Nieve wins Tour of Italy 15th stage
SPANIARD Mikel Nieve of the Basque Euskaltel-Euskadi team won the 15th stage of the Tour of Italy over 229km from Conegliano to Gardeccia.
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I saw Armstrong inject EPO: teammate
CYCLING: Lance Armstrong’s former teammate Tyler Hamilton claims he saw the seven-time Tour de France winner use the banned drug EPO.
Lance Armstrong faces new drug claims
LANCE Armstrong’s former teammate Tyler Hamilton claims he saw the seven-time Tour de France winner use EPO in 1999, the first year he won the race, CBS News reported today.
Pieter Weening attacks to take stage and pink
DUTCHMAN Pieter Weening capped a brave solo attack with victory in the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia overnight.
Tour of Italy cyclists honour fallen rider
THE Leopard Trek team has withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia after team member Wouter Weylandt died in a crash during the second stage.
Cycling mourns loss of Wouter Weylandt
THE sport of cycling is mourning the death of Belgian sprinter Wouter Weylandt on the descent of the Passo del Bocco in Giro d’Italia today.
Tragedy hits peloton in Giro
BELGIAN rider Wouter Weylandt has died following a horrific crash on the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, his Leopard-Trek team confirmed.
McEwen passes Giro trial
Australian veteran Robbie McEwen led home RadioShack as it finished second among the 23 teams in the Giro d’Italia’s opening stage team time trial.
Davis heads charge in Tour of Turkey
A STRONG group of Australian road warriors line-up on the streets of Istanbul for the start of the 47th running of the Presidential Tour of Turkey.
Goss primed to bounce back
MATT Goss, the world’s top ranked rider from HTC-Highroad, is back on his feet after a bout of flu spoiled his chances at the Tour of Flanders.
Nugent cracks whip as cyclists gain
LEIGH Nugent is the first to admit that if the Olympics were held now, Australia would be looking to cycling rather than swimming to lead the charge.
Record Aussie field for Tour de France
AUSTRALIAN Michael Rogers has been named captain of the HTC-Columbia team for the Tour de France.
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