Tour of California: After Stage 2, Same Leader and Same Hard Feelings
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During the first two full stages of the race, Discovery Channel riders have delivered Levi Leipheimer to the finish line close enough to the front to allow him to keep the race leaderâs gold jersey.
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Quarterback Steve Armstrong felt the pain of Southern Connecticut's season-ending loss last year twice over.
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Lance Armstrong will decide in May whether he will race in this summer&#39;s Tour de France, which he has won the last six years. He said in Wednesday&#39;s Austin American-Statesman he will ride for another two years
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Juan Jose Haedo of Argentina emerged from a big sprinting pack to claim Stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California by more than two bikes lengths Monday.
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Phil Mickelson is finishing off a record season for himself this week at The Tour Championship, but mentally he&#39;s been through for a while.
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By Jagdip Dhillon, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Feb. 19--The cyclists will pedal through downtown and out in about 15 minutes, but there has been a lot of work done to make Stockton a stage location for the Tour of California bike race.
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With his record six victories, Lance Armstrong has proved he can win the Tour de France over any course. Thursday organizers unveiled a 2005 route that suits his rivals rather than the American.
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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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Levi Leipheimer sealed his victory in the Tour of California on Sunday, taking the place formerly held by Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis at the top of the American pack.
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STANFORD, Calif. - Southern California had another harrowing trip to the Bay area. Thanks to its defense and an unstoppable tailback tandem, this one had a much happier ending.
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The Tour de France no longer calls him champion. His cycling team cut him loose.
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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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GHENT, Belgium -- Gert Steegmans 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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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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FONTANA, Calif. - Sam Hornish Jr. aims to be patient and go fast - not necessarily a contradiction. The Indy Race League driver credited patience for last yearâs victory at California Speedway, when he
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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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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.