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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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2011 Tour de France – Stage 19 Wrap-Up

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

Pavé would like to thank Handspun, Clément, and Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France. Today’s 108km stage 19 was billed as a mountain sprint. True to form, the first 14km saw some furious racing before a big breakaway went away. They didn’t last long, though, as Alberto Contador lit up … Continue reading →

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2011 Tour de France – Stage 18 Wrap-Up

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Pavé would like to thank Handspun, Clément, and Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France.   Stage 18, the Queen Stage of this year’s Tour de France, was a 6+-hour slugfest over 3 Hors Categorie climbs in the Alps–the Agnel, the Izoard, and finally, the monstrous Galibier. 1. Andy Schleck’s attacked … Continue reading →

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Discuss: Are the GC cards on the table?

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

Pavé would like to thank Handspun, Clément, and Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France With two big mountain stages (18 and 19) and a 42.5km individual time trial all that remains to determine the General Classification of this year’s Tour de France, have we seen all we need to in … Continue reading →

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2011 Tour de France – What Will the Podium Look Like?

Posted on July 11, 2011 by and

Pavé would like to thank Handspun, Clément, and Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France. Wow, what an amazing and surprising Tour de France this has been! Crashes, crashes, crashes, crashes, and more crashes. Oh yeah, and even more crashes. This year’s edition seems more dangerous that prior ones; race director … Continue reading →

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