American David Zabriskie held onto the yellow jersey for a third straight day in the Tour de France on Monday, maintaining his 2-second lead over Lance Armstrong.
The overall leaders stayed intact, but Tuesday's 41-mile stage from Tours to Blois could shake up the overall order. Tomorrow is the team time trial, and Armstrong's Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team is looking to overthrow Zabriskie and …
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Tour de France: It's still Zabriskie after Stage 3
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Zabriskie still in yellow after Stage 2
How long can US rider David Zabriskie keep the yellow jersey? Probably for at least another day in the relatively flat conditions in the early stages of the Tour de France.
The 25-year-old Utah native held onto the leader's jersey for a second day by taking Lance Armstrong's advice: Stay among the top 20 riders in the peloton
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Americans taking over the Tour – at least Stage 1
US rider David Zabriskie beat the entire Tour de France field today in the Stage 1 individual time trial.
In doing so, this quiet Utah native has become the first American to win a stage in all three of the Big Three Euro races — the Vuelta d'Espana last year and the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France this year….
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Lance Armstrong's 2005 Tour de France bikes
Nothing beats a bicycle racers' conditioning to win at the Tour de France. But ever since Greg Lemond put away Laurent Fignon in 1989 with time trial aero bars, technology has played a big part too.
This year, Trek Bicycles has rolled out improved bicycles for Lance Armstrong. One, the Trek TTX, is a time trial bike …
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Lance Armstrong: To ride in Portland Sept. 23-25 weekend
(NOTE: This ride is booked. Updated version posted July 31, 2005. See “Lance Armstrong riding at 3 events this fall”)
This year marks Lance Armstrong's last Tour de France, but that doesn't mean he'll stop riding the bike, especially at fund-raisers for cancer research and awareness.
Armstrong is coming to the Pacific Northwest for the LiveStrong Ride Portland 2005 at Nike's world headquarters in Beaverton, Sept. 23 – 25.
For a minimum registration of $150, bicyclists can ride for 10 to 100 miles …
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Tour de France: Bruyneel mind games?
So is Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team manager Johan Bruyneel serious with his list of 3 strongest challengers for beating Lance Armstrong at the Tour de France this year?
Jan Ullrich. Alexandre Vinokourov. Ivan Basso.
All are serious contenders, but I think he's trying to mess with the riders' heads over on the T-Mobile bus, especially by choosing two from …
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US cyclists at Tour de France 2005
Lance Armstrong watchers might be surprised to learn that eight other Americans are riding in the Tour de France 2005 this year.
They're not all riding on Armstrong's Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team either, but spread out over seven teams. In fact, Discovery has just two riders from the US, same as Denmark's Team CSC.
Who was the first US rider in …
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RAAM rider Robic down to century ride
Jore Robic is down to a long century ride — 110 miles — before winning this year's Race Across America.
Robic, a 40-year-old ultra bicyclist from Slovenia, is averaging 13.61 mph over the past 2,941 miles. He's expected to cross the finish line in Atlantic City at 6:30 p.m. (ET). It will mark his second RAAM solo victory in as many …
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Bicycle quote: Lance Armstrong's “silly crash”
“The unfortunate thing is I hit my head which cracked my helmet in two. … It wasn't that serious and nothing was wrong. No breaks. No stitches; just road rash and a little beat up.”
Lance Armstrong explaining his “silly crash” that gave him a black eye during a training ride near Nice, France, last Wednesday …
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