Tour de France - Beloki retires
Eurosport - Fri, 21 Dec 14:41:00 2007
Joseba Beloki, who finished second in the Tour de France behind Lance Armstrong in 2002, has announced his retirement.
"I have gone 18 months without competing and have fought against the wind and the tide to get a number on my back, but it has been impossible," Beloki said.
The 34-year-old Spaniard said he hoped to continue working in the world of cycling in some capacity.
Beloki achieved podium finishes at the Tour de France in 2000 and 2001, coming in third on both occasions.
He was implicated in the Spanish investigation into doping in sport known as Operacion Puerto in 2006.
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Stage
Name Nat. Team Time Sylvain CHAVANEL 
COF 03:37:09 Jérémy ROY FDJ +00:00:00 Gerald CIOLEK 
THR +00:01:13 Erik ZABEL MRM +00:01:13 Heinrich HAUSSLER GST +00:01:13 Leonardo DUQUE 
COF +00:01:13 Filippo POZZATO 
LIQ +00:01:13 Thor HUSHOVD 
C.A +00:01:13 Robert FÖRSTER GST +00:01:13 Julian DEAN 
TSL +00:01:13 -
Yellow
Name Nat. Team Time Carlos SASTRE 
CSC 82:54:36 Frank SCHLECK 
CSC +00:01:24 Bernhard KOHL 
GST +00:01:33 Cadel EVANS 
SIL +00:01:34 Denis MENCHOV 
RAB +00:02:39 Christian VANDEVELDE 
TSL +00:04:41 Alejandro VALVERDE GCE +00:05:35 Samuel SANCHEZ EUS +00:05:52 Tadej VALJAVEC 
ALM +00:08:10 Vladimir EFIMKIN ALM +00:08:24 -
Green
Name Nat. Team Points Oscar FREIRE RAB 244 Erik ZABEL MRM 202 Thor HUSHOVD C.A 198 Leonardo DUQUE COF 164 Kim KIRCHEN THR 145 Alejandro VALVERDE GCE 125 Robert HUNTER 
BAR 115 Robbie MC EWEN SIL 105 Julian DEAN TSL 99 Filippo POZZATO LIQ 98 -
Mountain
Name Nat. Team Points Bernhard KOHL GST 125 Carlos SASTRE CSC 80 Frank SCHLECK CSC 80 Thomas VOECKLER BTL 65 Stefan SCHUMACHER GST 61 John-Lee AUGUSTYN BAR 61 Sebastian LANG GST 60 Alejandro VALVERDE GCE 58 Rémy DI GREGORIO FDJ 52 Egoi MARTINEZ EUS 51
Cycling - Classement UCI at 22/06/2008 - Individual
| Pos | Rider | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | Damiano CUNEGO | 104.00 |
| 2 | Andreas KLODEN | 96.00 |
| 3 | Roman KREUZIGER | 94.00 |
| 4 | Cadel EVANS | 85.00 |
| 5 | Alejandro VALVERDE | 83.00 |
| 6 | André GREIPEL | 62.00 |
| 7 | Mikel ASTARLOZA | 60.00 |
| 8 | Alberto CONTADOR | 58.00 |
| 9 | Thomas DEKKER | 54.00 |
| 10 | Stijn DEVOLDER | 50.00 |
Cycling - Classement UCI at 22/06/2008 - Team
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | ASTANA | 145.00 |
| 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE | 127.00 |
| 3 | TEAM CSC | 126.00 |
| 4 | SAUNIER DUVAL-SCOTT | 109.00 |
| 5 | SILENCE-LOTTO | 108.00 |
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