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TDF 2008 - STAGE 5
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| Stage 6 Features First Mountaintop Finish of Tour
Stage Six of the Tour de France, from Aigurande to the Super-Besse ski station (1289m elevation), presents the first mountaintop finish of this year’s race. Considered a medium mountain stage, the hilly 195.5km route across the Massif Central includes three intermediate sprints and four classified climbs. The final ascent, an 11km category 2 climb to ... |  |
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| Bobke's Daily Call In: Stage 5
"I think this might be one of the most inexplicable Tours I’ve ever seen. Between stage three when three guys get away and stay away and Schumacher putting the kind of time into Cancelarra that he did yesterday – like he was holding onto a car or something – it’s all a bit bizarre and really, hard to get a handle on strategically.
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| The Best Lad: Cavendish Wins First Career Tour Stage In Châteauroux
Perhaps in a decade or so, we’ll be talking about the long career of sprinter Mark Cavendish and his many wins, as today, the 23 year old Manx speedster took his first Tour De France stage win in Châteauroux, surely his first of many more. The modest Cavendish credited his Columbia team with putting him into position to win the stage today, saying “with ... |  |
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| Cavendish Makes It Happen On Stage 5
The diminutive sprinter from the Isle of Man, Mark Cavendish of the Columbia team, won the fifth stage of the Tour de France, a 232km ride between Cholet and Chateauroux on Wednesday. Germany's Stefan Schumacher of Gerolsteiner holds the overall leader's yellow jersey with Cavendish teammate, Kim Kirchen in second slot.
Cavendish won a sprint ... |  |
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| Kim Kirchen's Team Columbia Giant TT Prototype
Giant Bicycle's Team Technical Mananger Andy Wollny had the most radical new bike at the Tour De France hidden behind the Team Columbia bus but we coaxed out old friend to roll out Giant's new super TT rig for a sneak peak. We had 10 minutes until Kim Kirchen headed out for a warm-up so we snapped a few pics while Andy filled us in. Bert Grabsch had ... |  |
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| Team Of The Day: Francaise Des Jeux
Francaise Des Jeux was formed in 1997 with American Chris Horner as a rider... |  |
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| 2008 Tour de France Stage 5
Wednesday 9 July
Stage 5: Cholet-Châteauroux—232km
At 232km, Stage 5 is the longest stage of the 95th edition of the Tour de France. Traversing rolling green farmland south of the Loire River, Stage 5 is the perfect ride for an early break to gain time on the sprinters’ ... |  |
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