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Contador deal

Sports | Cycling
2009-11-21

TOUR de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain has reached a preliminary agreement with the Astana team to fulfil his contract until the end of 2010. The governing International Cycling Union is expected to reach...

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Evans takes big risk with team switch

Sports | Cycling
2009-11-4

CADEL Evans abandoned Silence Lotto to join BMC Racing Team in a bid to strengthen his claim for a maiden Tour de France victory, but the wheels could fall off the twice runner-up's challenge before the race even...

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Astana: Contador will stay

Sports | Cycling
2009-10-30

TOUR de France champion Alberto Contador will remain with the Astana team at least until his contract expires at the end of next year, Kazakh Cycling Federation deputy president Nikolai Proskurin said yesterday. ...

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Contador free to quit as Astana in status limbo

Sports | Cycling
2009-10-24

TOUR de France champion Alberto Contador is free to leave Astana since the Kazakh team has not yet been granted its elite status for 2010, according to the International Cycling Union's regulations. Spaniard Contador...

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Tour champion Contador tops world rankings

Sports | Cycling
2009-10-20

TOUR de France champion Alberto Contador finished at the top of the 2009 world rankings published yesterday by the International Cycling Union. The 26-year-old Spaniard amassed more than half his 527 points by...

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Route for 2010 Tour unveiled in Paris

Sports | Cycling
2009-10-15

ALBERTO Contador will have to contend with treacherous cobblestones and blustery North Sea winds before sinking his teeth into the mountain stages of the Tour de France after organizers unveiled the route for next...

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Paper claims Astana under probe in France

Sports | Cycling
2009-10-14

FRENCH prosecutors have reportedly launched a preliminary investigation against the Astana team to examine syringes belonging to the squad during this year's Tour de France. L'Equipe newspaper reported yesterday...

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Former classics expert Vandenbroucke, 34, dies

Sports | Cycling
2009-10-13

FORMER classics specialist Frank Vandenbroucke of Belgium has died at the age of 34, a source close to the rider's family said yesterday. "It is very sad news," said the source who declined to be identified....

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Astana future safe after securing sponsorship deal

Sports | Cycling
2009-10-13

TOUR de France winning team Astana will sign a three-year sponsorship deal with Kazakhstan's vast state holding company, Kazakh Cycling Federation Deputy President Nikolai Proskurin said. The financial terms of...

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Armstrong signs deal to endorse Ultra beer

Sports | Cycling
2009-10-8

CYCLING great Lance Armstrong has inked a deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev to be the company's spokesman for Michelob Ultra beer. The seven-time winner of the Tour de France and the brewer announced the three-year...

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Evans gives Australia 1st world title

Sports | Cycling
2009-9-29

TWICE Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans pipped the favorites to win the road race at the world championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland, on Sunday, becoming the first Australian to claim the title. Evans broke...

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Cancellara takes third time trial title

Sports | Cycling
2009-9-26

OLYMPIC champion Fabian Cancellara destroyed the field to win the time trial at the road world cycling championships for the third time on Thursday. Cheered on by more than 23,000 home fans who lined the circuit...

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Quick Step confirms talks with Astana's Contador

Sports | Cycling
2009-9-23

QUICK Step is in talks with Alberto Contador about signing the Tour de France champion for next season, the Belgian team's manager said yesterday. Spaniard Contador, one of five riders with wins in all three Grand...

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Cavendish out with infection

Sports | Cycling
2009-9-12

BRITAIN'S Mark Cavendish withdrew from the Tour of Missouri on Thursday with an infection his team said had spread to his lungs, becoming the second top contender to drop out of the weeklong race. Cavendish,...

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Greipel wins stage to snatch Vuelta lead

Sports | Cycling
2009-9-5

GERMAN Andre Greipel won stage five of the Spanish Vuelta (Tour of Spain) from Tarragona to Vinaros on Thursday to claim the overall race lead. Second behind the Columbia-HTC rider in the bunch sprint was Belgian...