Posted by Zach Bigalke on April 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Seven days after winning his record-tying third Tour of Flanders title, Tom Boonen used Easter Sunday to firmly cement his place as arguably the greatest rider in cobblestone history. Without Fabian Cancellara in the field to steal some of the attention, Boonen placed his wheel on the line in Compiègne alongside the other 199 starters as the one rider everyone else would be watching. With a dozen cobblestone sections left, Boonen and Omega Pharma-Quick... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on July 6, 2011 · 1 Comment
After Tyler Farrar cashed in a textbook lead-out from his Garmin-Cervelo teammates to win his first career Tour de France stage on the 4th of July, a lot of the talk centered around Mark Cavendish and how his HTC-Highroad train had faltered in the final kilometers into Redon. Much of the American press focused on Farrar becoming the first American ever to win a stage on Independence Day… but the real story was how a late attack had managed to... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on April 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
We’re into the rum rations now, and I’ve got this nagging feeling that I’m coming down with Stanley Cup fever. I’m fiending for yet another crack at the Bruins after Montreal played their cardiac role to perfection in getting all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Flyers. But there’s more to it than just the rivalry at stake.
Every year we get the joy of watching underdogs rise up and hold their own... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on March 31, 2011 · 1 Comment
We’re already at the quarter pole for 2011?! Wow… this year just keeps sneaking past me, days turning into weeks and barreling through the months before I even realize it. At least some semblance of normalcy is on the horizon for me now, as spring arrives with my residential situation in focus and the ability to really hunker down to some work. Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on July 25, 2010 · 3 Comments
97th Tour de France
Stage 18 – Salies-de-Bearn to Bordeaux – 198.0 km (122.8 mi)
Stage 19 – Bordeaux to Pauillac (TT) – 52.0 km (32.2 mi)
Stage 20 – Longjumeau to Paris/Champs-Elysees – 102.5 km (63.6 mi)
23-25 July 2010
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