Petter Solberg won his third consecutive British Rally on Sunday, overhauling championship leader Sebastien Loeb on the penultimate stage.
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Masuoka defend his title after teammate and long-time leader Peterhansel was plagued by mechanical problems in the penultimate stage.
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With both unlikely to attack in Thursday and Friday's flat stages, Saturday's penultimate stage will make or break the race.
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It has been used as the finish of the penultimate stage of the 2011 and 2012 Amgen Tour of California.
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The Finn was in second place breaking a shock absorber in the penultimate stage, losing almost 15 seconds on Burns.
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Voeckler won the penultimate stage time trial of the Tour du Poitou-Charentes, to take the overall lead of the race.
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Stephane Peterhansel took an early lead in the rally, but was forced out in the penultimate stage by mechanical problems.
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Alexander Vinokourov won Saturday's seventh and penultimate stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race, but Germany's Jorg Jaksche retained the overall lead.
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Pantani had dominated the'99 Giro until he was suspended for failing a blood test before the start of the penultimate stage.
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The day's penultimate stage was dropped because of security concerns due to spectators on the road for a second day running.
