Russian Cyclist Menchov Wins Tour of Spain 5th Stage
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Russian cyclist Denis Menchov has won the fifth stage of the Tour of Spain and US Postal service rider Manuel Beltran of Spain has taken the overall lead.
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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.
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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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STUART O&#39;GRADY finishedthird behind American David Zabriskie in the 165.8km 11th stage of the Tour of Spain today. Despite a furious chase by the peloton close to the finish, Zabriskie, who had gone it alone
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The last six stages of the Tour of Spain are set for sparks to fly in the battle for the final triumph in Madrid next Sunday. Roberto Heras leads by only
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CERLER, Spain  - Russian Denis Menchov of the Rabobank squad took the overall lead of the Tour of Spain after finishing second to Italian Leonardo Piepoli on Sunday's mountainous ninth stage.
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ALMUSAFES, Spain  - Olympic champion Tyler  Hamilton won the eighth stage of the Tour of Spain Saturday, a  24.9-mile individual time trial. Fellow American Floyd Landis  regained the overall lead.
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In Burgos, Spain, Alessandro Petacchi sprinted to victory Sunday in the second stage of the Spanish Vuelta, and Max van Heeswijk of the US Postal Service team took the overall lead in the year&#39;s last major European cycling race.
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Quick Step rider Cedric Vasseur wins the 10th stage of the Tour de France.
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Stage 5: Chablis to Autun, 113.4 miles. Stage winner: Filippo Pozzato (Italy), Liquigas, in 4 hours 39 minutes 1 second.
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Russian cyclist Denis Menchov will target success in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia this year rather than try to defend his crown in the Tour of Spain.
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Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan wins the Tour of Spain on Sunday.
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MARSEILLE, France  - Cedric Vasseur clinched the host country's first win in this year's Tour de France with victory on the 229.5-km 10th stage on Wednesday.
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Roberto Heras of Spain won his second straight Spanish Vuelta, one of cycling&#39;s top races. Heras, who also captured this event in 2000, finished fourth in Sunday&#39;s final leg, an 18-mile time trial in Madrid.
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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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Felix Cardenas of Colombia won the 17th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Wednesday, and defending champion Roberto Heras held onto the overall leader&#39;s jersey for the sixth straight day.
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Spain&#39;s Javier Pascual Rodriguez edged Colombia&#39;s Ivan Parra at the finish Thursday to win the 18th stage of the Spanish Vuelta, his fourth win of the race.