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Feb. 18, 2009
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July 19, 2008
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Cycling: Defending champ finishes second stage in relaxed fashion and is in fourth overall; Spain’s Freire wins stage.
July 9, 2002
Tom Boonen added to his overall lead in the Tour de France by finishing second in the fifth stage Thursday, although the Belgian world champion is feeling the strain of wearing the yellow jersey.
July 7, 2006
Travel & Experiences
Freire wins flat Stage 9 as racers now face steep treks that should reveal serious contenders.
July 12, 2006
Archives
A review of what happened Saturday and a look at what to expect in today’s stage: Today’s 15th stage takes riders into the high Alps with the first of three grueling stages, a 113.7-mile trek from Embrun to the Italian ski resort of Prato Nevoso: * Saturday’s stage: A 120.9-mile, mildly hilly ride from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains in high temperatures. * Winner: Oscar Freire of Spain won a sprint finish.
July 20, 2008
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
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
Tom Boonen kept his overall lead at the Tour de France on Wednesday -- wearing the yellow jersey as he entered his native Belgium -- but was upset with his showing on a day when Australia’s Robbie McEwen won a stage for the second time in this race.
July 6, 2006
A review of what happened Wednesday and a look at what to expect in today’s stage: Wednesday’s stage: A 144.2-mile race from Cholet to Chateauroux, the longest and flattest stage of the Tour.
July 10, 2008