Menchov targets Tour rather than Vuelta defense
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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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Lance Armstrong will ride in this year's Tour de France and seek a seventh straight win.
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Spain will stage the Davis Cup final against the United States in Seville rather than in Madrid after deciding the capital&#39;s high altitude would give too much of an advantage to the big-serving Americans.
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The route for next year&#39;s Tour de France may provide the stiffest test yet for the six-times winner, Lance Armstrong. Or perhaps not.
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The Tour de France director says cycling needs a "revolution" after the latest drugs scandal.
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Denis Menchov si &egrave; ritirato dalla Vuelta Espana prima della partenza dell'undicesima tappa de...
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Il russo Denis Menchov (Rabobank) ha vinto la 62/a edizione della Vuelta. La 21/a e ultima tappa &eg...
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TIGNES, France  - The days when seven-times winner Lance Armstrong was sewing up the Tour de France in the prologue or the first mountain stage are over.
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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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Feeling increasing pressure on the course and off it, Michael Rasmussen has refused to crack and his hold on the Tour de France lead is looking increasingly solid with five days of racing left.
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COMPIEGNE, France  - There will be much to lose and little to gain in Wednesday's fourth stage of the Tour de France.
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Six times champion Lance Armstrong will decide early in 2005 whether to take part in next year&#39;s Tour de France, the itinerary of which was unveiled Thursday.
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The Tour de France no longer calls him champion. His cycling team cut him loose.
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Spain's Alberto Contador wins the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, but Michael Rasmussen widens his overall lead.
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It also means he&#39;ll have to be in top form right away. This year&#39;s race,. lure of the world&#39;s biggest cycling race is tough to resist.
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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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Luis PÃ©rez of Spain won the 18th stage of the Vuelta a EspaÃ±a yesterday, and Denis Menchov of Russia retained the overall lead. The 19th stage today is an 83.9-mile race from Avila to Alto de Abantos. The race ends Sunday in Madrid.