... favorites this year along with Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong, Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck and defending champion Carlos Sastre. "I feel good, comfortable and confident," Menchov said on Friday during a press conference at the eve of the ...

... theory I should be OK, because it's up to the others to attack." Those 'others' are merely the 2008 Tour winner Carlos Sastre, two-time Tour runner-up Cadel Evans, and Andy Schleck all of whom are lurking behind Contador and Armstrong ...

... Luxembourg is 1:49 back in ninth; defending Tour champion Carlos Sastre of Spain is 2:52 back in 16th; and Cadel Evans of ... Honestly, if I was Cadel Evans, or Andy Schleck, or Carlos Sastre, I would be waiting," he added. "I would wait for ...

... potential contenders Cadel Evans of Australia, brothers Andy and Frank Schleck of Luxembourg or the 2008 Tour champion Carlos Sastre. "It was really, really cold," Armstrong, who is riding in his 12th Tour, told The Associated Press. "To be ...

... gotten a jump," Sanchez said. Among the other favorites, Schleck is 1:49 back in ninth, defending Tour winner Carlos Sastre of Spain is 2:52 back in 16th, and Evans is 3:07 behind in 18th place. Riders face a third and final day in the ...

... Contador didn't. Nor did Levi Leipheimer of the United States or Cadel Evans of Australia or 2008 Tour champion Carlos Sastre of Spain. All lost 41 seconds to Cavendish, Armstrong and Cancellara. Contador dropped from second to fourth overall ...

... I think we can say that we accomplished that." Astana dealt a blow to several title hopefuls. Defending champion Carlos Sastre of Spain is 2:44 back; two-time runner-up Cadel Evans of Australia is 2:59 behind; and Giro d'Italian champ ...

... doubts about his ability to scale punishing ascents. "I think I'll be good," he said. With defending champion Carlos Sastre 2:44 back, two-time runner-up Cadel Evans lagging 2:59 behind and Denis Menchov 3:52 back, the Tour could ...

... beautiful week to be in this yellow jersey. ... I'm going to try to defend it but I don't know how well I can do." Carlos Sastre, the 2008 Tour champion and one of the world's top climbers, clearly is on the radar screen of both Armstrong and ...

SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France Carlos Sastre handled his latest test, and is one step from the Tour de France title. The 33-year-old Spaniard all but locked up victory ...