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July 2009
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Cav' wins on the Champs; Contador crowned Tour champion
Oakley dominated the Tour de France with 15 stage victories (out of a total of 21), the Green and White Jerseys, four riders placing in the top five and 14 days in Yellow.
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Stage 19 - Cav Takes Fifth Stage Win
Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish (OAKLEY) won his fifth stage of the 2009 Tour de France on Friday, while Alberto Contador remained in the overall lead and Lance Armstrong picked up some time on his rivals.
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Lance Armstrong Announces New Team
Lance Armstrong’s new team will be Team RadioShack for the 2010 season and beyond.
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Frank Schleck Wins Stage 17
As the final leg of the Tour de France nears, Oakley’s Frank Schleck of Luxembourg won Wednesday’s 17th stage and Alberto Contador took second place as he closed in on the overall win.
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Andy Schleck Collects White Jersey After Stage 15
Oakley’s Andy Schleck of the Saxo Bank team was the only rider able to stay close to Contador in the final ascent to the Swiss ski resort of Verbier in Sunday’s 15th stage.
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Sergei Ivanov Wins Stage 14, 12th Stage Win for Oakley
Katusha’s Sergei Ivanov won Saturday’s stage 14, a mostly flat transition stage from Friday’s day in the mountainous Verges region and Sunday’s first day in the Alps.
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Germany's Heinrich Haussler Wins Lucky Stage 13
On a 200km stage, Heinrich Haussler (Cervélo TestTeam) was off the front for 195km….
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Tour Update: Oakley Wins 10 Stages, Retains Yellow Jersey
Saxo Bank’s Nicki Sorensen (Oakley) emerged from a seven-man break to take a classic solo win on a perfect summer day in France Thursday.
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Oakley to Auction Eyewear Signed by Lance Armstrong
All Proceeds from Unique Collector’s Item Will Support Cancer Foundation.
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Cavendish Takes Green With Fourth Stage Win
With his trusty leadout Columbia-HTC train of Oakley’s George Hincapie and then Mark Renshaw setting him up at the front of the peloton, Cavendish jumped on the uphill sprint finish of stage 11 to take the win…
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Cav Wins Stage 10
Oakley’s Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) won a leisurely, radio-free 10th stage of Tour de France on Tuesday.
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Oakley Wins Stage 9, Maintains Overall
Oakley’s Pierrick Fedrigo (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) countered a late attack by fellow breakaway Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) to win stage 9 of the 2009 Tour de France on Sunday.
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Sanchez Wins Stage 8; Nocentini Wears Yellow
Luis Leon Sanchez won Saturday’s second day in the Pyrenees, a 176-km romp from Andora back into France for the start of the race’s second week.
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Hushovd Wins a Rainy Stage 6
On a day of crashes, wet roads and rolling climbs, Cervélo’s Thor Hushovd powered his way to a sprint win ahead of three-time world champion Oscar Freire (Rabobank).
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Cancellara keeps the jersey by a fraction of a second over Armstrong
Team Astana blazed through the team time trial to win stage 4.
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Cav' Crushes Stage 3
Oakley’s Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) won his second consecutive stage of the Tour de France on Monday…
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Cavendish wins second stage; Cancellara keeps lead
Wearing Jawbone, Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) sped to victory on Sunday in stage 2 of the 2009 Tour de France, a 187km race from the principality of Monaco to Brignoles.
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Cancellara wins Tour opener in Monaco
Last Saturday, OAKLEY Swiss tempo specialist, Fabian Cancellara, put all competitors behind him on today’s first stage of the Tour de France where Alberto Contador was dropped by 18 seconds on the 15.5 kilometres long course in the streets of Monaco.
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Oakley Announces Custom Jawbone Eyewear in Tour de France
Oakley, Inc. today announced updates regarding the 2009 Tour de France and the concurrent worldwide release of JAWBONE, a revolutionary breakthrough in performance eyewear.