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De Gendt takes spectacular solo win in Giro

Sat, 26 May 2012 15:29:22 -0400

PASSO DELLO STELVIO, Italy (Reuters) - Belgian Thomas De Gendt climbed to a solo stage win and fourth place overall behind leader Joaquim Rodriguez thanks to a spectacular 57-kilometre mountain breakaway on Saturday. Canada's Ryder Hesjedal lost time but remained the big favorite to clinch overall victory when the race ends on Sunday in Milan. De Gendt charged away from the favorites just before the top of the infamous Mortirolo climb, then shed riders from an earlier break to claim a summit stage win on the snow-capped 22-kilometre ascent of the Passo Dello Stelvio. ...

De Gendt wins 20th stage, Rodriguez retains lead

Sat, 26 May 2012 14:05:59 -0400

Belgian Thomas de Gendt put up a superb solo effort to win the fearsome Giro d'Italia 20th stage on Saturday, with Joaquim Rodriguez retaining the overall leader's pink jersey.

De Gendt wins 20th stage of Giro d'Italia; Rodriguez keeps overall lead

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:06:56 -0400

PASSO DELLO STELVIO, Italy - Thomas De Gendt won the gruelling 20th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, reigniting his chances for a podium finish. Joaquin Rodriguez retained the overall lead.

De Gendt wins Giro stage; Rodriguez retains lead

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:54:09 -0400

PASSO DELLO STELVIO, Italy (AP) Thomas De Gendt won the grueling 20th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, reigniting his chances for a podium finish. Joaquin Rodriguez retained the overall lead.

De Gendt wins Giro stage; Rodriguez retains lead

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:53:06 -0400

PASSO DELLO STELVIO, Italy (AP) Thomas De Gendt won the grueling 20th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, reigniting his chances for a podium finish. Joaquin Rodriguez retained the overall lead.

Kreuziger wins 19th stage of Giro d'Italia; Canada's Hesjedal second

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:00:27 -0400

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy - Roman Kreuziger won the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday and Joaquin Rodriguez retained the overall lead with two stages to go.

Rodriguez clings on to Giro lead as Hesjedal looms

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:49:28 -0400

ALPE DI PAMPEAGO, Italy (Reuters) - Former mountain biker Ryder Hesjedal took a big step towards becoming Canada's first winner of a Grand Tour on Friday when he cut Giro d'Italia leader Joaquim Rodriguez's overall advantage to 17 seconds. Grimacing with pain as he pulled free of his rivals on the relentlessly steep final, 7.7-km ascent of Alpe di Pampeago, Hesjedal, 31, finished 19 seconds down on lone winner Ronan Kreuziger of the Czech Republic with Rodriguez third, at 32 seconds. ...

Kreuziger wins 19th stage, Rodriguez retains lead

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:36:05 -0400

Czech rider Roman Kreuziger won the 19th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Friday as Joaquim Rodriguez narrowly held on to the overall lead.

Kreuziger wins Giro stage; Rodriguez retains lead

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:35:24 -0400

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy (AP) Roman Kreuziger won the 19th stage of Giro d'Italia on Friday, and Joaquin Rodriguez retained the overall lead.

Kreuziger wins Giro stage; Rodriguez retains lead

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:37:38 -0400

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy (AP) Roman Kreuziger won the 19th stage of Giro d'Italia on Friday, and Joaquin Rodriguez retained the overall lead.

Kristin Armstrong gets surgery after crashing race

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:50:45 -0400

Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong is getting pins in her broken collarbone after crashing out of the Exergy Tour, a mishap that's put a question mark on her hopes of riding in the London Olympics.

Guardini wins Giro 18th stage, Rodriguez still in pink

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:24:28 -0400

Italian Andrea Guardini won the 18th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Thursday, the 22-year-old Farnese Vini team member holding off British world champion Mark Cavendish.

Guardini wins Giro stage; Rodriguez retains lead

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:21:30 -0400

VEDELAGO, Italy (AP) Andrea Guardini edged out favorite Mark Cavendish in a bunch sprint to win the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday as Joaquin Rodriguez kept his grip on the overall lead.

Andrea Guardini wins 18th stage of Giro d'Italia; Joaquin Rodriguez retains overall lead

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:16:35 -0400

VEDELAGO, Italy - Andrea Guardini edged out favourite Mark Cavendish in a bunch sprint to win the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday as Joaquin Rodriguez kept his grip on the overall lead.

Cancer-free Shanteau eager to focus on swimming

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:27:19 -0400

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) At his first Olympics, Eric Shanteau was distracted by a far more important race - beating cancer.

Cancer-free Shanteau eager to focus on swimming

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:27:19 -0400

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) At his first Olympics, Eric Shanteau was distracted by a far more important race - beating cancer.

Rodriguez wins Giro stage to retain overall lead

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:51:56 -0400

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) Joaquin Rodriguez won the tough 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday to keep his grip on the overall lead.

Joaquin Rodriguez wins 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia to keep his grip on the pink jersey

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:46:14 -0400

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Joaquin Rodriguez won the tough 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday to keep his grip on the overall lead.

Paris officials reject 'new' Parc des Princes plan

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:05:30 -0400

A senior French local government official on Wednesday dismissed a plan by Paris Saint-Germain's Qatari owners to knock down the historic Parc des Princes and build a new stadium in its place, calling it unworkable.

PSG's Qatari owners eye new Parc des Princes

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:15:03 -0400

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi on Tuesday said he would like to knock down the historic Parc des Princes to build a new 60,000-seater stadium in its place.

Izaguirre wins 16th stage of Giro; Canadian Hesjedal remains second overall

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:30:19 -0400

FALZES/PFALZEN, Italy - Jon Izaguirre of Spain won the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday while Canadian Ryder Hesjedal remained 30 seconds behind overall leader Joaquin Rodriguez.

Izaguirre wins Giro stage; Rodriguez keeps lead

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:10:50 -0400

FALZES/PFALZEN, Italy (AP) Jon Izaguirre of Spain won the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday while countryman Joaquin Rodriguez kept the overall lead.

On your bike, Portland top U.S. city for cycling

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:22:30 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the most cyclists per capita and even coffee shops that cater to two-wheelers, Portland has been named America's best cycling city, according to a new ranking released on Monday. It knocked Minneapolis, which was tops in 2010, to second place, followed by Boulder, Washington D.C. and Chicago. "No other city in the United States has more cyclists per capita," according to Bicycling magazine, which compiled the list of the top 50 best cycling cities. ...

Canadian Ryder Hesjedal gears up for final push in gruelling last week of Giro

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:43:21 -0400

It doesn't get much bigger than this week for Ryder Hesjedal.

Dutchman Robert Gesink wins Tour of California

Sun, 20 May 2012 20:30:02 -0400

LOS ANGLES (AP) Eight months after breaking his leg in a training accident, Dutchman Robert Gesink sealed his overall race title Sunday with a main field finish in the eighth stage of the Amgen Tour of California.