| Rider Who Has Never Worn Yellow Is a Favorite Cadel Evans will not be alone in seeking the Tour de France victory. No cyclists racing in this year’s Tour have ever won it. nytimes.com |
Belgian Wins Paris-Roubaix Tom Boonen of Belgium broke away from the pack about 10 miles from the finish Sunday and comfortably won the Paris-Roubaix race, one of cycling’s toughest classics, for the third time. Filippo Pozzato of Italy was 47 seconds behind, and Thor Hushovd of Norway was third, 1 minute 17 seconds back. nytimes.com |
Leipheimer Withdraws From Tour With Broken Wrist On his Twitter page, Levi Leipheimer, who is Lance Armstrong’s teammate, wrote that he was about to have surgery, so doctors could insert a screw into the wrist to stabilize it. nytimes.com |
Contador Wins Sprintup L’alpe-D’huez The two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador won the toughest stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné on Saturday. nytimes.com |
2010 Tour de France Stages-Winners July 3 <emdash /> Prologue, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 8.9 kilometers (5.5 miles) (Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland; Cancellara) rssfeeds.usatoday.com |