Posted by Zach Bigalke on July 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Every year, the Tour de France draws even casual sports fans to pay at least a passing glance at the sport of cycling. People who wouldn’t know their peloton from their pedal are bombarded on sports pages with at least a passing glance at the day’s events for three weeks every July. Here in the United States the phenomenon is largely thanks to the twin titans of American cycling, Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong, who over a twenty-year... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 23, 2010 · 1 Comment
What is the greatest benefit in having as diverse a range of sporting interests as possible from a fan’s standpoint? There is never an offseason… something is always right in line to take the place of a departing season with a fresh dose of varied live action. It is often said that there really is no offseason in many American pastimes, but no matter where any one sport takes place there is always a natural rhythm to the season, an... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
So I’ve been sitting here reflecting on this final weekend of the Vuelta a España and stalling on getting down my thoughts. Maybe it is that I was camping during the final weekend of both the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France and had some forced time to reflect on the race – rather than busting through a hectic work schedule that left me nearly as difficult to keep up with the action as it would have been out in the middle of... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Stage 19 – Piedrahita to Toledo – 231.2 km (143.3 mi)
Friday/17 September 2010
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on July 21, 2010 · 1 Comment
97th Tour de France
Stage 16 – Bagneres-de-Luchon to Pau – 199.5 km (123.7 mi)
20 July 2010
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