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  VeloNews: 2004 Tour de France Special Coverage
Juan Antonio Flecha (Fassa Bortolo), Carlos Da Cruz (FDJeux), Marc Lotz (Rabobank), and Jimmy Engoulvent (Cofidis) were hanging on and fighting to make it to the finish.
Flecha jumped hard from the left side of the road and gave it all he could.
All Flecha needed was for the pack not to notice for a few moments that there group they caught was missing one rider.
www.velonews.com /tour2004/news/articles/6505.0.html   (582 words)

  
 Juan Antonio Flecha - Wikipedia
Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Junín, 17 september 1977) is een Spaans wielrenner.
Flecha werd geboren in het Argentijnse Junín (nabij Buenos Aires), maar verhuisde op jonge leeftijd naar Spanje en kreeg de Spaanse nationaliteit.
In 2005 heeft Flecha één zege behaald, een etappe in de Ronde van Valencia, maar liet met een tweede plek in Gent-Wevelgem en een derde in Parijs-Roubaix zien iemand te zijn om rekening mee te houden.
nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Juan_Antonio_Flecha   (293 words)

  
 Paris-Roubaix 2005 - Welcome on the official web site
Flecha, narrowly beaten for the Ghent-Wevelgem victory last week, led for most of the last 10 kms but could not avoid a sprint finish on the Roubaix cycling track.
Second-placed George Hincapie and Spain's Juan Antonio Flecha, who was third, missed their chances to give their respective country its first victory in the Hell of the North.
Juan Antonio Flecha, narrowly beaten in Ghent-Wevelgem last week, George Hincapie and Lars Michaelsen could all give their respective country its first victory in the Queen of classics.
www.letour.fr /stf/roubaix/2005/us/course.html   (2478 words)

  
 Flecha wins 11th stage of Tour de France - smh.com.au
Spanish rider Juan Antonio Flecha won the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday but Lance Armstrong retained the overall lead after the 153-kilometre ride between Narbonne and here.
Flecha, a 25-year-old Ibanesto.com rider who was born in Buenos Aires, came over the finish line alone in just under three and a half hours after his late attack from a breakaway group of eight riders was challenged too late to have any effect.
Flecha meanwhile claimed his first significant victory for his Spanish team and it was their first win on the race.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/07/18/1058035176364.html   (464 words)

  
 www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
Juan Antonio Flecha is a man that seems to just keep growing in his sporting career.
JAF: I am very focused on the Belgian classics from the first part of the year, which are the Tour de Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.
JAF: The truth is that in the Vuelta a Valencia we could be strong throughout the whole race.
www.cyclingnews.com /riders/2005/interviews/?id=juan_antonio_flecha05   (2123 words)

  
 Juan Antonio Flecha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (born September 17, 1977 in Junín, Buenos Aires) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for the UCI ProTour team Rabobank.
Euskaltel-Euskadi rider Egoi Martinez said in an interview that in a race "one should have a head and an attitude like the one Juan Antonio Flecha has," in tribute to his perseverence and positive attitude in racing.
When the Fassa Bortolo team closed down after the 2005 season, Flecha moved on to Dutch team Rabobank.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Juan_Antonio_Flecha   (275 words)

  
 BiciRace.com :: Interviews :: Juan Antonio Flecha
Juan Antonio Flecha (Fassa Bortolo) can crank out the rhythm on the cobbled roads of the north.
Juan Antonio Flecha: Yeah, it is Argentina in front of the house where I was living before I arrived in Spain.
JAF: Well, it has always been my dream to be a cyclist, and now I am a pro cyclist and I want to focus on being the best I can.
www.bicirace.com /interview/2005/FlechaJuanAntonio.html   (2789 words)

  
 Daily Peloton - Pro Cycling News
On the third lap, it was ibanesto.com's, Juan Antonio Flecha who took the climbing honors.
Not content with being the first across the line on the third lap, Flecha instigated the decisive break of the day, during the fourth lap, taking with him, Beloki (Once-Eroski), Felix Garcia Casas (BigMat) and Manuel Beltran (Coast).
Flecha led the way until the final ramps of the climb, where he couldn't follow the last attacks from his breakaway companions.
www.dailypeloton.com /displayarticle.asp?pk=2122   (257 words)

  
 MP3 2006: Fleche-Wallone
80 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni 0 230 SH Bown........
60 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni 0 Andreas Klier...............
60 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni 0 Luca Paolini................
mp3.djconnel.com /FW2006.html   (401 words)

  
 BiciRace.com :: News :: July 2006
We spoke with Juan Antonio Flecha moments after he crossed the line in Tour de France stage 9 to Dax, where his teammate, Oscar Freire, won the day.
Flecha did the final muscle work to ensure his compatriot was well positioned leading to the final kilometer; resulting in the second stage win of this year's Tour.
Flecha and Freire are two of the best riders out of Spain and today, so close to the border of their country, they put their strength on display.
www.bicirace.com /news/2006/20060712.html   (1205 words)

  
 Juan Flecha Backs Simeoni   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Juan Antonio Flecha has backed Fillipo Simeonis version of events during the 2004 tour when Lance Armstrong chased him down.
Juan Flecha told police who interviewed him that lance intimidated simeoni because of his accusation of drugs against Michelle Ferrari.
Secondly, it is quite possible that Flecha made a report saying in effect, everyone knows why Lance chased down Simeoni, its because Lance is angry about Simeoni's comments about Ferrari etc. without seeming to implicate Lance as some nefarious criminal.
www.cyclingforums.com /t280094.html   (2331 words)

  
 Roadcycling.com - Cycling News - Boonen Wins Paris-Roubaix
Hincapie, Lars Michaelsen (CSC), and defending champion Magnus Backstedt were in the thick of things, and Fabian Cancellara and Juan Antonio Flecha (both from Fassa Bortolo) joined the group, which trailed the leading sextet by about five and a half minutes with 80 km left.
Flecha stopped working, but he need not have bothered doing so.
When Flecha increased the tempo at Carrefour de l’Arbre, I was perhaps a bit unfocused, but I was at my limit and got dropped.
www.roadcycling.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/6/1025/printer   (835 words)

  
 SI.com - Cycling - Flecha hits bull's-eye at last with Tour stage win - Thursday July 17, 2003 01:21 PM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
When crossing the line, Flecha mimicked an archer as if he had fired the winning arrow at last.
Despite being born in Buenos-Aires, Flecha is a Catalan and he said his feat meant even more as he is the first rider from Catalunya to have won a Tour stage since Jose Perez-Frances in 1965.
Unlike most other Spanish riders, Flecha is a good one-day classic racer and he said he was hoping to one day win a big one.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cycling/news/2003/07/17/flecha_reax   (437 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Other Sport | Cycling | Stage 11: As it happened
He was part of an eight-man escape group in the stage from Narbonne to Toulouse and claimed victory after making an attack 15km from the finish.
But with the Frenchman in 60th position and over 18 minutes adrift of the leaders, it is clear why the peloton appear unconcerned by the three escapees' lead.
They are: Juan Anotnio Flecha, Jens Voigt, Patrice Halgand, Xabier Zandio, and Unai Etxebarria.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/3895989.stm   (1162 words)

  
 Gazzetta dello Sport - Giro del Lazio - 70° Giro del Lazio:Vittoria di Juan Antonio Flecha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Juan Antonio Flecha si aggiudica il 70° Giro del Lazio rimontando a 200mt dal traguardo Savoldelli e bruciando in rimonta Simoni e Ullrich.
Si ravviva l’andatura in gruppo con scatti e controscatti, tutti neutralizzati dal plotone.
A 500 metri dal dall’arrivo scatto secco di Savoldelli che però viene raggiunto ai 200 metri con Juan Antonio Flecha che brucia in rimonta Simoni e Ullrich e si aggiudica il 70° Giro del Lazio.
www.gazzetta.it /Speciali/Minisiti_Ciclismo/giro_lazio/Primo_Piano/091804.shtml   (470 words)

  
 ESPN.com: OLY - Armstrong stays in control
Spain's Juan Antonio Flecha, in 3 hours, 29 minutes, 33 seconds.
Thursday's 95.2-mile stage, a relatively flat and short trajectory along southern France from Narbonne to Toulouse, was won by Spanish rider Juan Antonio Flecha, competing in his first Tour.
Thursday's stage gave lesser-known riders a chance to grab the spotlight as the Tour's overall front-runners stayed behind, trying to avoid crashing.
espn.go.com /oly/tdf2003/s/2003/0717/1581925.html   (526 words)

  
 Tour de France 2003 - Stage 11 - Cycling
Stage 11 of the 2003 Tour de France was held on Thursday, July 17th.
This day's route was 95.2 miles, and it was won by Juan Antonio Flecha in just under 3.5 hours.
As this was a relatively straightforward day of cycling, Lance Armstrong did not push himself to win the stretch.
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art11243.asp   (142 words)

  
 Cyclingpost.com - Juan Antonio Flecha joins Rabobank   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
PAU, Jul 20 (CP) - The Spanish rider Juan Antonio Flecha will be joining the Dutch team Rabobank next year, and is expected to sign a contract for two seasons.
Rabobank's interest in the Fassa Bortolo rider was never hidden by the team, and manager Theo de Rooij has now reached an agreement with the classics specialist.
According to De Rooij, Flecha is particularly important for the spring classics: "The Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix, but he could do well in all classics actually.
www.cyclingpost.com /rider/printer_00828.shtml   (93 words)

  
 SI.com - Cycling - Armstrong retains Tour's yellow jersey - Thursday July 17, 2003 01:23 PM
TOULOUSE, France (AP) -- Lance Armstrong clung to his fragile overall lead Thursday in one of the least punishing stages of the Tour de France, finishing in 29th place and reserving his energy for a vital upcoming race.
The 153.5-kilometer (95.2 mile) stage, a relatively flat and short trajectory along southern France from Narbonne to Toulouse, was won by Spanish rider Juan Antonio Flecha of iBanesto.com, competing in his first Tour.
In the overall standings, Armstrong is 21 seconds ahead of his nearest rival, Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cycling/news/2003/07/17/tour_thurs   (568 words)

  
 CNN.com - Leading Spanish cycling team saved - Oct. 21, 2003
Banesto riders have won all three major tours during the company's 14-year involvement in the sport, the highlight being Miguel Indurain's five consecutive Tour de France victories between 1991 to 1995.
The team won two stages in this year's Tour de France thanks to Pablo Lastras and Juan Antonio Flecha.
The rescue package is a much-needed boost for the Spanish professional scene, which is also facing up to the disappearance of the dominant ONCE squad and has led to a mad scramble by riders to secure a contract for next season.
cnn.com /2003/SPORT/10/21/cycling.banesto   (234 words)

  
 Presentation Rabobank team 2006
One of the new riders is Juan Antonio Flecha who came from Fassa Bortolo.
At the beginning of the presentatio it was anounced that Thmoas Dekker extended his contract untill the end of 2007 and that Erik Dekker (no family..) will stop racing after the 2006 season.
Dennis Mentsjov and Michael rasmussen will concentrate on the Tour de France and Michael Boogerd, Erik Dekker and Juan Antonio Flecha will concentrate on the Belgium and Dutch classics.
www.cyclingheroes.info /id23.html   (203 words)

  
 Juan Antonio Flecha???   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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It seems that Juan Antonio Flecha is "on the list" but still listed as
Ive seen the "short list" on Eurosport, I dont think Flecha is on it
www.cyclingforums.com /showthread.php?p=2880410#post2880410   (334 words)

  
 Cyclingpost.com - Teams and riders 2006 - Rabobank - Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni
Cyclingpost.com - Teams and riders 2006 - Rabobank - Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni
Juan Antonio Flecha has 9 victories on his palmares.
Most of them (5) were achieved in 2001 but the most important one was probably his stage win in the Tour de France in 2003.
www.cyclingpost.com /profiles/rabobank/article_001731.shtml   (89 words)

  
 Cycling News | Tour de France bike tour | tour de france | Lance Armstrong
With the victory of the Spaniard Juan Antonio Flecha in the 4th stage, the Italian team Fassa
Bortolo had four stage wins in all in the 63rd Tour of the Community of Valence, which was
(156km), was won in a sprint by the Spaniard Juan Antonio Flecha (Fassa Bortolo team).
www.beauxvoyages.com /CycleArchive/CyclArch5.html   (635 words)

  
 Juan Antonio Flecha - Zimbio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Juan Antonio Flecha is a Tour de France cyclist riding for the Rabobank Team under manager Erik Breukink.
The Tour de France is also called La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or simply The Tour.
Welcome to our blog about Juan Antonio Flecha
www.zimbio.com /portal/Juan+Antonio+Flecha   (601 words)

  
 Roubaix Florists -
Juan Antonio Flecha - "Mine and nobody else's!"
Cycling News - Juan Antonio gets interrupted, and an older lady hands him a little basket of flowers which have not lasted the day, and a...
My dream is to win a race like the Ronde van Vlaanderen or Paris-Roubaix.
www.florist-services.com /tags/Roubaix   (68 words)

  
 Yaroslav Popovych News
For 2007, Trek has something for every rider With the momentum of seven years of Tour de France success behind them, Trek, is facing a world without Lance Armstrong's influence.
Nibali, who also rode impressively in the Eneco Tour last week, beat Juan Antonio Flecha, Manuele Mori and Yaroslav Popovych in a four-up sprint at the end of 217 kilometres to take the biggest win of his...
Here are the results of the men's GP Plouay, 226km: 1 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas 5.18.56 2 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni Rabobank 3 Manuele Mori Saunier Duval-Prodir 4 Yaroslav Popovych Discovery Channel Pro...
www.topix.net /cycling/yaroslav-popovych?scoring=d   (928 words)

  
 VeloNews: 2003 Tour de France Special Coverage: Stage 11   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Juan Antonio Flecha blazed like an arrow across the finish line on an airport runway to claim victory in Thursday's 153.5km stage 11 from Narbonne to Toulouse.
Flecha, which means arrow in Spanish, escaped the clutches of an eight-man breakaway with 15km to go in this relatively easy transition stage that carried the 90th Tour closer to the Pyrénées.
A look ahead: Ullrich poised to challenge in TT
www.velonews.com /tour2003/stage.php?stage=11   (484 words)

  
 TourPool: EVERYBODY'S TEAMS
Glen Rendall 1 FLECHA Juan Antonio 2 NOVAL Benjamin 3 BÉNÉTEAU Walter 4 KASHECHKIN Andrey 5 FRIGO Dario 6 ZBERG Beat 7 BACKSTEDT Magnus 8 ROGERS Michael 9 ULLRICH Jan Team T-MOBILE Total finishers 141
Natasha Elliot -190 1 FLECHA Juan Antonio 2 ULLRICH Jan 3 KLÖDEN Andreas 4 BOONEN Tom 5 KARPETS Vladimir 6 GILBERT Philippe 7 BASSO Ivan 8 VOIGT Jens 9 MCEWEN Robbie Team T-MOBILE Total finishers 139
Julie Deschenes-Furry 1 VOECKLER Thomas 2 MOREAU Christophe 3 FLECHA Juan Antonio 4 VINOKOUROV Alexander 5 MAYO Iban 6 MCGEE Bradley 7 COOKE Baden 8 BASSO Ivan 9 JULICH Bobby Team TEAM CSC Total finishers 151
7thgroove.com /tourpool/tour-teams.html   (3160 words)

  
 Ohio University Cycling Team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Bike: 2004 Cannondale/Saeco Team Replica (Thank you Larry Seibel)
Favorite Pro Rider: Robbie McEwen, Cadel Evans, Juan Antonio Flecha, Tom Boonen, Mickael Rasmussen
All about me: 5 foot 9 inches, 150 lbs.
www.ohiou.edu /~cycling/ben.html   (95 words)

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