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Sorensen conquers La Toussuire
Saturday’s monster, four-climb 233km stage to La Toussuire delivered Tour de France sparks and controversy as the battle for the Dauphiné Libéré reached a breaking point. Overall leader Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) withstood attacks but ended up padding his lead by two seconds as Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) tried to attack his way into the leader’s jersey.
Freire takes Tour de Suisse opener
Three-time world champion Oscar Freire sprinted to victory in the first stage of the Tour de Suisse, out-charging the field at the end of 146-kilometer race that started and finished in Langnau im Emmental. Freire pulled on the race leader's jersey at the end of the stage after beating Switzerland's Martin Elmiger at the finish line. In the general classification Freire has a four-second lead on Elmiger (Ag2r)and another local, Lampre’s David Loosli.
Start List – 2008 Tour de Suisse
CAISSE. D’Epargne
1. Francisco Perez,
2. Jose Gutierrez,
3. Mathieu Perget,
4. Pablo Lastras,
5. Jose Rojas,
6. Jose Rujano,
7. Xabier Zandio,
8. Daniel Moreno,
LIQUIGAS.
11. Michael Albasini,
12. Claudio Corioni,
13. Murilo Fischer,
14. Enrico Franzoi,
15. Roman Kreuziger,
16. Filippo Pozzato,
17. Ivan Santaromita,
18. Alessandro Vanotti,
CREDIT. Agricole,
21. Laszio Brodrogi,
22. Alexandre Botcharov,
23. Pietro Caucchioli,
24. Sebastien Hinault,
25. Gabriel Rasch,
26.
Scott 2009 – Scott will have an Addict cyclocross bike in 2009.
Scott will have an Addict cyclocross bike in 2009; the RC model pictured will cost $6500. It’s decked with SRAM Red, integrated mast and Ritchey’s 38mm carbon tubular wheel and Continental’s brand new tubular cyclocross tire.
Scott 2009 – The main chamber has a pressure chart on it for set-up.
The main chamber has a pressure chart on it for set-up. The Equalizer 2 is a high-pressure shock; therefore needs a high pressure pump.
Scott rolls out a new line for ’09
Until now, an ongoing patent dispute over Specialized’s FSR design kept Scott USA’s Genius trailbike from the U.S. market, leaving one of the world’s most lucrative markets uncontested by Scott. With a major redesign of the Genius platform it will enter the U.S. with a bike that pushes past conventional constraints of the trail category.
Armstrong, Jacques-Maynes tops at Nature Valley Grand Prix
The sun set and a crowd of thousands screamed at the moment Kirk O’Bee (Health Net-Maxxis) charged across the line in the final sprint of Friday’s downtown Minneapolis criterium to win his second stage of the Nature Valley Grand Prix. Close on his wing, Ivan Stevic (Toyota-United) threw his bike across the line, but came up half a wheel short. Ricardo Escuela (Successful Living) captured third.
Saris to release Garmin-compatible PowerTaps
American manufacturer Saris will soon be selling wireless PowerTap power meter wheels that work with Garmin 705 GPS units. The move represents an important intersection of a GPS player and a major power meter company. Also, French wheel giant Mavic has joined the growing list of companies like Bontrager and Zipp in selling a PowerTap-hub version of its wheels.