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The Virtual General Classification

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

Phil Liggett, at the culmination of Stage 6, said that there were “no changes” in the GC standings and that the “men who mattered” were “up there.” Sure, Cancellara – the yellow jersey – was joined by a handful of GC contenders who stayed safe from a gutter-to-gutter crash that split the field with 24k to … Continue reading →

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2011 Tour de France – Stage 6 Wrap-up

Posted on July 7, 2011 by and

Pavé would like to thank Handspun, Clément, and Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France. After yesterday’s crash-marred Stage 5, the peloton is left with a long injury list, including GC contender non-starter Janny Brajkovic, and injuries afflicting stars including Tom Boonen, Alberto Contador, Robert Gesink, Sylvain Chavanel, et al. Were … Continue reading →

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 6 Wrap-Up – More Memoirs

Posted on July 10, 2010 by

Here are some contributions to yesterday’s team-by-team Week 1 Wrap-Up.  Thanks to everyone for participating–keep them coming! 1. Saxo Bank Part 1: Stage Three: won battle. Lost war? Part 2: And still no new main sponsor. (Cthulhu) 12. Cofidis Better than Footon, not quite Vacansoleil. (Joe) 13. FDJ Most forgettable French team—so far. (Joe) 14. … Continue reading →

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 6 Wrap-Up

Posted on July 9, 2010 by

It’s the end of the Tour’s first week.  With the Alps looming, I thought it might be a good time for a look at how some of the race’s 22 teams have fared over the first 7 days.  And in honor of Sébastien Turgot’s third consecutive, sixth-place finish today, I think a series of six-word … Continue reading →

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 6 Live Blog

Posted on July 9, 2010 by

Come on over and join me today in today’s Live Blog for Bicycling Magazine.  I’ll be sharing duties with Joe Lindsey, Bicycling contributor and writer of The Boulder Report. Hope to see you there!

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Tour de France – Stage 6 – Wrap-up – The Rain in Spain…

Posted on July 9, 2009 by

It was yet another exciting stage today, thanks in large part to David Millar hoping he could emulate Thomas Voeckler’s last gasp before the line. Unfortunately for Millar, the chase did its math correctly and caught the Garmin veteran with a bit less than 2km to go. This was the second bout of misfortune for … Continue reading →

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