Archive for July, 2010
Cancellara True, Contador Celebrates – 97th Tour de France, Stage 19
With television coverage focused solely on the battle for final podium places, audiences would miss two more outstanding performances by the riders that animated the 97th Tour de France Prologue. Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia), the young German who sat in the hot seat for hours before Cancellara bested his time in the Prologue, had the benefit [...]
Cavendish Easily Scores Fourth – 97th Tour de France, Stage 18
After several long days slogging up mountains, the sprinters finally had another opportunity to show their wares. Despite a break of four — Matti Breschel (Saxo Bank), Jerome Pineau (Quick Step), Benoit Vaugrenard (FDJ) and Daniel Oss (Liquigas) — getting off the front early on the stage and Oss’ unwillingness to relent in the closing [...]
Schleck Conquers Tourmalet, Unable to Unhinged Contador – 97th Tour de France, Stage 17
The final, and perhaps decisive, mountain stage of the 97th Tour de France was billed as the dual on the Tourmalet. With the steep inclines and foggy weather serving as the background, this year’s top two riders, Alberto Contador (Astana) and Andy Schleck (Team Saxo Bank) stood toe-to-toe on the fabled mountain pass as thousands [...]
Fedrigo Defies Death – 97th Tour de France, Stage 16
On undoubtedly the hardest climbing stage of the 97th Tour de France, which featured the infamous “Circle of Death” in the Col de Peyresourde, Col d’Aspin, Col du Tourmalet and Col d’Aubisque, the finale came down to a bunch sprint among nine gamely but tired breakaway companions. Frenchman Pierrick Fedrigo (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) proved to [...]
Cavendish Wins Third As Renshaw Throws Haymaker – 97th Tour de France, Stage 11
Sprinting is a rough and tumble business. It is not for the faint of heart nor is it for those who lack intestinal fortitude. Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia), Tyler Farrar (Team Garmin-Transitions), Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini), Thor Hushovd (Cervelo Test Team) and Robbie McEwen (Omega-Pharma Lotto), among others are first to come to mind when searching [...]
Team Type 1 Ready For Tough Race in China
Atlanta – Team Type 1 will send a mix of proven climbers and the most successful rider with Type 1 diabetes in professional cycling to China for the Tour of Qinghai Lake. King of the Mountains champions Thomas Rabou (Amgen Tour of California) and Davide Frattini (Redlands Bicycle Classic) will be joined by Javier Megias, [...]
Team Vera Bradley Foundation Takes Over USA Crits Series Lead
Allar sprints to 2nd at Iron Hill Twilight; Cash and Roettger contest NRC’s Grand Cycling Classic Erica Allar set her sights on the USA Crits Series overall leader’s jersey after finishing third at Athens Terrapin Twilights. Allar raced Athens, the first of the five races that make up the women’s series, in April. Three months [...]
Iron Hill Twilight Criterium and Capital Criterium Throw One-Two USA CRITS Punch
Clayton Barrows, Jackie Simes, and Lauren Ellis winners this past weekend Athens, GA – From an American main street to America’s Main Street, USA CRITS rolled through two cities for a back-to-back weekend of criterium action. Top USA CRITS racers battled it out in West Chester, Pennsylvania and on Pennsylvania Avenue for crucial USA CRITS [...]
Paulinho Buoys RadioShack – 97th Tour de France, Stage 10
To say that Team Radioshack has had a less than stellar performance at the 97th Tour de France, may be a bit of an understatement. With Lance Armstrong’s role roughly reduced to a supporting one and with Levi Leipheimer losing more time to Andy Schleck (Team Saxo Bank) and former teammate, Alberto Contador (Astana), the [...]
Casar Holds On, Schleck In Yellow – 97th Tour de France, Stage 9
Française des Jeux’s Sandy Casar won the ninth stage of the 97th Tour de France from Morzine-Avoriaz to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, but his victory was not without some anxious moments as a show of strength by the top two contenders almost ruined the 31-year old Frenchman’s day. A group of 10 including current mountains and points jersey [...]
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