Óscar Pereiro
cyclingnews.com, 2 Agosto 2006
Starring from the second row
Oscar Pereiro's second place in the Tour came as a surprise to most, including the rider himself, despite his two previous top-ten positions. An opportunistic escape on stage 13 put him into the yellow jersey, which he fought hard to keep.
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Levi Leipheimer
cyclingnews.com, 2 Agosto 2006
part 1 - Back to the fold
Levi Leipheimer's immediate focus is the defence of his Deutschland Tour title, but he is also hoping that a change of team will bring increased success in the Tour de France and other races next year.
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Floyd Landis
CNN, 30 Julio 2006
"We all have our battles to fight"
LARRY KING, CNN HOST: "Last Sunday American Floyd Landis won cycling's biggest race, the Tour de France. He did it after one of the most dramatic comebacks in the history of the event but a doping test which showed an abnormality has cast a major doubt over the victory and today in his first public
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Antonio Cruz
toyota-united.com, 26 Julio 2006
In a Class all his Own
The unassuming Tony Cruz is a towering figure in the U.S. pro peloton and a classy spokesman for the power of believing in yourself, your family and your dreams. His strong legs have steered him to finishes in Belgium, Italy and France… but his backbone brought him back to America.
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Pia Sundstedt
cyclingnews.com, 24 Julio 2006
Falling in love again
An accomplished road cyclist, Pia Sundstedt had gone as far as she wanted to go in cycling by 2002. She was worn down from the stress and pressure of European road racing and walked away from the sport. Two years later, she reemerged; this time on a mountain bike at a marathon in Pfalz, Germany. Aft
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Floyd Landis
eurosport.co.uk, 24 Julio 2006
The whole world in his hands
Modesty, rebellion and heroic exploits, there's got to be a movie in the Floyd 2006 Tour story. There is so much colour in this narrative that it's hard to know where to start.
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Robbie McEwen
cyclingnews.com, 23 Julio 2006
Loading up for the final sprint
Robbie McEwen has all but secured the green jersey as the best sprinter in the race. He simply has to finish today's stage and he will don the green tunic in Paris.
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Serguei Honchar
cyclingnews.com, 23 Julio 2006
Mystery win or not?
The TT train from Ukraine, Serguei Gonchar, once again asserted his dominance in the race of truth, notching his second time trial victory in this years Tour de France.
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Floyd Landis
cyclingnews.com, 23 Julio 2006
Almost there...
After the decisive time trial in Le Creusot, the inevitable champion of the 2006 Tour de France showed up wearing his usual Phonak jersey, rather than the maillot jaune he now owns. Jokingly saying that he 'gave it away again', Floyd Landis was looking forward to seeing his wife and daughter tomorro
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Andreas Klöden
t-mobile-team.com, 23 Julio 2006
"Now, I'm hungry for more!"
Matthias Kessler was the first to rush out of the team bus and embrace his team mate Andreas Klöden. “Man, just what did you do“, ’Matze’ aked without really expecting an answer. Then it was Klöden’s time to meet the press, a few minutes after his second place in the ITT and his return to the Tour p
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Andreas Klöden
cyclingnews.com, 23 Julio 2006
"Now, I'm hungry for more!"
It was an important day for T-Mobile's Andreas Klöden: at 2'29 behind Oscar Pereiro, the German's goal was to transform his fourth overall placing into third and hop on the podium again in Paris. Many did not believe this was going to be possible, but Klöden proved them wrong.
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Óscar Pereiro
cyclingnews.com, 22 Julio 2006
"It's not impossible to win"
The penultimate stage of the 2006 Tour de France is a rolling time test over a course that is similar to one that Jan Ullrich won in 1998 from Montceau-les-Mines to Le Creusot. It will reveal who is the strongest time triallist in this year's Tour and will undoubtedly decide who will win overall.
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Matteo Tosatto
cyclingnews.com, 22 Julio 2006
Plenty of reasons to smile
An opportunity to win rather than lead out someone else, the first Italian stage victory at this year's Tour de France and the best win of his career, Matteo Tosatto had plenty of reasons to be happy today.
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Guillaume Nelessen
fixedgearfever.com, 21 Julio 2006
"Track has a little more bump and grind"
With several national championships under his belt, some international racing, a good coach, Gui is definitely one of America's rising track stars.
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Floyd Landis
cyclingnews.com, 21 Julio 2006
Was it the beer?
Never before in recent Tour de France history has one witnessed such a amazing turnaround of events. Twenty-four hours after his Tour de France chances looked to have gone up in smoke, Floyd Landis raced right back into the fight for the final yellow jersey with one of the most impressive solo rides
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Floyd Landis
cyclingnews.com, 20 Julio 2006
"Today doesn't change anything"
It takes a big man to take the maillot jaune, but perhaps an even bigger one to emerge from his hotel room to face the press after having the golden fleece so cruelly taken away from him.
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