Category Archives: Tour de France

Tour de France 2011 stage 21 photos

Posted on 25 July 2011 by Alex

Here’s the first few off the camera. Will upload and tag more later.

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Praise and honour from the first to the last

Posted on 17 July 2011 by Alex

The greatest paradox of the Tour de France is that there is almost as much praise and honour to be accorded to the last placed rider as the first. Thomas Voeckler has set up a fascinating final week by defending … Continue reading →

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Bastille Day at Le Tour, fireworks guaranteed

Posted on 14 July 2011 by Alex

Look at little Tommy Voeckler in yellow back in 2004, doesn’t he look full of boyish energy? Photo by by Simon Aughton, on Flickr, used under Creative Commons licence.   Christian Prudhomme will be counting his blessings this Bastille Day, … Continue reading →

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Are the Schlecks really that afraid of Contador or just a bit hypocritical?

Posted on 8 July 2011 by Alex

Alberto Contador is a great bike rider.  You can disagree if you like but his record as a Grand Tour rider calls you an idiot. Great riders win the Tour de France repeatedly, something he has done already. Reed Albergotti in … Continue reading →

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Tour de France selection – my 9 to watch

Posted on 1 July 2011 by Alex

While Directeurs sportifs have been making difficult choices, I’ve got the liberty of not having to choose from the riders I’m paying. So here’s the nine riders I’ve selected to ride in the colours of Chasing Wheels (basically La Vie … Continue reading →

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So who does BMC Soigneur Sven Schoutteten know?

Posted on 30 June 2011 by Alex

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Tour de France infographic

Posted on 28 June 2011 by Alex

  Nearly there! Thanks to Greg Jensen for sending me this. Yes, it’s an ad for USDish, a satellite dish installer/retailer, but it’s a cracking visualisation. But better still are these mugs from the magnificent London hostelry that is Look … Continue reading →

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Laurent Fignon, 1960-2010

Posted on 31 August 2010 by Alex

In 1983, aged 22, Laurent Fignon won the Tour de France in his first attempt at the race, making him the youngest winner in 50 years. He remains the last rider to win the Tour de France at their first … Continue reading →

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Breaking the wheel: time for cycling to find its Kerry Packer?

Posted on 1 June 2010 by Alex

I’ve avoided poking the road rash on the rump of professional cycling that is the Floyd Landis case. Nobody has ever thanked the ninety-nine-millionth-and-one person who says “look you seem to have fallen off” while prodding the weeping flesh. Instead … Continue reading →

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If the cobbles are in France why did Armstrong go to Belgium?

Posted on 12 April 2010 by Alex

It’s probably not even worthy of footnote status in the story of the Tour de France 2010 but the question of cobbles has been bothering me through the last week or so. Lance Armstrong made a big point of riding … Continue reading →

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