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Category Archives: Musette
Monday Musette – Weekend Wrap-Up
That was quite a weekend, huh? The Vuelta, semi-classics in Belgium and France, the Tour of Britain, the new Canadian Pro Tour events ,and the opening events of the domestic cyclocross calendar meant a busy weekend for teams, fans, and pundits. Let’s take a look: 1. It was a dramatic Saturday in Spain where Liquigas’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyclocross, gp fourmies, paris-brussels, pro tour, quebec grand prix, tour de l'avenir, tour of britain, vuelta espana
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Monday Musette – 5 Questions
1. With Igor Anton, Joaquin Rodriguez, and Vincenzo Nibali a mere two seconds apart from one another and the next-closest rider another 40-seconds back, has this year’s Vuelta already been reduced to a three-caballo race? And of the three, who has the best chance to win? 2. Do Radio Shack’s new recruits (and the ominous … Continue reading
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Tagged BMC, Evans, katusha, radio shack, ridley, schleck, trek, vuelta espana
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Monday Musette – Vuelta, Garmin-Cervelo, and Metaphors
Here’s this week’s Monday Musette. 1. The 2010 Vuelta Espana kicked-off this weekend with a midnight team time trial through the streets of Seville. By the end of the evening, Mark Cavendish was wearing the red jersey as leader of the race, after his HTC-Columbia team took the stage victory. For HTC-Columbia, the win was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, Cavendish, Cervelo TestTeam, films, garmin-cervelo, gilbert, htc-columbia, hutarovich, il postino, pergoretti, rapha, vuelta espana
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Monday Musette – Vattenfall, ENECO, and Films About Flandriens
Here’s this week’s Monday Musette: 1. Tyler Farrar became the first back-to-back winner of the Vattenfall Cyclassics with his win Sunday. Edvald Boasson Hagen and Andre Greipel took second and third, rounding-out what I had suspected would constitute the final podium (albeit in different positions). The race went as planned for Garmin-Transitions—the team timed is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, Boasson Hagen, eneco tour, farrar, flandriens, greipel, museeuw, rapha, vattenfall, velo news
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Monday Musette – Weekend Wrap-Up, Sprinting, and VDB2
Pavé’s back after two weeks of business trips and family vacations—the price I had to pay for blocking-out 3 weeks of July. To get back in the swing of things, here’s the first summer installment of the Monday Musette. Enjoy! 1. So I was a bit off with my prediction for the Tour of Poland—Stijn … Continue reading
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Tagged Burgos, garmin, htc, mavic, monday musette, omega-lotto, races, tour of denmark, tour of poland, van den broeck
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On Vacation…
What’s that saying about the best-laid plans of mice and men? I had hoped that last week’s business trip and this week’s vacation would allow me some extra time for writing—unfortunately, the opposite’s proven to be the case. While I won’t rule-out the possibility of a post or two sometime this week, I’m apprehensive to … Continue reading