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Sports News // 1 decade ago

Chris Froome takes control of Tour de France after Stage 8

Chris Froome grabbed control of the yellow jersey Saturday with an impressive win on the mountainous, 121-mile eighth stage of the 2013 Tour de France.

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Froome expects strong Tour de France competition from Spain

British cyclist Chris Froome, the favorite to win the 100th Tour de France, said Spanish duo Alejandro Valverde and Joaquim Rodriguez will be tough to beat.

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The Year in Review 2012: Lance Armstrong doping allegations headline series of disciplinary actions

The Tour de France crowned one champion in 2012 but lost its most decorated winner in seven-time champion Lance Armstrong, to doping violations.

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Wiggins claims 1st Tour win for Britain

Bradley Wiggins became the first British rider to capture a Tour de France title Sunday, riding into Paris to complete the event's 20th and final stage.

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Wiggins leads, Tour moves to final stages

Bradley Wiggins holds a 2-minute advantage in the overall standings as the Tour de France heads into its final five stages.

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Fedrigo claims Tour de France stage

Pierrick Fedrigo held off Christian Vande Velde with a strong close Monday in winning the 15th stage of the 2012 Tour de France.

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Sanchez takes Stage 14, Wiggins still 1st

Luis Leon Sanchez logged a victory in Stage 14 of the Tour de France Sunday while Bradley Wiggins' 15th-place finish enabled him to retain the yellow jersey.

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Voeckler wins stage, Wiggins leads tour

Frenchman Thomas Voeckler captured Stage 10 of the Tour de France Wednesday, but British cyclist Bradley Wiggins stayed in first overall.

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Wiggins increases Tour de France lead

Britain's Bradley Wiggins won the Stage 9 time trial Monday to increase his overall lead in the Tour de France.

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France's Pinot wins Tour's Stage 8

France's Thibaut Pinot claimed Stage 8 of the 2012 Tour de France Sunday while Bradley Wiggins retained the yellow jersey indicative of the overall lead.

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I'm only in the lead by a very small margin but, tactically, every second counts
Evans has lead on Tour de France rest day Jul 15, 2008

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Single-Day Races and Classics World Road Race World Champion (2009)

Cadel Lee Evans (born 14 February 1977 in Katherine, Northern Territory) is an Australian professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam BMC Racing Team and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. In 2007, Evans became the first Australian to win the UCI ProTour. Before turning to road cycling in 2001, Evans was a champion mountain biker, first riding for the Diamondback MTB team, then for the Volvo-Cannondale MTB team, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He became the first Australian to win the UCI Road World Championships cycling event on 27 September 2009 in Mendrisio, Switzerland.. Cadel is the first Australian to win the Tour de France in the race's 108 year history.

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