Wrong Anthem Played For Alberto Contador, History of Mishaps

The victory of this year's Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was marred when the wrong anthem was played at the celebration ceremony in Paris today; but, history shows that anthem mishaps in the sports...

Tour de France 2009 Winners: Complete List of Final Rankings

1. Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana       85:48:35  2. Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:04:11  3. Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 0:05:24  4. Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream 0:06:01  5. Fränk Schleck (Lux)...

Tour de France 2009: Complete List of Winners by Stage

While Alberto Contador received first place overall in the Tour de France 2009, a 3,500-kilometer bicycle race, he did not win all 21 stages of the race. Following is a list of the winners for each stage of this year's Tour de France: Stage 1 Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland /...

TDF Stage 21 Mark Cavendish Wins Sprint Alberto Contador Top Spot

The Tour de France stage 21 saw Mark Cavendish(Columbia) win the final sprint in a decisive burst of speed. His lead out man Mark Renshaw placed second on the Champs-Elysees.  Tyler Farrar(Garmin) placed...

Tour de France Stage 20 Juan Manuel Garate Crosses First

In the deciding stage of the Tour de France Juan Manuel Garate(Rabobank) crossed the line first.  He and Tony Martin(Columbia) were part of a large breakaway that was slowly shaved down as the slopes of the infamous Mont Ventoux took their toll.  They were nearly...

Tour de France Stage 18 Contador the Fastest

Alberto Contador(Astana) finished the time trial around Lake Annecy with the fastest elapsed time.  The yellow jersey holder edged out Fabian Cancellara(Saxo Bank) who held best time until the last...

Tour de France Stage 17 Frank Schleck Crosses Line First

Tour de France stage 17 saw Frank Schleck(Saxobank) cross the line first followed by Alberto Contador(Astana) then Andy Schlek(Saxobank).  The Schleck brothers set the pace for the stage from early on in...

Tour de France Stage 16 Mikel Astarloza Crosses Line First

Tour de France Stage 16 saw Mikel Astarloza(Euskaltel-Euskadi) cross the line first follwed by Sandy Casar(Francaise des Jeux) then Pierrick Fedrigo(Bbox).  The 159 kilometre mountainous section of the Tour...

Tour de France 2009 Stage 15 Results: Alberto Contador Takes Lead

1. CONTADOR Alberto 21 ASTANA 63h 17' 56"  2. ARMSTRONG Lance 22 ASTANA 63h 19' 33" + 01' 37"3. WIGGINS Bradley 58 GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM 63h 19' 42" + 01' 46"4. KLÖDEN Andréas 23 ASTANA 63h 20' 13" + 02' 17"5. SCHLECK Andy 31 TEAM SAXO BANK 63h 20' 22" + 02' 26"6....

Tour de France Stage 15 Alberto Contador Gains Yellow Jersey

Stage 15 of the Tour de France saw an exciting finish to the mountain route Pontarlier to Verbier with Alberto Contador(Astana) showing an amazing burst of speed to finish first and earn the yellow jersey. ...

Tour de France Stage 14 Sergui Ivanov Crosses Line First

Sergui Ivanov(Katusha) rode to victory today, crossing the finish line first.  He was part of a big breakaway that rode in front from the 24 km mark.  At one point, the breakaway rode 8 minutes ahead of...

Tour de France Stage 12 Nicki Sorensen Crosses First

The Tour de France stage 12 saw Nicki Sorensen riding for Saxo-Bank cross the finish line first. Stage 12 Tonnerre to Vittel was a relatively flat 211.5 km with some points for climbers.  Nicki Sorensen was...

Tour de France Stage 4: Astana is Astounding

The much discussed team time trial was held today in the Tour de France with Team Astana putting in an astounding effort to win the day for the team.  Team Astana covered the 40km route in 46  29 32....

Alberto Contador gana el Tour de Francia 2007

Alberto Contador, de 24 años, es el quinto español en subir a lo más alto del podio del Tour, tras Martín Bahamontes (1959), Luis Ocaña (1973), Pedro Delgado (1988) e Indurain (1991-95).El ciclista madrileño...

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