Iban Mayo is a professional cyclist riding in The Tour de France under manager Mauro Gianetti. The Tour de France is a stage race held in and around France every July.
Michael Rasmussen crushed stage 8 and holds a good lead now in the Tour de France. He's wearing the leaders yellow jersey. Iban Mayo put on a good chase and closed the gap for his second place finish. By the end of the climbing in Stage 8, only Antonio Colom and David Arroyo were still with Rasmussen. But Rasmussen eventually dropped them (in a big way) at the base of the last steep hill of the stage. Rasmussen created a margin of about four minutes for the remainder of the ride... Read Full Story
You wouldn't believe it Iban Mayo tested positive. This isn't the first time. He has tested positive for testosterone before. He wasn't alone this year in the tour. But I have already talked about the other riders early. As a result his team, Saunier Duvel, has suspended him and will terminate his contract if the B sample comes back positive as well. I will inform you on more information when it arises. Read Full Story
Here's the general classification after Stage 11. Iban Mayo is only 2.39 behind the leader, Michael Rasmussen, and only 4 seconds behind fellow Spanaird Alejandro Valverde . General Classification after Stage 11 1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne +2.35 3 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir +2.39 4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto +2.41 5... Read Full Story
Iban Mayo pulled out of the Tour de France today. He lost serious
ground during yesterday's 10th stage and was quickly dropped by the
peleton during the climb to the Col du Tourmalet today.
This is a big loss for Euskaltel-Euskadi
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