Maybe Daniele Bennati had The Who in mind for today’s stage of the Vuelta - “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”
Bennati and his Liquigas team controlled the pace in today’s stage, and when it came down to the final sprint, it was Bennati who was able to come around tom Boonen (Quick Step) and take the stage [...]

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Today’s stage rolled out at 12:35 local time with the news that CSC team members Bradley McGee and Stuart O’Grady would not be starting the race today. There was also talk of a strike as the riders were quite frustrated with both yesterday’s course conditions as well as the late transfer from Sicily to the [...]

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The day began at Khalifa Stadium under sunny skies and pleasant temperatures.
Attacks started with the drop of the starter’s flag. These put pressure on Boonen as he had an early puncture.
The first riders to build a healthy lead were Christophe Laurent and Martijn Maaskant of Slipstream Chipotle-H3O at the 15 kilometer mark. They both had [...]

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Friday’s stage of the TDU was characterized by strong winds, high humidity and breakaways, but Andre Greipel, with the support of his squad, once again crossed the line first.
The day started with numerous attacks, but none held until the trio of Nicki Sorensen (CSC), Mathieu Perget (Caisse D’Epargene) and Simon Clarke (UniSA) broke the stranglehold [...]

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