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Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Week 1 was all for the stars: stage wins by puncheurs like Alejandro Valverde and Paolo Bettini, while Sylvain Chavanel crept his way into Gold, separated the all-star sprint battle between Tom Boonen and Daniele Bennati. And Levi Leipheimer won the time trial. But not even Leipheimer's effort should lead our thought astray: this was top-shelf week 1 entertainment, nothing more. The notion of seeing...
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
Alejandro Valverde won the 176 kms second stage of the Tour of Spain from Granada to Jaen and took the overall lead.
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Defending Olympic champion Paolo Bettini, of Italy, Tour de France stage winner Alejandro Valverde, of Spain, and double Tour runner-up Cadel Evans, of Australia, are the leading contenders in an elite field in tomorrow’s opening event of the Beijing Games, the 245.4 kilometre men’s cycling road race.
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Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Picking the winner of a one-day bike race is nearly useless, and the Olympics inject even more than the usually vast array of variables that make this already poor science even worse. And yet, I feel almost certain that Alejandro Valverde is going to win. Less arguable than his next day on a bike is the fact that 2008 is looking more and more like the moment of his redemption and elevation to the...
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Covers.com (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
The 2008 Tour de France moves into its final week and Sportingbet.com is offering Live Betting for Stage 16 on Tuesday. Sportingbet.com has Alejandro Valverde of Spain as a +500 favorite to win the 157 km route from Cuneo , Ital...
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Bronte Capital (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
Alejandro Valverde a pre-race favourite who rides for the Caisse d’Epargne cycling team in le Tour de France blew up on the mountain top finish into Hautacam . He is down more than 4 minutes – and his chance of emerging a winner of the tour is now low. Group Caisse d’Epargne – the sponsor - is a collection of mutual savings banks in France . The mutuals however own majority control of an investment...
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
CADEL Evans is unlikely to win the Tour de France because of the "weakness" of his Silence-Lotto team, according to fallen rival Alejandro Valverde.
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
Cadel Evans overcame injury and pain to take the yellow jersey on the 10th stage of the Tour de France. His main rival, Alejandro Valverde, fell apart in the race's hardest climbs so far.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
HAUTACAM, France -- Cadel Evans overcame injury and pain to take the yellow jersey on the 10th stage of the Tour de France. His main rival, Alejandro Valverde, fell apart in the race's hardest climbs so far.
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Smithers MINNEAPOLIS (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
The bad: Kim Kirchen - Fun while it lasted. Damiano Cunego - Not quite there today. Alejandro Valverde - Who ever said you were a grand tour contender anyway? Andy Schleck - No GC for you. The good: Frank Schleck - Took advantage of the hard working CSC squad today to haul himself up a few spots in GC. Juan Jose Cobo [...]
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 14/07/2008
CADEL Evans took custody of the Tour de France yellow jersey after a thrilling end to the 10th stage which saw the collapse of several other favourites including Alejandro Valverde.
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Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 14/07/2008
Today's stage was largely about three of the biggest names in Cycling: Kim Kirchen, Alejandro Valverde, and Damiano Cunego. We all know what happened to them, and with the possible exception of Kirchen I think we know who these guys are. Ranked #10 in the world at CyclingQuotient , Kirchen is the Champion of Fleche Wallonne, the mid-week Ardennes classic with the huge finishing climb. Kirchen excels...
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Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News (Free subscription) | 12/07/2008
AUSTRALIA'S Cadel Evans struck a first blow to Alejandro Valverde at the Tour de France after leaving his yellow jersey rival trailing on the ...
