Tag Archives: 2012

Europcar: (We) Award you no points, and may god have mercy on your soul*

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

The 2011 Tour de France was animated by Thomas Voeckler’s valiant attempts to cling to the Yellow Jersey he acquired during Stage 9.  Leaving behind their luckless breakaway companions, Voeckler placed second in the stage to Luis Leon Sanchez.  This gave him enough of a time buffer to fight, tooth and nail, for the next … Continue reading →

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The Tour – far from over

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

Check out Whit’s latest post over at Bicycling – Analysis: The Tour Is Far From Over.

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Tour de France 2012: Whit’s prologue winners/losers and stage 1 preview

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

The bulk of Whit’s Tour de France related writing over the next 3 weeks will be on the Bicycling Magazine website. We’d be remiss if we didn’t do a good job of letting you know when he’s got new content up there, so look for an occasional post when there’s something to see. His first … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2012 Team Preview: Vacansoleil-DCM

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

I wonder how badly Vacansoleil regrets Thomas DeGendt’s decision to schedule his wedding during this year’s Tour de France after his incredible stage victory and third-place finish in the Giro d’Italia. But life must go on and Vacansoliel has a Tour de France to complete—with or without the team’s exciting Belgian star. Like several teams … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2012 Team Preview: Saxo Bank-Tinkoff

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

Someone asked me if it’s harder to write previews for the teams with the best or the worst chances to make a big impact on the race. Let me illustrate the answer to this question with Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank’s roster for the 2012 Tour de France: Jonathan Cantwell Juan Jose Haedo Karsten Kroon (1 Tour … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2012 Team Preview: Team Sky

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

Well, I had to go through 19 teams to get here, but I’m finally at the squad that I think will be taking the yellow jersey back to its service course on Monday, July 23rd. First, let me say on record that I was wrong about Bradley Wiggins (in my defense, I wasn’t alone). I … Continue reading →

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