Tour de France Arrives in Paris
Oscar Freire of Spain wears the green jersey for top sprinter after the final stage of the Tour de France in Paris on July 27, 2008. Carlos Sastre of Spain, previously a five-time top-ten finisher of the race, won the overall title for the first time. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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DIGNE-LES-BAINES, France, July 19 (UPI) -- Oscar Freire of Spain dashed to a win in the Tour de France's 14th stage Saturday but Australia's Cadel Evans clung to the yellow leader's jersey by one second.
BOURG-EN-BRESSE, France, July 13 (UPI) -- Tom Boonen finished first in a sprint to the finish Friday, winning the 125-mile Tour de France sixth stage, and Fabian Cancellara held onto his overall lead.
AUTUN, France, July 12 (UPI) -- Filippo Pozzato won Thursday's 114-mile fifth stage of the Tour de France and overall leader Fabian Cancellara stretched his advantage to 33 seconds.
CARCASSONNE, France, July 14 (UPI) -- Yaroslav Popovych broke from a pack to win the 12th stage of the Tour de France, but American Floyd Landis remained the overall race leader. The Ukrainian riding for the Discovery Channel team covered the 211-kilometers from Luchon to Carcasonne in France
DAX, France, July 11 (UPI) -- The 2006 Tour de France resumed after a day's rest with Oscar Freier of Spain taking the ninth stage from Bordeaux to Dax, France. Freier sprinted to the finish the 170-kilometer stage in three hours, 35 minutes and 24 seconds to win his second stage of t
ROUEN, France, July 12 (UPI) -- Erik Zabel of Germany Friday won the sixth stage of the Tour de France while Igor Gonzalez Galdeano of Spain retained the yellow jersey as overall leader.
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REIMS, France, July 9 (UPI) -- Robbie McEwen of Australia outsprinted Erik Zabel of Germany on Tuesday to win the third stage of the Tour de France.
