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Vuelta a Colombia 2008: Rock Racing’s Sevilla Dons Green Jersey
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| Oscar Sevilla during st age 3 (© Luis Barbosa, www.ciclismohoy.com) |
16.05.2008/ Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla was awarded for his consistency Thursday at the Vuelta a Colombia. The Spanish rider pulled
on the green jersey of points classification leader after finishing third in the 83.8-mile (135 km) race from San Francisco
to La Dorada. The fifth stage was won by Jeferson Vargas (Boy Para Vivirla Paipa Lecheboy). Wilson Cepeda (Col) UNE leads
the overall.
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Vuelta a Colombia 2008: Rock Racings Sevilla Dons Green Jersey
Vuelta a Colombia 2008: Defending champ Santiago Botero abandoned exiting race
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| Rock Racing dominated the prologue. (© Luis Barbosa, www.ciclismohoy.com) |
16.05.2008/ On
Saturday the Vuelta a Columbia started with a 8.4 kilometres long prologue. US Continental team Rock Racing dominated
the prologue with a fantastic win for Santiago Botero but the defending champ of the Columbian stage race abandoned on stage
2. A race report through the eyes of the Rock Racing team.
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Vuelta a Colombia 2008: Defending champ Santiago Botero abandoned exiting race
Giro d'Italia 2008: Priamo takes sixth stage - Visconti new overall leader
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| Matteo Primo took todays sixth stage... (© Sirotti) |
15.05.2008/ Matteo Priamo (CSF Group Navigare)
won todays sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia. The stage was shortened after the riders protested against long transfers
and the conditions under which they have to race. Quickstep's Giovanni Visconti took over the overall lead from Franco Pellizotti
(Liquigas).
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Giro d'Italia 2008: Priamo takes sixth stage - Visconti new overall leader
Giro d'Italia 2008: Cavendish with first grand tour win
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| Marc Cavendish took the fourth stage. (© Sirotti) |
13.05.2008/ High Roads Mark Cavendish won odays fourth stage of the Giro
d'Italia. Cavendish and High Road both celebrated their first ever stage victory at the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday after
the 21 year-old Briton used his high-speed finish to beat Robert Forster and Daniele Bennati.
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Giro d'Italia 2008: Cavendish with first grand tour win
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Giro d'Italia 2008: Riccò takes stage 8
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| Riccardo Riccò grabbed his second stage win. (© Sirotti) |
17.05.2008/ Saunier Duval's Riccardo Riccò blasted up the final straight in Tivoli to win stage
eight of the 91st Giro d´Italia, 208 kilometres from Rivisondoli. "La Cobra", winner of stage two in Agrigento and last year´s
stage to Tre Cime di Lavaredo beat World Champion Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) and Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner). Quickstep's
Giovanni Visconti defended his overall lead.
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Giro d'Italia 2008: Riccò takes stage 8
Giro d'Italia 2008: Gabriele Bosisio wins seventh stage - another win for the escapees
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| Gabriele Bosisio took the sttage.. (© Sirotti) |
16.05.2008/ In the Vasto-Pescocostanzo stage another long-distance breakaway was successful at todays seventh stage
of the Giro d'Italia. Bosisio could celebrate on the doorstep of his team-mate Danilo Di Luca, who on home territory
came in fifth, Di Luca was the first rider of a small group with some of the to cross the line. Visconti defended his
overall lead.
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Giro d'Italia 2008: Gabriele Bosisio wins seventh stage - another win for the escapees
Levi Leipheimer about Astana in the Giro: "The team is super-motivated."
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| Levi Leipheimer during last years Tour de France (© Heinz Zwicky) |
16.05.2008/ Levi Leipheimer collected more than 60.000 signatures under a petition which demands that his Astana should
be allowed to start at this years Tour de France. In an e-mail Leipheimer said today that although its difficult to ride a
Grand Tour with only one week to prepare, that Andreas Klöden has great form und is aiming for the podium.
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Levi Leipheimer about Astana in the Giro: "The team is super-motivated."
Giro d'Italia 2008: Tinkoff's Pavel Brutt takes fifth stage after long break
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| Pavel Brutt with the first grand tour win for Tinkoff. (© Sirotti)(© Sirotti) |
14.05.2008/ inkoff's Pavel Brutt won todays fifh stage after a long escape with a five men breakaway group. Brutt attacked
in the final 800 meters to claim the stage win. Franco Pellizotti defended his overall lead.
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Giro d'Italia 2008: Tinkoff's Pavel Brutt takes fifth stage after long break
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Giro d'Italia 2008: Voices after stage 6
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| Giovanni Visconti is the new overall leader (© Sirotti) |
16.05.2008/ Matteo Priamo won yesterdays sixth stage of the 91st edition
of the Giro d'Italia. Here some qoutes after stage 6.
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Giro d'Italia 2008: Voices after stage 6
Team Type 1's Chadwick Wins Tour of Arkansas Opener
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| Team Type 1's Kobzarenko (left) and Boily (Volkswagon) during their escape (© Team Type 1) |
16.05.2008/ Team Type 1’s Glen Chadwick soloed to victory on the opening stage of the inaugural
Tour of Arkansas Thursday while his teammate, Moises Aldape, finished third.
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Team Type 1's Chadwick Wins Tour of Arkansas Opener
Saul's Blog: "Who is this guy?"
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| Saul Raisin during the 2005 Tour de Suisse (© Cyclingheroes) |
02.05.2008/ In
my career if one race stands above the rest, the one race means the most to me is the Tour de Georgia. Being a born and bred
Georgia boy, getting to do a race in my home state in front of my friends and family was one of the highlights of my career.
I’ll never forget after I won the Best Young Rider’s Jersey my Grandmother saying, "I guess Saul really does something.
I thought he was a playboy in Europe for all these years."
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Saul's Blog: "Who is this guy?"
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