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Tag Archives: sprinters
Vuelta: Worlds Preparation Gone Awry
This Vuelta appears to have been anything but a good warm-up and form-check for the upcoming pancake-flat Worlds. While the use of statistics is severely limited in cycling, the form requirements for major races lend them well to certain preparation. Last year, Jeremy took a look at the previous ten years of World Championship victories, … Continue reading
2011 Tour de France – Sprinter Check-up
Pavé would like to thank Handspun, Clément, and Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France Prior to the 2011 Tour de France, we were asking ourselves some questions about what we could expect from the fast finishers in this year’s edition. Would Mark Cavendish continue his reign of terror? Could perennial … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Races
Tagged 2011, Boasson Hagen, Cavendish, farrar, greipel, hushovd, petacchi, rojas, sprinters, sprints, tour de france
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Sprinter Form Check – the Giro d’Italia
Pavé would like to thank Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Giro d’Italia. The halfway mark of the Giro d’Italia is a good time to check the form of the sprinters as we approach the battle royale of the Tour de France (especially as the top sprinters have bowed out ahead of … Continue reading
For the One Hundredth Time, It’s Not “The Sprinter’s Jerseyâ€!
Here’s a special contribution from Jeremy over at Tears for Gears. Shortly after the Tour concluded last month, he contacted me with a question about the possible effects of Alessandro Petacchi’s disqualification from this year’s Tour following allegations of PFC use. A short conversation ensued via email, and before I knew it, Jeremy had graciously … Continue reading
Posted in Races
Tagged 2010, Blogs, Cavendish, green jersey, hushovd, petachi, sprinters, tears for gears, tour de france
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2010 Tour de France – Stage 11 Wrap-Up
Mark Renshaw got a bit cheeky today, butting heads (literally) with Julian Dean and then slamming the door on Tyler Farrar in the final dash to the finish line in Bourg-les-Valence. Renshaw clearly veered from his line to cut-off Farrar and was sent home from the Tour for his actions—not that it mattered though, as … Continue reading