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Cancellara not ceding jersey without a fight
Fabian Cancellara’s yellow jersey might be hanging by a thread, but it’s going to take more than a snip of scissors to take it away from him. Despite leading Lance Armstrong by just 0.22 seconds, Cancellara says that margin will be plenty to fend off the seven-time champion on the hilltop finish atop Montjuic overlooking Barcelona in Thursday’s stage 6. “I think I’m strong enough to keep the jersey,” Cancellara said after Wednesday’s stage. “I’ve shown the past few ... read more
Tour de France: Cancellara downhill racer
Tour de France: Cancellara downhill racer
threio.com — Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland reserved his energy on the uphill portion of the race. He went all... out coming down, zipping past the competition to take the Yellow jersey in Stage 1 of the Tour de France. The Astana Racing Team dominated Stage 1 at Monaco, placing four of its team members in ... (more) Tour de France: Cancellara downhill racer

Stage winner Cancellara adds to his collection
universalsports.com — Fabian Cancellara added a yellow jersey to his formidable collection of honors when he outclassed the rest... of the peloton to win the 15.5-kilometer Tour de France opener on Saturday. (more) Stage winner Cancellara adds to his collection
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Cyclocosm - Pro Cycling Blog — ... of this year’s tour, and Cancellara is confident going in. Teammate Jens Voigt says, as I did after the prologue, that he shouldn’t be discounted for the Tour’s first real mountains on ...

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