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Monday Musette – A New White Jersey for Andy Schleck?

Here are some morsels for your Monday: 1. This just in: Team Lux is rumored to be starting the 2011 season in neutral jerseys.  Apparently the Schlecks don’t quite have their ducks in a row yet.  While it is yet to be confirmed, no matter how you spin it, this is not a good sign. … Continue reading

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Monday Musette – The Vuelta, Worlds, & Transfers

Here’s this week’s Monday Musette: 1. In what was already a banner year for the grand tours, the Vuelta really outdid itself. The final 3 kilometers of Saturday’s stage up the Bola del Mondo might have been the most gut-wrenchingly dramatic twenty minutes of racing I’ve ever seen. Credit Ezequiel Mosquera for taking it to … Continue reading

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 17 Wrap-Up

In the end, today’s stage was perhaps a bit anti-climatic, as first Andy Schleck and then Alberto Contador proved unable to shake the other on the Tourmalet.  Clearly, these two are the cream of this year’s Tour de France crop—and considering how only 8 seconds separetes them, we’re on the verge of one of the … Continue reading

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 7 Wrap-Up & Virtual GC

I don’t know about you, but I certainly underestimated today’s stage.  I had heard from several sources that the final climb wasn’t all too difficult, and with the Tour’s first high mountain stage tomorrow, I thought we might see a large group or breakaway fighting out the finish—the kind of day perfectly suited for someone … Continue reading

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 3 Wrap-up

Things have a funny way of working themselves out, don’t they?  As expected, the Tour’s trip over the pave of Belgium and Northern France produced the most dramatic and chaotic Tour de France stage since…yesterday. Let’s take a look: 1. We begin with Saxo Bank.  Hopefully, any lingering conspiracy theories as to the team’s tactics … Continue reading

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2010 Tour de France Preview – Part 4

Here’s the fourth and final installment of Pavé’s 2010 Tour de France Preview.  In case you missed a day, click the link to read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.  Feel free to share your comments below. Sky Professional Cycling TeamHalfway through its first season of existence, Team Sky has already achieved one of … Continue reading

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