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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Hunt returns to Team Sky coaching position]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/hunt-returns-to-team-sky-coaching-position-738127-Jan2013/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Dan Hunt will help lead Sky’s bid for back-to-back Tour de France victories.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Dave Brailsford" />
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<author><name>Steven O'Rourke</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Do the maths… Contador says drug-ban Tours still count for him]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/do-the-maths-contador-says-drug-ban-tours-still-count-for-him-591044-Sep2012/" ></link>
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<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/do-the-maths-contador-says-drug-ban-tours-still-count-for-him-591044-Sep2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Contador raised seven fingers on the winner’s podium in Madrid yesterday.]]></summary>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Contador secures ‘beautiful’ victory in Madrid]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-a-espana-contador-secures-beautiful-victory-in-madrid-590114-Sep2012/" ></link>
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<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-a-espana-contador-secures-beautiful-victory-in-madrid-590114-Sep2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The 29-year-old Spaniard sealed his second Vuelta triumph a month after returning from a two-year doping ban. ]]></summary>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Contador prepares coronation in Madrid]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-news-589627-Sep2012/" ></link>
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<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-news-589627-Sep2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Denis Menchov won the penultimate stage of La Vuelta.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Sean Farrell</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Gilbert takes his second stage]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-a-espana-stage-19-gilbert-588459-Sep2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The Belgian left it late to win the 178.4km race, while Nicolas Roche finished 26th. ]]></summary>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Bennati trumps Swift at the last]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-bennati-contador-586944-Sep2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:1ffc0933-353c-dc30-97fa-a74aa73eb645</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-bennati-contador-586944-Sep2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[204 kilometres in intense heat and it all comes down to the final sprint.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Sean Farrell</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/sean-farrell/</url>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Contador storms into overall lead]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-alberto-contador-585595-Sep2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:736034c3-4071-69e1-120a-3b842690f8fb</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-alberto-contador-585595-Sep2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The red jersey no  longer belongs to Joaquim Rodriguez. He now resides third, almost two and a half minutes behind Contador.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Sean Farrell</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Cataldo takes punishing stage as Roche slips back]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-dario-cataldo-583149-Sep2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Joaquim Rodriguez extended his advantage over Alberto Contador in the race for red on Monday’s 16th stage of the 2012 Vuelta.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/niall-kelly/</url>
</author>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Piedra triumphs, Rodriguez retains lead]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-stage-15-582352-Sep2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:d6642a76-c8ed-fe23-7a24-ea90e778e8d9</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-stage-15-582352-Sep2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Meanwhile, Nicolas Roche is now in ninth place overall following today’s race.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Ruben Perez Moreno" />
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<author><name>Paul Fennessy</name>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Rodriguez extends lead over Contador]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-a-espana-latest-581472-Sep2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:cf718f5b-4b2c-c24a-c149-8cd4af623067</id>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The two Spaniards were back at the head of the field today, while there was another top 10 place for Nicolas Roche.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Sean Farrell</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/sean-farrell/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Cummings finishes fastest in Ferrol]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-13-580456-Aug2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:a24a9481-5a6e-2ac3-7c01-061bf5db4a8d</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-13-580456-Aug2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The overall race leaders didn’t join the breakway, so Joaquim Rodriguez’ red jersey remains safely fastened.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Sean Farrell</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/sean-farrell/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Rodriguez wins stage 12, stretches GC lead]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-stage-12-joaquin-rodriguez-578798-Aug2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:a0782f3b-51b3-a777-f0f2-e1a219c7489b</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-stage-12-joaquin-rodriguez-578798-Aug2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Nicolas Roche battled up the day’s final climb to finish eighth, consolidating his top 10 status in the general classification.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Alejandro Valverde" />
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/niall-kelly/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Kessiakoff wins time trial]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-kessiakoff-time-trial-577607-Aug2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:84708e60-4a56-6c59-47b5-4ceeb00ae083</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-kessiakoff-time-trial-577607-Aug2012/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-kessiakoff-time-trial-577607-Aug2012/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Alberto Contador moves to within one second of Joaquin Rodriguez and the red jersey after Wednesday’s individual time trial.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Christopher Froome" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Frederik Kessiakoff" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Joaquim Rodriguez" />
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Vuelta a Espana" />
<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/niall-kelly/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[The Morning Score: Wednesday]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/the-morning-score-wednesday-91-576611-Aug2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:a67eab2c-ab00-8637-aed4-5fb7c8bd7677</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/the-morning-score-wednesday-91-576611-Aug2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Stick the kettle on – here’s all the sports news you need to know on this fine Wednesday morning.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Declan Ryan" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Early Doors" />
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="John Allen" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Limerick GAA" />
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/niall-kelly/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Degenkolb sprints to fourth stage win]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-stage-10-report-results-degenkolb-576272-Aug2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Joaquim Rodriguez remains in red as Germany’s John Degenkolb made it a foursome of wins at the 2012 Vuelta.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Rodriguez stretches his advantage in stage nine]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-a-espana-rodriguez-stretches-his-advantage-in-stage-nine-573591-Aug2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Belgium’s Phillipe Gilbert takes the stage but it’s race leader Rodriguez’s day.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Steven O'Rourke</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Valverde wins again but Rodriquez retains the Red Jersey]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-a-espana-valverde-wins-again-but-rodriquez-retains-the-red-jersey-572762-Aug2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Alejandro Valverde secured his second stage win of this year’s race with an heroic final climb.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Steven O'Rourke</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Rodriguez makes the most of his red letter day]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-stage-6-result-rodriguez-roche-570109-Aug2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Spain’s Joaquin Rodriguez won Thursday’s sixth stage of the Vuelta, while Ireland’s Nicolas Roche produced another brilliant ride to finish ninth.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Nicolas Roche" />
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/niall-kelly/</url>
</author>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Degenkolb takes stage five in sprint]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-a-espana-degenkolb-takes-stage-five-in-sprint-568904-Aug2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The German rider crossed the line in four hours, 10 minutes and 37 seconds. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>TheScore Team</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta á Espana: Degenkolb gets up to take bunch sprint]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-stage-two-results-john-degenkolb-564531-Aug2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Here’s everything you need to know on day two of the season’s final Grand Tour.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Ben Swift" />
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vuelta a Espana: Castroviejo in red as Movistar win team time trial]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/vuelta-team-time-trial-stage-1-563975-Aug2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:f9674fe4-fa08-fa13-2e5d-bba8ccca4ee0</id>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The Spanish team strike first as the final Grand Tour of the cycling season gets underway.]]></summary>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Froome ready for Vuelta responsibility ]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/froome-ready-for-vuelta-responsibility-561778-Aug2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:9c88265c-ecc0-bad1-8de9-67fcc40418d3</id>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Bradley Wiggins is taking the month off so Team Sky will be worn by Froome. But Mr Contador is back.]]></summary>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Martin’s Tour de France place confirmed]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/martins-tour-de-france-place-confirmed-496849-Jun2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:15bad487-ece9-3131-1072-c90b059cac8e</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/martins-tour-de-france-place-confirmed-496849-Jun2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The cyclist has been rewarded for a number of strong performances this year.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Nicolas Roche" />
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<author><name>Paul Fennessy</name>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Martin becomes world time trial champion]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/martin-becomes-time-trial-world-champion-232926-Sep2011/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The German’s dominant performance confirmed his status as the pre-eminent time triallist in world cycling. Britain’s Bradley Wiggins was second. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>Conor Nagle</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[He’s the Juan: Cobo wins La Vuelta]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/hes-the-juan-cobo-wins-la-vuelta-223693-Sep2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:97e9d8d9-816a-18ae-e253-22dd4c631427</id>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Daniel Martin and Nicolas Roche both finished in top 20 as the season’s final Grand Tour came to an end.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[La Vuelta: Cobo storms to the summit to put Wiggins’ dreams in doubt]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-cobo-storms-to-the-summit-to-put-wiggins-dreams-in-doubt-217699-Sep2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:b2420cc2-4b7f-b5b6-7171-52aa49aca74a</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-cobo-storms-to-the-summit-to-put-wiggins-dreams-in-doubt-217699-Sep2011/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Juan José Cobo put in a magnificent performance on stage fifteen’s ascent of the Alto de l’Angliru to leap-frog Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins in the General Classification.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Conor Nagle</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[La Vuelta: Taaramäe takes the win as Roche and Martin feel the pain]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-taaramae-takes-the-win-as-roche-and-martin-feel-the-pain-217395-Sep2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:9545bf81-1258-c9d8-6886-060f9092c18b</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-taaramae-takes-the-win-as-roche-and-martin-feel-the-pain-217395-Sep2011/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-taaramae-takes-the-win-as-roche-and-martin-feel-the-pain-217395-Sep2011/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Estonia’s Rein Taaramäe climbed his way to his first Grand Tour victory on what proved a tough day in the mountains for the Irish pair of Nicolas Roche and Dan Martin.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Rein Taaramae" />
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<author><name>Conor Nagle</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/conor-nagle/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[La Vuelta: thirteen proves a lucky number for Albasini and Roche]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-thirteen-proves-a-lucky-number-for-albasini-and-roche-216904-Sep2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:5b1d1298-5e4d-8373-1ae6-90e25de4afbf</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-thirteen-proves-a-lucky-number-for-albasini-and-roche-216904-Sep2011/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-thirteen-proves-a-lucky-number-for-albasini-and-roche-216904-Sep2011/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Swiss rider Michael Albasini took the thirteenth stage of this year’s Vuelta a España, sprinting clear from a twenty-man breakaway that included GC contender Daniel Morena and Ireland’s Nicolas Roche. ]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Olé!" />
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<author><name>Conor Nagle</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/conor-nagle/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Blazing saddle: Boonen owns up to embarrassing injury]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/blazing-saddle-boonen-owns-up-to-embarrassing-injury-216585-Sep2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:18214a84-f5f5-1455-5302-4370fa543a71</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/blazing-saddle-boonen-owns-up-to-embarrassing-injury-216585-Sep2011/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/blazing-saddle-boonen-owns-up-to-embarrassing-injury-216585-Sep2011/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen has revealed the mystery behind his poor form in this year’s Vuelta a Espana. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>Conor Nagle</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/conor-nagle/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[La Vuelta: Froome and Wiggins fly Sky high]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-froome-and-wiggins-fly-sky-high-212947-Aug2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:a0391a47-f875-516e-e190-c786efca055c</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-froome-and-wiggins-fly-sky-high-212947-Aug2011/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-froome-and-wiggins-fly-sky-high-212947-Aug2011/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Britain’s Chris Froome is the new leader of the Vuelta after today’s time trial stage.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Chris Froome" />
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Team Sky" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Time Trial" />
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/niall-kelly/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[La Vuelta: Martin claims his maiden Grand Tour win]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-martin-claims-his-maiden-grand-tour-win-212192-Aug2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:27a4ff45-8406-4a7e-c581-a6cabbbb10b7</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-martin-claims-his-maiden-grand-tour-win-212192-Aug2011/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-martin-claims-his-maiden-grand-tour-win-212192-Aug2011/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[There was Grand Tour joy for Irish rider Daniel Martin on day nine of the Vuelta a Espana.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/niall-kelly/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[La Vuelta: Rodriguez snatches stage victory, overall lead]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-rodriguez-snatches-stage-victory-overall-lead-211730-Aug2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:93d97bdb-ac2f-021f-0064-cd31cf0f248f</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-rodriguez-snatches-stage-victory-overall-lead-211730-Aug2011/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-rodriguez-snatches-stage-victory-overall-lead-211730-Aug2011/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Joaquin Rodriguez won today’s eighth stage by nine seconds, propelling him into the G.C. lead.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Daniel Moreno" />
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/niall-kelly/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[La Vuelta: Kittel takes stage seven amid chaos]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-kittel-takes-stage-seven-amid-chaos-211192-Aug2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:b7a55dfa-3f70-eb87-37e3-e0982eff712d</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-kittel-takes-stage-seven-amid-chaos-211192-Aug2011/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-kittel-takes-stage-seven-amid-chaos-211192-Aug2011/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Germany’s Marcel Kittel won the seventh stage of this year’s Vuelta a España, but the finish was marred by a massive pile-up involving the stage favourite, Tyler Farrar, among a great many others.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Michele Scarponi" />
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<author><name>Conor Nagle</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/conor-nagle/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[La Vuelta: Confusion on stage six as Sagan takes the win]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-confusion-on-stage-six-as-sagan-takes-the-win-210224-Aug2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:c620c4a4-7f18-531b-977b-97525bb39ece</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-confusion-on-stage-six-as-sagan-takes-the-win-210224-Aug2011/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-confusion-on-stage-six-as-sagan-takes-the-win-210224-Aug2011/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[21-year-old Peter Sagan took his first stage victory of the Vuelta a Espana today, much to the diapproval of teammate Vincenzo Nibali.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Team Liquigas" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Vincenzo Nibali" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Vuelta a Espana" />
<author><name>Conor Nagle</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/conor-nagle/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[La Vuelta: Roche makes move as Lastras takes the win]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-roche-makes-move-as-lastras-takes-the-win-207899-Aug2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:0eaeab93-16fd-717b-acf0-f7aa66fe2976</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-roche-makes-move-as-lastras-takes-the-win-207899-Aug2011/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/la-vuelta-roche-makes-move-as-lastras-takes-the-win-207899-Aug2011/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Stage Three of the Vuelta saw the peloton cover the 163km of rolling countryside between Petrer and Totana, a route made all the more difficult by the 40-degree heat of the Murcian summer.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Markel Irizar" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Nicolas Roche" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Pablo Lastras" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Rusian Pydgornyy" />
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<author><name>Conor Nagle</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/conor-nagle/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[On the road: Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s Vuelta a España]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/on-the-road-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-years-vuelta-a-espana-204319-Aug2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:125c3bd9-c584-9256-0316-1af61c8d5bb1</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/on-the-road-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-years-vuelta-a-espana-204319-Aug2011/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/on-the-road-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-years-vuelta-a-espana-204319-Aug2011/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The year’s third Grand Tour begins in Benidorm on Saturday. Cillian Kelly has all of the details right here.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Carlos Sastre" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Dan Martin" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Denis Menchov" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="FAQ" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Igor Anton" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Michele Scarponi" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Nicolas Roche" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Vincenzo Nibali" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Vuelta a Espana" />
<author><name>Cillian Kelly</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/cillian-kelly/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Contador confirms Vuelta absence]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/contador-confirms-vuelta-absence-186830-Jul2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:f2e40397-65cc-741a-0437-ce75ccf08c2e</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/contador-confirms-vuelta-absence-186830-Jul2011/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/contador-confirms-vuelta-absence-186830-Jul2011/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador had confirmed that he will not be competing at this year’s Vuelta a Espana. ]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Cadel Evans" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Chillaxing" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Cycling" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Vuelta a Espana" />
<author><name>Conor Nagle</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/conor-nagle/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Nicholas Roche finishes Vuelta in 7th]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/nicholas-roche-finishes-vuelta-in-7th-25954-Sep2010/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:b446727e-b6e3-51af-4330-2992002fa7fc</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/nicholas-roche-finishes-vuelta-in-7th-25954-Sep2010/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/nicholas-roche-finishes-vuelta-in-7th-25954-Sep2010/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Roche 6th, Nibali overall winner and Cavendish gets the green jersey.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Nicholas Roche" />
<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Vuelta a Espana" />
<author><name>Niall Farrell</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/niall-farrell/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Anton reclaims Vuelta lead]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/anton-reclaims-vuelta-lead-21936-Sep2010/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:764f5bf2-268e-db93-7eb4-09f048f3f2c2</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/anton-reclaims-vuelta-lead-21936-Sep2010/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/anton-reclaims-vuelta-lead-21936-Sep2010/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Nicholas Roche performing well, but Philip Deignan unable to finish steep climb stage.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="Vuelta a Espana" />
<author><name>Niall Farrell</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/niall-farrell/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Schleck sent home from Vuelta]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/schleck-sent-home-from-vuelta-20374-Sep2010/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:3c806422-d52b-1d49-f445-77be4adfea04</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/schleck-sent-home-from-vuelta-20374-Sep2010/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/schleck-sent-home-from-vuelta-20374-Sep2010/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-19T14:59:45+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Luxembourg left with just one Schleck brother to cheer for.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Farrell</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/niall-farrell/</url>
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