Posted by Zach Bigalke on June 30, 2011 · 1 Comment
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.
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on June 30, 2011 · 1 Comment
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
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on May 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment
94th Edition
07-29 May 2011
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Last year, young American sprinter Tyler Farrar was starting to break out on the European cycling scene after a junior career that was solid if largely unspectacular. But talent at the amateur level is hardly an indicator of the success a rider will have once integrating into the professional ranks; just as in any sport, the difference in pace and tactics and the overall thinning of the talent pool to the best of the best is bound to leave some chaff... 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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