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Australian Michael Matthews (Jayco) won the sprint in the first leg of the Tour de Langkawi ahead of Spaniard Vidal Celis and Kazakh Ruslan Tleubayev Monday in Malaysia.

Italian cyclist Eddy Ratti has been suspended after testing positive for the banned blood-boosting hormone EPO.

Radio Shack is one of the 25 teams expected to participate in the event. The team also received an invitation to Tirreno-Adriatico, a race often seen as preparation for Milan-San Remo.

Belgian Niko Eeckhout (An Post) won the fifth and final stage of the Etoile de Besseges, but it was Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) who won the overall.

The ninth edition of the extreme sports relay competition outdoortrophy will take place on August 14, 2010 in Lingenau/Vorarlberg (Austria). Top international athletes and amateurs will compete in the unofficial outdoor sports world championships.

“Surprises” are expected at a conference being held tomorrow at the headquarters of Silence-Lotto sponsor Omega Pharma

BMC regretfully announces that Jeff Louder is suffering from an illness which has cautiously been diagnosed as the H1N1 flu virus.

Fabian Cancellara won the stage, Alberto Contador was 2nd, 18 seconds behind, and Bradley Wiggins was 3rd, 19 seconds behind Cancellara. Lance Armstrong was 10th, 40 seconds back.

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25-year-old Belgian Olivier Kaisen has won the fifth stage of the Tour of Turkey and gives Silence-Lotto their second victory of the season.
Jimmy Casper notched his second victory of the week and his third of the season, taking the win at the GP de Demain over Matthew Goss and Denis Flahaut (Landbouwkrediet). He is in solid control of the French Cup points series.

Tags: Denis Flahaut, GP Denain, Jimmy Casper, Lanbouwkrediet, Matthew Goss, Oliver Kaisen, Silence-Lotto, Team Saxo Bank, Tour …

Olivier Kais (Silence-Lotto) won Thursday’s 5th stage of the Tour of Turkey. The Belgian took the sprint ahead of two Italians, Alessandro Fantini and Diego Caccia.
Kais was part of a two man breakaway with Diego Caccia for much of the race, but they were joined by three others in the final kilometers. Team directer Marc Wauters talked Kais through the final kilometers and told him when to attack the finish.

Tags: Lampre, Milan, Oliver Kais, Silence-Lotto, Tour of Turkey, Turkey

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