Posts Tagged ‘Lance Armstrong’
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 [...]
Andy Schleck Takes The Stage, Evans The Jersey – 97th Tour de France, Stage 8
Although Andy Schleck (Team Saxo Bank) has been one of the more prominent figures in the Tour de France the past few years – finishing second overall last year to Alberto Contador (Astana) – he had never won a stage, that is until now. The 25-year old Luxembourger broke away late on the difficult 189km [...]
Cavendish Doubles Up – 97th Tour de France, Stage 6
For the second day in a row, Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) proved, once again, that he is currently the fastest man on two wheels. The 25-year old sprinter from the Isle of Man took his second stage in as many days when he won the 227.5km Stage 6 from Montargis to Gueugnon. Three intermediate sprints and [...]
Thor Takes A Classic – 97th Tour de France, Stage 3
The 213 kilometer Stage 3 from Wanze to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, with seven cobbled sectors, was billed as the first real selection, but it may eventually prove to be the tipping point for those contenders to the crown and in the rivalry between Lance Armstrong (Team Radio Shack) and Alberto Contador (Astana). Upset with [...]
Cancellara, In A Blink Of An Eye – 97th Tour de France, Prologue
One hundred and ninety-seven* men would start today’s Prologue in Rotterdam, but at the end the story would be written by only four of them. Tony Martin (Team HTC-Columbia), one of the revelations of last year’s Tour de France, was given the dubious honor of being one of the first riders, 11th, out of the [...]
Follow the Tour de France LIVE with the Triple Crankset on LIVESTRONG.com
For the second year in a row, we will be providing live commentary during the Tour de France for LIVESTRONG.com. Follow us daily over the next three weeks as we take in all the happenings during what will be Lance Armstrong’s last appearance at the biggest bicycle race on the professional racing calendar. And remember [...]
Route, Contenders, & Predictions – 97th Tour de France, Preview
Pyrenees, Not Cobbles Will Be Decisive When the route for the 2010 Tour de France was unveiled in October of last year, it looked as if the the Tour organizers had once again reached into their devilish bag of tricks to test the mettle of its participants. Beginning on July 3rd and running through to [...]
On The Verge, Amgen Tour of California
Sacramento, CA – The 2010 Amgen Tour of California is scheduled take flight later today, Sunday, May 16th. But if Lance Armstrong (Team RadioShack) is to be believed, the Amgen Tour of California has already arrived. At Friday’s Kick-Off Press Conference, Armstrong would remark, “The Amgen Tour of California is a big race for us. [...]
A Giant Down Under, Greipel Triples – 2010 Santos Tour Down Under Stage 4
The parcours for Thursday’s Stage 4 of the 2010 Santos Tour Down Under were as close to ideal for the sprinters as they come. And when the occasion arose, the fastmen did not disappoint. Andre Greipel (Team HTC-Columbia) remained the peloton’s unsolvable puzzle as he would take the bunch sprint ahead of Australians Robbie McEwen [...]
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 [...]
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