Anthony Tan

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Jonathan Vaughters has transformed Slipstream
Jonathan Vaughters: From a $50,000 team to vying for world #1

By Anthony Tan Published

Part II - the growth of a super team

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Garmin manager Jonathan Vaughters
Jonathan Vaughters: The Sleek Geek

By Anthony Tan Published

Part I: When I was young and carefree

Racing
Mark Cavendish celebrates on the podium in Salamanca.
There’s something about Marky

By Anthony Tan Published

The once unbeatable, unbreakable partnership between HTC-Columbia boss Bob Stapleton and his star sprinter Mark Cavendish appears to be showing signs of strain. Anthony Tan examines how it happened, why it happened, and what the future may hold.

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Alberto Contador (Astana) has a few sips of bubbly to celebrate his third Tour victory.
Tres victorias de Francia para Contador!

By Anthony Tan Published

And a fabulous five for Cav’

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There was daylight to the rest as Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) claimed the final stage of the Tour de France in Paris
Cavendish celebrates with number six on the Champs-Élysées

By Anthony Tan Published

Contador crowned king of the Tour with overall win

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Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) claims victory at Mt Ventoux
Garate grabs emphatic Ventoux victory

By Anthony Tan Published

Contador secures yellow

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Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) wins his fifth stage of the Tour in Aubenas.
Fabulous five for Cavendish

By Anthony Tan Published

Sprinters survive as GC men lay low ahead of Ventoux stage

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Alberto Contador (Astana) en route to victory in the stage 18 time trial.
Tour title set in concrete for Contador

By Anthony Tan Published

Five riders now with a chance of making Paris podium

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Fränk Schleck (Team Saxo Bank) wins stage 17 ahead of race leader Alberto Contador (Astana) and brother Andy Schleck .
Daring double act proves Schleck's class

By Anthony Tan Published

A new first three on GC as Fränk gets a ‘gift' from Contador

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Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel-Euskadi) wins the stage as the Tour returns to France.
Astarloza top dog in Bourg-Saint-Maurice

By Anthony Tan Published

Euskatel star leapfrogs to 11th on GC as first 10 remain unchanged

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The only way is up: Carlos Sastre is one of several riders ready to make moves on today's stage.
Sastre blasts the press for disrespect

By Anthony Tan Published

Defending Tour de France champion calls race "boring"

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Astana leads the peloton on stage 15
Contador king of Verbier

By Anthony Tan Published

Contador assumes the Tour throne - and maybe for good

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Sergei Ivanov claims the stage win in Besancon
Ivanov solos into Besançon

By Anthony Tan Published

Besançon welcomes Ivanov first as Nocentini scrapes in for another day in yellow

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Heinrich Haussler (Cervelo) is overcome with emotion as he takes his first career Tour stage.
Haussler escapes to claim Tour's 13th stage

By Anthony Tan Published

Vosges fail to cause major changes on GC

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Nicki Sorensen (Saxo Bank) claims his first Tour stage win.
Sörensen speeds to super stage win for Saxo Bank

By Anthony Tan Published

Breakaway stays away on hot, hilly day to Vittel

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Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) celebrates his fourth stage win at the 2009 Tour de France.
Cavendish makes it four!

By Anthony Tan Published

Columbia-HTC rider equals British Tour stage win record, is back in green

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Mark Cavendish (Columbia-THC) wins stage 10, which ended in a bunch sprint.
Cavendish goes long to claim third stage

By Anthony Tan Published

Hushovd, Farrar could not get the jump on Columbia star

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Alberto Contador takes a turn at the front of the Team Astana train.
Armstrong and Contador: Just the facts, ma’am

By Anthony Tan Published

A look at the decisive moments for Astana duo, so far

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Yellow Jersey wearer Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) was at the front of the peloton on the way up the Tourmalet
Fedrigo claims another stage for France

By Anthony Tan, Les Clarke Published

Nocentini notches another day in yellow

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Spain's Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne) wins Tour de France stage eight in Saint-Girons.
Sánchez wins Tour's second day in Pyrenees

By Anthony Tan, Les Clarke Published

Nocentini enjoys first day in leader's yellow jersey

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Alberto Contador on the attack in Tour de France stage seven to Arcalis
Feillu wins first mountainous stage

By Anthony Tan Published

Cancellara loses yellow jersey to Nocentini

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Garmin-Slipstream's David Millar and Quick Step's Sylvain Chavanel ride together.
The rain in Spain causes many riders pain

By Anthony Tan Published

Hushovd tops uphill sprint

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Thomas Voeckler (BBOX Bouygues Telecom) wins stage five, just barely holding off the charging sprinters.
Sprinters foiled in Perpignan

By Anthony Tan Published

Voeckler once more the darling of France

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Team Columbia en route to victory in the Giro d'Italia's opening stage.
Team Astana asserts its dominance in TTT

By Anthony Tan Published

Four years on, it's still Armstrong's team who lays down the law

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The peloton.
Cavendish wins dramatic stage into La Grande-Motte

By Anthony Tan Published

Cavendish wins dramatic stage into La Grande-Motte

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