Tour de France 2009

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.

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Will Team Skil-Shimano do well in the 2009 Tour de France?
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No, they don't have the strength to compete
He'll do well but not win 48%
He'll win, he always does 41%
How will Lance Armstrong do in the 2009 Tour de France?
234 votes so far
Leader:
He'll do well but not win
Lance Armstrong 45%
Alberto Contador 34%
Predict: Who will win the Tour de France 2009?
122 votes so far
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Lance Armstrong
Yes, Katusha is a team to watch 58%
No, the team is too young 42%
Can Robbie McEwen lead Team Katusha to a strong Tour de France finish?
31 votes so far
Leader:
Yes, Katusha is a team to watch
Yes, Piet Rooijakkers is moving up in the ranks 75%
No, Piet Rooijakkers doesn't have the legs 25%
Will Piet Rooijakkers have a break out year in 2009?
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Yes, Piet Rooijakkers is moving up in the ranks
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MENDE, France (Reuters) - Twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador seized control of the Paris-Nice race when he snatched a solo win in the fourth stage to lead a Spanish 1-2-3 Thursday. The Astana rider attacked the pack in the final ascent to Mende and beat compatriots Alejandro Valverde and Samuel Sanchez by 10 seconds. "It was a difficult day. I was not sure what the best tactics was but I tried and I made the difference. I am satisfied," Contador told reporters. The Spaniard experienced a tough start to the race in gusty winds, freezing temperatures and a crash that left him ... Read Full Story
ROME (Reuters) - Belgian Tom Boonen burned off his rivals in a sprint finish to claim the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico Thursday ahead of German Paul Martens and Italian Daniele Bennati. Germany's Linus Gerdemann, who won Wednesday's first stage, retained the overall lead. Boonen is second with the same time as Gerdemann. Quick Step's Boonen stayed on the tail of Bennati, whose Liquigas team controlled the closing stages of Thursday's stage, starting and finishing at Montecatini Terme in Tuscany, after the peloton had swallowed up a group of four early breakaways. He then pounced with the finish line approaching to claim victory with ... Read Full Story
From:   www.afp.com
Belgian Tom Boonen of Quick Step won the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico on Thursday after a 165-kilometre ride from Rosignano to Montecatini Terme. Boonen saw off German Paul Martens of Rabobank and Italian Daniele Bennati of Liquigas in a sprint finish with his win making up for the disappointment of losing his bicycle chain on Wednesday. "I'm extremely satisfied. Throughout my career I've won at all latitudes, a little all over the world, but I had never won in Italy," said Boonen. "I like Italy a lot and I also like Italian races; with this success I've made up for a little something ... Read Full Story
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Slovakian youngster Peter Sagan of the Liquigas team won the shortened third stage of the Paris-Nice race in central France here on Wednesday. Germany's Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank) assumed the overall leader's yellow jersey after finishing fourth in the 153-kilometre ride, which had been cut by 50km due to snow. "I hesitated at the end between wanting to pull clear of the peloton and really trying to win the stage," said Voigt. "It was a difficult decision to make. In the end I found myself poorly placed with 500 metres to go and I came fourth. But it's enough to take the yellow jersey ... Read Full Story
CONTRES, France (Reuters) - Tour de France champion Alberto Contador lost time on the leaders and suffered a painful knock to his leg when he crashed toward the end of the first stage of Paris-Nice on Monday. The race favorite crashed three km from the finish in Contres after being dropped from the front following a harsh effort by the Caisse d'Epargne team of last year's winner Luis Leon Sanchez. New Zealand's Greg Henderson won the 201.5-km stage beating Slovenia's Grega Bole and France's Jeremy Galland on the line. "I picked up a pretty good knock. The pain is quite sharp. I am quite ... Read Full Story
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)
Slovakia's Peter Sagan won stage five of the Paris-Nice Race to the Sun for his second victory of the race. But Alberto Contador retained the race leader's yellow jersey by finishing 10th. Tour de France champion and favourite Contador seized the race  
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MENDE, France - Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador won the fourth stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race and took the overall lead from Jens Voigt. The 173.5-kilometre trek from Maurs to Mende on Thursday culminated in a Category 1 climb ...  
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Contador won 10 stages on his way to the 2009 Tour de France title Alberto Contador launched a stunning hill attack to take the fourth stage of the Paris to Nice race, as he prepares to defend his Tour de France title. The Astana rider made his move with  
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msnbc.comAlberto Contador seizes the lead in Paris to Nice raceBBC SportAlberto Contador launched a stunning hill attack to take the fourth stage of the Paris to Nice race, as he prepares to defend his Tour de France title. ...Unstoppable Contador seizes lead in Paris-Nicemsnbc.comContador cautious about Paris-Nice chancesUniversal SportsAlberto Contador takes control of Paris-NiceTimes of IndiaMore Than The Games -The Canadian Press...  
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Lance Armstrong said he will take on the Tour de France this year as a better cyclist but is unsure if he can close the gap on reigning champion Alberto Contador. The seven-times Tour winner returned to competition last year and finished third behind  
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Although he says that he feels stronger than last year, seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has conceded that former Astana team-mate Alberto Contador will be very hard to beat this July. In an interview with Spanish paper El Pais published  
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Lance Armstrong inists he is a stronger and fitter cyclist than last year but remains unsure if he can close the gap on Alberto Contador at this year's Tour de France. Armstrong, whose 7th place finish in the Tour of Murcia which ended on Sunday was a  
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Get IOL on your mobile at m.iol.co.za Madrid - Lance Armstrong said he will take on the Tour de France this year as a better cyclist but is unsure if he can close the gap on reigning champion Alberto Contador. The seven-times Tour winner returned to  
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Lance Armstrong says he feels more at home in the peloton these days although he admits the chances of overhauling Alberto Contador are not in his favour. Photograph: Mark Gunter/AFP/ Lance Armstrong has claimed he will take on the Tour de France this  
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ALHAMA DE MURCIA, Spain — Team RadioShack boss Johan Bruyneel wants to play down Lance Armstrong's rivalry with Alberto Contador at the Tour de France. He doesn't want to give Armstrong's other challengers a helping hand. Their rivalry was...  
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