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Monday Musette – Paris-Tours, Colombia, Pippo’s Return, and Globalization

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

  Here’s this week’s Monday Musette: 1. Yesterday’s Paris-Tours provided an exciting finish to an event that’s proved difficult to predict. But after a season in which he consistently seemed to come-up short in important races (despite impressive rides), BMC’s Greg Van Avermaet took the biggest win of his career in what might have been … Continue reading →

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Paris-Tours Preview

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

For a race that is officially considered a “classic”, Paris-Tours is perhaps the least prestigious among them—but that doesn’t mean it’s not important. (After all, Eddy Merckx never won it, and therefore cannot say that he’s won every classic.) Started in 1896 as central France’s answer to Paris-Roubaix, the race followed a fairly flat course … Continue reading →

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Monday Musette – Sprinters, Specialized, & A Funeral

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

  Here’s this week’s (mini) Monday Musette: 1. With next Sunday’s Paris-Tours looming on the horizon, several sprinters used this past weekend to put the finishing touches on their fitness. Radio Shack’s Robbie McEwen won two stages and the overall at the Circuit Franco-Belge (aka, the Tour de Wallone-Picarde), while Skil-Shimano’s Marcel Kittel took his … Continue reading →

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Monday Musette – Emilia, Tours, Equipment, & A Question or Two

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

Here’s the week’s Musette: 1. On Saturday Rabobank’s Robert Gesink successfully defended his title at the Giro dell Emilia, breaking free from a lead group of 14 on the uphill finish to take the win from Garmin’s Dan Martin.  Unfortunately for Gesink, the win was likely his last of the season.  He’ll miss Saturday’s Tour … Continue reading →

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Weekend Preview – Emilia, Borghelli, & Paris-Tours

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

This weekend’s racing begins Saturday, with the 93rd edition of Italy’s Giro dell’Emilia, a prestigious semi-classic in and around Bologna.  A difficult race with an impressive list of winners, Emilia attracts riders hoping to test their form for next Saturday’s Monument, the Tour of Lombardy. Last year’s winner, Robert Gesink, returns backed by a strong … Continue reading →

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Monday Musette – Paris-Tours, T-Shirts, and Classic Wheels

Posted on October 12, 2009 by

1. If you didn’t see it yesterday, you missed quite an exciting finale to Paris-Tours. Here’s a video that pretty much gets it all—from just after Philippe Gilbert’s attack through the final sprint. Give Gilbert credit for riding aggressively, even with two sprinters on his wheel. Other men would have stopped working, not content to … Continue reading →

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