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Merckx – “I think it will be a very open Tour”

With the 2010 road cycling season set to kick-off with the Tour Down Under this weekend, the Associated Press checked in with arguably the greatest cyclist of all-time, Eddy Merckx, at a presentation in Paris for next month’s inaugural Tour of Oman, for his take on this summer’s battle in France.
Although Merckx expects the main  [...]

106th Edition of a Rivalry Renewed, Spielman Succumbs

On Saturday, the annual blood feud between The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan will take place on the gridiron in Ann Arbor, MI.
And while the outcome of The Game has been a bit one sided as of late, it is still considered the greatest rivalry in sports.
The rivalry began began in 1897, [...]

Top 10 Reasons Lance Amstrong Did Not Win the 2009 Tour de France

As the apparent tensions, war of words, between now former Astana teammates continues to be played out in the media, we take a closer look at the final outcome of this year’s Tour de France. So without further adieu…fresh from the home office in Omaha, NE, here are the Top 10 Reasons Lance Armstrong [...]

Cavendish Cruises on Champs-Élysées, Contador Crowned – 96th Tour de France Stage 21

An exultant Alberto Contador (Astana) stood on top of the final Tour de France podium for the second time in his short cycling career. The 2007 Tour de France champion can now boast of consecutive Tour victories (a team exclusion in 2008 prevented him from defending his Tour crown) and a total of four [...]

Feillu Precocious, Contador Flies The Coup – 96th Tour de France Stage 7

Credit should be given when it is due. Brice Feillu (Agritubel), a first year French professional and brother of sprinter Romain Feillu (Agritubel), was simply superb on a day, which saw the first mountains of the 96th Tour de France.
Likewise, the Italian Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) surprised himself and rode his way into [...]

Shades of 1985, 1986, or 2007? – Astana’s Tour Dilemma and Why They Will Win Regardless

Last fall, when Lance Armstrong decided to end his three and a half year hiatus from the sport, questions and speculation abounded. Chief among them was whether he could recapture the form that earned him seven (7) Tour de France titles, and once he declared his intentions, whether he could coexist with riders who [...]

The Other Shoe Falls

First it was the Giro.Now it’s the Tour de France that has said “not my race” to Astana and Alberto Contador.For the second-straight year, the Tour has rejected its defending champion.This seems to be more about Astana than Contador, but judge for yourself:
– CNN: Contador blasts ‘unfair’ Tour decision– Richard Moore of the Guardian: Contador [...]

Giro Stuns Astana

In what strikes me as a stunning development in professional cycling, organizers of the Giro d’Italia have left not invited some top cycling teams to this year’s race on May 10-June 1.The Kazakh-backed Astana team of Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, has been left out, as has French team Credit Agricole, which stars Norwegian [...]

Who Followed Whom?

Interesting note on Pez Cycling’s “Euro Trash” site about Johan Bruyneel’s relationship with Alberto Contador:
If Alberto Contador had not gone to Astana this year, Johan Bruyneel would have followed his intended path out of cycling.
Bruyneel gushed to El Mundo: “His transfer convinced me that I had to continue. I can construct a good team around [...]

Stories on Vaughters and Contador

Here are two stories you’ll want to read:– Sports Illustrated’s Austin Murphy on Jonathan Vaughters: A crusader emerges amid a troubled sport– Cycling News: Dealing with success — An interview with Alberto Contador

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