Vinokourov wins Tour de France stage
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Alexandre Vinokourov turned in a gutsy ride to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France Monday, and Michael Rasmussen held off several challenges to defend his overall lead.
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Fabian Cancellara storms to victory in the Tour de France prologue, with Bradley Wiggins in fourth.
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AUTUN, France  - Race favorite Alexander Vinokourov lost ground in his bid to win the Tour de France when he failed to recover fully from a crash towards the end of the fifth stage on Thursday.
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Gert Steegmans of Belgium won the second stage of the Tour de France in his home country Monday, with many riders left cut and bruised following a crash minutes before the finish.
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Thor Hushovd of Norway wins the fourth stage of the Tour de France, while Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara maintains the overall lead.
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Denmark's Michael Rasmussen launches a late solo breakaway to win stage eight of the Tour de France and secure the yellow jersey.
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In the last stage before three days of grueling mountain rides in the Alps, Tom Boonen won the sixth stage of the Tour de France and Fabian Cancellara retained the overall lead.
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Robbie McEwen bounces back from a crash to win the first stage of the Tour de France in Canterbury.
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Filippo Pozzato of Italy won the fifth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday which featured a crash involving top riders Alexandre Vinokourov and Andreas Kloden.
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Alexandre Vinokourov, one of the pre-race favorites to win the Tour de France, grabbed his second stage victory Monday. But the Kazakh rider lost nearly 29 minutes on Sunday to overall leader Michael Rassmussen and stands little chance of winning the overall title.
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Michael Rasmussen put in a stellar ride Saturday in the first of two time trials in the Tour de France and maintained his grip on the yellow jersey by one minute over Cadel Evans.
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Italian Alessandro Petacchi scooped the bunch sprint to win Sunday&#39;s second stage of the Tour of Spain. German Erik Zabel was second in the 207 k run from Leon to Burgos with Spaniard Oscar Freire finishing third.
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Stage 15: Foix to Loudenvielle-Le Louron, 121.7 miles. Stage winner: Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan), Astana, in 5 hours 34 minutes 28 seconds.
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Michael Rasmussen of Denmark won the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Sunday to take the overall lead after a second day of grueling climbs in the Alps.
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Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan won the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday, with Tour de France winner Floyd Landis attending the final stage to support his former teammates.
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AUTUN, France  - Race favourite Alexander Vinokourov lost ground on the leaders in the Tour de France and needed stitches in a deep cut on his right knee after crashing during Thursday's fifth stage.
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Italian cyclist Alessandro Petacchi won the second stage of the Tour of Spain in a mass sprint finish, as Dutchman Max van Heeswijk claimed the leader&#39;s yellow jersey.