roadToday Alberto Contador not only won the Tour de France for the third time, but secured the fifth consecutive Grand Tour victory of his career. He first won the overall at the Tour de France in 2007 while riding for the Discovery Channel team... → Read More
Former cyclocross world champion prefers to see Dutch team focus on Dutch talentby Jered Gruber - Sunday, July 25, 2010
Alberto Contador's team are top earners, Footon-Servetto lowestby Jered Gruber - Sunday, July 25, 2010
Two Tour de France success stories set their sights on the Tour of Spainby Jered Gruber - Sunday, July 25, 2010
Tour de France: Alessandro Petacchi becomes second Italian ever to take Green Jersey by Jered Gruber - Sunday, July 25, 2010 Petacchi follows in the footsteps of Franco Bitossi....42 years later.Alessandro Petacchi finally accomplished the trifecta of points jerseys at all three Grand Tours with his 2nd place on the Champs Elysees today. Coming in second behind Cavendish was more than enough to defend his lead in the points classification, a... → Read More
Will not be riding for the new British Team Skyby VeloNation Press - Sunday, July 25, 2010
Tour de France: Mark Cavendish takes number five in Paris as Alberto Contador confirms number three by Ben Atkins - Sunday, July 25, 2010 Manx Missile fires again on Champs-Elysées ahead of Astana rider's overall victoryMark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) won the twentieth, and final, stage of the Tour de France between Longjumeau and Paris Champs-Elysées to take his fifth stage of the race this year. The Manxman flew past all of his rivals in the last few hundred metres ... → Read More
“Jerseygate” adds a sour taste to the end of Lance Armstrong’s Tour de France career by Ben Atkins - Sunday, July 25, 2010 Race officials rule that RadioShack team cannot race Tour's final stage in special "cancer awareness" jersey In an incident that almost seemed to sum up Lance Armstrong’s 2010 Tour de France, the RadioShack team was prevented from wearing a special commemorative jersey for the final stage. Race commissaires ruled that the black jerseys, featuring a large n... → Read More
Tour de France: Rogers abandons Grand Tour ambitions by Conal Andrews - Sunday, July 25, 2010 Will concentrate on shorter stage races after disappointing TourMichael Rogers has given up any ambition of winning the Tour de France, with the Australian believing that he no longer has the ability to challenge for three week races.
The HTC Columbia rider went into this year’s race determined to ride strong... → Read More
Floyd Landis on ABC’s Nightline: details of what the programme contained by Conal Andrews - Saturday, July 24, 2010 Former USPS team-mate and others detail accusations of doping, Landis apologises to publicThe latest big development in the US Postal Service team inquiry occurred last night when Floyd Landis, who sparked off the investigation earlier this year, appeared on ABC’s Nightline programme to further document what he said went on in the team.
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Tour de France: Andy Schleck says "I will return next year to win" by VeloNation Press - Saturday, July 24, 2010 Wants to exchange white for yellow twelve months from nowLuxembourg time trial champion Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) put in his best effort in the Tour de France's penultimate race against the clock, but it wasn't enough to unseat soon-to-be three time winner Alberto Contador (Astana). In the end, it was... → Read More
German rouleur awarded stage win after Dutch rider ruled to have sprinted irregularlyby Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 24, 2010
Admits that Tour de France victory could be a difficult goalby Jered Gruber - Saturday, July 24, 2010
Three-time Tour de France champion: "What I want now is rest."by Jered Gruber - Saturday, July 24, 2010
Saxo Bank manager happy with Schleck's rideby Jered Gruber - Saturday, July 24, 2010
Tour de France: Sylvain Chavanel takes most aggressive rider prize by VeloNation Press - Saturday, July 24, 2010 Rises above sub-par early season with injury to shine in Grande Boucle Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) has been awarded the "super-combatif" prize for being the most aggressive rider in this year's Tour de France. Chavanel was one of two Frenchman on the Belgian team that came through in a big way to more than make ... → Read More
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