Articles filed under Cycling
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Chase the Moon on midnight bike rideJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - Just in case this summer hasn't quite lived up to expectations yet, kick yours into high gear by registering for one of the best biking experiences in the Midwest. Chas...
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Hushovd wins Tour stage; Voeckler keeps leadJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - LOURDES, France — Norway’s Thor Hushovd won the 13th stage of the Tour de France and France’s Thomas Voeckler kept the yellow jersey Friday on a ride through the Pyrenee...
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Sanchez wins 12th Tour stage in PyreneesJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - LUZ ARDIDEN, France — Spain's Samuel Sanchez thrilled fans of his Basque-based team with the stage win Thursday and France's Thomas Voeckler surprised himself by keeping...
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This year, Tour peaks offer reliefJul 13, 2011 11:00 pm - CHATEAUROUX, France — Finally, the mountains. After seven days of narrow, sinewy roads and sometimes fierce rain, Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck await a change of sce...
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Cavendish wins 11th stage and seizes green jerseyJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - LAVAUR, France — Mark Cavendish nearly lost a shoe in the final stretch but kept his cool to win a rainy 11th stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint Wednesday, eas...
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Tour rest day welcome after crashesJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - SAINT-FLOUR, France — Riders sprawled over the course. One wound up in a ditch, another with a busted leg. Everyone, it seemed, needed ice. A rest day couldn’t come soon...
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Costa’s super in Stage 8Jul 09, 2011 12:00 am - SUPER-BESSE, France — Portuguese rider Rui Alberto Costa won the eighth stage of the Tour de France after withstanding a late attack from Philippe Gilbert on Saturday, w...
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Marmion student, top triathlete has Olympic dreamsJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Eighteen-year-old Ben Kanute thought long and hard about where to go to college. His primary objective? To pick the place that would give him his best shot at becoming a...
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Favorites take no risks at rain-lashed TourJul 06, 2011 11:00 pm - LISIEUX, France — Alberto Contador knew it made little sense to take risks on a day when blinding, torrential rain lashed riders in the Tour de France. The 141-mile cour...
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Cavendish wins crash-marred 5th Tour stageJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - CAP FREHEL, France — Mark Cavendish of Britain won a windy and crash-marred fifth stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint on Wednesday, while Thor Hushovd of Norway...