Topic: Samuel Sanchez

Contador loses more time as Sanchez wins Tour 12th stage

AFP Global Edition - 211 days ago
Embattled champion Alberto Contador lost more time to key yellow jersey rivals on Thursday as Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez claimed his maiden win in the Tour de France.Spaniard Sanchez came over the finish line of the 211km 12th stage ahead of ...

Sanchez wins Basque cycling Tour fourth stage

AFP Global Edition - 309 days ago
Euskaltel's Samuel Sanchez timed a final sprint to perfection to win the hilly fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on Thursday.Sanchez, the reigning Olympic road race champion, finished just ahead of German Andreas Kloden in the 179km ...

Tour de France 14: Riblon wins in Ax-3-Domaines

Procycling Magazine - 571 days ago
Frenchman Christophe Riblon claimed a deserved maiden Tour de France victory on the race's 14th stage in Ax-3-Domaines Sunday as an anticipated yellow jersey battle failed to materialise.. Race leader Andy Schleck of Saxo Bank retained the race lead with his ...

Sanchez, Menchov 'playing upsetters role' on Tour

AFP Global Edition - 571 days ago
Euskaltel sports director Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano is not writing off Samuel Sanchez's chances of a podium place on the Tour de France just yet.Reigning Olympic road race champion Sanchez set off in Rotterdam over two weeks ago hoping for ...

Riblon wins 14th stage of Tour

AFP Global Edition - 572 days ago
Frenchman Christophe Riblon claimed a deserved maiden Tour de France victory on the race's 14th stage on Sunday as an anticipated yellow jersey battle failed to materialise.Race leader Andy Schleck of Saxo Bank retained the race lead with his 31-sec ...

Sanchez leads Euskaltel in Tour de France

AFP Global Edition - 598 days ago
Olympic road race champion Samuel Sanchez of Spain will lead the Basque team Euskaltel's efforts at this year's Tour de France.The 32-year-old from Oviedo heads the team that is hoping to match last year's success on stage 16 ...

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Procycling Magazine - 601 days ago
Having missed out on a victory on stage one by just nine millimetres, Oscar Freire made sure there was no need for a photo-finish as he sprinted clear to win stage four of the Tour of the Basque Country in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Freire ...

Valverde retains lead of Tour of Basque Country

AFP Global Edition - 672 days ago
<div><p>Spain's Joaquin Rodriguez of Katusha won the fifth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country Friday while his compatriot Alejandro Valverde, of the Caisse d'Epargne team, retained the overall lead.</p><p>Rodriguez attacked out of the ...

Sanchez takes stage, Valverde in charge of Basque Country

AFP Global Edition - 673 days ago
<div><p>Spain's Samuel Sanchez, riding for the Euskaltel team, on Thursday won the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, a 160km ride from Murgia Zuia to Eibar.</p><p>Compatriot Alejandro Valverde, of the Caisse d'Epargne ...

2010 Tour of Spain route announced

Procycling Magazine - 783 days ago
The 65th edition of the Tour of Spain will break new ground in 2010 with the leader's jersey changing colour from the traditional gold to red and the first stage taking place here at night.. Spaniard Alejandro Valverde won the 2009 ...