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Castillon-la-Bataille, Gironde, is preparing to host the 37th edition of the Criterium International Cycling Castillon-la-Bataille on Tuesday, August 3.

Americans Tyler Farrar and Chris Horner could make a strong showing at the Vuelta a Espana, starting tomorrow in Assen, The Netherlands. Also, more contract renewals, US Pro info and more bicycle racing news.

Results for Stage 3 of the 2009 Four Days of Dunkirk – Sébastien Duret (Bretagne – Schuller) wins the stage and Sébastien Minard (Cofidis) takes over the lead.

The teams and rosters have been announced for the Tour of the Algarve, starting tomorrow. There are 22 teams total, 11 of which have Pro Tour classification.
As previously reported, the race will mark the 2009 season debut of Astana’s Alberto Contador. Stijn Devolder is the defending champion and will wear race number 1.
Full teams and rosters after the jump:

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Bike World News headquarters got waylaid by the remnants of Hurricane Ike yesterday afternoon, so there was no power, cable or phone. As a result, no race results.
Here’s the summary for Stage 14 (courtesy of CyclingNews.com): Spaniard Alberto Contador of Team Astana put a golden mark on this Vuelta a España with a counter-attack of Ezequiel Mosquera’s strong effort to arrive solo and win stage 14 atop the Puerto de San Isidro. He added further time into his overall classification lead with both Carlos Sastre and Alejandro Valverde dropped in the …