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Weekend Preview – San Sebastian and Poland

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

  The “second half” of the season gets underway this weekend, with Pro Tour races in Spain and Poland. For some, the weekend is the last bit of racing before a well-deserved post-Tour break; for others, it begins the final build-up to the Vuelta a Espana and the autumn classics. Saturday’s Clasica San Sebastian will … Continue reading →

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2011 Tour de France – Stage 9 Wrap-up

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

Pavé would like to thank Handspun, Clément, and Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France. Ouch! Today’s stage resembled a crash highlights reel, with riders experiencing ridiculous injuries due to crashes that are sure to have an impact on both the general contention and day to day racing the remainder of … Continue reading →

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2011 Tour de France Preview – Spain & Portugal

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

Pavé would like to thank Handspun, Clément, and Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France. One recurring theme in contemporary Tour de France coverage is the decline of French cycling. The story that’s written less often is the rise of Spanish riders in the pro ranks, led, of course, by SaxoBank-Sungard’s … Continue reading →

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2011 Paris-Nice – Preview

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

  The first important stage race of the season begins tomorrow in Houdan, France with the 69th edition of Paris-Nice. This year’s Race to the Sun has taken a somewhat different approach than in past years, forgoing the traditional opening Prologue for a road stage, saving the contre le montre for longer, 27-kilometer stage later … Continue reading →

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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview: Rabobank

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Each year, Pavé previews the upcoming road season with a countdown of the top-20 teams in the sport. We entered the top-5 yesterday with Garmin-Cervélo. We pick things up today with #4. #4 – Rabobank In my first draft of this year’s Preview, Rabobank was one of the top-3 teams. But over the past few … Continue reading →

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The Sticky Bidon – February 10, 2011

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, February 10, 2011 Sanchez says Matthews is the new Freire, but also ‘just as stupid’ Fast Eddy's Flandria Cafe: Doh… he really Mangled that one. London 2012 Olympics: Team GB's Mark Cavendish a potential favourite after road race route announcement – Telegraph Report: some of RFEC Competition Committee … Continue reading →

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