Article: Cycle: Valverde leads, Cobo wins Spanish tour's 19th stage

Article: Valverde leads in Tour of Catalunya
Xinhua News Agency;  May 19, 2009 ;     360 words ...Valverde leads in Tour of Catalunya MADRID, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Spain's cyclist Alejandro Valverde, who has been banned for two years from ...

Article: Zarate wins stage, Valverde leads overall
Xinhua News Agency;  April 8, 2004 ;     357 words ...Zarate wins stage, Valverde leads overall MADRID, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Spain's Carlos Zarate of Kelme team produced a solo ride to win the 169km third stage ...

Article: Cycle: Roux wins 17th stage of Tour of Spain, Valverde ...
AAP Sports News (Australia);  September 17, 2009 ;     537 words ...AAP Sports News (Australia) 09-17-2009 Cycle: Roux wins 17th stage of Tour of Spain, Valverde leads TALAVERA DE LA REINA, Spain, Sept 16 AFP - French rider Anthony Roux won Wednesday's 17th stage of the Tour of Spain, his ...

Article: Valverde leads by 15 seconds with 1 stage left
AP Worldstream;  May 23, 2009 ;     611 words ...Alejandro Valverde of Spain maintained his 15-second overall lead in the Volta of Catalunya after Saturday's next-to-last stage. Thor Hushovd of Norway, riding for the Cervelo team, won the sixth stage by edging Fabio Sabatini of Italy and Greg Henderson of New Zealand in the final sprint of the

Article: Valverde leads Spanish Vuelta
AP Worldstream;  August 31, 2008 ;     442 words ...Alejandro Valverde took the overall lead of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday after winning the second stage. Caisse d'Epargne rider Valverde timed his final sprint perfectly to distance himself from the pack and finish the 167.3-kilometer (103.9-mile) ride from Granada to Jaen in 4 hours, 23 minutes, 0

Article: SPORTSFILE: Valverde leads Tour.(Sport)
Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales);  July 6, 2008 ;     288 words ...ALEJANDRO Valverde has won the opening stage of the 95thTour de France after a storming finish in the final kilometre sprint. The Caisse d'Epargne rider - among the favourites to win this year's Tour - burst forward in the final 200 metres after it looked like Kim Kirchen had the win all wrapped

Article: NEWS FILE: Valverde leads Tour; SPORT AROUND THE ...
Sunday Mirror (London, England);  July 6, 2008 ;     327 words ...ALEJANDRO Valverde won the first stage of the Tour de France yesterday. The 28-year-old Spaniard will wear the race leader's yellow jersey after leading at the end of a 197.5-kilometer (122.7-mile) ride from Brest to Plumelec. Valverde, who won the Dauphine Libere race last month, crossed the line