| Armstrong Seeks a Meeting The seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is expected to meet with Tour officials before deciding to compete in the 2009 race. The Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy reported that Johan Bruyneel, Armstrong’s team director at Astana, said that he and Armstrong had asked for a meeting. “The decision will be made down the road, after having talked with the organizers,” Bruyneel said. “We have asked for a meeting.”. nytimes.com |
Before His Exit, a Top Sprinter Lets a Chance to Win a Stage Slip Away Sprinters have several chances to win early stages of the Giro d’Italia but once the race hits the mountains, many of them pack up and leave. nytimes.com |
Liquigas wins team time trial; Nibali takes over pink jersey The Liquigas team won a time trial and Vincenzo Nibali took the overall leader's pink jersey Wednesday when the Giro d'Italia ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Doping allegations continue to cast shadow on Tour de France During Lance Armstrong's record seven-year Tour de France run that began in 1999, every one of the top-three finishers or their teams were eventually ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Belgian Retains Title in Milan Philippe Gilbert of Belgium held off the challenge of Michele Scarponi to retain his Giro di Lombardia title. nytimes.com |