Topic: Luis Leon Sanchez

Clarke Shocks Favorites Down Under

Bicycling - 25 days ago
Australian Will Clarke was given a hero's reception by thousands of raucous fans after bringing a 140km breakaway all the way to the finish of the...

Voeckler takes yellow as Sanchez wins Tour crash-fest

AFP Global Edition - 216 days ago
Frenchman Thomas Voeckler pulled on the Tour de France yellow jersey after a dramatic ninth stage won by Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez and marred by nearly a dozen crashes Sunday.Voeckler, of Europcar, had been part of an early breakaway that ...

Kloden rolls back the years in Paris-Nice cycling classic

AFP Global Edition - 339 days ago
The RadioShack rider, a former runner-up in the Tour de France, prevailed in an eight-man sprint which notably featured Olympic road race champion Samuel Sanchez and German race contender Tony Martin.Euskaltel rider Sanchez was second with HTC-Highroad all-rounder Martin in fourth ...

Contador signals intent with Paris-Nice triumph

AFP Global Edition - 700 days ago
Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Astana won the Paris-Nice race Sunday for his second win in the event, three years after his first.Contador's fellow Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of Caisse d'Epargne was second overall 11sec adrift with ...

Unstoppable Contador seizes lead in Paris-Nice

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 703 days ago
MENDE, France (Reuters) - Twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador seized control of the Paris-Nice race when he snatched a solo win in the fourth stage to lead a Spanish 1-2-3 Thursday.The Astana rider attacked the pack in the final ascent ...

Classy Sagan takes stage as Contador regains confidence

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 704 days ago
AURILLAC, France (Reuters) - Slovakian prodigy Peter Sagan claimed a shortened third stage of the Paris-Nice race Wednesday while Alberto Contador showed in a nervy finale he had regained confidence two days after crashing.The 20-year-old Sagan, who showed his class earlier this ...

Paris-Nice 2: William Bonnet gets first big win

Procycling Magazine - 704 days ago
French cyclist William Bonnet recorded his first major stage race success here on Tuesday when he won the second stage of the Paris-Nice race, a 201 kilometres ride from Contres.. "This is my first big win, I've been waiting a long ...

Boom retains lead as Bonnet wins Paris-Nice stage

AFP Global Edition - 705 days ago
French cyclist William Bonnet recorded his first major stage race success here on Tuesday when he won the second stage of the Paris-Nice race, a 201 kilometres ride from Contres.Bonnet, 27, beat Slovakia's Peter Sagan and Spain's Luis Leon ...

Boom retains lead as Bonnet wins cycling stage

AFP Global Edition - 705 days ago
French cyclist William Bonnet recorded his first major stage race success here on Tuesday when he won the second stage of the Paris-Nice race, a 201 kilometres ride from Contres.Bonnet, 27, beat Slovakia's Peter Sagan and Spain's Luis Leon ...

Nocentini keeps yellow as Sanchez wins eighth stage

AFP Global Edition - 946 days ago
Little-known Italian Rinaldo Nocentini of the AG2R team retained the Tour de France yellow jersey after the eighth stage here on Saturday won by Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez.Paris-Nice champion Sanchez proved the wiliest from a four-man group which battled almost all ...