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Lance Armstrong Details Comeback Plans

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:17:23 -0700

Lance Armstrong is teaming up with his old director, Johan Bruyneel of Astana as he begins preparing for the 2009 cycling season. Also, the Tour de France cleared both Armstrong and Astana to compete at the next tdf.

George Hincapie Interview, 2008 Tour de France

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:54:49 -0700

George Hincapie is interviewed after a devistating crash in the 2008 Tour De France

Stage 21 - 143km Etampes to Paris - Highlights - 2008 Tour de France

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:23:45 -0700

Carlos Sastre becomes the 8th Spaniard to win the tour de france!

Stage 21 results
1 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step 3.51.38
2 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia
3 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
4 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto

General classification after stage 21
1 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 1.05
3 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 1.20

Final Team results:
1. Team CSC Saxo Bank, 263 hours, 29 minutes, 57 seconds.

Stage 20 - 53km Saint-Amand-Montrond to Cerilly (TT) - Highlights - 2008 Tour de France

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:26:18 -0700

Schumacher wins stage 20 time trial, Sastre defends yellow jersey!

Stage 20 results
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.03.50 (49.817 km/h)
2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 0.22
3 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia 1.01
4 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 1.05

And here's how it should lokk for the top 3 at the podium in paris:

General classification after stage 20
1 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 84.01.00
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 1.05

Stage 19 - 163km Roanne to Montlucon - Highlights - 2008 Tour de France

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:10:08 -0700

Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel of Cofidis beats fellow countryman Jeremy Roy of Francaise des Jeux in another two-man sprint. No changes in the gc as Sastre retains the Yellow jeresey in 2008 tour de france.

Stage 19 results
1 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis 3.37.09 (45.73 km/h)
2 Jeremy Roy (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
3 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Columbia 1.13
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
5 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner

General classification after stage 19
1 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 1.24

Stage 18 - 197km Bourg d'Oisans to Saint-Etienne - Highlights - 2008 Tour de France

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:46:56 -0700

Hilly stage. Germany's Marcus Burghardt takes stage 18 of 2008 tour de france for his first career stage win. No changes in GC as Sastre holds 1:24 lead over CSC teammate Frank Schleck for the yellow jersey. Friday's short stage set the table for a showdown in the Saturday Time Trial. WoW!

Stage 18 results;
1 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Columbia 4.30.21 (43.61 km/h)
2 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step

General classification after stage 18
1 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 1.24
3 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 1.33

Stage 17 - 210km Embrun to L'Alpe d'Huez - Highlights - 2008 Tour de France

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:28:36 -0700

Carlos Sastre of CSC-Saxo Bank powers up the Alpe d'Huez, wins stage 17 and takes the Yellow Jersey 2+ minutes ahead of the peloton for a 1:24 lead in the GC. Has the gc winner been decided today? What a day!

Stage 17 results
1 Carlos Sastre (Spa) CSC-Saxo Bank 6.07.58 (34.32 km/h)
2 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.03
3 Andy Schleck (Lux) CSC-Saxo Bank
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 2.13
5 Frank Schleck (Lux) CSC-Saxo Bank

General classification after stage 17
1 Carlos Sastre (Spa) CSC-Saxo Bank
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) CSC-Saxo Bank 1.24

Stage 16 - 157km Cuneo, Italy to Jausiers - Highlights - 2008 Tour de France

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:32:50 -0700

Cuneo, Italy to Jausiers
Frenchman Cyril Dessel takes stage 16 win of the 2008 tour de france. Schleck defends the Yellow jersey as there as little to no changes in the gc. Christopher Froome loses his bike down the valley in a crash after the first ascent.

Stage 16 results
1 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4.31.27 (34.70 km/h)
2 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
3 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
4 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence-Lotto
5 George Hincapie (USA) Columbia

General classification after stage 16
1 Frank Schleck (Lux) CSC-Saxo Bank
2 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.07

Stage 14 - 195km Nimes to Digne-les-Bains - Highlights - 2008 Tour de France

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:28:37 -0700

Nimes to Digne-les-Bains: Oscar Freire wins the sprint finish in Digne-les-Bains for his 4th career Tour win

Stage 14 results:
1 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
2 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
4 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin Chipotle - H30
5 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step

General classification after stage 14
1 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 0.01
3 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle 0.38
4 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.46
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 0.57

Stage 13 - 182km Narbonne to Nimes - Highlights - 2008 Tour de France

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:01:55 -0700

Narbonne to Nimes and Mark Cavendish wins again for his fourth stage win in the 2008 tour de france.

Stage 13 results:
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia 4.25.42 (41.10 km/h)
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto
3 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel
4 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner
5 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank

General classification after stage 13
1 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 0.01

Stage 12 - 168km Lavelanet to Narbonne - Highlights - 2008 Tour de France

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:31:48 -0700

In advance of Stage 12 it was announced that Riccardo Ricco tested positive for the third generation form of EPO after stage 4. His team, Saunier Duval, drops out of the 2008 Tour. Ricco had won 2 stages (6 and 9) in this years Tour de France. Also, the teams met and voted to disband the UCI ProTour. Big day new wise, but little for stage 12 with Mark Cavendish taking the stage and no changes in the GC.

Stage 12 results
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia
2 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
3 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
5 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank

Stage 11 - 166km Lannemezan to Foix - Highlights - 2008 Tour de France

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:10:21 -0700

Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) CSC-Saxo Bank holds on for sprint stage 11 win at 2008 tour de france, Cadel Evans retains yellow jersey

Stage 11 results:
1 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) CSC-Saxo Bank
2 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale
3 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre
4 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
5 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole

General classification after stage 11
1 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 46.42.16
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 0.01
3 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 0.38
4 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.46

Cadel Evans Tour de France Interview on Versus

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:18:56 -0700

http://www.versus.com/tdf Check out Cadel Evans talk about his standings in this year's Tour de France. Check your local listings or go to http://www.versus.com/tdf for more details.

Ask Bobke - Bob Roll talks the Tour de France on Versus

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:12:44 -0700

http://www.versus.com/tdf Check out Bob Roll give his thoughts on the Tour and answer questions from viewers on Versus. Check your local listings or http://www.versus.com/tdf for more details.

Stage 10 - 154km Pau to Hautacam - Highlights - 2008 Tour de France

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:32:40 -0700

Leonardo Piepoli and Juan Jose Cobo Acebo climb to win stage 10 of 2008 tour de france. Caedl Evens takes yellow jersey.

Stage 10 results
1 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott 4.19.27 (36.08 km/h)
2 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 0.28
4 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 1.06
5 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 2.05
6 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott 2.17
7 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank