| Spaniard Wins Tour Warm-Up Alejandro Valverde of Spain won the Dauphiné Libéré on Sunday, putting him among the favorites for next month’s Tour de France. nytimes.com |
Leipheimer Wins 2nd Stage The Astana rider Levi Leipheimer won the second stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León race Tuesday, beating his teammate Alberto Contador by 16 seconds. Leipheimer won the 17-mile time trial around the town of Palencia, Spain, in 33 minutes 17.78 seconds. Leipheimer, who won the Tour of California this season, leads Contador in the overall standings by 16 seconds. nytimes.com |
Spain's Sanchez wins Stage 8; Armstrong remains third Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez has won the eighth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint ahead of three other breakaway riders, while ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Haedo wins second stage, Contador leads Dauphine Juan Jose Haedo of Argentina won the second stage, while Alberto Contador of Spain retained the yellow jersey Tuesday at the Criterium du Da ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
2010 Tour de France Stages-Winners July 3 <emdash /> Prolog, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 8.9 kilometers (5.5 miles) (Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland; Cancellara) rssfeeds.usatoday.com |