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NEWS ABOUT: Astana

Astana stories: 5 news summaries

 Contador Takes 
 Tour de France 

Spanish cyclist eclipses Armstrong in second Tour triumph

Jul 26, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(AP) - Alberto Contador won the Tour de France for a second time today, and Lance Armstrong capped his return to the race with an impressive third-place finish. Mark Cavendish of Britain became the first rider to win six Tour stages in a sprint, collecting his sixth stage win after the 101.... More »

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Spain • France • cycling • Tour de France • Alberto Contador • biking • Lance Armstrong • Astana

(Newser) - Lance Armstrong’s return to cycling is great and all, but it’s a bit of a buzzkill to see him wearing the blue-and-yellow Astana Cycling Team shirt, writes David Roth of The New Republic. Armstrong’s basically made himself a rolling advertisement for the oppressive government of Kazakhstan,... More »

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cycling • Tour de France • Kazakhstan • Lance Armstrong • Astana • Johan Bruyneel

TOUR DE FRANCE

 Rivalry Grows Between 
 Armstrong, Teammate 


Jul 14, 09 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lance Armstrong is in third place going into the 10th stage of the Tour de France today—eight seconds behind the leader, and just two seconds behind Astana teammate Alberto Contador. The two cyclists have faced endless questions about a rift, reports the BBC, and it's unclear who will lead... More »

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cycling • Tour de France • Alberto Contador • Lance Armstrong • bicycling • Astana

TOUR DE FRANCE

 Armstrong Plays Second 
 Fiddle to Teammate 


Jul 10, 09 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lance Armstrong suffered a late setback today as a teammate made a last-minute push in the seventh stage of the Tour de France, the New York Times reports. Armstrong's Astana teammate Alfredo Contador didn't win the longest stage of the Tour—Brice Feillu did—and Rinaldo Nocentini still holds... More »

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cycling • Tour de France • Alberto Contador • Lance Armstrong • climbing • Astana • Rinaldo Nocentini • Brice Feillu • stage

TOUR DE FRANCE

Team's Strong Showing Puts Armstrong in 2nd Place

Fabian Cancellara hangs onto jersey

Jul 7, 09 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lance Armstrong missed taking the yellow jersey by two-tenths of a second today as his Astana team hammered its rival in the Tour de France’s fourth-stage time trial, AFP reports. Though Astana beat Saxo Bank by 40 seconds, Fabian Cancellara held onto the lead. “It’s a little... More »

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cycling • Tour de France • Lance Armstrong • time trial • Fabian Cancellara • Astana • Saxo Bank

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