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                    [Title] => 2014 VueltaaEspana: Second chance
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Not a lot of cycling fans enjoyed the Tour de France the moment race favorite Brit Chris Froome got off his Pinarello during stage 5 as a result of (what was to be revealed later) a broken wrist.

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I believe its only in cycling where a current Grand Tour champion can't get a job. Chris Horner, who at 41, won the Vuelta a Espana, is currently without a team for next year.

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After so many months of inactivity, local bicycle road racing is backand it titled as the "Danao City Mayor's Cup Road Race" this weekend.

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A lot of my friends has been asking if I joined the Cobra Ironman 70.3 two Sunday's ago and I told them no.

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The first Grand Tour started last Saturday and unlike last year, the big names are in it.

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Once again, SKY’s dominance showed. Now, they’re 1-2 in the overall classification, with Chris Froome just over two minutes over his leader and Tour leader Bradley Wiggins.

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Team SKY is a British team whose main purpose is to bring home the Yellow Jersey back to England.

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Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong, currently two of the most prominent personalities in professional cycling and yet two of the most beleaguered.

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                    [Title] => 2014 VueltaaEspana: Second chance
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Not a lot of cycling fans enjoyed the Tour de France the moment race favorite Brit Chris Froome got off his Pinarello during stage 5 as a result of (what was to be revealed later) a broken wrist.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133418 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1420521 [AuthorName] => Jose Vicente Araneta [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1245520 [Title] => Champion without a Team [Summary] =>

I believe its only in cycling where a current Grand Tour champion can't get a job. Chris Horner, who at 41, won the Vuelta a Espana, is currently without a team for next year.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1162711 [Title] => Road racing is back in Danao! [Summary] =>

After so many months of inactivity, local bicycle road racing is backand it titled as the "Danao City Mayor's Cup Road Race" this weekend.

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A lot of my friends has been asking if I joined the Cobra Ironman 70.3 two Sunday's ago and I told them no.

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The first Grand Tour started last Saturday and unlike last year, the big names are in it.

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Once again, SKY’s dominance showed. Now, they’re 1-2 in the overall classification, with Chris Froome just over two minutes over his leader and Tour leader Bradley Wiggins.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1435501 [AuthorName] => JV Araneta [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 823626 [Title] => Can SKY win the TdF with Bradley Wiggins? [Summary] =>

Team SKY is a British team whose main purpose is to bring home the Yellow Jersey back to England.

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Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong, currently two of the most prominent personalities in professional cycling and yet two of the most beleaguered.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133418 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1420521 [AuthorName] => Jose Vicente Araneta [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) ) )
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