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giro di lombardia
10/17 - Going Out With a Bang
giro del piemonte
10/15 - Tuning Up the Legs
GP Beghelli
10/11 - Vino on the Attack Again
Giro dell'Emilia
10/10 - A Resurgent Vino Shows His Form
circuit franco-belge
10/04 - Stage 4: Haedo Steps Up
10/03 - Stage 3: Bazayev Battles for the Line
10/02 - Stage 2: Tyler Goes Two-For_Two
10/01 - Stage 1: Trying to Make it Happen
VUELTA A ESPAÑA
09/20 - Stage 21: Measuring Success
09/19 - Stage 20: Madrid on the Horizon
09/18 - Stage 19: Astana's Five Fight On
09/17 - Stage 18: Hernández: "Smart Enough, Not Strong Enough"
09/16 - Stage 17: A Successful Debut
09/15 - Stage 16: Bazayev Hits the Pavement
09/14 - Stage 15: Boom, Boom...Out Go the Lights
09/13 - Stage 14: Some Winners, Some Losers
09/12 - Stage 13: A Lot of Ups and a Few Downs
09/11 - Stage 12: A Mere Warm-Up For Things to Come
09/09 - Stage 11: Farrar Claims First Grand Tour Win
09/08 - Stage 10: Vino Drives Forward
09/07 - Stage 9: And the Climbs Keep Coming
09/06 - Stage 8: Haimar Moves Into 8th Place
09/05 - Stage 7: More Rain on the Plains in Spain
09/04 - Stage 6: La Vuelta Heats Up
09/03 - Stage 5: Spanish Soil At Last
09/01 - Stage 4: Massive Crash Ends Vuelta for Chris Horner
08/31 - Stage 3: Horner's Turn to Go Down
08/30 - Stage 2: Hernández Survives Crash-Filled Day
08/29 - Stage 1: Vinokourov Takes 7th in Vuelta Opener
TOUr OF MISSOURI
09/13 - Stage 7: O, Canada!
09/12 - Stage 6: One For the Record Books
09/11 - Stage 5: Time Trial Shake Up at Tour of Missouri
09/10 - Stage 4: A First for Haedo
09/09 - Stage 3: Hushovd Seizes Control
09/08 - Stage 2: Cavendish Doubles Down
09/07 - Stage 1: Vaitkus Goes for Glory
gp ouest-france plouay
08/23 - Max Iglinskiy 8th and Ready for the Vuelta
TOUR OF IRELAND
08/23 - Stage 3: Downing Holds On
08/22 - Stage 2: Cavendish Takes 21st Season Victory
08/21 - Stage 1: Zubeldia in the Heat of the Action
ENECO TOUR OF BENELUX
08/25 - Stage 7: A Winning Day for Boasson Hagen
08/24 - Stage 6: Boasson Hagen Tightens Grip
08/23 - Stage 5: Boasson Hagen Seizes the Day
08/22 - Stage 4: Farrar Makes it Three
08/21 - Stage 3: Boonen Steps Up
08/20 - Stage 2: Klöden Heads Home
08/19 - Stage 1: Vaitkus Goes for the Sprint
08/18 - Prologue: Klöden Best-Placed Team Rider in Eneco Opener
vattenfall cyclassics
08/16 - A Sprinter's Delight
TOUR DE L'AIN
08/12 - Stage 4: So Close
08/11 - Stage 3B: Chris Horner Rides Into Yellow Jersey
08/11 - Stage 3A: Horner Sits Ready to Strike
08/10 - Stage 2: Testing the Legs
08/09 - Stage 1: Back to Racing In France
Tour of poland
08/08 - Stage 7: Iglinskiy Stays Close on General Classification
08/07 - Stage 6: Iglinskiy Sprints From Select Group
08/06 - Stage 5: Team Astana Still in the Hunt
08/05 - Stage 4: Things Heat Up in the Tour of Poland
08/04 - Stage 3: Schär Back In Action on Stage 3
08/03 - Stage 2: Bazayev Looks Ahead for Victories
08/02 - Stage 1: Poland Begins with Circuits
tour de france
07/26 - Stage 21: Contador Crowned King in Paris
07/25 - Stage 20: Contador Conquers Le Tour
07/24 - Stage 19: Armstrong Seizes Small Time Gain
07/23 - Stage 18: Contador Tightens Grip on Overall Win
07/22 - Stage 17: Battling the Brothers Schleck
07/21 - Stage 16: Contador Defends, Armstrong Impresses
07/19 - Stage 15: A Day of Liberation for Alberto Contador
07/18 - Stage 14: Drama and Rivalries Rule the Day
07/17 - Stage 13: Leipheimer Leaves Tour With Broken Wrist
07/16 - Stage 12: Tense Days Before the Mountains
07/15 - Stage 11: Rolling Through France
07/14 - Stage 10: Four In the Top Five for Team Astana
07/12 - Stage 9: Putting the Pyrenees Behind
07/11 - Stage 8: More of the Same for Team Astana
07/10 - Stage 7: Contador Soars on the Arcalis
07/09 - Stage 6: The Rain in Spain
07/08 - Stage 5: Blowing in the Wind
07/07 - Stage 4: A Team of Champions
07/06 - Stage 3: A Split in the Peloton
07/05 - Stage 2: Cavendish Collects Another Sprint Win
07/04 - Stage 1: Team Astana Put Four in the Top Ten
TOUR DE SUISSE
06/21 - Stage 9: Swiss Precision
06/20 - Stage 8: Klöden Tests His Legs
06/19 - Stage 7: Kirchen Gives Columbia Another Win
06/18 - Stage 6: Cavendish Gets Lucky #13
06/17 - Stage 5: Battle of the Swiss
06/16 - Stage 4: Iglinskiy Goes for Glory
06/15 - Stage 3: Cavendish Does It Again
06/14 - Stage 2: Photo Finish in Davos
06/13 - Stage 1: Cancellara Returns to Winning Ways
CritÉrium du DauphinÉ LibÉrÉ
06/14 - Stage 8: Astana Cycling Team Wins Teams Classification
06/13 - Stage 7: Valverde Maintains Race Lead
06/12 - Stage 6: Contador Still in the Hunt
06/11 - Stage 5: Zubeldia Takes 3rd Place While Contador Measures his Effort
06/10 - Stage 4: Contador Satisfied with Time Trial Test
06/09 - Stage 3: Contador Looks to Time Trial
06/08 - Stage 2: Furlan Takes Sprint Win
06/07 - Stage 1: Contador Off to Good Start
TOUR DE LUXEMBOURG
06/07 - Stage 5: Podium Time for Andreas Klöden
06/06 - Stage 4: Andreas Goes on the Attack
06/05 - Stage 3: Bazayev Takes Over
06/04 - Stage 2: More Time in Yellow for Gregory Rast
06/03 - Prologue: Rast Rips Up the Opening Prologue
VUELTA A ESPANA
9/21 - Stage 21: Team History Is Made
9/20 - Stage 20: Team Astana Makes Its Mark
9/19 - Stage 19: Almost There
9/18 - Stage 18: Eighteen Off the Front
9/17 - Stage 17: Two in a Row for QuickStep
9/16 - Stage 16: A Rolling "Rest Day"
9/15 - Stage 15: A Breakaway Succeeds While Gold Remains with Contador
9/14 - Stage 14: Contador Has the Golden Touch
9/13 - Stage 13: Contador Conquers L'Angliru
9/11 - Stage 12: Valverde Washes Away
9/10 - Stage 11: Freire Fires on All Cylinders
9/09 - Stage 10: Hinault Has His Day
9/08 - Stage 9: A Man in Orange Takes Gold
9/07 - Stage 8: Levi Back in Gold
9/06 - Stage 7: Contador Surges Forward in the Mountains
9/04 - Stage 6: Letting Go of the Gold
9/03 - Stage 5: A Golden Opportunity for Leipheimer
9/02 - Stage 4: Bennati Wins in Gold
9/01 - Stage 3: Boonen Wins, Bennati Leads
8/31 - Stage 2: Contador and Leipheimer Attentive at Front; Valverde Wins
8/30 - Stage 1: Team Astana Roll to 9th in Team Time Trial
TOUR OF POLAND
9/20 - Stage 7: Jen Voigt Claims Overall in Poland
9/19 - Stage 6: Jens Voigt is the Man in Charge
9/18 - Stage 5: Jose Joaquin Rojas Regains Yellow
9/17 - Stage 4: Nullified Due to Bad Weather, no race report
9/16 - Stage 3: Davis Takes Over Lead in Poland
9/15 - Stage 2: Allan Davis Gets Going With Quick-Step
9/14 - Stage 1: Team Time Trial Starts Tour of Poland
VATTENFALL CYCLASSICS
09/07 - McEwen Tops the Podium
ToUR OF GERMANY
9/06 - Stage 8: Jani and Dani Place 3rd and 4th in Deutschland Tour
9/05 - Stage 7: An Escape Goes to the Line
9/04 - Stage 6: Fast Finish for the Finn
9/03 - Stage 5: Team Columbia Dominate in Germany
9/02 - Stage 4: Greipel Outsprints McEwen in Germany
9/01 - Stage 3: Navarro Goes for Win
8/31 - Stage 2: Navarro Moves Up
8/30 - Stage 1: Brajkovic Soars in Mountains
8/29 - Prologue: Rast Rides to Ninth
GP OUEST PLOUAy
8/25 - Fedrigo Makes it Two for Bouygues Telecom
CLASICA INTERNACIONAL A LAS PUERTOS DE GUADARRAMA
8/24 - Leipheimer wins Clásica a los Puertos
ENECO TOUR
8/27 - Stage 8: Gutierrez Steals the Show
8/26 - Stage 7: Ivanov Kicks Into High Gear
8/25 - Stage 6: Westphal Takes First Pro Win
8/24 - Stage 5: Boonen Goes Home With Second Stage Win
8/23 - Stage 4: All Quiet At Eneco Tour
8/22 - Stage 3: Super Flat Stage, Sprint Finish, Greipel Takes Win
8/21 - Stage 2: Morabito Out With Knee Problems, Boonen Wins
8/20 - Stage 1: De Kort Captures 6th In Eventful Day
TOUR DU LIMOUSIN
8/22 - Stage 4: Rast Sprints to 13th, Hinault Wins Overall
8/21 - Stage 3: Klöden Stays in Front
8/20 - Stage 2: Mazet Makes The Move
8/19 - Stage 1: Vaitkus Presses in Sprint Finish
TOUR DE L'AIN
8/13 - Stage 4: Brajkovic Finishes 8th in l'Ain
8/12 - Stage 3: A Double-Dose of Racing
8/11 - Stage 2: Muravyev Fights for 4th Place
8/10 - Stage 1: Schär Sprints to 9th Place
Paris-Corrèze
8/7 - Stage 2: Klöden Caught in Final K
VUELTA A Burgos
8/9 - Stage 5: The Last Day Changes Everything
8/6 - Stage 2: Vaitkus Mixes It Up on the Line
8/5 - Stage 1: De Kort Rides to 11th in Opening Stage
Clásica San Sebastián
8/2 - Riders Get Ready for Olympics
Tour de Wallonie
7/13 - Stage 7: Team Astana Place Three in Final Top 10
7/30 - Stage 5: Ivanov Becomes Tour de Wallonie Champion
7/29 - Stage 4: Gianni Meersman Wins in Seraing
7/28 - Stage 3: A Day of Attacks
7/27 - Stage 2: Ivanov on the Move
7/26 - Stage 1: Vaitkus 3rd, Paulinho Showing Strength
Tour of Austria
7/12 - Stage 6: Gusev Holds Second in Austria
7/11 - Stage 5: Haselbacher Seizes the Day
07/10 - Stage 4: Haselbacher Scores Second Place
07/09 - Stage 3: Team Astana Hold Lead in Teams Competition
07/08 - Stage 2: Gusev Continues to Move Up
07/07 - Stage 1: Bettini Takes His First Victory in 2008
07/06 - Bad Weather Cancels Opener in Austria
Ster Elektrotoer
06/21 - Stage 5: De Kort Takes 4th, Team Astana in 2nd
06/20 - Stage 4: Mazet Follows the Moves
06/19 - Stage 3: De Kort Aims for Podium
06/18 - Stage 2: De Kort Moves Into 2nd Place
06/17 - Stage 1: Local Favorite De Kort Captures 5th on Day
Tour de Suisse
06/22 - Stage 9: Iglinskiy Shines in Pink
06/21 - Stage 8: Klöden Moves to 2nd Overall Behind Kreuziger in Yellow
06/20 - Stage 7: Iglinskiy Slips into KOM Jersey, Cancellara Takes Stage Win
06/19 - Stage 6: Klöden Climbs to 2nd on Stage, 6th on GC
06/18 - Stage 5: Ivanov Scores 2nd Place in Wild Day of Racing!
06/17 - Stage 4: Back-to-Back Stage Wins for the Pocket Rocket McEwen
06/16 - Stage 3: Rocket Robbie Gets the Grab
06/15 - Stage 2: Anton Sweeps Up the Middle
06/14 - Stage 1: Freire Takes the Sprint
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
06/15 - Stage 7: Valverde Finishes the Job
06/14 - Stage 6: Leipheimer Rides Strong in Attack-Filled Day
06/13 - Stage 5: Valverde Confirms on Joux-Plane
06/12 - Stage 4: French Riders Go 1 - 2 - 3
06/11 - Stage 3: Leipheimer 2nd in ITT Behind Valverde's Surprise Win
06/10 - Stage 2: Hincapie on the Line
06/09 - Stage 1: Valverde Grabs the Win
06/08 - Prologue: Leipheimer Shines in France!
Tour de Luxembourg
06/08 - Stage 4: Posthuma Captures the Overall
06/07 - Stage 3: Bazayev Still in the Hunt on GC
06/06 - Stage 2: Bazayev Moves Up
06/05 - Stage 1: Bazayev Still in the Hunt
06/04 - Prologue: Team Astana Place Five in Top Twelve
Tour of Belgium
05/29 - Stage 2: Surprise Win for Russian Shpilevsky
05/28 - Stage 1: Topsport's Dehaes Takes Sprint Win
Volta a Catalunya
05/23 - Stage Four: Chavanel Solos In
05/22 - Stage Three: Navarro Rides Strong
05/21 - Stage Two: Brajkovic Finding His Form
05/20 - Stage 1: Two for Thor
05/19 - Prologue: Hushvold Scores
Tour of Italy
06/01 - Stage 21: Contador Crowned Champion in Milano
05/31 - Stage 20: Four Precious Seconds
05/30 - Stage 19: Contador Holds On, Di Luca Moves Up
05/29 - Stage 18: Voigt Powers in for Solo Win
05/28 - Stage 17: Greipel Surprises as Contador Stays in Pink
05/26 - Stage 16: Contador Increases Lead
05/25 - Stage 15: Contador In Pink!!
05/24 - Stage 14: Sella Soars While Contador Moves Up a Notch
05/23 - Stage 13: Cavendish Gives Himself a Belated Birthday Treat
05/22 - Stage 12: Bennati Makes it Three
05/21 - Stage 11: Crashes Mark the Day
05/20 - Stage 10: Contador and Klöden Storm the Time Trial!!!
05/18 - Stage 9: Bennati Captures Win by a Rim
05/17 - Stage 8: Riccò Talks with his Legs in Sprint Win
05/16 - Stage 7: Contador Gains Time with Di Luca and Riccò
05/15 - Stage 6: Iglinskiy Takes 5th and the Maglia Rosa Goes to Visconti
05/14 - Stage 5: Contador Takes 10th While Brutt Finally Wins One
05/13 - Stage 4: Bazayev Grabs 4th Place Behind Winning Sprint of Cavendish
05/12 - Stage 3: Bennati Sprints to Second Victory of Season
05/11 - Stage 2: Klöden and Contador Land in Top Twenty
05/10 - Stage 1: Team Astana Takes Seventh on Speedy Team Time Trial
Four Days of Dunkirk
05/11 - Stage 6: Mighty Thor Takes the Stage Win
05/10 - Stage 5: Rasts Gets 4th in Sprint Finish
05/09 - Stage 4: Rast Aims Higher
05/08 - Stage 3: Team Astana Claim Top Team Prize
05/07 - Stage 2: Steegmans Sprints to Victory
05/06 - Stage 1: Stéphane Augé Outsprints Fellow Frenchman
Tour de Romandie
05/04 - Stage 5: Klöden Captures Victory in Romandie
05/03 - Stage 4: Klöden Defends While De Bonis Makes Debut
05/02 - Stage 3: Andreas Klöden Smokes the TT and Now Wears Yellow!
05/01 - Stage 2: Rocket Robbie McEwen Takes First Victory of Season
04/30 - Stage 1: Iglinskiy Powers to Win!
04/29 - Prologue: Cavendish Makes it Short and Sweet
Tour de Georgia
04/27 - Stage 7: Team Astana Takes Team Win While Sivtsov Retains Overall in Georgia
04/26 - Stage 6: Brasstown Bald Crowns New King
04/25 - Stage 5: The Tour de Georgia Heats Up
04/24 - Stage 4: Team Astana Powers to Strong Second Place in TTT
04/23 - Stage 3: Henderson Goes for Three
04/22 - Stage 2: Haedo Steals the Win
04/21 - Stage 1: Dominguez Dominates in Savannah
Amstel Gold Race
04/20 - Ivanov Takes 7th as Damiano Cunego Claims Win
Presidential Cycling Tour
04/20 - Stage 7: Bazayev Captures "Triple Crown" in Turkey
04/19 - Stage 6: Team Astana's Young Zeits Rides with the Break
04/18 - Stage 5: Bazayev Takes 3rd and Moves up on GC
04/17 - Stage 4: Benoit Grabs 6th on Stage
04/16 - Stage 3: Rast Goes with Break
04/15 - Stage 2: Breakaway Shapes the Tour of Turkey
04/14 - Prologue: Rast Outsprints the Rest
04/14 - Stage 1: Petacchi Scores in Photo Finish
Gent-Wevelgem
04/09 - Oscar Freire Steals the Show
Circuit de la Sarthe
04/11 - Thomas Voeckler Widens Lead
04/08 - Stage 1: Frenchman Anthony Ravard Takes Top Prize
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
04/12 - Stage 6: Contador Sweeps the Stage and Overall
04/11 - Stage 5: Contador Meets all Challenges as Cunego Takes the Stage
04/10 - Stage 4: Contador Comfortable in Basque Country
04/09 - Stage 3: Contador Continues to Control in Pais Vasco
04/08 - Stage 2: Kim Kirchen Takes the Sprint as Contador Stays in Yellow
04/07 - Stage 1: Contador Dominates on Opening Stage
Tour of Flanders
04/06 - Belgian's National Champion Stijn Devolder Wins Tour of Flanders
Three Days of de Panne0
04/03 - Stages 3a and 3b: Posthuma Rules the Day
04/02 - Stage 2: Cavendish Makes Mad Dash for Line
04/01 - Stage 1: Gasparotto Glory in De Panne
De Brabantse Pijl - La Fleche Brabanconne
03/30 - Chavanel Doubles Up in Belgium
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
03/29 - Young Gun Michael Schär Rides with the Best
Dwars door Vlaanderen
03/26 - Surprise Win by Sylvain Chavanel
Settimana Ciclistica
03/30 - Morabito Gives it a Go in Final Stage
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon
03/28 - Stage 5: Contador Shines in Spain as he Secures Win at Castilla y Leon
03/27 - Stage 4: Alberto Scores Mountaintop Win
03/26 - Stage 3: Team Astana in Full Control
03/25 - Stage 2: Contador Retains Race Lead
03/24 - Stage 1: Contador and Leipheimer Go 1 - 2 on Stage
Campina Ronde van het Groene Hart
03/23 - Vaitkus Steals the Show
Volta ao Distrito de Santarem
03/16 - Stage 4: Kloden Makes Final Podium
03/15 - Stage 3: Kloden & Vaitkus Strong in TT
03/14 - Stage 2: Vaitkus Continues Early Form with Fifth Place
03/13 - Stage 1: Cardosa Captures First Yellow Jersey
Three Days of West Flanders
03/09 - Stage 3: Ivanov Captures Third on Stage & GC
03/08 - Stage 2: Hutarovich Victorious
03/07 - Stage 1: Clerc Takes First Stage
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
03/02 - Dutchman De Jongh Wins for Quick Step
Omloop Het Volk
03/01 - Gilbert Continues Hot Start in 2008
Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
03/01 - Stage 5: Ale-Jet Wins
02/29 - Stage 4: Contador & Colom Continue GC Presence
02/28 - Stage 3: Officials Mislead Riders
02/27 - Stage 2: Zabel Wins Sprint
02/26 - Stage 1: Contador & Colom In Good Shape
Volta ao Algarve
02/22 - Stage 3: Forster Continues Winning Ways
02/21 - Stage 2: Vaitkus Records First Win for New Team Astana
02/20 - Stage 1: Vaitkus Oh So Close!
Tour of California
02/24 - Stage 7: Leipheimer Repeats in Cali
02/23 - Stage 6: Leipheimer in Control, Set to Defend Title
02/22 - Stage 5: Leipheimer Dominates TT
02/21 - Stage 4: Riders Battle the Weather
02/20 - Stage 3: Leipheimer Takes GC Lead
02/19 - Stage 2: Belgian Star Boonen Takes Capital Stage
02/18 - Stage 1: Leipheimer Rides into Hometown
02/17 - Prologue: Leipheimer Has Good Start
Challenge Mallorca
02/14 - Stage 5: Colom Finished Sixth Overall in Home Island Race
02/13 - Stage 4: Contador - Something to Prove
02/12 - Stage 3: Rojas Takes Sprint
02/11 - Stage 2: Vaitkus & Colom Place in Top Ten
02/10 - Stage 1: Astana Team Debuts in Europe
Tour Down Under
01/27 - Stage 6: Greipel Wraps Up Tour Down Under Title
01/26 - Stage 5: Greipel Wins on Australia Day
01/25 - Stage 4: High Road's Greipel Records Second Stage Win
01/24 - Stage 3: Davis Takes Stage
01/23 - Stage 2: Kemps Places Fifth
01/22 - Stage 1: 2008 Season Officially Underway
01/20 - Down Under Classic: Tour Begins with a Classic
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