Valverde dons yellow jersey after day 1
China Daily | Updated: 2008-07-07 07:26
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Spaniard Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne/Spa) crosses the finish line on Saturday in Plumelec, western France, as he wins the 197.5 km first stage of the 2008 Tour de France run between Brest and Plumelec. Valverde won the stage ahead of Belgian Philippe Gilbert (La Francaise des Jeux/Fra) and French Jerome Pineau (Bouygues Telecom/Fra). AFP |
PLUMELEC, France: Cadel Evans was given a glimpse of the kind of climbing power he might be up against at this year's Tour de France by Spanish rival Alejandro Valverde here on Saturday.
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