Hincapie in yellow at Tour de France
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George Hincapie used some smarts, a little luck and a spectator&#039;s souvenir to take the overall lead at the Tour de France. Judging from his early form at the first Tour of the post-Lance Armstrong era, Hincapie is emerging as a serious contender to succeed his one-time boss.
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BRIANCON, France -- Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez of Colombia won Tuesday's ninth stage of the Tour de France, with Michael Rasmussen of Denmark retaining the yellow jersey after the last Alpine stage.
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Halfway through the Tour de France, no compelling newcomer has broken through, no favorite has emerged and doping allegations have surfaced yet again. Cedric Vasseur became the first French rider to win a stage this year, but his victory and the Tour were overshadowed by the announcement of the doping test on cyclist Patrik Sinkewitz during a training session last month that turned up high levels of testosterone.
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Tour leader Fabian Cancellara takes an amazing sprint victory in the third stage of the Tour de France.
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Michael Rasmussen is starting to resemble Lance Armstrong, and it's not just because the Dane is wearing the yellow jersey as leader of the Tour de France.
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BOURG-EN-BRESSE, France  - The favorites will have to show their true colors when the Tour de France enters the Alps on Saturday.
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Cyclingâs crackdown on doping, and the retirement of Lance Armstrong in 2005, have caused teams to change their strategies and opened up the competition for the yellow jersey.
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July 15 -- Stage 8, Le Grand Bornand to Tignes, 102.5 miles After dawdling around for a week of stages suited to sprint finishers or breakaways, the Tour gets serious with its first uphill finish and one of only three in this year's race. The stage features three Category 1 climbs, and the first, up the Cornet de Roselend, is ...
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Sport: Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins leads for most of the sixth stage only to be overhauled at the death.
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The craziest Tour de France in memory ended Sunday the same way the last seven had: with an American wearing the yellow jersey, this time with a Landis instead of a Lance.
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Changes are likely when the Tour de France route for 2005 is announced on Thursday.
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The route of the 2005 Tour de France was announced yesterday, and the changes look set to test the dominance of the reigning champion, Lance Armstrong.
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LANCE ARMSTRONG has left the question marks hovering over his participation on next year&#39;s Tour de France. Armstrong claimed a record sixth yellow jersey in July when he eclipsed Tour legends Miguel Indurain
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Now for the hard part. Having made it through fast and dangerous racing during the opening flat stages of the Tour de France, riders veer Wednesday into the Pyrenees for their first encounter with the high mountains.
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BRIANCON, France  - It was a dream coming true for Juan Mauricio Soler when the Colombian rider won the ninth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday.
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CALGARY -- Kananaskis Country will take on a Tour de France feel tomorrow as its perennial champion Lance Armstrong leads a swarm of cyclists through the Rockies.
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Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara wore the leader's yellow jersey in Tuesday's third stage of the Tour de France, a trek taking the peleton from Belgium to France and favoring sprinters.