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What happened Thursday and a look ahead at today’s stage:The relatively flat stage, a 124-mile trek from Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse, should favor the sprinters again: * Thursday’s Stage 5: The route featured eight climbs of moderate difficulty and led riders on a 113.4-mile trek from Chablis to Autun. * Winner: Filippo Pozzato, an Italian rider of the Liquigas team.
July 13, 2007
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Riders get another mostly flat ride today, a 131-mile course from Cahors to Angouleme, before Saturday’s 33-mile individual time trial and Sunday’s ride to the finish along the Champs-Elysees in Paris. * Stage 17: Riders cruised over mostly flat, picturesque country in southwestern France in the 117-mile course from Pau to Castelsarrasin. * Winner: Daniele Bennati of Italy collected his first Tour stage victory in a sprint ahead of a small group of breakaway riders.
July 27, 2007
Wheels touch. Bikes and riders go down. A bone breaks. Tour de France over.
July 5, 2006
Sandro Bennati doesn’t just enjoy basketball.
July 31, 1994
Olympics
Asafa Powell has a message for Justin Gatlin.
June 12, 2006
Tour de France favorites, it’s time to step up.
July 8, 2006
Cyclists in the Amgen Tour of California climbed mountain roads, careened down hillsides, sprinted along the coast and negotiated downtown turns during the 724-mile, eight-day road race from Sacramento to Pasadena.
May 17, 2015
TODAY’S STAGE 13 Highlights from the 12th stage of the Tour de France:* Stage: A medium mountain trek, taking riders 110.9 miles from Montpellier to Castres. * Winner: Belgium’s Tom Boonen clinched his second stage of this year’s Tour, making him as the favorite to win the green jersey as best sprinter.
July 21, 2007
A review of what happened during Friday’s stage and a look ahead at what to expect for today’s stage:The riders venture into the Alps on a 123-mile course from Bourg-en-Bresse to Le Grand-Bornand.
July 14, 2007
Norway’s Thor Hushovd reclaimed the overall Tour de France lead from George Hincapie on Monday during a sweltering ride in which Australia’s Robbie McEwen won the second stage in a sprint finish.
July 4, 2006