Tag Archives: Pierre Rolland

Europcar: (We) Award you no points, and may god have mercy on your soul*

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

The 2011 Tour de France was animated by Thomas Voeckler’s valiant attempts to cling to the Yellow Jersey he acquired during Stage 9.  Leaving behind their luckless breakaway companions, Voeckler placed second in the stage to Luis Leon Sanchez.  This gave him enough of a time buffer to fight, tooth and nail, for the next … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2012 Team Preview: Europcar

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

Just about every French team preview  includes some variation on the line “Team X comes to the Tour de France hoping for a stage win or two and maybe a top-10 GC-placing for Rider Y.” At last year’s Tour de France, Europcar set a new standard with Pierre Rolland winning a stage atop Alpe d’Huez … Continue reading →

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The Sticky Bidon – August 2, 2011

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, August 2, 2011 Thomas Voeckler tops European Tour standings despite non-inclusion of Tour performance Stijn Vandenbergh and Martin and Peter Velits to Quick Step for 2012 Sylvain Chavanel re-ups with Quick Step for two more seasons Rolland: The Next Step Is To Win The Tour Lotto: Ridley promises … Continue reading →

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2011 Tour de France – Stage 20 Wrap-up

Posted on July 23, 2011 by and

Going into today’s Stage 20, the names Fignon and Lemond were on everyone’s mind, as people pondered whether Leopard-Trek’s Andy Schleck would fall, Fignon style, to BMC’s Cadel Evans by the scantest of margins in this final individual time trial. As predicted, Schleck did lose the yellow jersey to Evans, but not by the handful … Continue reading →

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The Sticky Bidon – July 22, 2011

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, July 22, 2011 Pierre Rolland: “He told me: ‘Play your card, go get the white jersey.’” Boulder Report » Blog Archive » A Throwback Tour | Bicycling.com What happened to Cadel’s bike in Friday’s stage? Tour Pro Bike: Johnny Hoogerland’s Ridley Helium Seen any cool links we missed? … Continue reading →

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