2011 Tour de France: Pre-Race Reconnaissance

Cycling is unique in that the climax of its season comes not at the end of the season but dead center in the heart of the calendar. It isn’t the Tour Down Under in January or the Giro di Lombardia in October that the top riders of the road dream about. No, it is the sunflowers dotting French countryside in July that captivates the imagination, the high Alpine and Pyrenean passes that separate the contenders from the pretenders. It is a rite... Read More

2011 Tour de France: Nagging Pre-Race Questions

Cycling is unique in that the climax of its season comes not at the end of the season but dead center in the heart of the calendar. It isn’t the Tour Down Under in January or the Giro di Lombardia in October that the top riders of the road dream about. No, it is the sunflowers dotting French countryside in July that captivates the imagination, the high Alpine and Pyrenean passes that separate the contenders from the pretenders. Read More  Read More

NTSF 097: Tour de France, F1 shenanigans, Euro track and field and more…

In just the past decade we have witnessed an explosion in the range and depth of sports-viewing opportunities for fans here in the United States. The growth of multimedia technology coupled with the increase and variety of its availability and subsequent decrease in price has democratized the options available; no longer is the American sports fan shackled to whatever the networks and a limited range of sports networks are willing to broadcast. Read... Read More

2010 Tour de France – Stage 16 News and Notes

97th Tour de France Stage 16 – Bagneres-de-Luchon to Pau – 199.5 km (123.7 mi) 20 July 2010 Read More  Read More

2010 Tour de France – Stage 13 News and Notes

97th Tour de France Stage 13 – Rodez to Revel – 196.0 km (121.5 mi) 17 July 2010 Read More  Read More

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