You can expect eruptions from an active volcano such as Mount Etna, but it was Alberto Contador who supplied the fireworks on Stage 9 of the Giro d' Italia on Sunday.
The Spaniard attacked the group of contenders 4 miles from the summit finish on Mount Etna. He won the stage and put himself solidly in front of the overall leaders by 59 seconds.
Contador, who previously won the Giro in 2008, looks like the man to beat in this year's edition of the race with 12 stages to go. Five of those are mountain-top finishes ….
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Alberto Conador of Team Saxo Bank
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One of many cyclists who rolled into Gas Works Park in Seattle on Saturday enjoys listening to Orkestar Zirkonium.
The local Balkan band was one of more than a dozen from across the western US and Canada participating in the fourth Honk Fest West to serenade Seattle this weekend.
The bands will perform one last time throughout the Seattle Center Grounds beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday ….
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Stage 1 of Tour of California 2011
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Organizers of the Giro d'Italia threw in a double whammy for Sunday's Stage 9 mountain stage on the island of Sicily.
Instead of one climb to the top of the active Mount Etna volcanic, they mapped two routes to the summit on the 169km (104-mile) stage from Messina to Etna.
The first climbs the northeast route to the summit at 1631 meters. Then the peloton ….
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Stage 9 of Giro d'Italia makes two trips up Mount Etna
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A thrilling solo attack by Oscar Gatto marked the Stage 8 win in Tropea for the Giro d'Italia on Saturday.
It was the second place finish by Alberto Contador, however, that will probably have the most impact on the final outcome of the three-week bike race.
With the peloton facing two demanding climbs up Mount Etna on Sunday, Contador moved himself up into 5th place overall, just 13 seconds behind Pieter Weening, who remained in the overall lead. ….
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Farnese-Vini cyclist Oscar Gatto of Italy
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The familiar voices of Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen and Bob Roll return to cable on Sunday when the Versus network's daily live coverage begins for the Amgen Tour of California bike race.
The Versus network also will broadcast a recap every night at 11 p.m.
Meanwhile, the Amgen Tour of California website will offer live video-streaming of the race with Tour Tracker. RadioShack is sponsoring that coverage, which has been rebranded as The Shack Tour Tracker. ….
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A young Belgian cyclist took a solo flyer on the mountaintop finish in Montevergine di Mercogliano to win Stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia.
Bart de Clerq of Omega Pharma Lotto held off a hard-charging group of four General Classification contenders led by Michele Scarponi, who missed the win by half a wheel-length.
Overall leader Pieter Weening (Rabobank) held onto the maglia rosa for a another day, as Scarponi moved up from 7th to 5th place overall. …..
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