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Noted bicyclist to ride in Maine Dempsey Challenge (AP) Olympic bronze medalist and Tour de France veteran Levi Leipheimer (LEE'-vy LYP'-hy-mur) is visiting Maine to take part in the second annual bicycling fundraiser put on by "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey. Leipheimer joins five-time Olympian George Hincapie (HIHN'-kuh-pee) and this year's top U.S. Team worker Lopez makes solo break for glory in Spain (Reuters) Spain's David Lopez got a rare taste of individual glory on Sunday when his gamble to attack paid off with victory in the mountainous stage nine of the Tour of Spain. Lopez takes 9th stage of Vuelta, Anton keeps lead (AP) David Lopez of Spain won the ninth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday and Igor Anton retained the overall lead. Caisse d'Epargne's Lopez broke away from a five-man group with just over 3 miles to go in the 116.6-mile leg that featured seven difficult climbs along the route in southeast Spain. Vuelta a Espana Results (AP) Lopez wins stage nine of Tour of Spain (Reuters) Spain's David Lopez took a solo win in the mountainous ninth stage of the Tour of Spain cycle race on Sunday. Confusion as overall leaders finish on same time (Reuters) Confusion reigned over the Tour of Spain's new race leader after Saturday's 190-km eighth stage. Sky pulls out of Vuelta after masseur's death (AP) Team Sky has withdrawn from the Spanish Vuelta following the death of the squad's masseur. Txema Gonzalez died in a Seville hospital on Friday after going into septic shock following a bacterial infection. The team said the infection entered Gonzalez's blood stream and developed into sepsis that damaged his organs. Sky quit Tour of Spain after assistant dies (Reuters) * Team withdraw from tour Report: Landis files whistle-blower suit (AP) Former Lance Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis, who has accused the seven-time Tour de France winner of doping while riding for the U.S. Postal Service team, has filed a federal whistle-blower lawsuit, according to The Wall Street Journal. Landis won the Tour de France in 2006 but had the title stripped because of a positive drug test. Team Sky's masseur dies from infection at Vuelta (AP) The masseur for Team Sky has died from a bacterial infection after falling ill during the Spanish Vuelta. Txema Gonzalez died in a Seville hospital Friday after going into septic shock, Sky team doctor Steve Peters said. The team said the infection entered Gonzalez's blood stream and developed into sepsis which damaged the organs in his body.