Lots of news today, so let’s get started.

Alberto Contador has confirmed that he’ll stay with Astana for 2009. He and Lance Armstrong will each formulate their own calendars for next season and focus on the races that they want to win. (This will only be a problem if Contador wants to repeat at the Giro, [...]

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In a day that seemed to be plagued with crashes, Daniele Bennati of Liquigas managed to stay out of trouble and come out on top in the mass sprint of today’s 221 km stage from Catania to Milazzo.
There was a huge crash with about 70 kilometers to go, and another at 20 kilometers that knocked out [...]

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