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epochtimes.com: Oscar Freire (C) leads Leonardo Duque (R) and Erik Zabel (L)to the finish line in Stage Fourteen. (Pascal Pavani/AFP/Getty Images ) epochtimes.com

Freire Climbs, Then Sprints, to Win Stage 14 of the Tour

epochtimes.com     Jul 19, 2008   125 related          

By James Fish Epoch Times Staff Jul 19, 2008 Team Rabobank sprinter Oscar Freire finally got his chance to shine, as he held on through the climbs to be in at the final sprint in Stage Fourteen of the 2008 Tour de France. The...                    

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Cycling: Oscar's gong

skysports.com     Jul 19, 2008   9 related          

Oscar Freire of Spain took the 14th stage of the Tour de France with Cadel Evans keeping hold of the yellow jersey. The Rabobank rider beat Colombian Leonardo Duque and German Erik Zabel in the sprint to the line after a...                    

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Oscar wild on Stage 14

tdfblog.com     Jul 19, 2008          

Rabobank's Oscar Freire extended his lead in the green jersey race in the sweetest way possible, with a stage win at Digne les Bains. A late climb marooned 4-stage winner Mark Cavendish in a 2nd group, so his Team Columbia...                    

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Natural gas stocks take big drops since July 1

star-telegram.com     Jul 19, 2008   1 related          

Natural gas producers, after providing one of the few bright spots on the stock market the first half of the year, have given up some of their gains since the start of the month, after natural gas prices’ slide from three-year...                    

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Drug cheats punish clean athletes too

smh.com.au     Jul 19, 2008   1 related          

WHEN riders get caught for being drug cheats, one of the things they don't realise is how severe the impact of their actions are. This week on the Tour de France is an example. We have seen three riders fall foul of doping...                    

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cnn.com: Mark Cavendish celebrates his fourth victory in a sprint finish to the 13th stage of the Tour de France. cnn.com

Sprint king Cavendish claims fourth Tour win

cnn.com     Jul 18, 2008   324 related          

British sprint star Mark Cavendish claims fourth stage victory at Tour de France Columbia team rider snatches win in the 13th leg from Narbonne to Nimes Australia's Cadel Evans retains overall lead after finishing in the main...                    

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Paris shares close up as financials pursue rally on Citigroup earnings UPDATE

finanznachrichten.de     Jul 18, 2008   1 related          

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Shares ended sharply higher, led by banks as investors continued to return to the sector after U.S. giant Citigroup reassured the market with a narrower than anticipated second quarter loss. The...                    

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France (Loire Valley) August £550 per week

holidaylettings.co.uk     Jul 19, 2008          

Click on a link above to find more homes in the same town or area. Preuilly's heated outdoor swimming pool is open in July and August; tennis is bookable at the Mairie; both are about 5 mins walk. To see more photos please...                    

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TDF’08 St. 13: Cav Does Four!

pezcyclingnews.com     Jul 18, 2008   2 related          

Message by Dave AldersebaesPaul Sherwen called him the new Robbie McEwen, but after winning 4 stages in only his second Tour, I suspect Mark Cavendish is plenty satisfied with just being his blazingly fast self. After a day of...                    

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Moving Through the Sprint

bicycling.com     Jul 18, 2008          

Wow. Several years ago, Mario Cippolini's Saeco team established such dominance in sprint stages at the Tour de France that they just took over the front of the pack and no other team had the power to challenge them. This year...                    

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