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 September 9, 2010 · 1 Comment
Some of the following words were penned over the past week, part of daily coverage of major international sporting events being held both here stateside and over the Atlantic across the length and breadth of España. Some are thoughts I’ve articulated with other writers, grappled with amongst coworkers at the day job, and discussed amongst friends. Others are fast-paced thoughts happening in real time, regurgitated verbatim as they spew from... Read More
Filed under Columns, Cycling, Formula 1, Golf, More, Olympic Sports, Soccer, Tennis · Tagged with Alessandro Petacchi, Andy Murray, Andy Schleck, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Bjarne Riis, Brawn GP, Cycling, Damiano Cunego, Diego Maradona, Drugs, Eduardo Schwank, Euro 2012, F1, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Flushing Meadows, Formula One, German Grand Prix, Golf, GP Montreal, GP Quebec, Grand Slam, Hermann Maier, Hockenheim, Igor Anton, Italian Grand Prix, Ivan Basso, Jens Voigt, Jensen Button, Joaquin Rodriguez, John Higgins, Louis Armstrong Stadium, Mahesh Bhupathi, Mardy Fish, Mark Cavendish, Marton Fucsovics, Max Mirnyi, McLaren, Monza, National Tennis Center, Nicolas Almagro, Novak Djokovic, PED, Pele, ProTour, Queens, Red Bull, Roald Amundsen. Zenit St. Petersburg, Robin Soderling, roger federer, Ross Brawn, Ryder Cup, Samuel Sanchez, San Querrey, Saxo Bank, Sergei Stakhovsky, snooker, Soccer, Stanislas Wawrinka, Stuart O'Grady, Tiago Fernandes, Tiger Woods, Tyler Farrar, U.S. Open, UCI, USTA, Vincenzo Nibali, Vuelta a Espana
Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Stage 11 – Vilanova i la Geltrú to Andorra – 208.4 km (129.2 mi)
Wednesday/08 September 2010
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Filed under Cycling, More · Tagged with Alberto Contador, Alejandro Valverde, Andorra, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Ezequiel Mosquera, Frank Schleck, Igor Anton, Joaquin Rodriguez, mountains, Samuel Sanchez, Vincenzo Nibali, Vuelta a Espana, Xacobeo Galicia
Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The calendar turns yet again into August, a month stacked with events galore for sports fans around the globe. We’re gearing up for the start of club seasons throughout European soccer, with teams already vying for spots in the UEFA Champions League main draw with just one qualifying round left now to decide the field. Tennis gears up for the last Grand Slam of the 2010 season, the hard courts of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center... Read More
Filed under Columns, Cycling, Featured, Formula 1, More, Olympic Sports, Soccer, Tennis · Tagged with Alberto Contador, Alexander Vinokourov, Allan Davis, Andre Greipel, Andy Schleck, Asafa Powell, ATP, ban, Bernie Ecclestone, Bjarne Riis, Bob Bryan, boxing, Carlos Sastre, Christophe Lemaitre, Classica San Sebastian, Copa Libertadores, cricket, Cycling, darts, derby, Diamond League, F1, Farmers Classic, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, FIFA, fines, Floyd Mayweather, Flushing Meadows, Formula 1, france, Grand Slam, IAAF, Internacional, Jaizkibel, Johan Bruyneel, Kim Clijsters, Lance Armstrong, Luis Leon Sanchez, maillot jaune, manny pacquiao, Mark Woodforde, men's doubles, Mike Bryan, nigeria, north korea, Paris-Nice, ProTour, rivalry, Ryder Hesjedal, Samuel Sanchez, Sanctions, São Paulo, Saxo Bank, Soccer, South America, Stockholm, team orders, tennis, Todd Woodbridge, Tour de France, Tour de Pologne, Tyson Gay, U.S. Open, UCI, UCLA, Usain Bolt, world cup, WTA
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