Tour de France - Saunier-Duval open Tour door for Ricco
Eurosport - Tue, 24 Jun 14:18:00 2008
Italian Ricardo Ricco will take part in the Tour de France as a replacement for the ill Jose Angel Gomez Marchante.
The 24-year-old Ricco, who rides for Saunier-Duval, finished second in the Giro d'Italia last month and will be one of the favourites for the polka dot jersey awarded to the best climber of the world's greatest stage race.
"Ricco, whose calendar did not include the French grand tour, is joining the team because Marchante won't be able to participate. He's been suffering from ulcerative colitis," Saunier-Duval said in a statement.
It will be Ricco's second appearance on the Tour, two years after he finished 98th overall on his debut.
The Tour de France starts in Brest on July 5 and ends in Paris on July 27.
Saunier-Duval team:
Riccardo Ricco (Italy)
Leonardo Piepoli (Spain)
Juanjo Cobo (Spain)
David De La Fuente (Spain)
Josep Jufre (Spain)
Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla (Spain)
Jesus Del Nero (Spain)
Angel 'Litu' Gomez (Spain)
Ninth place between:
Ruben Lobato (Spain)
Aurelien Passeron (France)
Rubens Bertogliati (Switzerland)
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Name Nat. Team Time Gert STEEGMANS 
QST 03:51:38 Gerald CIOLEK 
THR +00:00:00 Oscar FREIRE 
RAB +00:00:00 Robbie MC EWEN 
SIL +00:00:00 Thor HUSHOVD 
C.A +00:00:00 Julian DEAN 
TSL +00:00:00 Stefan SCHUMACHER GST +00:00:00 Robert FÖRSTER GST +00:00:00 Leonardo DUQUE 
COF +00:00:00 Robert HUNTER 
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Name Nat. Team Time Carlos SASTRE CSC 87:52:52 Cadel EVANS SIL +00:00:58 Bernhard KOHL 
GST +00:01:13 Denis MENCHOV 
RAB +00:02:10 Christian VANDEVELDE 
TSL +00:03:05 Frank SCHLECK 
CSC +00:04:28 Samuel SANCHEZ EUS +00:06:25 Kim KIRCHEN THR +00:06:55 Alejandro VALVERDE GCE +00:07:12 Tadej VALJAVEC 
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Name Nat. Team Points Oscar FREIRE RAB 270 Thor HUSHOVD C.A 220 Erik ZABEL MRM 217 Leonardo DUQUE COF 181 Kim KIRCHEN THR 155 Alejandro VALVERDE GCE 136 Robert HUNTER BAR 131 Robbie MC EWEN SIL 129 Julian DEAN TSL 119 Gerald CIOLEK THR 116 -
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Name Nat. Team Points Bernhard KOHL GST 128 Carlos SASTRE CSC 80 Frank SCHLECK CSC 80 Thomas VOECKLER 
BTL 65 Sebastian LANG GST 62 Stefan SCHUMACHER GST 61 John-Lee AUGUSTYN BAR 61 Alejandro VALVERDE GCE 58 Rémy DI GREGORIO FDJ 52 Egoi MARTINEZ EUS 51
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| Pos | Rider | Pts |
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| (1) | Alejandro VALVERDE | 123.00 |
| (2) | Damiano CUNEGO | 104.00 |
| 3 | Andreas KLODEN | 96.00 |
| 4 | Roman KREUZIGER | 94.00 |
| 5 | André GREIPEL | 93.00 |
| 6 | Cadel EVANS | 85.00 |
| 7 | Stijn DEVOLDER | 80.00 |
| 8 | Jose ROJAS GIL | 77.00 |
| 9 | Thomas LOVKVIST | 74.00 |
| 11 | Mikel ASTARLOZA | 60.00 |
Cycling - Classement UCI at 20/09-2008 - Team
| Pos | Team | Pts |
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| (1) | CAISSE D'EPARGNE | 229.00 |
| (2) | ASTANA | 226.00 |
| 3 | TEAM CSC | 180.00 |
| 4 | LIQUIGAS | 178.00 |
| 5 | SAUNIER DUVAL-SCOTT | 177.00 |
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He's got a stunning name for a start and a great pair of legs. I'm going over to St Malo to meet David Harmon and Sean Kelly for stage 2 of the tour - both Ricco Fans incidentally. I just hope Sean goes easy on the Muscadet this time. Last time we were in Brittany he ended up dancing on a table with Lars Bak. No harm done though.
What has Ricco ever done?
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