... attention to the Tour where he will have the help of his strong Rabobank team and rising star Robert Gesink. The best young rider of ... curves, would be crucial. Besides the overall standings, the Rabobank team can aim for stage victories with riders such as the Spanish ...

... A projectile embedded in Freire's thigh was removed by a Rabobank team doctor. Dean's right index finger was injured, said ... hardest of Friday's climbs about 22 miles from the finish, Rabobank said. News of the shooting emerged hours after the stage finish ...

... including: Calyon, Credit Agricole of France; UBS; Barclays; Coral Purchasing, DZ Bank of Germany; Bank of Montreal; Rabobank of the Netherlands. Fortune, which credited a "reliable source," did not supply dollar amounts that each bank received ...

... for doping violations notably young Italian star Riccardo Ricco, winner of two stages this year. Freire, a 32-year-old Rabobank rider, collected his fourth Tour stage victory and his first this year with a time of 4 hours, 13 minutes, 8 seconds. He ...

... late that night, the Danish rider was removed by his own Rabobank team for lying about his whereabouts when he missed pre-race ... take the start this year because he, too, rides for Astana. Rabobank, Cofidis and Saunier Duval were invited by ASO even though ...

... Tour leader Michael Rasmussen taken out of Tour de France by Rabobank team GOURETTE, France (AP) Tour de France leader Michael ... sent home for violating (the team's) internal rules," Rabobank team spokesman Jacob Bergsma told The Associated Press by phone ...

... the same time. Wauters shook hands with Belgium's King Albert II after winning the stage. "It's like a dream," the Rabobank rider said. "The yellow jersey is a Godsend." He will wear it Tuesday when he rides through his hometown of Lummen on the ...

... Tour officials said three riders underwent random urine tests Monday that were carried out by the cycling union and French Ministry of Sports. The unidentified riders were from the Domo Farm Frites, Rabobank and BigMat Auber93 teams.

... victory on Bastille Day. Last year, CSC-Tiscali rider Laurent Jalabert of France won the stage on July 14. Kroon, of the Rabobank team, clocked 4:36:52. He is making his Tour debut and it was his first stage victory. "I'm normally not very emotional ...

... year's race with a 6:44 advantage over Ullrich, aided, in part, by his stunning time-trial run. Boogerd, of the Rabobank team, won Wednesday's 111.29-mile stage in 5:48.29. Spain's Carlos Sastre was second, just ahead of Armstrong ...