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Wheels and Boonen
Posted Jul 20th 2007, 4:48pm by Nick Judd in Tour de France
Tom Boonen wins stage 12 by half a bike length from Erik Zabel.
The peloton swept past long-time leaders Txurruka and Fedrigo as Boonen knicks it. Stage-11 winner Robbie Hunter finishes third. Find out how the final closing moments unfolded here
For the top 10 stage winners and overall standings click here
To read Tom's diary of the Tour so far, click here
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Stage 12 live!
Posted Jul 20th 2007, 2:43pm by Nick Judd in Tour de France
Follow the hilly 178.5-kilometer ride form Montpellier to Castres live...
Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel) and Pierrick Fedrigo (Bouygues Telecom) lead the pelaton - and you can all the action here.
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Sponsors to pull plug?
Posted Jul 20th 2007, 1:52pm by Nick Judd in Tour de France
More controversy in the Tour de France as German sponsors threaten to pull the plug....
The latest news suggests Adidas may stop sponsoring cycling after another doping scandal hit the Tour de France this week.
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Broadcasters protest
Posted Jul 20th 2007, 11:43am by Nick Judd in Tour de France
A German television broadcaster has pulled its coverage of the Tour de France.
In the first move of its kind by any of the broadcasters that cover the race, the German state television channels ARD and ZDF have left the race and will stop covering it following the positive drugs test by the German cyclist Patrick Sinkewitz. [link](http://sport.guardian.co.uk/tourdefrance2007/story/0,,2129787,00.html?
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Rasmussen free to ride
Posted Jul 20th 2007, 11:35am by Nick Judd in Tour de France
Race leader Michael Rasmussen has been cleared to start in today’s 12th stage by Tour de France organizers.
Rasmussen was yesterday expelled from the Danish national team.
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Germans get their Tour back
Posted Jul 20th 2007, 10:50am by james evans in Tour de France
German broadcaster Sat.1 has jumped in following the fall-out over the Sinkewitz scandal.
Link: Germans back in the race
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Stage 12 Preview
Posted Jul 20th 2007, 8:24am by james evans in Tour de France
There's a category two climb en route for today's stage between Montpellier and Castre, with two sprint points and four climbs overall.
Link: Stage 12 Preview
Overnight, David Zabriskie, who has been riding for the CSC team, became the latest rider to leave the Tour, having struggled with the rigours and legacy of the Pyrenees.
Link: Too much for Zab
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