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The beauty of Grand Slam tennis is both its sheer predictability and its utter unpredictability. When a draw comes out, it is easy to trace through a favorite's path, determining where the potential stumbling blocks might come along the path toward the finals. Yet there is inevitably a player who gets overlooked or overhyped -- nothing ever seems to play out exactly the way one might predict.Elena Dementieva learned that the hard way today at Flushing Meadows. Dementieva has already had a strong season prior to New York. She had won two hard-court tournaments in January prior to her semifinal…
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96th Tour de FranceStage 21 - Montereau-Fault-Yonne to Paris/Champs-Elysees) - 164.0 km (102.0 mi)26 July 2009 For all the buildup to the finish line on the famed stretch of cobblestones on the Champs-Elysees, it never even ended up being a real contest. Cutting the final corner in an expertly smooth arc seemingly lacking amongst the rest of the peloton, Mark Renshaw pulled his vaunted teammate through the bend and into the record books. Renshaw, who is known as the fastest lead-out man in cycling, had delivered his patron to the line so far…
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96th Tour de FranceStage 20 - Montelimar to Mont Ventoux - 167.0 km (103.5 mi)25 July 2009 The searing, windy lunar upper pitches of Mont Ventoux has played a decisive role in the Tour de France for over a half century. Today, the climb featured in the race for the fourteenth time in its history. And with the finish line set at the summit, we would have a stage winner atop the Bald Mountain of Provence for just the eighth time ever in the Tour. Ultimately, after all the dust and sweat settled, it was Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) taking his…
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