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19^ Tappa - Bordeaux -> Pauillac 52 km (cronometro individuale) sabato 24 luglio 1.CANCELLARA F. - SAX ............... 1h 00' 56" 2.MARTIN T. - THR ......................00' 17" 3.GRABSCH B. - THR ....................01' 48" 4.KONOVALOVAS I. - CTT .............02' 34" 5.ZABRISKIE D. - GRM .................03' 00" 6.MOERENHOUT K. - RAB .............03' 03" 7.KIRYIENKA V. - GCE ..................03' 10" 8.TJALLINGII M. - RAB .................03' 21" 9.WIGGINS B. - SKY ....................03' 33" 10.THOMAS G. - SKY ....................03' 38" 1 - Alberto Contador (Spa) - (Astana) 89h 16' 27" 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) + 00' 39" 191 - Denis Menchov (Rus) - (Rabobank) + 02' 01" 181 - Samuel Sanchez (Spa) - (Euskaltel Euskadi) + 03' 40" 101 - Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) - (Omega Pharma-Lotto) + 06' 54" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) + 09' 31" 54 - Ryder Esjedal (Can) - (Garmin) + 10' 15" 77 - Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) - (Katusha) + 11' 37" 44 - Roman Kreuziger (Cek) - (Liquigas Doimo) + 11' 54" 23 - Cristopher Horner (Usa) - (Radioshack) + 12' 02" 208 - Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) - (Lampre Farnese) 213 pts. 95 - Thor Hushovd (Nor) - (Cervélo) 203 pts. 111 - Mark Cavendish (Gbr) - (Htc Columbia) 197 pts. 153 - Anthony Charteau (Fra) - (Bbox Bouygues) 143 pts. 166 - Christophe Moreau (Fra) - (Caisse d'Epargne) 128 pts. 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 116 pts. 1 - Alberto Contador (Spa) - (Astana) 112 pts. 201 - Damiano Cunego (Ita) - (Lampre Farnese) 99 pts. 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 89h 17' 06" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) + 08' 52" 44 - Roman Kreuziger (Cek) - (Liquigas Doimo) + 11' 15" TEAM Radioshack 267h 55' 00" Caisse d' Epargne + 09' 15" Rabobank + 27' 49"

18^ Tappa - Salies-de-Béarn -> Bordeaux 198 km - venerdí 23 luglio 1.CAVENDISH M. - THR ............... 4h 37' 09" 2.DEAN J. - GRM 3.PETACCHI A. - LAM 4.MC EWEN R. - KAT 5.FREIRE O. - RAB 6.HAGEN E. - SKY 7.ROELANDTS J. - OLO 8.ROJAS J. - GCE 9.BOLE G. - LAM 10.PEREZ MORENO R. - EUS 1 - Alberto Contador (Spa) - (Astana) 88h 09' 48" 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) + 00' 08" 181 - Samuel Sanchez (Spa) - (Euskaltel Euskadi) + 03' 32" 191 - Denis Menchov (Rus) - (Rabobank) + 03' 53" 101 - Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) - (Omega Pharma-Lotto) + 05' 27" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) + 06' 41" 77 - Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) - (Katusha) + 07' 03" 54 - Ryder Esjedal (Can) - (Garmin) + 09' 18" 44 - Roman Kreuziger (Cek) - (Liquigas Doimo) + 10' 12" 23 - Cristopher Horner (Usa) - (Radioshack) + 10' 37" 208 - Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) - (Lampre Farnese) 213 pts. 95 - Thor Hushovd (Nor) - (Cervélo) 203 pts. 111 - Mark Cavendish (Gbr) - (Htc Columbia) 197 pts. 153 - Anthony Charteau (Fra) - (Bbox Bouygues) 143 pts. 166 - Christophe Moreau (Fra) - (Caisse d'Epargne) 128 pts. 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 116 pts. 1 - Alberto Contador (Spa) - (Astana) 112 pts. 201 - Damiano Cunego (Ita) - (Lampre Farnese) 99 pts. 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 88h 09' 56" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) + 06' 33" 44 - Roman Kreuziger (Cek) - (Liquigas Doimo) + 10' 04" TEAM Radioshack 264h 36' 07" Caisse d' Epargne + 08' 30" Rabobank + 33' 39"

17^ Tappa - Pau -> Col du Tourmalet 174 km - giovedí 22 luglio 1.SCHLECK A. - SAX ............... 5h 03' 29" 2.CONTADOR A. - AST 3.RODRIGUEZ OLIVER J. - KAT ..............01' 18" 4.HESJEDAL R. - GRM ............................01' 27" 5.SANCHEZ S. - EUS ...............................01' 32" 6.MENCHOV D. RAB ...............................01' 40" 7.GESINK R. - RAB 8.HORNER C. - RSH ...............................01' 45" 9.VAN DEN BROECK J. - OLO ..................01' 48" 10.KREUZIGER R. - LIQ .........................02' 14" 1 - Alberto Contador (Spa) - (Astana) 83h 32' 39" 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) + 00' 08" 181 - Samuel Sanchez (Spa) - (Euskaltel Euskadi) + 03' 32" 191 - Denis Menchov (Rus) - (Rabobank) + 03' 53" 101 - Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) - (Omega Pharma-Lotto) + 05' 27" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) + 06' 41" 77 - Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) - (Katusha) + 07' 03" 54 - Ryder Esjedal (Can) - (Garmin) + 09' 18" 44 - Roman Kreuziger (Cek) - (Liquigas Doimo) + 10' 12" 23 - Cristopher Horner (Usa) - (Radioshack) + 10' 37" 95 - Thor Hushovd (Nor) - (Cervélo) 191 pts. 208 - Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) - (Lampre-Farnese) 187 pts. 111 - Mark Cavendish (Gbr) - (Htc Columbia) 162 pts. 153 - Anthony Charteau (Fra) - (Bbox Bouygues) 143 pts. 166 - Christophe Moreau (Fra) - (Caisse d'Epargne) 128 pts. 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 116 pts. 1 - Alberto Contador (Spa) - (Astana) 112 pts. 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 83h 32' 47" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) + 06' 33" 44 - Roman Kreuziger (Cek) - (Liquigas Doimo) + 10' 04" TEAM Radioshack 250h 44' 40" Caisse d' Epargne + 08' 30" Rabobank + 33' 39"

Giuseppe Marotta Hints At New Arrivals Juventus general director admits there could be new faces by the end of the market... Jul 22, 2010 Giuseppe Marotta has said the transfer market is still open for Juventus as he hints at new arrivals amid reports he has been in discussions over Edin Dzeko. Tuttosport claimed the general director met Dzeko and his entourage on Tuesday, but failed to make progress, worried about Wolfsburg's

Leonardo Bonucci Sets Europa League Target Bonucci hopeful of recovering from a left leg injury so he can feature in Europe next week... Jul 22, 2010 Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci is hopeful of overcoming doubts to be ready for the Europa League third qualifying round on July 29, despite a problem with his left leg. As a result he is likely to miss friendly clashes against Lyon on Saturday and then Cosenza, but he feels he can win the race against time as the new season begins to take shape. "My objective is to play in the Europa League, we will evaluate my situation a step at a time after training so that I can be in form by the 29th, and for the rest of the season," he told the press in Varese. And the Italian international reckons he will have no problem in forging a bond with Giorgio Chiellini. "With Giorgio we will have a great partnership. We trained together for la Nazionale. I hope that I can improve for Juventus and Italy," he concluded.

Juventus Discuss Giorgio Chiellini Renewal Bianconeri set eyes on Kolarov as they negotiate Chiellini's improved contract, according to reports... Jul 22, 2010 Juventus are discussing a new deal with Giorgio Chiellini as the club renew their interest in Lazio left-back Aleksandar Kolarov. Tuttosport reports Chiellini, his agent Davide Lippi and Juve director Giuseppe Marotta enjoyed an exchange of words and ideas over a new and improved contract. The Italian defender earns around

Quando io correvo (nella categoria che precede i dilettanti) pesavo 58 kg ed ero uno scalatore puro. A cronometro beccavo dei distacchi enormi ... la circonferenza delle mie gambe era la metá di quella degli specialisti. Un'altra cosa, forse la piú importante, io non prendevo "aiutini", forse é per quello che andavo cosí piano, per cui dopo tre anni mi ritirai dal ciclismo. Come faccia uno come Contador (che ha lo stesso fisico che avevo io allora) ad andare a cronometro piú forte di gente che pesa venti chili piú di lui é un mistero. Lo spagnolo é comunque un grande ciclista.

17^ Tappa - Pau -> Col du Tourmalet 174 km - gioved

16^ Tappa - Bagnères-de-Luchon -> Pau 199.5 km - martedí 20 luglio 1.FEDRIGO P. - BTL ............... 5h 31' 43" 2.CASAR S. - FDJ 3.PLAZA MOLINA R. - GCE 4.CUNEGO D. - LAM 5.HORNER C. - RSH 6.ARMSTRONG L. - RSH 7.VAN DE WALLE J. - QST 8.MOREAU C. - GCE 9.BARREDO C. - QST .............. 00' 28" 10.HUSHOVD T. - CTT ............ 06' 45" 1 - Alberto Contador (Spa) - (Astana) 78h 29' 10" 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) + 00' 08" 181 - Samuel Sanchez (Spa) - (Euskaltel Euskadi) + 02' 00" 191 - Denis Menchov (Rus) - (Rabobank) + 02' 13" 101 - Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) - (Omega Pharma-Lotto) + 03' 39" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) + 05' 01" 25 - Levi Leipheimer (Usa) - (Radioshack) + 05' 25" 77 - Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) - (Katusha) + 05' 45" 9 - Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) - (Astana) + 07' 12" 54 - Ryder Esjedal (Can) - (Garmin) + 07' 51" 95 - Thor Hushovd (Nor) - (Cervélo) 191 pts. 208 - Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) - (Lampre-Farnese) 187 pts. 111 - Mark Cavendish (Gbr) - (Htc Columbia) 162 pts. 153 - Anthony Charteau (Fra) - (Bbox Bouygues) 143 pts. 166 - Christophe Moreau (Fra) - (Caisse d'Epargne) 128 pts. 201 - Damiano Cunego (Ita) - (Lampre-Farnese) 99 pts. 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 78h 29' 18" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) + 04' 53" 44 - Roman Kreuziger (Cek) - (Liquigas Doimo) + 07' 50" TEAM Radioshack 235h 24' 46" Caisse d' Epargne + 04' 27" Rabobank + 30' 53"

Giorgio Chiellini Wants Juventus Stay - Agent The player's agent has revealed that Chiellini is not interested in leaving Juventus... Jul 21, 2010 Italian international Giorgio Chiellini has recently been linked with Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid and with German champions Bayern Munich, but the strong defender is not interested in leaving Juventus, according to his agent. Chiellini joined Juventus in the summer of 2005 and has since developed into an absolute key player at the Vechia Signora. He has made well over 100 league appearances for Juventus so far. Additionally, he has been capped at senior level for Italy. He reportedly earns much less than the team's other top stars, but Juventus are in no hurry to offer Chiellini a new deal. Therefore, the highly rated centre back was thought to be considering a move away from the club. The player's agent has now downplayed any such rumours. "We are quite happy about the interest of big clubs such as Real Madrid or perhaps Bayern Munich. However, Giorgio doesn't want to leave Juventus and is going nowhere for now,

Juventus Are Strong And Will Not Fail This Season - Claudio Marchisio Marchisio hopes to avoid last season's mistakes... Jul 21, 2010 Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio is recasting the mentality within the squad, trustful that they can avoid last season's pitfalls. Marchisio hopes lessons have been learned during the summer break as he revives the embers of positive thinking, indicating the pointers to success. "Last season? It taught me that nothing is discounted. And we also learned that if you are a top team then you have to fight to be among the prime places," he told the press. "The first part of 2010 was not good. We have to do everything we can to restart. Everyone has the will to do better and prevent the same mistakes from last season. "The team have not changed much, and those who have arrived did well with their clubs. They know how important this club is, and how important our season will be. "Juventus are a strong team, and we have to be aware of that."

Bayern Munich & Real Madrid Back For Giorgio Chiellini Bayern tote interest in Italian as Real rekindle theirs, according to reports... Jul 20, 2010 Bayern Munich are ready to enter upon high-powered talks with Juventus for Giorgio Chiellini, whose agent Davide Lippi admits the Germans are interested. Tuttosport claims Bayern are the latest in a long line of clubs to make enquiries for the stopper, who is hoping for bigger wages from Juventus. That has given impetus to other sides to make their interest known, hoping Juve don't increase his wages, so they can turn his head with grandiose contract offers. Bayern are ready to table an appealing

15^ Tappa - Pamiers Bagnères-de-Luchon 187.5 km. - lunedí 19 luglio 1.VOECKLER T. - BTL ............... 4h 44' 51" 2.BALLAN A. - BMC ............... 01' 20" 3.PEREZ ARRIETA A. - FOT 4.MONDORY L. - ALM ............02' 50" 5.ROBERTS L. - MRM 6.REDA F. - QST 7.CONTADOR A. - AST 8.SANCHEZ S. - EUS 9.MENCHOV D. - RAB 10.VANDBORG B. - LIQ 1 - Alberto Contador (Spa) - (Astana) 72h 50' 42" 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) + 00' 08" 181 - Samuel Sanchez (Spa) - (Euskaltel Euskadi) + 02' 00" 191 - Denis Menchov (Rus) - (Rabobank) + 02' 13" 101 - Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) - (Omega Pharma-Lotto) + 03' 39" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) + 05' 01" 25 - Levi Leipheimer (Usa) - (Radioshack) + 05' 25" 77 - Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) - (Katusha) + 05' 45" 9 - Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) - (Astana) + 07' 12" 54 - Ryder Esjedal (Can) - (Garmin) + 07' 51" ............................................................................ 41 - Ivan Basso (Ita) - (Liquigas Doimo) + 09' 15" 208 - Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) - (Lampre) 187 pts. 95 - Thor Hushovd (Nor) - (Cervélo) 185 pts. 111 - Mark Cavendish (Gbr) - (Htc Columbia) 162 pts. 153 - Anthony Charteau (Fra) - (Bbox Bouygues) 115 pts. 135 - Jérôme Pineau (Fra) - (Quick Step) 92 pts. 151 - Thomas Voeckler (Fra) - (Bbox Bouygues) 82 pts. 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 72h 50' 50" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) + 04' 53" 44 - Roman Kreuziger (Cek) - (Liquigas Doimo) + 07' 50" TEAM Radioshack 218h 42' 52" Caisse d' Epargne + 04' 27" Rabobank + 17' 23"

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Juventus In No Hurry To Offer Giorgio Chiellini A New Deal Chiellini's agent says meeting for new deal is on hold... Jul 19, 2010 Juventus are debating over whether to offer Giorgio Chiellini the new deal he wants in order to guarantee he will remain at the club. His agent Davide Lippi has made it clear his client is worthy of an improved package, and last month claimed he deserves a "big player" contract amid reports Real Madrid and Manchester United had eyed the stopper. But nothing has changed as Juventus have yet to roll out a new package for the Italian international. He earns just over

Claudio Marchisio Ready For Challenging Season Juventus midfielder hopeful the bad days are behind him... Jul 19, 2010 Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio has rendered his offerings, pledging the Italian contingent that failed at the World Cup are raring to go. Marchisio has met up with the rest of the squad at their Pinzolo ritiro after an extended break because of international duty. And he is confident the scars of a botched attempt at winning the World Cup have completely healed. "After what happened with Juventus and in South Africa we needed to recover both mentally and physically," he told the press. "Before we left we were able to speak with Del Neri. He understood our situation and he gave us the right amount of time off. "Now were are all ready and motivated for the new season."

14^ Tappa - Revel -> Ax 3 Domaines 184.5 km - domenica 18 luglio 1.RIBLON C. - ALM ............... 4h 52' 42" 2.MENCHOV D. - RAB ............... 00' 54" 3.SANCHEZ S. - EUS 4.SCHLECK A. - SAX ................. 01' 08" 5.RODRIGUEZ OLIVER J. - KAT 6.GESINK R. - RAB 7.CONTADOR A. - AST 8.VAN DEN BROECK J. - OLO 9.CUNEGO D. - LAM .................. 01' 49" 10.SASTRE C. - CTT 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 68h 02' 30" 1 - Alberto Contador (Spa) - (Astana) + 00' 31" 181 - Samuel Sanchez (Spa) - (Euskaltel Euskadi) + 02' 31" 191 - Denis Menchov (Rus) - (Rabobank) + 02' 44" 101 - Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) - (Omega Pharma-Lotto) + 03' 31" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) + 04' 27" 25 - Levi Leipheimer (Usa) - (Radioshack) + 04' 51" 77 - Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) - (Katusha) + 04' 58" 161 - Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) - (Caisse d'Epargne) + 05' 56" 41 - Ivan Basso (Ita) - (Liquigas Doimo) + 06' 52" 208 - Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) - (Lampre) 187 pts. 95 - Thor Hushovd (Nor) - (Cervélo) 185 pts. 111 - Mark Cavendish (Gbr) - (Htc Columbia) 162 pts. 153 - Anthony Charteau (Fra) - (Bbox Bouygues) 115 pts. 135 - Jérôme Pineau (Fra) - (Quick Step) 92 pts. 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 76 pts. 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 68h 02' 30" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) + 04' 27" (Indossa la maglia bianca) 44 - Roman Kreuziger (Cek) - (Liquigas Doimo) + 07' 11" TEAM Caisse d' Epargne 204h 16' 00" Radioshack + 00' 08" Rabobank + 17' 13"

13^ Tappa - Rodez -> Revel 196 km - sabato 17 luglio 1.VINOKOUROV A. - AST ............... 4h 26' 26" 2.CAVENDISH M. - THR ............... 00' 13" 3.PETACCHI A. - LAM 4.HAGEN E. - SKY 5.ROJAS J. - GCE 6.DEAN J. - GRM 7.GESLIN A. - FDJ 8.HUSHOVD T. - CTT 9.BOLE G. - LAM 10.MONDORY L. - ALM 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 63h 08' 40" 1 - Alberto Contador (Spa) - (Astana) + 00' 31" 181 - Samuel Sanchez (Spa) - (Euskaltel Euskadi) + 02' 45" 191 - Denis Menchov (Rus) - (Rabobank) + 02' 58" 101 - Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) - (Omega Pharma-Lotto) + 03' 31" 25 - Levi Leipheimer (Usa) - (Radioshack) + 04' 06" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) + 04' 27" 77 - Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) - (Katusha) + 04' 58" 161 - Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) - (Caisse d'Epargne) + 05' 02" 44 - Roman Kreuziger (Cek) - (Liquigas Doimo) + 05' 16" 41 - Ivan Basso (Ita) - (Liquigas Doimo) + 05' 30" 208 - Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) - (Lampre) 187 pts. 95 - Thor Hushovd (Nor) - (Cervélo) 185 pts. 111 - Mark Cavendish (Gbr) - (Htc Columbia) 162 pts. 153 - Anthony Charteau (Fra) - (Bbox Bouygues) 107 pts. 135 - Jérôme Pineau (Fra) - (Quick Step) 92 pts. 102 - Mario Aerts (Bel) - (Omega Pharma Lotto) 65 pts. 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 63h 08' 40" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) + 04' 27" (Indossa la maglia bianca) 44 - Roman Kreuziger (Cek) - (Liquigas Doimo) + 05' 16" TEAM Radioshack 189h 31' 13" Caisse d' Epargne + 00' 21" Rabobank + 16' 13"

12^ Tappa - Bourg-de-Péage - Mende 210.5 km - venerdí 16 luglio 1.RODRIGUEZ OLIVER J. - KAT ............... 4h 58' 26" 2.CONTADOR A. - AST 3.VINOKOUROV A. - AST ............................00' 04" 4.VAN DEN BROECK J. - OLO .................... 00' 10" 5.SCHLECK A. - SAX 6.SANCHEZ S. - EUS 7.KLÖDEN A. - RSH 8.MENCHOV D. - RAB 9.GESINK R. - RAB .................................... 00' 15" 10.KREUZIGER R. - LIQ 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 58h 42' 01" 95 - Thor Hushovd (Nor) - (Cervélo) 167 pts. 153 - Anthony Charteau (Fra) - (Bbox Bouygues) 107 pts. 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 58h 42' 01" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) 58h 46' 28" (Indossa la maglia bianca) TEAM RADIOSHACK 176h 11' 16"

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10^ Tappa - Chambéry - Gap 179 km 1.PAULINHO S. - RSH ....................... 5h 10' 56" 2.KIRYIENKA V. - GCE 3.DEVENYNS D. - QST ................ 01' 29" 4.ROLLAND P. - BTL 5.AERTS M. - OLO ....................... 01' 33" 6.BOUET M. - ALM ........................ 03' 20" 7.ROCHE N. - ALM ....................... 12' 58" 8.PAURIOL R. - COF ................... 13' 57" 9.CAVENDISH M. - THR ............... 14' 19" 10.PETACCHI A. - LAM 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 49h 00' 56" 95 - Thor Hushovd (Nor) - (Cervélo) 138 pts. 135 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) - (Quck Step) 91 pts. 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 49h 00' 56" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) 49h 05' 18" (Indossa la maglia bianca) TEAM CAISSE D'EPARGNE 147h 07' 02"

Italian Football Is Dead - Luciano Moggi Moggi has relaunched his attack on the FIGC... Jul 16, 2010 Former Juventus director Luciano Moggi has accused FIGC president Giancarlo Abete of "killing Italian football" as he launches a sharp sting on the powers that be. His attack follows on from Inter striker Mario Balotelli's agent Mino Raiola, who claimed Abete should resign from his post at the helm of the Calcio tree. He even claimed Balotelli would boycott Serie A because of measures Abete introduced which limits foreign transfers. And Moggi has taken his argument even deeper in his Tuttomercatoweb.com comment column. "Shooting at Abete now would be like taking the last brick away from a house that has fallen," Moggi blasted. "Italian football is rebelling against absurd decisions from one man that is slowly killing our football. "Euro 2012, Euro 2016, Sepp Blatter that gives the World Cup presentation to Vieira, Donadoni's flop at the Euro 2008, failure in South Africa. Is that not enough? No. "We also had to add the fact that we changed coach of the national team while one was still in position. These were suicidal and illogical strategies. "Italian football has had enough of Abete, not me who is in the past, but the football league and its 20 presidents. Someone please save us."

9^ Tappa - Morzine-Avoriaz - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 204.5 km 1.CASAR S. - FDJ ....................... 5h 38' 10" 2.SANCHEZ L. - GCE 3.CUNEGO D. - LAM 4.MOREAU C. - GCE ....................... 00' 02" 5.CHARTEAU A. - BTL 6.CONTADOR A. - AST 7.SCHLECK A. - SAX 8.SANCHEZ S. - EUS ...................... 00' 52" 9.RODRIGUEZ OLIVER J. - KAT ...... 02' 07" 10.LEIPHEIMER L. - RSH 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 43h 35' 41" 95 - Thor Hushovd (Nor) - (Cervélo) 124 pts. 153 - Anthony Charteau (Fra) - (Bbox Bouygues) 85 pts. 11 - Andy Schleck (Lux) - (Saxo Bank) 43h 35' 41" 195 - Robert Gesink (Ned) - (Rabobank) 43h 40' 03" (Indossa la maglia bianca) TEAM CAISSE D’EPARGNE 131h 05' 36"

Buffon Tells Juventus To Sign Edin Dzeko Gianluigi Buffon drops Dzeko hint as club gets to work on signing the Bosnian from Wolfsburg Jul 12, 2010 Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is pushing the club to sign Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko as negotiations resume over a possible transfer. Dzeko, who is also being courted by Manchester City, is said to want Juventus, and Italian director Giuseppe Marotta is expected to meet German counterpart Dieter Hoeness to get talks back up to boiling point. And Buffon hopes the move boils over and transforms into a solid deal. "Dzeko is a player who does not need any introduction," Buffon told Sky Sport Italia. "I think he is among the top five strikers in Europe now and he has been for at least two years. He would surely be a great buy." Injured Buffon, who is recuperating after his recent back operation, feels rapid progress is being made under coach Luigi Del Neri. "He has always done well wherever he has been. I think he has the right qualities to stay at a club like Juventus for a very long time," he concluded.

Juventus Buys Are Not Scudetto Material - Moggi Luciano Moggi not impressed with Juve transfers Jul 9, 2010 Former Juventus transfer director Luciano Moggi has become highly sceptical over the club's summer buys, claming they are not "Scudetto" players. Despite his ban from Calcio, Moggi has become a notable commentator on the wheeling and dealing, and he has analysed Juve's market thus far. His insight on Juve was grey and he feels the club have far to go before they can tackle the Scudetto issues, claiming better players need to come to the fore if Juve are to leap towards the title. "The buys that Giuseppe Marotta has made so far don't seem like they are Scudetto calibre," he wrote in his Tuttomercatoweb.com column. "Jorge Martinez for example doesn't allow them to make a significant step up in quality. "The same goes for Pepe and Storari. I think Leonardo Bonucci is the only player with prospects and he is a Juve type player. "A good signing would be Milos Krasic, but he is no Pavel Nedved."