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Tag Archives: gilbert
Monday Musette – A Closer Look
Editor’s Note: In today’s Monday Musette, Mattio takes “A Closer Look at Stage 19 of the Vueltaâ€, a stage that might prove to have been a good indicator of who will be wearing the rainbow jersey six days from now. On paper, Stage 19 of the Vuelta looked like just another sprint finish. However, the … Continue reading
Posted in Musette, Races
Tagged farrar, gilbert, nibali, road race, vuelta a españa, world championships
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Monday Musette – The Vuelta, Worlds, & Transfers
Here’s this week’s Monday Musette: 1. In what was already a banner year for the grand tours, the Vuelta really outdid itself. The final 3 kilometers of Saturday’s stage up the Bola del Mondo might have been the most gut-wrenchingly dramatic twenty minutes of racing I’ve ever seen. Credit Ezequiel Mosquera for taking it to … Continue reading
Posted in Musette
Tagged Cancellara, Devolder, garmin-cervelo, gilbert, kolobnev, mosquera, nibali, nuyens, saxo bank, vuelta a españa
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Monday Musette – Vuelta, Garmin-Cervelo, and Metaphors
Here’s this week’s Monday Musette. 1. The 2010 Vuelta Espana kicked-off this weekend with a midnight team time trial through the streets of Seville. By the end of the evening, Mark Cavendish was wearing the red jersey as leader of the race, after his HTC-Columbia team took the stage victory. For HTC-Columbia, the win was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, Cavendish, Cervelo TestTeam, films, garmin-cervelo, gilbert, htc-columbia, hutarovich, il postino, pergoretti, rapha, vuelta espana
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Monday Musette – Amstel Gold Race Wrap-Up
Phillippe Gilbert finally took a victory in a major spring classic, winning yesterday’s Amstel Gold Race with an impressive surge up the final ascent of the Cauberg. It was an exciting finish to a rather quiet race, as the favorites seemed content to wait until the final to begin testing their legs. Here’s what I … Continue reading
Monday Musette – Milan-San Remo Wrap-up
Saturday’s Milan-San Remo went-off without a hitch–despite the weather’s best attempts to ruin the day. After 298 kilometers of racing in cold, rainy conditions, it was a Spaniard who ended-up with the victory. Funny how two men from warmer, sunnier climates have taken wins in two of the season’s grimiest races thus far. Here’s what … Continue reading
Tagged freire, garzelli, gilbert, hushovd, italy, kreuzinger, liquigas, milan-san remo, modolo, monday musette, nibali, pozzato, racing
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Milan-San Remo Preview
It’s a bit of shame that when we talk about the favorites for Milan-San Remo we look at sprinters. Maybe it’s just the way the sport’s evolved over time, but it seems that the likelihood of a true breakaway succeeding gets slimmer and slimmer every year. And worse, while it used to be that only … Continue reading