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July 19, 2008
July 30, 2008
Sports
Highlights from the 13th stage of the Tour de France:* Stage: A time trial raced over 33.6 miles around Albi. * Winner: Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan showed he has recovered from knee injuries, winning in 1 hour 6 minutes 34 seconds.
July 22, 2007
Archives
Today’s seventh stage is similar to Thursday’s -- 98.8 miles from Brioude to Aurillac. There are eight climbs, including two category two ascents:
July 11, 2008
A review of what happened Wednesday and a look at what to expect in today’s stage:Today’s stage takes riders on a 122.1-mile trek from Bourg-d’Oisans to Saint-Etienne in medium mountains:
July 24, 2008
Thibaut Pinot of France wins Stage 8 of Tour de France
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The final stage of the Tour takes riders back into Paris on a largely processional 88.9-mile route around the city’s landmarks, setting out from Etampes and finishing on the Champs-Elysees. By then, the remaining racers will have completed 2,211.8 miles.
July 27, 2008
A review of what happened Sunday: * Sunday’s stage: A 113.7-mile trek from Embrun, France, to the Italian ski resort of Prato Nevoso, with an uphill and rainy finish. * Winner: Simon Gerrans of Australia won after escaping from the pack in a four-man breakaway, clocking 4 hours 50 minutes 44 seconds to beat Spain’s Egoi Martinez by three seconds. * Yellow jersey: Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck takes the yellow jersey from Australia’s Cadel Evans with an attack in the final 500 yards. * Quote of the day: “We decide the race -- or at least make it hard and put the pressure on, because we have the strongest team.” -- Bjarne Riis, director of Schleck’s CSC team. * Next stage: Today is the Tour’s second rest day.
July 21, 2008
Today will begin to sort the potential winners from the rest of the field as the Tour hits the big mountains for the first time. The 139.2-mile ninth stage through the Pyrenees from Toulouse to Bagneres-de-Bigorre includes two category-one climbs:
July 13, 2008