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Xabier Zandio
Xabier Zandio is a professional cyclist from Spain, who was riding for Caisse d'Epargne in the 2007 Tour de France until he broke his collar bone in the 4th stage of the race. Zandio has been forced to drop out of the race. The Tour... [more]
Xabier Zandio is a professional cyclist from Spain, who was riding for Caisse d'Epargne in the 2007 Tour de France until he broke his collar bone in the 4th stage of the race. Zandio has been forced to drop out of the race.
The Tour de France is a stage race held in and around France every July.
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Caisse d'Epargne suffered a big loss today in the Tour de France. Spanish rider Xabier Zandio of Caisse d'Epargne had to drop out of the Tour de France because of a crash in the fourth stage of the race. Zandio crashed barely 70km into the 193km stage. Team manager Jose-Luis Jaimerena said: "He's broken his right collarbone, it's impossible for him to carry on." "But it's a big loss for the team. He's a rider who can work really hard for us no matter what the terrain." Sorry to hear this...
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AURILLAC, France -- Luis-Leon Sanchez of Spain won the seventh stage of the Tour de France. Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg retained the yellow jersey as overall leader after Friday's stage from Brioude to Aurillac. Sanchez, of the Caisse d'Epargne team ...
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SAINT-BRIEUC, France With villagers calling out to him as he sped through the countryside, Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d'Epargne team kept his lead in the Tour de France on Sunday and basked in the honor of wearing the yellow jersey. The Spaniard
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- 2008 Tour de France: Alejandro Valverde leads (sport.telegraph.co.uk)
- Alejandro Valverde wins Dauphine Libere, (news.google.com)
- Alejandro Valverde wins first stage of Tour de France (moreover.com)
Best team: Caisse d’Epargne won the stage and Team CSC-Saxo Bank slotted into the lead after putting three riders into the day’s top group. ...
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Spain's Alejandro Valverde underlined his Tour de France credentials when he took the opening stage in impressive fashion on Saturday. The 28-year-old from the Caisse d'Epargne team prevailed in the uphill finish at the end of a 197.5-km ride from Brest
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- Alejandro Valverde wins Dauphine Libere, showing strong form ahead ... (news.google.com)
Best team Caisse d’Epargne retained it’s seven-second lead, with Team Columbia slotting into second, Team CSC-Saxo Bank third and Garmin-Chipotle fourth, ...
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Valverde, who rides for the Caisse d'Epargne team and won the Dauphine Libere warmup race last month, was followed by Philippe Gilbert of Belgium and Jerome ...
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- Valverde claims Dauphine Libere (news.search.yahoo.com)
- Valverde wins Dauphine Libere (rss.topix.net)
Young talented rider Timofey Kritskiy (Team Katyusha) was second, Vladimir Karpets (Caisse d’Epargne) third. The win is Gusev’s third gold in the event ...
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Spanish champion Alejandro Valverde showed tremendous power in closing down late attacks by Kim Kirchen and Stefan Schumacher and smoking to the first stage victory and overall leadership.
Stage 1 Results and Overall Classification
1) Alejandro Valverde, Caisse d'Epargne
2) Philippe Gilbert...
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When Caisse D’Epargne superstar Alejandro Valverde stormed past Columbia’s Kim Kircken in the last 200 meters of the opening stage of the 2008 Tour de France he did it on a brand new bike. The winning bike wasn’t new in the sense of a new design — it is the same bike as his teammates ride, a...
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Óscar Pereiro - Óscar Pereiro is 29 years old and is from Spain
David Arroyo - David Arroyo is 27 years old and is from Spain
Vicente García Acosta - Vicente García Acosta is 34 years old and is from Spain
Iván Gutiérrez - Iván Gutiérrez is 28 years old and is from Spain
Vladimir Karpets - Vladimir Karpets is 26 years old and is from Russia
Luis León Sánchez - Luis León Sánchez is 23 years old and is from Spain
Nicolas Portal - Nicolas Portal is 28 years old and is from France
Alejandro Valverde - Alejandro Valverde is 27 years old and is from Spain
Xabier Zandio - Xabier Zandio is 30 years old and is from Spain
David Arroyo - David Arroyo is 27 years old and is from Spain
Vicente García Acosta - Vicente García Acosta is 34 years old and is from Spain
Iván Gutiérrez - Iván Gutiérrez is 28 years old and is from Spain
Vladimir Karpets - Vladimir Karpets is 26 years old and is from Russia
Luis León Sánchez - Luis León Sánchez is 23 years old and is from Spain
Nicolas Portal - Nicolas Portal is 28 years old and is from France
Alejandro Valverde - Alejandro Valverde is 27 years old and is from Spain
Xabier Zandio - Xabier Zandio is 30 years old and is from Spain
