Tag Archives: 2010

2010 Tour de France – Stage 6 Wrap-Up

It’s the end of the Tour’s first week.  With the Alps looming, I thought it might be a good time for a look at how some of the race’s 22 teams have fared over the first 7 days.  And in honor of Sébastien Turgot’s third consecutive, sixth-place finish today, I think a series of six-word … Continue reading

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 5 Wrap-Up

Stage 5 ended with a relatively straightforward field sprint today with Mark Cavendish taking a well-deserved win.  It looked hairy for the HTC boys at one point as their organization seemed to fall apart, but they recovered well enough to get their man to the line first.  Cavendish still looks to be a step or … Continue reading

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 4 Wrap-Up

After yesterday’s cobble-fest, the Tour’s organizers granted the riders a bit of a respite today, with a straightforward 153.5km ride from Cambrai to Reims.  While the finish was a bit dodgy—9 roundabouts in the final 56km—everyone appears to have come through unscathed—a true accomplishment given what we’ve seen over the past few days.  Here’s what … Continue reading

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 3 Wrap-up

Things have a funny way of working themselves out, don’t they?  As expected, the Tour’s trip over the pave of Belgium and Northern France produced the most dramatic and chaotic Tour de France stage since…yesterday. Let’s take a look: 1. We begin with Saxo Bank.  Hopefully, any lingering conspiracy theories as to the team’s tactics … Continue reading

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 3 Live Blog

I drew the lucky straw and will be hosting today’s Live Blog over at Bicycling.  Please come join me–share your insights and questions with the rest of us!  How will everyone respond to yesterday’s events? In the meantime, here’s an interesting video–Allan Peiper’s insights and descriptions of the stage are particularly fascinating.

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 2 Live Blog

Hello everyone and welcome to Stage 2 of the 2010 Tour de France.  Today’s stage featuires 201kms of racing from Brussles to spa, and should be our first chance to see some aggressive racing as the Tour enters the Belgian Ardennes. With 6 climbs on the day, I think we might see a GC contender … Continue reading

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