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Sylvain Chavanel waving from podium in Montlucon

Paris Nice Stage 3

Sylvain Chavanel (file photo) Stage 3: Orval – Vichy The first climb of the race was the Cote de Croix du Chene, just 4.1% and 2.3 km long.  It was on the Col de Besse that the peloton splintered.  Contador was not with the lead group.  Sylvain Chavanel was with […]

Paris-Nice

Alberto Contador already in yellow!  The opening prologue of Paris-Nice finished with Contador beating his fastest rival, Bradley Wiggins by 7 seconds.  It was a short stage under rainy conditions.  The team will now have to work to defend the yellow jersey until next Sunday in Nice.

March 1 News

Levi Leipheimer, it turns out, didn’t escape the crash at Tour of California unharmed.  Though he continued and went on to win the race, it turns out he actually fractured his sacrum and will have to miss Paris-Nice.  He’s planning to start racing again in Spain at the Vuelta a […]

Lance Armstrong press conference

Astana Training Camp in Tenerife

ASTANA Training Camp NewsDecember 4, 2008 Press ConferenceTenerife, Canary Islands Lance Armstrong press conference                          Alberto Contador speaking Can anyone believe Lance will let another rider win? asked one journalist.  He’s not unrealistic. There’s a chance he could be the second or third strongest.  He also said he could be in […]