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Anton takes stage, lead in Tour de Suisse
Igor Anton (Euskaltel-Euskadi) pulled on the leader's yellow jersey after climbing to victory in Sunday's second stage of the Tour de Suisse. The Spanish climber crossed the line six seconds ahead of Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen (Team High Road), Italy's Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital) and CSC's Frank Schleck following the 197km run to the ski station of Flumserberg, which finished in rain and freezing conditions at 1400 meters altitude.
Valverde claims Dauphine crown; Fofonov wins finale
Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) locked up the most important stage-race victory of his already-prolific career Sunday with the 60th Dauphiné Libéré crown and pushed his name to the top of the list of Tour de France favorites. Despite the three-climb, 128km route across Massif de la Chartreuse above Grenoble in Sunday’s finale, Valverde’s Caisse d’Epargne teammates controlled the action to secure the 37-second victory over last year’s Tour runner-up, Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto).
Live Coverage – Stage 1 Tour de Suisse, 2008
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to VeloNews.com's Live Coverage of the first stage of the 2008 Tour de Suisse, a 146-kiloometer circuit around Langnau im Emmental, a small town in the Bern Canton in Switzerland.
Sutherland in yellow at NGVP; Armstrong pads lead
Health Net’s Rory Sutherland is a rangy Australian who is built a little too lean for a typical sprinter but a little too long for a typical climber. It may be that he’s a perfect fit for a race like the Nature Valley Grand Prix, which features a lot of flat roads that suddenly tilt up in a rider’s face and require a short burst of intense power.
Schillinger scores win at Beauce, Tuft defends lead
There were two races underway Saturday at the Tour de Beauce - the race for the stage win and the race for the Yellow Jersey. Team Sparkasse won the first battle by taking first and second, while Symmetrics and team leader Svein Tuft won the second, by preserving Tuft's hold on the overall lead despite the efforts of both Team Type 1 and Tecos Trek.
Day earns Olympic BMX slot
Mike Day, of San Clemente, California, won the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Cycling (BMX) on Saturday and will earn the second automatic men's nomination to the squad that will represent the United States later this summer in Beijing.