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Road Nationals Preview

With the Tour de France bearing down on us, riders across the world are flying to their home countries for their respective National Championships, hoping to wear their country’s colors when La Grande Boucle begins on July 2nd. Here’s a quick run-down of who the Pavé staff will have their eyes on this weekend. France … Continue reading

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The Sticky Bidon – June 23, 2011

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, June 23, 2011 Romain Feillu to lead Vacansoleil into Tour de France Omega Pharma-Lotto Announce Tour De France Team Pre-Tour De France TTT Training For Euskaltel-Euskadi Thor Hushovd with Europcar in 2012? – West france.fr Seen any cool links we missed? Share ’em in the comments below!

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Boonen to Quick-Step; Is Gilbert Next?

  With yesterday’s annoucement that Tom Boonen signed a 2-year contract extension with Quick Step, the next logical question surrounds whether or not Omega Pharma-Lotto’s Philippe Gilbert will join him. Boonen seems to have decided to ease any possible pressure heading into the Tour de France by signing now, while Gilbert is delaying his announcement … Continue reading

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2011 Tour de France – Ag2r’s Dilemma

Pavé would like to thank Handspun and Clement for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France.   Only weeks ago, Ireland’s Nicolas Roche was the clear leader of Vincent Lavenu’s Ag2r-La Mondiale squad for the Tour de France. Following good showings in last year’s Tour (15th) and the Vuelta (7th), a good 2011 … Continue reading

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2011 Tour de France – Which French team will be the most successful?

Pavé would like to thank Handspun and Clement for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France.   In a previous post I argued that the French shall rise again–and indeed they are already on their way. But of course, the most relevant measure of any progress is success in their home tour. Which … Continue reading

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The Sticky Bidon – June 20, 2011

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, June 20, 2011 Garmin-Cervélo selects Tom Danielson for first Tour de France Quick Step And Euskaltel-Euskadi Name Tour De France Teams | Cyclingnews.com BMC Announce Tour De France Line-up How to Survive the Heat : Red Kite Prayer Seen any cool links we missed? Share ’em in the … Continue reading

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