2008 Tour de France - Factbites

2008 Tour de France - Factbites
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	www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
		Quebec City's plans to host part of the Tour de France in 2008 during the City's 400th birthday celebrations are being seriously considered by the organisers of the Tour.
		Somarriba will not, on the other hand, be defending her title in the women's Tour de France in 2004, mainly because it finishes five days before the Olympics.
		Italian Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) is looking forward to the Tour of Lombardy this weekend, where he hopes to be one of the main protagonists.
	www.cyclingnews.com /news?id=2003/oct03/oct15news2

	www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
		First Edition Cycling News - UCI satisfied with Grand Tour agreement, Scarponi to Liberty, Beloki confirms, Rumsas charged in France, O'Grady wants third Jacob's Creek title, Jenner to race final race in New Zealand, Arnouts stops, Kemna continues, Ljungblad extends, Dietziker and Stalder to ZVVZ, USA team for Track World Cup #2
		European Cycling News - The Falcon ready to fly again, Rogge questions achievements, Pro Continental teams, Zaragoza to start 2008 Tour?, RAGT Semences, A boy for the Van Petegems, Cycling.tv, Christensen awarded, Otxoa awarded, Blijlevens postpones, Navan Avonmore CC charity
		First Edition Cycling News - An interview with Jason McCartney, De Clercq announces retirement again, Vanthourenhout to Rabobank, Brajkovic to Discovery, Beltrán to do Tour/Vuelta double, 12 foreign teams for Algarve, Di Luca and Marzoli meet blues artist, Hegg directs for Team Seasilver
	www.cyclingnews.com /news/?id=2004/dec04/default

	Liberty Seguros renew youngster contracts
		Liberty Seguros select Beloki for Tour de France
		The first three mentioned are all very talented riders who showed great strength this season, with Sanchez winning the Tour Down Under ahead of Davis.
		MADRID, Feb 18 (CP) - The following riders have renewed their contracts with the Spanish team Liberty Seguros to 2008: Luis León Sanchez, Allan Davis, Alberto Contador Velasco, José Joaquín Rojas and José Antonio Redondo.
	www.cyclingpost.com /team/article_00187.shtml

	ESPN.com - Basso currently second in Tour de France
		Talking about CSC's continued sponsorship, Riis said: "I see this sponsorship as the natural progression of the team and will give us the foundation to improve in the future and be competitive in the most important races such as the Tour de France and the ProTour competition."
		The news coincided with CSC, an information technology company, announcing it would extend its sponsorship of the team until the end of 2008.
		PAU, France -- Ivan Basso has agreed to stay with his CSC team for another three years, team manager Bjarne Riis said on Monday.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=2110517&type=story (321 words)

	Tour de France update - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Cycling - Sports
		Inside the peloton: CSC, the El Segundo, Calif.-based information technology company that has sponsored Danish Tour winner Bjarne Riis's cycling team for the last three years, renewed its contract with the team through the 2008 season.
		The team also extended the contract of 27-year-old Italian star Basso, who is nearly a lock to finish second in this year's Tour, through '08.
		The team also extended the contract of 27-year-old Italian star...
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/cycling/articles/2005/07/19/tour_de_france_update?mode=PF (274 words)

	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In its maiden year, the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team has won two of the three Grand Tours of cycling: The Tour de France (Lance Armstrong) and the Giro d'Italia (Paolo Savoldelli).
		On June 15 2004, the Discovery Channel signed a deal to become sponsor of the team for the seasons of 2004 until 2008.
		Since 2005, the team is one of the 20 teams that compete in the new UCI ProTour.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Discovery_Channel_Pro_Cycling_Team (277 words)

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