Monthly Archives: April 2011

Monday Musette – Wrapping-up the Ronde

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

  Two Monuments down and two to go so far this spring—can it get any more exciting? Here’s what we saw during yesterday’s Tour of Flanders: 1. With his fantastic win yesterday, Saxo Bank-Sunguard’s Nick Nuyens joined the upper echelon of contemporary Belgian classics stars, adding the Ronde to a resume that already includes the … Continue reading →

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The Feed Zone: Tour of Flanders – April 3, 2011

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Whether you call it the Tour of Flanders, Tour des Flandres or Ronde van Vlaanderen, we’d be thrilled if you joined us on Sunday, April 3rd for Pavé’s Feed Zone chat during the race. As usual, the Pavé staff and a couple of special guests will be playing armchair director sportif, speculating about how the … Continue reading →

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The Sticky Bidon – April 1, 2011

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, March 28, 2011 Guest blogger: Pavé | The Selection inrng : the muur van geraardsbergen, aka the kapelmuur Washington group says bid to host Giro d’Italia start is postponed, not abandoned Leopard-Trek denies ‘fairing’ allegations; says Schleck used ‘Camelbak’ in TT Seen any cool links we missed? Share … Continue reading →

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2011 Tour of Flanders/Ronde van Vlaanderen – Preview

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

  After his dominant performance in last Saturday’s E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, Leopard Trek’s Fabian Cancellara is the undisputed top favorite for Sunday’s Tour of Flanders.  So the question remains: can anyone defeat him? Here’s a rundown of ten riders I feel have the best chance to upset Spartacus in his bid for a second-consecutive victory … Continue reading →

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Tour of Flanders (de Ronde van Vlaanderen): The Contenders

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

Thanks to last weekend’s racing at E3 Prijs & Gent ~ Wevelgem the two favourites like cream have risen to the top. The way in which they won typically are the only two ways you can win a race, either from a daring breakaway or a bunch gallop. I figure that Cancellara must be a … Continue reading →

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