Monthly Archives: July 2010

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

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 7 Live Blog

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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2010 Tour de France – Stage 6 Wrap-Up

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

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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2010 Tour de France – Stage 5 Wrap-Up

Stage 5 ended with a relatively straightforward field sprint today with Mark Cavendish taking a well-deserved win.  It looked hairy for the HTC boys at one point as their organization seemed to fall apart, but they recovered well enough to get their man to the line first.  Cavendish still looks to be a step or … Continue reading

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 4 Wrap-Up

After yesterday’s cobble-fest, the Tour’s organizers granted the riders a bit of a respite today, with a straightforward 153.5km ride from Cambrai to Reims.  While the finish was a bit dodgy—9 roundabouts in the final 56km—everyone appears to have come through unscathed—a true accomplishment given what we’ve seen over the past few days.  Here’s what … Continue reading

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