Monthly Archives: April 2009

Vuelta al País Vasco – Stage 2 – Live Stream

An incredibly hilly race run over six days, the Tour of the Basque Country is an important warm-up race for the Ardennes classics.  All the favorites will be there.  The race began yesterday with Luis Leon Sanchez taking the first stage and the leader’s jersey.    Beginning at 9:35EST, you can enjoy a live stream … Continue reading

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Ronde van Vlaanderen/Tour of Flanders – Wrap-up, etc…

“Devolder the Soldier”? Did I really post that? Funny how the morning after often brings clarity through hindsight. Speaking of hindsight, there’s much to be said following yesterday’s race. And while I’d like to say it all myself, I think The Service Course pretty much covered it all–with great links to boot. If you haven’t … Continue reading

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Devolder the Soldier!

Alternate title: “The Pain in Stijn Falls Mainly on his Competitors”. All puns aside, today’s performance was a true masterstroke for team Quick Step. Lefevre must love it when a plan works beautifully: 1. Send dangerous rider #1 up the road in the first dangerous break of the day. 2. Tell rest of team to … Continue reading

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Ronde van Vlaanderen/Tour of Flanders – Live Stream

Finally! You can enjoy a live stream of today’s Tour of Flanders here. Enjoy!

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Ronde van Vlaanderen/Tour of Flanders – Preview

Let the metaphors fly! Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen is the World Series/Super Bowl/World Cup Final/etc… of Flanders (and maybe all of Belgium). With 16 climbs spread over 260km, the Ronde is truly the highlight of the year for Belgian fans. The course remains realtively unchanged from last year, save for the deletion of the Kluisberg … Continue reading

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KBC-Driedaagse/3 Days of De Panne – What did we learn?

The 2009 3 Days of De Panne is in the books and what did we learn? Filippo Pozzatto is enjoying incredible form. He looked too good to be true on Tuesday. Too bad he crashed 4km from the line today . I wonder if Hincapie was sitting in front of a TV somewhere muttering “I … Continue reading

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