Italy's Filippo Pozzato won a hard fought sprint in Autun on Thursday as Tour de France fans saw three pre-race favorites struggling to catch up to the peloton after crashes along the route.
Fabian Cancellara held onto the leader's yellow jersey for yet another day as he raced at the front of the bunch after sweeping up a breakaway on the 113-mile route from Chablis to Autun.
The biggest scare came for the Astana team as both Alexandre Vinokourov and Andreas Kloden hit the ground during the stage. …
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If you're interested in the Floyd Landis case and you have a half hour, head on over to the National Public Radio and listen to his Wednesday interview on “Talk of the Nation.”
It's part of his nationwide book tour to publicize “Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France.”
If you don't have a half hour, you can read an excerpt from the book that describes his ride on Stage 17 of the Tour de France. …
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Cyclists riding through arid Utah on Route 6. Journey of Hope is a fund-raising ride to support programs on behalf of people with disabilities.
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The Cascade Bicycle Club reached its 9,000 limit on registrations in mid-June for this weekend's Seattle to Portland ride, but you can still buy and sell STP tickets.
Just go to the Cascade Classifieds forum and make a post, or lurk around for other people buying or selling tickets. When you've hooked up, just fill our a transfer form to help Cascade keep all the bib numbers straight.
Here are the directions for buying and selling STP tickets. Just eyeballing the classifieds, it looks like the potential buyers outnumber the potential sellers. If you strike out at Cascade, STP tickets are also posted on Craigslist. Go to the “bicycles” category and do a search for STP
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Official Seattle to Portland souvenir jersey for 2007.
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Perfect timing and a good partner helped put Thor Hushovd across the finish line in Joigny on Wednesday, moving him into second place overall behind Fabian Cancellara.
After an early breakaway by five riders, the peloton came together a few miles before reaching the destination of the 119-mile stage. It was a perfect situation for a classic sprint finish, as T-Mobile, Barloworld, Gerolsteiner, Preditor-Lotto, Milram and QuickStep all took their turns at the front or near it.
But when it counted, it was New Zealand sprinter Julian Dean leading out his Credit Agricole team captain who made the right move at the right time. …
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Tour de France stage winner for Credit Agricole
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Fabian Cancellara cheers at finish line
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Fabian Cancellara turned the final mile of Stage 3 into a time trial on Tuesday, completely surprising the peloton and driving past a 4-man breakaway to win on the cobblestones in Compiegne.
Team CSC's Cancellara, the world time trial champion, grabbed the yellow jersey on Saturday's prologue and has held it ever since. The 20-second bonus at the finish gives him a 33-second margin over Astana's Andreas Kloden.
Most of the 146-mile race over rolling terrain between Waregem and Compiegne was as exciting as watching paint dry, as a two-man breakaway escaped at about 5 miles and stayed out in front of the sluggish peloton until the final few feet. …
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Floyd Landis will be visiting the Seattle area this Thursday to sign copies of his book, “Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France.”
The timing could prove interesting, as a decision by a three-judge arbitration panel on the doping charges brought by the US Anti-Doping Agency could be announced at any time.
Landis is scheduled to appear at 7 p.m. Thursday at Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park Towne Plaza, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. That's the shopping center right across the street from the intersection of the Burke-Gilman Trail and Ballinger Way …
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