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Monday Musette – Paris-Nice Wrap-Up, Sad News from Poland, & One Great Ride

Here’s today’s Monday Musette: 1. Let’s begin with yesterday’s completion of Paris-Nice, where Astana’s Alberto Contador kept his cool to survive an onslaught of attacks from Caisse d’Epargne to win his second Paris-Nice. Give me some credit for predicting the top-3—even though I had Contador and Valverde in the wrong positions. Here’s what we noticed:–Astana … Continue reading

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Paris-Nice & Tirreno-Adriatico Live Streams

Here are to USA-friendly links to live streams of today’s racing in France and Italy.  They’re a bit slow, but better than nothing. Enjoy!

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Weekend Preview – Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico

This weekend’s main festivities take place in France and Italy with the conclusion of Paris-Nice and the continuation of Tirreno-Adriatico. So far, the racing’s gone more or less as expected in both events: the Spanish are ruling the Race to the Sun and sprinters and breakaways have traded punches in Tirreno. The current GC in … Continue reading

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Monday Musette – Weekend Wrap-up, Great Videos, and Two Rides You Should Do

We’ve got a lot to get to today—let’s dive right in!  First, a brief recap of the weekend’s events: 1. While I didn’t come right out and say he would win, give me some credit for indicating that Frantisek Rabon was someone to watch for.  Yes, there were bigger names behind him, but at this … Continue reading

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Weekend Preview – Murcia, West Flanders, L’Eroica, and the Race to the Sun

The season’s heating-up with several important events taking place this weekend. Here’s a run-down of what’s going-on: 1. Let’s begin in Spain, where the 5-day Vuelta a Murcia continues through Sunday—albeit without any Italian and some important Spanish teams. Tomorrow’s flat 22km time trial offers our first chance to see some of the Grand Tour … Continue reading

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