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Weekend Preview – The Giro’s Big Finale

For a few minutes today, it looked as if David Arroyo just might have retained his maglia rosa as the leader of the 2010 Giro d’Italia. After the descent of the Mortirolo, he sat less than a minute behind a 3-man breakaway containing Ivan Basso, Vincenzo Nibali, and Michele Scarponi. Unfortunately, the wheels fell off … Continue reading

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Weekend Preview – The Giro Hits the Mountains and the ATOC Heads to Hollywood

With mountain action from Italy and the final two days of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California, this weekend looks to be the most exciting since April.  Let’s take a look at what’s in store: 1.  The Giro was turned on its head Wednesday when a large group of riders broke away from the main … Continue reading

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2010 Giro d’Italia – Stage 1 Live Stream

Here’s a link to a live stream of today’s stage. Enjoy!

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The 2010 Giro d’Italia – 5 Questions

The 2010 Giro d’Italia starts tomorrow in Amsterdam, here are 5 questions for the year’s first Grand Tour: 1. Will Tyler Farrar continue to progress as a Grand Tour field sprinter? I like that Garmin’s giving Tyler Farrar lots of chances to improve his field sprinting against top competition. After a dense spring, Farrar took … Continue reading

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The 2010 Giro d’Italia – 5 Riders to Watch

The favorites for this year’s Giro d’Italia are well-documented—Evans, Basso, Sastre, and the rest have already received more than their fair share of press in the week leading-up to this Saturday’s Partenza in Amsterdam. Thus, a more interesting conversation might be which young riders will shine in this year’s race, perhaps revealing themselves to be … Continue reading

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Monday Musette – Pavé Awards (2010 Classics)

Several hours in the air this weekend offered me a perfect opportunity to reflect on this year’s classics. Here’s a run-down of this spring’s Pavé Awards, with videos to tell the stories my words could not.  Enjoy! Rider of the Spring:How could we not give the Rider of the Spring award to Fabian Cancellara? Spartacus … Continue reading

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