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Jul. 27, 2008Cadel Evans relieved as Tour ends
For Australia's Cadel Evans, the Olympic road race in Beijing is already too far on the horizon. For the immediate future, the 31-year-old wants to concentrate on winding down at the one-day criteriums which follow the end of the Tour de France — and then put his bike to ...
Jul. 27, 2008Memorable Moments of the 2008 Tour de France
Jul. 27, 2008Will Frischkorn's Tour de France diary, stage 21
Here's a picture that reflects the amazing day now behind me. It was amazing. The feeling riding onto the Champs was unlike anything I've ever felt on a bicycle before in my life. Tired legs turned into a feeling of nothing but excitement. And now we're in ...
Jul. 27, 2008Casey Gibson 2008 Tour de France Gallery - on the Champs-Élysées
Jul. 27, 2008Stage 21 - By the numbers
Stage 21 stats Stage 21, Étamps to Paris, 143km WeatherHot and humid with partly cloudy skies and moderate wind, temperatures in the mid 80s Stage winnerQuick Step’s Gert Steegmans salvaged a disappointing Tour for his Belgian team by ...
Jul. 27, 2008Carlito’s Way: The Tour’s Improbable Winner
Carlos Sastre has a reputation of being a cool customer under pressure. After 11 seasons as a pro, nothing rankles the 33-year-old veteran too much. From doping scandals that nearly toppled his CSC team after captain Ivan Basso was implicated in the Operación Puerto ...
Jul. 27, 2008How Garmin-Chipotle keeps its riders fresh for the Tour
Anyone can attest it’s hard to sleep when you’re hot. It's a fact that Garmin-Chipotle physiologist Allen Lim knows well. It’s why, among other things, regulating his riders’ temperatures on and off the bike is key to keeping them as fresh and fast as possible. This ...
Jul. 27, 2008Credit Agricole's Dmitri Fofonov tests positive for banned stimulant
Kazakhstan's Dmitri Fofonov has tested positive for a banned stimulant, his Credit Agricole team said on the final day of the Tour de France. Fofonov finished the race in 19th overall, 28:31 behind race winner Carlos Sastre. ...
Jul. 27, 2008Sastre: the seventh Spanish Tour winner
Carlos Sastre became the seventh Spaniard to win the Tour de France yellow jersey when he wrapped up overall victory on Sunday, taking his country's total to 11 wins.
Jul. 27, 2008Live Coverage - Stage 21 Tour de France, 2008
01:31 PM: Good day and welcometo VeloNews.com's Live Coverage of the 21st - and final - stage of the 95th Tour de France, a 143-kilometer ride from Etampes ...
Jul. 27, 2008Sastre wraps up his first Tour victory as Steegmans wins the finale
Carlos Sastre (CSC-Saxo Bank) won the 95th Tour de France on Sunday as Gert Steegmans (Quick Step) took the 21st and final stage on the Champs-Élysées. "I've dreamt of this since I was a child," said an emotional Sastre, who was surrounded by his wife and two children, ...
Jul. 26, 2008Stage 20 — by the numbers
Stage 20: Cérilly to Saint-Amand-Montrond, 53km Weather: Hot and humid with partly cloudy skies and moderate wind, temperatures in the mid 80s. Stage winner: Gerolsteiner’s Stefan Schumacher proved he was the strongest time trialist at this Tour, ...

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