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Weekend Preview – Giro, Belgium, and Bayern

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Pavé would like to thank Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Giro d’Italia.   Here’s a preview of this weekend’s main events: 1. I wonder if this year’s Giro d’Italia has passed as quickly for the riders as it has for the fans? Regardless, the season’s first grand tour ends this weekend with … Continue reading →

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Monday Musette – Giro, Etc…

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Pavé would like to thank Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Giro d’Italia.   Here’s this week’s Monday Musette: 1. I’m going to go out on a limb and declare Saxo Bank’s Alberto Contador the winner of the 2011 Giro d’Italia—at least until we hear otherwise. After three spectacular days in the Dolomites, … Continue reading →

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Giro: Midweek Check-in and Questions

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

Pavé would like to thank Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Giro d’Italia. While it’s been overshadowed by the death of Wouter Weylandt, the first several stages of the 2011 Giro have had plenty of excitement to offer. Stage 5, over the Strade Bianchi, was won by Peter Weening, who bridged to the … Continue reading →

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2011 Giro d’Italia – Top-10 Preview

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

  The 94th Giro d’Italia begins in Torino this Saturday with a 19.3-kilometer team time trial. This year, the Giro commemorates the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification by visiting 17 of Italy’s 20 regions and several of the peninsula’s most stunning scenery. Fittingly, the unquestioned star of this year’s race seems to be the course … Continue reading →

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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview: Liquigas-Cannondale

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Each year, Pavé previews the upcoming road season with a countdown of the top-20 teams in the sport. We recently entered the top-5 with Garmin-Cervélo and Rabobank. We pick things up today with #3. #3 – Liquigas-Cannondale How does a team top a year in which it won both the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta … Continue reading →

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2010 Team-By-Team Season Review: #2

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

#2 Liquigas – (Preview Ranking: #4) What We Said: Liquigas has perhaps the youngest and deepest grand tour squad in the sport, led by the Four Horsemen of the Green-pocalypse (yes, I made that up myself): Ivan Basso, Franco Pellizotti, Roman Kreuziger, and Vincenzo Nibali. In a way, Liquigas finds itself in a siutution akin … Continue reading →

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