Tour de France 2009 News And Updates

UPDATES -

July 16th
Stage 12 (VIDEO) -Blogged July 17th

Note: No changes in the GC

July 15th
Is Mark Cavendish....A Racist?!

July 14th
Mark Cavendish Rocks!

July 13th OFF

July 12th
The King Of The Road Is Lance Armstrong

July 11th
No changes in the GC

Stage 8 RESULTS

• 1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - Htc in 4:17:55
• 2. Tyler Farrar Garmin - Slipstream
• 3. Yauheni Hutarovich Francaise Des Jeux at 00:00
• 4. Oscar Freire Rabobank at s.t.
• 5. Thor Hushovd Cervelo Test Team at s.t.
• 6. Leonardo Duque Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne at s.t.
• 7. Gerald Ciolek Team Milram at s.t.
• 8. Lloyd Mondory Ag2r-La Mondiale at s.t.
• 9. William Bonnet Bbox Bouygues Telecom at s.t.
• 10. Nicolaï Trussov Team Katusha at s.t.

July 10th
Alberto Contador VS Lance Armstrong. Is Contador a traitor?

July 9th

Stage 6 Results












General Classification after Stage 6:












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July 8th

Stage 5 Results












General Classification after Stage 5:












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Lance Armstrong Almost In Maillot Jaune -July 7th

Lance Armstrong 3rd, Cavendish Wins Stage 3 -July 6th

Mark Cavendish Wins Sprinting Stage -July 5th

UPDATED - July 4th, 2009
Fabian Cancellara Wins the Time Trial in Monaco

UPDATED - July 3rd, 2009
10 Favorite cyclists to win the 2009 Tour de France
Tom Boonen is going to race the 2009 Tour de France!

UPDATED - July 1st, 2009
2009 Tour de France Roster (CYCLING TEAMS)

UPDATED - June 26, 2009
The Tour de France refuses Tom Boonen's participation

"As a consequence to the recent positive doping test of Tom Boonen, following another positive test in 2008, the Tour de France, after having met team Quick Step representatives, can only assume that the image and behaviour of Tom Boonen can’t stick neither to the Tour de France image nor to the image such a great champion has to embody.

Therefore, and with a view to protect its reputation, its image as well as the Tour de France’s ones, the A.S.O. company decided not to accept Tom Boonen on the Tour The Tour de France reminds that the rider and his team can of course contest this decison through the Chambre Arbitrale du Sport of the CNOSF, which, in case of court referral, will make the final decision."

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The 2009 Tour de France is just around the corner and already there is a lot to talk about.

This year's TdF is specially exciting for me because Lance Armstrong has come back to professional cycling and he's ready to race. He might not win the tour, he might not even be in the final podium, although he might win some stages, but if he doesn't win any stage at all, who cares, I don't. As far as I'm concern he is already a great winner, not only in the cycling world but in the everyday living world. He is a great inspiration not only to me but to many millions of people around the world for having being so strong, so brave, when he was so sick suffering from the spreading of testicular cancer to his lungs and brain.
All I have to say to him is, welcome to the Tour de France, Mr. Lance Armstrong, I'm sure you are going to dedicate this tour to your new born, baby Max Armstrong. I'm sure you will perform with excellence and make us all stronger by watching you dance on the pedals along the roads of the Alps.

A PREVIEW AND GENERAL INFORMATION:

Monaco will be the the land that will witness the start of this grand cycling tour on Saturday July 4th. On Sunday July 26th the peloton will be entering the Avenue des Champs Élysées in Paris to finalize the 96th Tour de France, but not before they had pedaled a total distance of 3,435 kilometers in 21 stages.

The stages will be:

10 flat ones
7 mountain stages
1 medium mountain stage
2 individual time trial stages (ITT)
1 team time trial stage (TTT)

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