Tour de France 2009
Coverage of the 2009 Tour de France, cycling's most popular event of the year. Follow Tour de France riders and news of bio passports, teams, and more. The 2009 Tour de France starts on Saturday July 4th and runs through Sunday July 26th... [more]
Coverage of the 2009 Tour de France, cycling's most popular event of the year. Follow Tour de France riders and news of bio passports, teams, and more. The 2009 Tour de France starts on Saturday July 4th and runs through Sunday July 26th 2009. It is the 96th Tour de France and will be made up of 21 stages covering a total distance of 3,500 kilometres.
How will Lance Armstrong do in the 2009 Tour de France?
232 votes so far
Leader:
He'll do well but not win
He'll do well but not win
Can Robbie McEwen lead Team Katusha to a strong Tour de France finish?
28 votes so far
Leader:
Yes, Katusha is a team to watch
Yes, Katusha is a team to watch
Will Levi Leipheimer beat Lance Armstrong in the 2009 Tour?
44 votes so far
Leader:
No, Lance Armstrong is a machine during the Tour de France, no one can stop him
No, Lance Armstrong is a machine during the Tour de France, no one can stop him
Will Piet Rooijakkers have a break out year in 2009?
25 votes so far
Leader:
Yes, Piet Rooijakkers is moving up in the ranks
Yes, Piet Rooijakkers is moving up in the ranks
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Cyril Dessel of Ag2r (BBC)Ag2r-La Mondiale
Manager: Vincent Lavenu
Cyril Dessel (France)
Jose Luis Arrieta Lujambio (ESP)
Lloyd Mondory (France)
Stephane Goubert (France)
Vladimir Efimkin (RUS)
Agritubel
Manager: David Fornes
Brice Feillu (France)
Christophe Moreau (France)
David La Lay (France)
Eduardo Gonzálo (Spa)
Geoffroy Lequatre (France)
Maxime Bouet (France)
Nicolas Vogondy (France)
Romain Feillu (France)
Sylvain Calzati (France)
Alberto Contador of Astana (Epoch Times)Astana
Manager: Johan Bruyneel
Alberto Contador (Spa)
Andreas Kloden (Ger)
Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz)
Gregory Rast (Swi)
Haimar Zubeldia (Spa)
Lance Armstrong (USA)
Levi Leipheimer (USA)
Sergio Paulinho (Por)
Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr)
Bbox Bouygues Telecom
Manager: Jean-René Bernaudeau
Pierre Rolland (France)
Pierrick Fedrigo (France)
Thomas Voeckler (France)
William Bonnet (France)
Yukiya Arashiro (JPN)
Yuri Trofimov (RUS)
Caisse D’Epargne
Manager: José-Miguel Echavarri
David Arroyo Duran (ESP)
Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (ESP)
Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (ESP)
Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (ESP)
Oscar Pereiro Sio (ESP)
Xabier Zandio Echaide (ESP)
Carlos Sastre of Cervelo (Telegraph)Cervelo TestTeam
Manager: Theo Maucher
Andreas Klier (GER)
Brett Lancaster (AUS)
Carlos Sastre (ESP)
Hayden Roulston (NZL)
Heinrich Haussler (GER)
Inigo Cuesta (ESP)
Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (ESP)
Thor Hushovd (NOR)
Volodymyr Gustov (UKR)
Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
Manager: Éric Boyer
Amael Moinard (France)
Bingen Fernandez (ESP)
Christophe Kern (France)
David Moncoutie (France)
Leonardo Duque (COL)
Remi Pauriol (France)
Samuel Dumoulin (France)
Sebastien Minard (France)
Stephane Auge (France)
Koldo Fernandez (Daylife)Euskaltel-Euskadi
Manager: Miguel Madariaga
Alan Pérez (Spain)
Amets Txurruka (Spain)
Egoi Martínez (Spain)
Gorka Verdugo (Spain)
Igor Antón (Spain)
Juanio Oroz (Spain)
Koldo Fernández (Spain)
Mikel Astarloza (Spain)
Rubén Pérez (Spain)
Francaise Des Jeux
Manager: Marc Madiot
Anthony Geslin (F)
Benoit Vaugrenard (F)
Christophe LeMevel (F)
Jerome Coppel (F)
Jussi Veikkanen (Fin)
Sandy Casar (F)
Yahueni Hutarovich (Blr)
Garmin - Slipstream
Manager: Jonathan Vaughters
Bradley Wiggins (GBr)
Christian Vande Velde (USA)
Dan Martin (Irl)
Danny Pate (USA)
David Millar (GBr)
David Zabriskie (USA)
Julian Dean (NZl)
Ryder Hesjedal (Can)
Tyler Farrar (USA)
Alessandro Ballan (SDamy)Lampre - N.G.C.
Manager: Giuseppe Saronni
Alessandro Ballan (ITA)
Angelo Furlan (ITA)
Daniele Righi (ITA)
Marco Bandiera (ITA)
Marco Marzano (ITA)
Marzio Bruseghin (ITA)
Massimiliano Mori (ITA)
Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA)
Simon Spilak (SLO)
Liquigas
Manager: Roberto Amadio
Alessandro Vanoti (Italy)
Alexandr Kuschynski (Rus)
Brian Vandborg (Den)
Daniele Bennati (Italy)
Fabio Sabatini (Italy)
Franco Pellizotti (Italy)
Frederik Willems (Bel)
Roman Kreuziger (Cze)
Vicenzo Nibali (Ita)
Jerome Pineau (Cycling Fans)Quick Step
Manager: Patrick Lefevere
Carlos Barredo Llamazales (ESP)
Jerome Pineau (France)
Stijn Devolder (BEL)
Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
Rabobank
Manager: Harold Knebel
Denis Menchov (Russia)
Grischa Niermann (Germany)
Joost Posthuma (Dutch)
Juan Antonio Flecha (Argentina/Spain)
Juan Manuel Garate (Spain)
Laurens Ten Dam (Dutch)
Oscar Freire (Spain)
Robert Gesink (Dutch)
Stef Clement (Dutch)
Silence-Lotto
Manager: Marc Sergeant
Cadel Evans (AUS)
Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
Johan Vansummeren (BEL)
Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL)
Matthew Lloyd (AUS)
Mickael Delage (France)
Sebastian Lang (GER)
Staf Scheirlinckx (BEL)
Thomas Dekker (NED)
Simon Geschke of Skil Shimano (Skil Fan)Skil-Shimano
Manager: Iwan Spekenbrink
Albert Timmer (NED)
Cyril Lemoine (France)
Jonathan Hivert (France)
Kenny Robert Van Hummel (NED)
Piet Rooijakkers (NED)
Simon Geschke (GER)
Team Columbia - Highroad
Manager: Bob Stapleton
Bernhard Eisel (AUT)
George Hincapie (USA)
Kim Kirchen (LUX)
Marcus Burghardt (GER)
Mark Cavendish (GBR)
Mark Renshaw (AUS)
Maxime Monfort (ITALY)
Michael Rogers (AUS)
Tony Martin (GER)
Team Katusha
Manager: Stefano Feltrin
Alexandre Botcharov (RUS)
Danilo Napolitano (ITA)
Filippo Pozzato (ITA)
Joan Horrach Rippoll (ESP)
Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS)
Nikolay Trusov (RUS)
Serguei Ivanov (RUS)
Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL)
Vladimir Karpets (RUS)
Fabian Wegmann of Milrom (BBC)Team Milram
Manager: Gerry Van Gerwen
Christian Knees (Ger)
Fabian Wegmann (Ger)
Gerald Ciolek (Ger)
Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger)
Linus Gerdemann (Ger)
Markus Fothen (Ger)
Niki Terpstra (Ned)
Peter Velits (Svk)
Peter Wrolich (Aut)
Team Saxo Bank
Manager: Bjarne Riis
Andy Schleck (Lux)
Chris Anker Sørensen (Den)
Fabian Cancellara (Swi)
Fränk Schleck (Lux)
Gustav Larsson (Swe)
Jens Voigt (Germany)
Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor)
Nicki Sørensen (Den)
Stuart O’Grady (Aus)
In the 2006 Tour de France, the first after Lance Armstrong's retirement, American George Hincapie c aptured the leader's yellow jersey after Stage 1. As the only teammate alongside Armstrong in each of his seven Tour victories, we thought Hincapie ...
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- Blog: Christian Vande Velde flies under the radar (search.live.com)
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — The future of Tour de France champion Alberto Contador's Astana team is again in doubt after cycling's ruling body made new demands for financial guarantees. Kazakh Cycling Federation deputy president Nikolai Proskurin ...
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- Astana cycling team on the brink after new demands (search.msn.com)
- New demands put Astana cycling on brink (search.msn.com)
- Astana cycling team's future in doubt (p.moreover.com)
Former Astana teammates and fellow Americans Levi Leipheimer (l.) and Lance Armstrong will reunite in 2010 as members of Team RadioShack. Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France champion, came out of retirement to race the 2009 tour with Astana and ...
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AUSTIN, Texas - Lance Armstrong's new RadioShack racing team is getting ready to ride. Team manager Johan Bruyneel announced a 26-rider lineup for 2010 on Monday, including Armstrong's former Astana teammates Levi Leipheimer, Andreas Kloeden and Yaroslav
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Jan Ullrich (L) knows what it's like to compete against Lance Armstrong. (JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images) Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich says he is surprised cycling legend Lance Armstrong plans to come out of retirement to compete in next ...
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After months of wrangling, it looks like Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will stay with Astana for another year.
The two-time Tour winner announced Thursday he will fulfill the final year of his three-year contract with the troubled Kazakh-backed team and ride in Astana colors next season.
“Alberto Contador and his current team, Astana, have reached a preliminary agreement to fulfill the remainder of the contract that binds them to...
From velonews.com
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- Contador sticks with Astana in 2010 (p.moreover.com)
- Contador agrees to finish contract with Astana (search.msn.com)
• Chooses new British team over Lance Armstrong's squad• Alberto Contador stays with Astana if they remain in ProTourSean Yates, one of only four British cyclists to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France leader, is to join Team Sky as a sports director. The 49-year-old, a veteran of 12 Tours, will leave Lance Armstrong's Astana team at the end of the year to become the only British director in the new squad, joining an Australian...
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- Contador to stay at Astana (asiapacificnews.net)
- Wind Turbines Take a Lesson From Lance Armstrong (search.live.com)
MELBOURNE, Australia - Road race world champion Cadel Evans is predicting bigger things for seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong in 2010 than he achieved in his comeback to professional cycling this season. Armstrong finished third in ...
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- World champion cyclist Evans predicts bigger and better 2010 for ... (search.live.com)
- Evans aiming for Tour de France win (search.live.com)
Watching Armstrong ... Cadel Evans (File photo) (: Bryn Lennon) World champion cyclist Cadel Evans is wary of the threat Lance Armstrong will pose next year. The two riders have had high-profile team changes - Evans has taken the risk of riding for
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John Lelangue talks BMC 2010, Tour de France and Cadel Evans – part oneVeloNationRiders such as Alberto Contador and Bradley Wiggins have been talked about almost daily, with a near-obsession building up as to where they will be racing ...and more »
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