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BERN, Switzerland -- British sprinter Mark Cavendish has withdrawn from the Tour de France in a bid to improve his medal chances at next months Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.Team Dimension Data made the announcement Tuesday on the races second and final rest day, with five stages remaining.Cavendish has won four stages on this years Tour and is preparing to race on the track at the Olympics, where he will be competing in the omnium event.After the heat and intensity of the previous stages, we analysed my fatigue levels and decided Im at a point that would have a detrimental effect on my other big goal for the year, the Olympic Games, Cavendish said on the teams website.To leave a race and organisation that I hold so much respect for and a team that I have such a special bond with, has not been an easy decision at all.Cavendish would have been a contender to win the final stage Sunday on the Champs-Elysees.He wore the race leaders yellow jersey for the first time after winning the opening stage at Utah Beach, Normandy. Zapatillas Adidas Yeezy Baratas . The giant slalom world champion slipped during her first run in the morning, landing on her back and then twisting forward before getting her leg caught in the protective material on the side of the slope. Adidas Yeezy Baratas . "I dont know that were close," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "I just think, right now, the acquisition cost just doesnt work for us right now. I dont know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I would say we continue to have dialogue. http://www.adidasyeezybaratas.es/ . -- Vincent Lecavalier got everything but the desired result in his return to Tampa Bay. Comprar Yeezy Originales . Kozun faked to the forehand and beat Monsters starter, Calvin Pickard, pad side in the second round for the winner. Spencer Abbott also scored in the shootout for the Marlies (25-13-4). Zapatillas Yeezy España . -- Derrick Rose shook off poor shooting early to hit clutch shots late and Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 104-95 preseason victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. After a six-year absence, the Big 12 championship game will return to where it was last played -- AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.The Big 12 championship game -- which will pit the top two teams in the conference standings against each other -- returns in 2017, and it will be played at the home of the Dallas Cowboys through the 2021 season, it was announced Friday.There is great anticipation with the return of the Big 12 Football Championship and we look forward to hosting the event in AT&T Stadium for the next five years, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said in a statement. The building is a state of the art facility and offers many amenities that will be enjoyed by our institutions and fans.Half the conferences 10 schools are within a 4 1/2-hour drive of Arlington.Kansas City and San Antonio also wwere in the running to host the game.dddddddddddd ?AT&T Stadium hosted the last two Big 12 title games in 2009 and 2010.Under current agreements, the Big 12 title game will be televised by Fox in odd-numbered years through 2023, and ESPN will broadcast the games in even-numbered years through 2024.The Big 12 stopped playing a football championship game after the league shrunk to 10 members in 2011, but members recently decided to restore it.AT&T Stadium was the site of the first College Football Playoff championship game in 2015 and annually hosts the Cotton Bowl, one of six games through which the national semifinals rotate.The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '