Tuesday, 12. September 2006, 17:46:14
Valverde still leads
AP Photo / Bernat ArmangueFrom Eurosport: 'Euskaltel rider Igor Anton took Stage 16 of the Vuelta on Tuesday to give the Basque the first win of his career in appalling conditions at Calar Alto. Alejandro Valverde kept the golden jersey by coming in second 23 seconds behind his compatriot, but ahead of Kazakh rider Aleksander Vinkourov.'
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Thursday, 7. September 2006, 17:48:50
Valverde still leads
AP Photo/Bernat ArmangueFrom Eurosport: 'Liquigas rider Luca Paolini won stage 12 of the Vuelta. He sprung clear from a 12-man escape group with 4km remaining in Guadalajara. The 29-year-old Italian, whose only previous professional victories came in last year's Tour of Britain, was the strongest man on the uphill finish in Castile La Mancha.'
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Wednesday, 6. September 2006, 20:42:21
Valverde still leads
Eurosport photoFrom Reuters: 'Spaniard Egoi Martinez put his victory on Wednesday's 11th stage of the Tour of Spain down to the example set by retired seven times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong. Part of a three-man breakaway, Martinez, who rides for Armstrong's old Discovery Channel team, took off 13 km from the finish in Burgos for his first win in three years. Spaniard Inigo Landaluze was second, 55 seconds behind, and Ukrainian Volodymir Gustov third. Alejandro Valverde of Spain kept the overall lead.'
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