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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 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 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 8 - 174km Figeac to Toulouse - Highlights - 2008 Tour de France

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:46:45 -0700

Mark Cavendish takes a second stage win in the 2008 tour de france followed by team mate Gerald Ciolek in a rainy sprint finish in Toulouse

Stage 8 results:
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia
2 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Columbia
3 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel
4 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
5 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner
6 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
7 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step
8 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux
9 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
10 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld

General classification after stage 8
1 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia

Stage 5 - 230 km Cholet to Chateauroux - Highlights - 2008 Tour de France

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:14:17 -0700

Mark Cavendish wins sprint finish for his first tour stage win

Stage 5 results
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia
2 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
5 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld

General classification after stage 5
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia .12
3 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30

Stage 4 - Cholet Time Trial - Schumacher Finish - 2008 Tour de France

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:11:50 -0700

Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner is the Stage 4 TT winner for 2008 Tour de France and takes the yellow jersey

Stage 4 results
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 35.44 (49.534 km/h)
2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Columbia 36.02
3 David Millar (GBr) Garmin Chipotle - H30 36.02
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 36.11
5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) CSC-Saxo Bank 36.17
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 36.18
7 Jens Voigt (Ger) CSC-Saxo Bank 36.19
8 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin Chipotle - H30 36.21