Tour of California: In Time Trial, Leipheimer Adds to Lead
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Levi Leipheimer blew away his closest competitors in the Stage 5 time trial, extending his overall lead to 21 seconds and giving him an apparent lock on the Tour of California title with two stages left.
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Australia&#39;s Michael Rogers won the elite-division time trial Wednesday at the road cycling World Championships, defending the title he was awarded earlier this month after 2003 winner David Millar of Britain was stripped of his gold medal for doping.
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The 2005 Tour de France may give other riders a chance to test Lance Armstrong. The mountaintop finishes are less intense and the time trials shorter, possibly cutting into the strength of the six-time winner. Organizers on Thursday unveiled the 2005 Tour route, which runs from July 2-24, passes through Germany and features 21 stages over 2,222 miles.
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Schoenfelder, who escaped with a warning last season after failing a dope test, clocked 1:51.55, 0.15 seconds ahead of fourth-placed Kalle Palander of Finland.
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Michael Walchhofer led Austria to a 1-2 finish in a World Cup downhill yesterday in Wengen, Switzerland, while overall leader Bode Miller was third on the famed Lauberhorn, the longest course on the circuit. Walchhofer covered the demanding 2.8-mile run in 2 minutes 27.05 seconds. Teammate Christoph Gruber was runner-up, 0.09 seconds back. Miller, who was 0.18 behind the winner, ...
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Kristin Armstrong won the world time-trial title last year and will be favored to defend her crown today when the world championships open in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Call it a race for recognition. After Monday's rest day, the Tour de France heads into its last ride through the Alps in the ninth stage Tuesday with the race finally starting to take shape &#151; and a new crop of contenders emerging.
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Surprise and shock from a top kiwi cyclist at the doping allegations against American Tyler Hamilton. Heath Blackgrove raced against Hamilton in the Olympic time trial in Athens.
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AP Correspondent John Leicester is covering the Tour de France and he and other AP writers will be filing periodic reports on the three-week cycling extravaganza that got under way July 1.
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The Tour de France switched into a higher gear on Saturday with the start of the first individual time trial that is expected to give an indication of the overall race favorites.
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After two days of sprint finishes by a largely intact peloton, the Tour of California will receive a sharp jolt Wednesday, when the route includes two significant climbs.
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Tyler Hamilton, the American bicycle racer who won a gold medal in the individual time trial at the Olympics last month in Athens, is suspected of receiving illegal performance
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There is still the bike, always the bike. Tyler Hamilton opens the door to his hillside home above the spectacular Sunshine Canyon, puts on his racing helmet and hits the road for six hours, as he has most days for the past decade. One thing, at least, has not changed. One thing is not in doubt.
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AP Correspondent John Leicester is covering the Tour de France, and he and other AP writers will be filing periodic reports on the race, the three-week cycling extravaganza that gets underway on Saturday.
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Daniele Bennati of Italy won the opening leg of the Tour of Spain, cyclingâs most important race after the Tour de France and the Tour of Italy.Bennati captured two stages of this yearâs Tour de France, including the final dash along the Champs-ÃlysÃ©es. Yesterday, Bennati, a Lampre-Fondital rider, sprinted ahead of the pack to finish the 95-mile course in 3 hours 43 minutes 9 seconds in and around the port city of Vigo.Alessandro Petacchi, a sprint specialist, finished third in the same time, just behind Oscar Freire of Rabobank. The favorites Allan Davis of Discovery Channel and Tom Boonen of Quick Step-Innergetic were fourth and fifth.Alexandre Vinokourov, the winner of last yearâs race, was not among the 189 starters after he tested positive for blood doping at this yearâs Tour de France.
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Spanish cyclist Oscar Freire has won the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain, but US Postal Service team rider Manuel Beltran of Spain remains the overall leader.
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Despite a strong ride in a follow up performance to her silver medal effort in Monday's time trial, Team USA's Rebecca Much (Chicago, Ill.) fell short of the podium in today's road race as the Netherlands ...