Liquigas
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The expected sprint in Modesto resulted in an unexpected Stage 4 finish as Francesco Chicchi (right) beat Juan Jose Haedo and Mark Cavendish at the Amgen Tour of California on Wednesday.
The highly touted HTC-Columbia team appeared disorganized in the closing miles and wasn't able to set up its typical lead-out train for star sprinter Cavendish until a few hundred yards before the finish.
Chicchi (Liquigas) and Haedo (Saxo Bank) also appeared near the front and took advantage of the apparent confusion. QuickStep did a lot of the work at the front of the peloton for Tom Boonen, but he wasn't a factor in the finish.
Meanwhile, overall leader David Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions) finished comfortably in the main group …..
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Saxo Bank rider leads the Giro d'Italia
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For the third year in a row, the League of American Bicyclists has ranked Washington state at the top of its list of Bicycle Friendly States.
That's quite an honor for bicycle advocates and state officials in the Emerald State, which has led the list ever since it was conceived in 2008.
Wisconsin and Maine follow in 2nd and 3rd place, according to the rankings announced Wednesday. Oregon dropped for the first time from 4th to 5th, supplanted by Minnesota.
Alabama held a firm grip on last place for the second year in a row. Other bottom feeders were New Mexico (46), West Virginia (47), Montana (48) and North Dakota (49). ……
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A large breakaway, epic distance, multiple climbs and inclement weather all conspired to completely restructure the general classification of the Giro d'Italia as it reached its half-way point on Wednesday.
The turmoil elevated Tasmanian cyclist Richie Porte (Saxo Bank) 6 places to the 1st overall, while rival leaders Alexandre Vinokourov and Cadel Evans completely dropped out of the Top 10 after trailing the day's winners by some 12:30.
Beginning the day 2:26 behind Vinokourov, Porte is now about 10 minutes ahead of him in the overall rankings.
A prime example of the turbulance among the leaders is former Tour de France winner, Carlos Sastre of the Cervelo team. He rose to 8th place overall …
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Time trial specialist Dave Zabriskie won a three-man sprint to the finish of Stage 3 in Santa Cruz on Tuesday, but a fist pump nearly cost him the win and the overall lead at the Amgen Tour of California.
The Garmin Transitions cyclist narrowly beat Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) and Levi Leipheimer (Team RadioShack) after the three formed a breakaway at the base of the Bonny Doon climb, about 20 miles from the finish of the 110-mile race that started in San Francisco.
While Leipheimer set the pace on the steep climb, all three worked together on the final 15-mile run after the summit to hold off a fast-charging chase group. The three topped Bonny Doon with a 90 second lead, which dwindled to 17 seconds as they neared the finish line.
The three leaders took turns as they passed through Santa Cruz …
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Garmin-Transistion's Dave Zabriskie wins Stage 3
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US sprinter Tyler Farrar paired up with Garmin-Transitions teammate Julian Dean to win Stage 10 at the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday.
It was the Wenatchee, Washington, cyclist's second stage win at this year's Giro and his fourth so far this year. He currently holds the points leader's red jersey.
The overall leaders remained unchanged, with Alexandre Vinokourov holding onto first place, 1:12 ahead of Cadel Evans.
The Garmin-Transition team shared time at the front of the peloton during the 143-mile race from Avellino to Bitonto to ensure that a successful breakaway didn't spoil what was expected to be a sprint finish. The three cyclists who led most of the bike race were reeled in about 10 miles from the finish.
HTC-Columbia didn't seem able …
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Brett Lancaster, a Cervelo cyclist from Australia, wins Stage 2 of Tour of California.
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Australian Brett Lancaster plowed across rain-slicked streets in front of a 26-man breakaway group to win Stage 2 and take the overall lead at the Amgen Tour of California on Monday.
That group of two dozen cyclists included some of the pre-race favorites, who now have nearly a minute-and-a-half lead over the rest of the peloton after only the second stage.
Among them are Levi Leipheimer and Lance Armstrong of Team RadioShack, Michael Rogers of HTC-Columbia, Andy Schleck of Saxo Bank, and David Zabriskie and Tom Danielson of Garmin-Transitions.
Commentators believed the breakaway was set up by five members of Team RadioShack on the Trinity Grade, the last of three steep climbs on the 110-mile bike race from Davis to Santa Rosa …
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