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Absalon, Pendrel win World Cup XC

The World Cup cross-country course at Mont Saint-Anne is one of the few – if not the only – courses that gets racers truly fired up about racing cross-country. They say it possesses all the elements of a genuine mountain bike race course. But factor in wet weather and things start to get really exciting since the course turns into a rollercoaster with rocky teeth, and roots too, lots of slippery ones.

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Tour de France

Cavendish always delivers

During the stage-winning celebrations at the Columbia-HTC team bus in Paris Sunday evening, directeur sportif Allan Peiper pointed out that Mark Cavendish scored his record six field-sprint wins at this Tour in very different ways. The 24-year-old Brit not only packs a kick that is fast enough to out-accelerate most of his rivals but he can also improvise in way that few sprinters have ever been able to do.

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Tour de France

Cav’ calls final victory ‘beautiful’

Britain's Mark Cavendish called his sixth stage win in this year's Tour de France "beautiful" after powering to a stunning victory on the Champs-Élysées on Sunday. A superb lead-out from Columbia-HTC teammate Mark Renshaw gave Cavendish a clear run to the line as he surged away from green jersey Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) and Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Slipstream). "The Champs-Élysées is a dream for every sprinter in the world; to cross the finish line in view of the Arc de Triomphe with your arms in the air," Cavendish said.

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Tour de France

Armstrong skips party honoring Contador

Lance Armstrong admitted on Sunday that he did not join his teammates in celebrating Alberto Contador's Tour de France triumph on Saturday night, preferring instead to go for drinks with the backers of his future outfit, Team RadioShack. "To be honest, I went out for dinner with the RadioShack guys and I had a few extra glasses of wine than I would have normally done," said Armstrong.

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Tour de France

Contador’s win is the 12th Tour win for Spain

Alberto Contador took Spain's tally to 12 wins in 96 editions of the Tour de France when he wrapped up his second victory of the Tour here on Sunday. Reputed climber Federico Bahamontes, nicknamed the 'Eagle of Toledo,' broke new ground for his countrymen by winning the race in 1959 after years of domination by the French, the Italians and Belgians. Following in Bahamontes' trail, albeit 14 years later, was the great Luis Ocana, who claimed his only win in 1973 in an era dominated by Belgian great Eddy Merckx.

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Road Racing

2010 Tour de France: Cav’ wins on the Champs; Contador crowned Tour champion

Alberto Contador collected the final yellow jersey of the 2009 Tour de France on Sunday as Mark Cavendish won the 21st and final stage on the Champs-Élysées. "The Tour is the hardest race in the world, but this year it was particularly difficult. That's why I am so happy," said the Astana captain after finishing the 96th Tour with 4:11 over Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) and 5:24 over teammate Lance Armstrong. The runner-up credited his brother for his success.

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Road

Rivera, Dominguez win Cascade crit

Though she’s only 16 years old and still racing junior gears (52x14 top gear), Coryn Rivera (Proman Hit Squad) emerged from a bunch sprint just ahead of Tina Pic (Colavita-Sutter Home) and Kirsty Broun (Team Lip Smacker) to take the stage 5 criterium in downtown Bend Saturday night. There was no change in GC, as Evelyn Stevens (Webcor Builders) still has the lead, followed by Amber Rais (Team Tibco) and Alison Powers (Team Type 1).

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Road Racing

Jonnier, Hill claim downhill victories at Mont-Saint-Anne

Former teammates Sabrina Jonnier (Maxxis/Rocky Mountain) and Sam Hill (Monster/Specialized) slashed seconds off runner-up finishes by Emmeline Ragot (Suspension Center) and Steve Peat (Santa Cruz Syndicate) to seize wins in downhill in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup races at Mont-Saint-Anne on Saturday.

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