Stuart O'Grady

Spanish Sastre wins 17th stage of Tour de France

expatica.com     4 hrs ago   141 related          

The CSC rider may have won, but Austrian cyclist Evans remains in contention with his superior time trial skills. Carlos Sastre of Spain won the 17th stage of the Tour de France here on Wednesday, a 210km ride from Embrun to...                

Cycling: Sastre climbs to top

skysports.com     19 hrs ago   24 related          

Spaniard rises up the mountains to take yellow jersey from CSC team-mate Carlos Sastre climbed to the top of Alpe D'Huez to win stage 17 of the Tour de France and take over in the yellow jersey. The Spaniard burst away at the...                

Terror on Tour: survival of the fittest, with luck

smh.com.au     yesterday          

I went over the barrier and I saw ... I had a vision from high above. Don't let the genteel, European facade fool you - the Tour de France is one of the most dangerous and demanding sporting competitions in the world. Tonight...                

Evans sticks out tongue at the team bent on his destruction

brisbanetimes.com.au     yesterday   19 related          

Rupert Guinness in Cuneo, Italy AFTER the first of three brutal days in the Alps, Cadel Evans has dared to give his rival CSC team a verbal tickle-up that smacked of either glowing confidence or audacity. Asked if a weight was...                

Rest Day Talk: Stuart O'Grady!

pezcyclingnews.com     Jul 22, 2008          

Message by Edmond HoodBjarne Riis is the proud father; PR 'fixer' Brian Nygaard the mother hen; their CSC ducklings sit in a row beside them - they all look chiselled, tanned, androgynous - and fed up! Ed Hood sat in on the CSC...                

Evans looking to limit Alps damage

abc.net.au     Jul 21, 2008   7 related          

Cadel Evans... bracing for further tough days in the Alps. (AFP: Joel Saget) Australia's Cadel Evans is bracing himself for a crucial two days of racing in the French Alps after giving up the Tour de France yellow jersey. On...                

Schleck knocks Evans off his perch

iht.com     Jul 20, 2008   45 related          

The CSC-Saxo Bank team had been warning for a week that its riders would attack Cadel Evans in the Alps. A group of 10 riders, including three from CSC, took turns attacking Evans for most of the 11.4-kilometer climb, about 7...                

Evans above, the Alps loom

theage.com.au     Jul 19, 2008   125 related          

CADEL EVANS is bracing himself for three days of tortuous defence of his Tour de France lead in the Alps from a carefully planned assault by Luxembourger Frank Schleck and his team — starting today. Only one second separated...                

Australia to send 433 athletes to Beijing

ndtv.com     Jul 18, 2008   7 related          

Sports and cricketing action: SMS SPO / CRI to 56388 (in India), 6388 (in UAE) & 63880(in UK) Friday, July 18, 2008 (Sydney) Australia will send its second-largest team of 433 athletes to an overseas Olympics for next month's...                

Cycling: Ricco' in EPO shock

ansa.it     Jul 17, 2008   376 related          

(ANSA) - The career of rising Italian cycling star Riccardo Ricco' crashed Thursday after he was found positive for blood-booster EPO at the Tour de France and arrested by French gendarmes. Ricco', who had likened himself to...                

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