Articles filed under Cycling
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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...
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Cadel Evans wins 4th stage of Tour de FranceJul 04, 2011 11:00 pm - MUR-DE-BRETAGNE, France — Cadel Evans edged defending champion Alberto Contador in a photo finish Tuesday to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France, while Thor Husho...
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Farrar gives US a win on July 4 at Tour de FranceJul 03, 2011 11:00 pm - REDON, France — Two months ago, Tyler Farrar was demoralized, sleeping 20 hours a day. He had even stopped riding, overcome by sorrow after his best friend died in a cra...
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Hushovd in overall Tour leadJul 03, 2011 12:00 am - LES ESSARTS, France — Thor Hushovd of Norway captured the overall lead at the Tour de France on Sunday after his Garmin-Cervelo team won the time trial in the second sta...
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Tour De Villas comes to Des PlainesJul 02, 2011 12:00 am - The second annual Des Plaines “Tour De Villas” turned some city streets into a racetrack on Saturday. The race was hosted by the American Bicycle Racing group and was he...
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Contador vows to handle pressure at Tour de FranceJul 01, 2011 12:00 am - LES HERBIERS, France — Three-time champion Alberto Contador says he is mentally tough enough to defend his Tour de France title under the intense pressure and scrutiny o...