Monthly Archives: July 2011

2011 Tour de France – What Will the Podium Look Like?

Pavé would like to thank Handspun, Clément, and Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France. Wow, what an amazing and surprising Tour de France this has been! Crashes, crashes, crashes, crashes, and more crashes. Oh yeah, and even more crashes. This year’s edition seems more dangerous that prior ones; race director … Continue reading

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Rest Day Review: Handspun’s HED Belgium Wheels

Pavé would like to thank Handspun, Clément, and Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France. Even if you’ve been living a sheltered life under some cobbled Flemish hellingen you’ve probably heard that in recent years, many wheel manufacturers have been following HED in offering an array of road wheels and racing … Continue reading

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Discuss: Tour de Crash 2011?

If there’s a topic that seems to be on everyone’s mind today, it’s all of the carnage we’ve seen at this year’s Tour de France. With the GC field significantly diminished, and a pair of absolutely ridiculous accidents caused by support vehicles, and some horrifying moments (Chris Horner’s interview; Johnny Hoogerland’s bloody arse; Alexander Vinokourov … Continue reading

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2011 Tour de France – Stage 9 Wrap-up

Pavé would like to thank Handspun, Clément, and Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France. Ouch! Today’s stage resembled a crash highlights reel, with riders experiencing ridiculous injuries due to crashes that are sure to have an impact on both the general contention and day to day racing the remainder of … Continue reading

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2011 Tour de France – Stage 8 Wrap-up

Pavé would like to thank Handspun, Clément, and Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France. Wow! The first truly hilly day of the 2011 Tour de France was the first one won by a breakaway, but it was close, with Rui Costa only holding off those attacking from the peloton on … Continue reading

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The Sticky Bidon – July 8, 2011

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, July 8, 2011 UCI, teams association continue squabble over saddle tilt Philippe Gilbert confirmed for Canadian WorldTour races USA Pro Cycling Challenge surprises with Continental invites Vaughters must decide on new team leader – USATODAY.com Seen any cool links we missed? Share ’em in the comments below!

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