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After eight stages in 2006, three Americans _ Landis, David Zabriskie and George Hincapie _ were within 2 1/2 minutes of the lead ... Among the other top Americans, veteran Chris Horner of the Predictor-Lotto team is 25th, 6:29 behind, and Discovery's George Hincapie trails 45th, 20:19 back. (Helena Independent Record)
Armstrong keeping up with Discovery team Jul 13, 2007
"He sent me a message [Wednesday] to ask how I was doing," said George Hincapie, Armstrong's ally with the U.S. Postal Service team and later Discovery ... Of current riders, Australian sprint ace Robbie McEwen chooses not to wear one, while George Hincapie argues that they're indispensable for safety. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Cycling - Tour De France Jul 12, 2007
George Hincapie, United States, Discovery Channel, same time ... George Hincapie, United States, Discovery Channel, :43. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Cancellara wins 3rd stage, pads Tour lead Jul 11, 2007
David Millar of Britain is third, 41 seconds behind, and George Hincapie of the U.S. is fourth, 43 seconds back. The Tour, which began in London for the first time this year, features mostly flat early stages that favor sprinters. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Sports Digest Jul 10, 2007
American George Hincapie was cut and bruised, and Discovery Channel teammate Tomas Vaitkus of Lithuania dropped out after breaking his right thumb in five places. Today's stage is a 147-mile ride from Waregem, Belgium, to Compiegne, France, north of Paris. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Steegmans takes Stage Two Jul 10, 2007
Team-mate George Hincapie hurt his left knee in the crash but his team insisted the American was fit enough to continue. Like Cancellara, who while not being a contender for overall victory lives to lead the Tour for another day. (iAfrica.com)
* Cancellara dominates Tour prologue Jul 9, 2007
" Tour officials, fearing that fans will turn away, have sought to rebuild the sport's battered reputation, requiring all riders to sign a new International Cycling Union anti-doping commitment. In it, riders said they are not involved in doping and promised to submit DNA samples to Spanish authorities in the Operation Puerto probe that erupted last year. Cyclists also had to agree to pay a year's salary on top of a two-year ban if caught doping. As a stage winner, Cancellara was automatically... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Fabian off to a fabulous start in London Jul 9, 2007
American George Hincapie of Discovery Channel was third, 23 seconds off the pace. Bradley Wiggins, the prologue favourite, finished fourth in the same time while fellow Briton David Millar was down in 13th place. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
A crash, but no burn Jul 9, 2007
David Millar (Britain), 21 seconds off lead; George Hincapie (U.S.), 23 seconds off lead. SCOREBOARD: Results, stage list* 2C. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Tour de France: Australian McEwen tumbles off bike, recovers and sprints to victory in first stage Jul 9, 2007
Winner: Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen of Predictor-Lotto in 4 hours, 39 minutes, 1 second; top American, George Hincapie, 24th, same time ... British cyclist David Millar is third; top American, George Hincapie, fourth, 0:23 behind. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Le retour du Tour? Livingstone hails opening day in London and wants race to return Jul 8, 2007
HINCAPIE'S WOE: Finishing the Tour de France prologue in third place meant nothing to George Hincapie. I got second last year, so it's a disappointment, Hincapie said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Tour kicks off quietly in London Jul 8, 2007
George Hincapie of the United States was next, 23 seconds off the pace ... HOW OTHERS FARED: Andreas Kloeden of Germany was second, 13 seconds behind; American George Hincapie was third, 23 seconds back and Levi Leipheimer of the United States was 26th, 40 seconds behind. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Swiss Cyclist Wins Tour Prologue Jul 8, 2007
Germany's Andreas Kloeden was the runner-up, with US rider George Hincapie finishing third. The 2007 Tour is being contested under a cloud of doping suspicions that threatens all of cycling. (KWTX.com, TX)
Tour de France prologue post-race press conference, July 7, 2007 Jul 8, 2007
The German rider had looked like the likely winner when he went a full twelve seconds quicker than previous leader Vladimir Gusev (Discovery Channel), especially when other tipped riders such as George Hincapie (Discovery Channel), Bradley Wiggins (Cofidis), Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) and David Millar (Saunier Duval Prodir) failed to match his time. However the big Swiss rider was on another level, racing through the 4. (Cyclingnews.com)
Cancellara wins prologue Jul 8, 2007
United States rider George Hincapie took third, 23 seconds adrift with home favourite Bradley Wiggins crossing the line in the same time in fourth. Pre-Tour favourite Alexandre Vinokourov took seventh. (iAfrica.com)
Tour De France Opener Won By Cancellara Jul 8, 2007
Germany's Andreas Kloeden was the runner-up, with U.S. rider George Hincapie finishing third. The 2007 Tour is being contested under a cloud of doping suspicions that threatens all of cycling. (Click2Houston, TX)
Leipheimer aiming to peak when it counts Jul 6, 2007
He will be supported in the mountains by Alberto Contador of Spain and also will have compatriot George Hincapie -- Armstrong's faithful lieutenant through all seven victories -- at his side. BLOOD TESTS ALL NEGATIVE: All 189 riders who underwent blood tests ahead of the start of the Tour de France showed negative results, the International Cycling Union said. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Wiggins eyes yellow jersey Jul 6, 2007
And the lanky Englishman who grew up cycling in the streets of the capital believes there will be no repeat of last year when Norwegian sprinter Thor Hushovd stunned the field to beat American George Hincapie by the slimmest of margins ... "I don't think it is well suited to the likes of George Hincapie, Hushovd or Stuart O'Grady. They're all great riders and I'm sure they won't be far behind but the course is slightly longer, which makes it more suited to the specialists.". (iAfrica.com)
Tour de France's downhill slide caused by doping scandals Jul 5, 2007
Joining Leipheimer, who came from the German Gerolsteiner team this year, is George Hincapie. In his 12th Tour, he's the defending U.S. national road cycling champion. (USA Today -- Sports)
Event Preview Jul 4, 2007 Leipheimer to lead Discovery Channel at Tour de France Jun 29, 2007 Tour de Georgia: Haedo takes final stage Apr 23, 2007 * Sports Briefs Apr 23, 2007 Tour de Georgia winner overcomes flat tire Apr 23, 2007 Brajkovic wins Tour de Georgia title with flat tire Apr 23, 2007 Tour de Georgia: Photo finish decides Stage 6 Apr 22, 2007 Riders attack Atlanta streets Apr 22, 2007 Strange, Green get elected to golf Hall Apr 19, 2007 Mountain stages hard on the legs Apr 18, 2007 'Hell of the North' looms Apr 13, 2007 2007 Tour de Georgia: Your biking guide Mar 31, 2007 Fitness as a Balance Sheet Mar 23, 2007 Top cycling teams to compete in Tour de Georgia Mar 21, 2007 Overall Race Leader Levi Leipheimer and Stage Six Winner JJ Haedo Lead Peloton Of World's Best Cyclists Into Southern California for Sunday's Amgen Tour of California Finale Feb 26, 2007 California sees Pro Tour in near future Feb 26, 2007 Leipheimer keeps pace Feb 25, 2007 When the Levi Breaks - Leipheimer extends overall lead over Germany's Voigt with Stage 5 time trial victory over streets of Solvang Feb 24, 2007 TOUR OF CALIFORNIAItalian surges to win Stage 4Leipheimer maintains lead Feb 23, 2007 TOUR OF CALIFORNIABig crash doesn't hurtRuling helps Leipheimer stay in lead Feb 20, 2007 Killion: Scenes from a bike race -- both beautiful and not Feb 20, 2007 Top cyclists, up close and personal Feb 19, 2007 TOUR OF CALIFORNIARace gaining prestige, popularityPromoters predict bigger crowds and a more competitive event Feb 18, 2007 Hesjedal rides into spotlight in ToC eventHealth Net cyclist is now among favorites in race that starts in S.F. Feb 16, 2007 * Discovery Channel ends sponsorship Feb 11, 2007 Tour of Missouri to travel through Columbia, Springfield and Lebanon, but not Rolla Feb 10, 2007 Some familiar ground for Discovery, Lance Jan 28, 2007
Teammate Alberto Contador will also have to be watched closely as will Discovery's George Hincapie. Some of the top sprinters to look out for will be Australian Robbie McEwen, Germans Stefan Schummacher and Erik Zabel. (Fresno Bee)
Top cycling team set for Tour de Missouri Jul 2, 2007
The Discovery Channel team features a multi-national squad, led by top Americans Levi Leipheimer, a podium contender in this year's Tour de France, 2006 U.S. National Champion George Hincapie, and 2005 Tour de Georgia winner Tom Danielson. ur team has always had great success racing in the U.S., and we are looking forward to another solid performance in Missouri, said Sports Director Johan Bruyneel. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
The other riders in the race that begins July 7 in London are Vladimir Gusev, George Hincapie, Egoi Martinez, Benjamin Noval, Sergio Paulinho, Yaroslav Popovych and Tomas Vaitkus. The 24-year-old Contador earned his first major victory this spring at the weeklong Paris-Nice race. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
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"I didn't even know myself how good I was going to feel." CSC rider Juan Jose Haedo of Argentina was second and George Hincapie of Discovery Channel third. TRACK AND FIELD Jackson sets hurdle mark Running straight into a powerful wind, Bershawn Jackson won the 400m hurdles at the Kansas Relays on Saturday with a time of 48. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
"In a few seconds, the whole team was in the back of the peloton waiting for me," said Brajkovic, the 23-year-old Slovenian who was aided by some of the biggest American names in the sport: George Hincapie, Levi Leipheimer and 2005 Tour de Georgia champion Tom Danielson. "We were in the front of the group in the matter of a few minutes, so there were no serious problems.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
But he recovered in time, then pulled away from more prominent teammates such as George Hincapie, 2005 Tour de Georgia winner Tom Danielson and Levi Leipheimer, coming off a victory in the Tour of California. "This is the biggest win of my career so far," Brajkovic said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Reigning USA Cycling Professional Road Race champion George Hincapie of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team finished third ... "I came over the top of the hill with third wheel behind (George Hincapie). I think the guys on the back quit making an effort to get back on in the last corner and I basically just coasted to about 200 meters and then just spun it out.". (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
JJ Haedo of Team CSC was second, and George Hincapie of Discovery Channel was third. Rodriguez, Haedo and Ivan Dominguez of Toyota-United are expected to battle again today for the stage win, although the overall Tour de Georgia title has been locked up by Discovery Channel's Janez Brajkovic following Stage 6. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Those left behind include American hopefuls Levi Leipheimer, George Hincapie, and Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton, racing for the first time in the U.S. since serving a two-year suspension for blood doping. - Wire services. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Levi Leipheimer, who won the Tour of California, placed sixth, followed by Tom Danielson, the 2005 Tour de Georgia champion, in 10th place and George Hincapie in 11th despite a broken wrist. The team is competing without Jason McCartney, who did not start the Tour on Monday because of a stomach virus. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
All three are among a handful which includes defending champion Fabian Cancellara, Italian Alessandro Ballan and American George Hincapie who possess some of the many ingredients which go into taming one of cycling's mythical races. Cancellara proved the strongest of a battered and bruised bunch last year when he escaped late on to finish in the Roubaix velodrome on his own. (iAfrica.com)
By Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 03/ 00004000 29/07. Local authorities call it the biggest event ever to be staged in Peachtree City, and their long wait is nearly over. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
David "Tiger" Williams is practically upside down, legs curled overhead, working out the kinks in his back before a hilly late-winter ride with his buddy George Hincapie. Even from this inglorious, if impressively limber, position, Williams is talking a mile a minute. (BusinessWeek)
Tom Danielson, Levi Leipheimer, and George Hincapie are among their top riders expected to compete in Georgia ... "The wrist fracture I suffered in California was very unfortunate as it meant I would miss racing Paris-Roubaix, one of my big objectives. However, I had to move on and the first thing I considered was using the Tour de Georgia as the beginning of my Tour de France preparation. I have always thought it was a great race and with the team going for the win, it was an easy sell to... (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
"The organization has gotten bigger. I'm very happy with their [the organizers'] continued commitment to this event." In an example of the aggressive riding today, Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team's George Hincapie (USA) and Tony Cruz (USA) touched wheels during an attack and crashed after only three miles (5 km) of racing. Hincapie, who won two stages in last year's Amgen Tour of California and fourth place overall, finished the stage, but the team released a statement that he has been... (PR Newswire)
Besides the top American riders, a list that includes Leipheimer and George Hincapie of Discovery Channel, Bobby Julich and David Zabriskie of CSC, the event drew a slew of notable Europeans, including Ivan Basso, Jens Voigt, Thor Hushovd, Michael Rasmussen and Paolo Bettini, the 2006 world road racing champion. Some are calling it the best field of road cyclists on American soil since the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
George Hincapie, left, talks with Levi Leipheimer and a Discovery Channel medical team member, after finishing Stage 6 of the AMGEN Tour of California on Saturday. Hincapie broke his left arm after a fall in Stage 6 and will not compete in Stage 7. (USA Today -- Sports)
Discovery Channel's George Hincapie was fifth (30:20. 540). (Santa Maria Times)
TOUR OF CALIFORNIA / Italian surges to win Stage 4 / Leipheimer maintains lead. They knew when to stay down and keep everything calm and when to speed up for our own benefit, and they did it perfectly. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
" Briefly: David Zabriskie, the runner-up in last year's inaugural Tour of California, crashed into a ditch alongside Highway 1 some 30 miles from the finish and sustained a mild concussion. The Team CSC rider was taken to an undisclosed hospital for observation and was scratched from the race. ... Aussie Nicolas Gates of the Predictor-Lotto team also had a mild concussion, sustained in the circuit crash, but he finished the race, nearly 9 minutes behind Browne. He, too, was taken to a hospital.... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
He signed with Discovery Channel -- Armstrong's former team -- and had the benefit of cyclists like George Hincapie and Basso working for him Monday. Discovery, which lost its Tour de France dominance last year, also signed Basso, an uber-talented Italian, over the winter. (San Jose Mercury News -- Sports)
"This is terrific. It's great to see them up close like this and not moving. Usually they go by too fast to see anything.'' Moments before the race began, Lester and his son Chris were standing along the rail, reaching out and touching the slinky cyclists as they glided past in their warm-ups. Lester managed to slap racing legends Ivan Basso on the shoulder blade and George Hincapie on a slightly different spot. "Got him on the butt,'' said Lester, with a smile. "I feel much more powerful now. I... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
And such noted riders as Americans Levi Leipheimer, George Hincapie, Bobby Julich and David Zabriskie, Australian Michael Rogers, Italian Paolo Bettini, Norwegian Thor Hushovd and Swiss Fabian Cancellara will be part of the 144-man field. "USA Cycling says this is the best field that has raced on American soil since '96 (the Atlanta Olympics)," Hunter said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
" Corbett thinks it could be well up there in the 144-rider field, which includes the likes of Team CSC's David Zabriskie and Bobby Julich (the second- and third-place riders behind Landis in last year's ToC), Discovery Channel's George Hincapie (fourth in '06), Levi Leipheimer (sixth in '06) and Ivan Basso, Predictor Lotto's Cadel Evans (seventh in '06) and Robbie McEwen, Quick Step's Paolo Bettini and T-Mobile's Michael Rogers. "Without a doubt, Ryder is one of the three or four best time... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
George Hincapie won the US championship road race. This story has been viewed 140 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The team features top Americans George Hincapie (the current U.S. Professional Champion), Levi Leipheimer (a three-time Top 10 Tour de France finisher) and young star Tom Danielson, the winner of the 2005 Tour de Georgia. One of Missouri s own will even be riding in the tour. (Rolla Daily News, MO)
Since then, locals and cycling enthusiasts have enjoyed the chance to get a little closer to the top international athletes, such as George Hincapie and Chechu Rubiera. This year the Discovery team also added big name riders Ivan Basso and Levi Leipheimer to the mix, becoming the cycling world's answer to the New York Yankees. (Santa Maria Times)
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