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Should E-N-E-C-O Equal R-E-S-P-E-C-T?

Admit it, you’ve spent more time over the past week reading about Leadville than this week’s ENECO Tour. It’s okay, you’re among friends. I made the same mistake. In my Embrocation column this week, I intimated that the ENECO Tour (among several other August races) doesn’t hold the same amount of prestige (and therefore doesn’t … Continue reading

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Tour de France – Stage 12 – Wrap-up

Milram missed-out on another opportunity for a stage win today, begging the question: Can you name the teams in this year’s Tour that have never won a stage? Cue the Jeopardy music…and don’t read down if you don’t want it spoiled. Here’s a hint: there are 4. Had enough? Okay, here are the answers: Well, … Continue reading

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Giro Stage 18 – Another Garmin Near-miss

Poor Danny Pate. In case you missed today’s final kilometer, the American with the penchant for near-misses narrowly missed another big win. At first, I thought he went too soon, but on a second look at the film, notice how he keeps looking down at his cassette. The sprint was on a bricked/stoned boulevard that … Continue reading

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