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2011 Giro d’Italia – Win, Lose, or Draw

Pavé would like to thank Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Giro d’Italia.   Did the 2011 Giro d’Italia turn out to be a great edition worthy of the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification? Or was it a political flop that drove riders, teams, and organizers to agony? Here’s a special Giro-edition of … Continue reading

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The Sticky Bidon – May 5, 2011

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, May 5, 2011 Lars Boom continues three years longer at Rabobank Is The UCI’s Points System Destabilising The Sport? Geox: Menchov and Sastre have discovered the Colle delle Finestre Seen any cool links we missed? Share ’em in the comments below!

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Giro 2011: Geox-TMC Leaders Prep for the TT

As we’ve mentioned before, one of the interesting situations about Geox-TMC’s sponsorship deal is they’re able to use products across the ASI product line, including opting for the distinctive Kestrel 4000 over the Fuji D-6. Both Carlos Sastre and Denis Menchov hit the wind tunnel to fine tune their time trial positions on their Kestrels, … Continue reading

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Monday Musette – The Rest of the Weekend

While I admit that we didn’t spend much time covering them, there were other races this weekend besides the Belgian Opening Weekend.  Here’s a quick run-down of what you might have missed: 1. Lampre’s Michele Scarponi took the final stage and Liquigas’ Peter Sagan the overall title of the Giro di Sardegna Saturday after a … Continue reading

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Weekend Preview – Bessèges, Mallorca, and Qatar

Lots of racing this weekend—let’s take a quick look: 1. In France the Etoile de Besseges wraps-up with two stages this weekend, the most difficult of which is Saturday’s Stage 4.  The stage starts and finishes in the town of Ales and tackles three categorized climbs on the day—although the last is not too close … Continue reading

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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview – Number 18

#18 – Team Saxo Bank & Geox-TMC (tie) A year ago it would have been hard to believe that we would be mentioning Saxo Bank and the team that was Footon-Servetto in the same breath—and in the bottom quarter of our Season Preview.  Unfortunately, professional cycling is a fickle, “what have you done for me … Continue reading

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