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Women’s Tour of Qatar 2012 | Stage 2
World champion Giorga Bronzini had a heavy fall but finished the stage.
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Category Archives: Tour de France
Tour de France 2011 stage 21 photos
Here’s the first few off the camera. Will upload and tag more later.
Posted in Tour de France
Tagged "Les Champs Elysees", "Stage 21", 2011, Cadel Evans, Maillot Jaune, Paris, Tour de France, Yellow Jersey
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Praise and honour from the first to the last
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
Bastille Day at Le Tour, fireworks guaranteed
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
Are the Schlecks really that afraid of Contador or just a bit hypocritical?
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
Posted in Alberto Contador, Tour de France
Tagged 2011, Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, Cadel Evans, Frank Schleck, Jani Brajkovic, Team Leopard-Trek, Tour de France
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Tour de France selection – my 9 to watch
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
So who does BMC Soigneur Sven Schoutteten know?
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Posted in Doping, Professional, Tour de France
Tagged BMC Racing, Doping, Tour de France
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Tour de France infographic
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
Laurent Fignon, 1960-2010
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
Posted in Obituary, Professional, Tour de France
Tagged France, Laurent Fignon, obituary, Tour de France
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Breaking the wheel: time for cycling to find its Kerry Packer?
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
Posted in Doping, Opinion, Professional, Tour de France
Tagged David Walsh, development, Doping, Floyd Landis, future, globalisation, Joe Lindsey, Juliet Macur, Kerry Packer, Operacion Puerto
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If the cobbles are in France why did Armstrong go to Belgium?
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
