Cavendish takes Tour of Britain&#39;s first stage
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Mark Cavendish began his bid to win the Tour of Britain in style with a powerful finish to take the first stage in Southampton on Monday.
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BOURG-EN-BRESSE, France  - Belgian Tom Boonen clinched his first win in two years on the Tour de France when he took the race's sixth stage, a 199.5-km ride from Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse on Friday.
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CARDIFF : France&#39;s Sebastien Loeb won two of the opening four special stages in the Rally of Great Britain, the 12th round of the 16-race championship, to take the lead.
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The first full stage of the Tour de France began Sunday on a mostly flat course that touched into Germany, with contenders trying to emerge in a race jarred by scandal and missing some of cycling&#039;s best riders.
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Australian sprint star Robbie McEwen won the first stage of the Tour de France on Sunday despite hurting his wrist in a crash late in the ride from London across the English countryside.
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British hopes of claiming an historic yellow jersey in the shadow of Big Ben took a nosedive into the nearby river Thames as Fabian Cancellara sped to victory in the Tour de France prologue Saturday.
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Matthew Hoggard and Andrew Flintoff claimed three wickets apiece as England took the advantage on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at St George's Park.
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Linus Gerdemann of Germany won Saturdayâs seventh stage of the Tour de France to take the overall leaderâs yellow jersey as the race entered the Alps.
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Stage 4: Villers-Cotterets to Joigny, 119.9 miles. Stage winner: Thor Hushovd (Norway), Credit Agricole, in 4 hours 37 minutes 47 seconds.
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When it comes to the Tour de France&#39;s sprint hierarchy, Britain&#39;s Mark Cavendish currently figures way down the list.
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British rider David Millar leads stage one of the Tour de France as it leaves London bound for Canterbury.
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Stage 12: Montpellier to Castres, 110.9 miles. Stage winner: Tom Boonen (Belgium), Quick Step Innergetic , in 4 hours 25 minutes 32 seconds.
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Linus Gerdemann won the stage and took over the race leaderâs yellow jersey with a stunning ride over the Col de la ColombiÃ¨re in the French Alps on Saturday.
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Michael Rasmussen put in a stellar ride today 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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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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Stage 6: Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse, 123.9 miles. Stage winner: Tom Boonen (Belgium), Quick-Step, in 5 hours 20 minutes 59 seconds.
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Robbie McEwen bounces back from a crash to win the first stage of the Tour de France in Canterbury.