tour 2007 rasmussen

Tour de France 2007. On stage 8 Michael Rasmussen did the ride of his life. He was like a motorbike and could'nt get stopped. He took the yellow jersey and w...

Michael Rasmussen (born 1 June 1974) is a retired Danish professional cyclist who competed in road racing and mountain biking. His most notable victories include four stages of the Tour de France (shared Danish record), one stage of the Vuelta a España and a win on the Italian classic Giro dell'Emilia in 2002. He also won the best climber classification in the 2005 and 2006 Tour de France.

Wed 25 Jul 2007 19.42 EDT. Share. ... Rabobank's decision came after Rasmussen won the Tour's final mountain stage, finishing on top of the Col d'Aubisque in the Pyrénées. It was his second ...

Tour de France 2007 - stage 16 - Orthez - Gourette-Col d'Aubisque, 218.5 km.Last stage in the Pyrenees. Carlos Sastre, Iban Mayo, Mauricio Soler went in an e...

Tour de France 2007 - stage 15 - Foix to Loudenvielle (196 km)Five mountains was on the menu this day. But the stage is best remembered for Michael Rasmussen...

Dane wins stage, extends lead and sets up overall success

Cycling: Michael Rasmussen's stage victory was quickly overshadowed as the Tour's credibility faced complete collapse.

33 year-old Michael Rasmussen was just days away from the pinnacle of his career on July 25, 2007. He had won stage 16 of the Tour - the final mountain stage - and was more than three minutes ...

Michael Rasmussen was leading the Tour but was forced to abandon when news surfaced that he had missed several out-of-competition drug tests. With Rasmussen gone, the way was open for Contador to win the Tour. The 31-second podium spread was the closest in Tour history. Complete Final 2007 Tour de France General Classification:

Michael Rasmussen put in a stellar ride Saturday in the first of two time trials in the Tour de France and maintained his grip on the yellow jersey by one minute over Cadel Evans.

Michael Rasmussen Tour de France 2007 yellow jersey. By Simon Richardson. ... Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen has been withdrawn from the event and suspended by his Rabobank team.

'The day the chicken took to the skies.' Highlights of stage 16 of the 2007 Tour de France, michael rasmussen best moments, where we saw a battle between Mic...

Find out the latest news, stage reports, race scores and expert analysis from the 2007 Tour de France Stage 16. Cyclingnews.com: The world centre of cycling.

July 20, 2007; MONTPELLIER, France, July 19 — Michael Rasmussen, the current leader of the Tour de France, has been kicked off Denmark's national cycling team because of repeated failures to ...

The seismic departure of the race leader Michael Rasmussen from the Tour de ... A brief reference on Italian television to a chance meeting in the Dolomites on 13 June was the 2007 Tour de France ...

Michael Rasmussen (Christina Watches) says that he was "robbed" of the 2007 Tour de France and told journalists this week at the Tour de San Luis in Argentina that he remains bitter about what happened in that Tour.. Rasmussen says he's still fuming about what happened in 2007, when Rabobank kicked him off the team while wearing the yellow jersey with just days left before arriving in ...

Rasmussen has to answer three questions as Tour de France leader and tried to explain his version of events. He admitted he had missed two UCI tests and received warning letters in March 2006 and ...

Tour de France 2007 - stage 17 - Pau - Castelsarrasin (188.5 km)The moral for racing on this was not the best. So a breakaway with riders like Jens Voigt and...

The 2007 Tour de France has been referred to as one of the most controversial Tours. After the end of the Tour, ... Despite being tested negative for doping before the Tour and seventeen times during the Tour, Michael Rasmussen was pulled from the race for violating team rules. According to Rabobank, he had told the UCI and the team that he was ...

Michael Rasmussen rides into yellow at the 2007 Tour de France.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti) Michael Rasmussen and Rabobank have settled their court case, Ekstra Bladet reports. The Dane ...

Victoire de Rasmussen au somme de l'aubisque, pour le plus grand plaisir de Thierry Adam.

Froome calls out 'irresponsible' Tour de France reporting. Rasmussen returned to the race on Saturday for the first time since he was excluded from the 2007 Tour while wearing the yellow jersey ...

Michael Rasmussen has retreated from explosive comments he made to Danish television that he suggested that "100 percent" of Rabobank's 2007 Tour de France squad was doped. Rasmussen's claims were met with incredulity from three-time world champion Óscar Freire, who challenged the veracity of the Dane's statements, threatening to sue.