Tag Archives: giro d’italia

Geox-TMC – Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

In past years, ASO has generally waited until March to announce the teams participating in the Tour de France. This was typically done to give teams the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities in race situations, allowing ASO to select the most competitive teams for participation. However, this year they elected to announce the 2011 participants … Continue reading →

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The Sticky Bidon – January 14, 2011

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

Interesting and/or amusing cycling items from across the Internet, January 14, 2011 Gilbert supports radio ban Tour of Battenkill’s date, ranking uncertain USA Cycling’s Sean Petty responds: Criterium ruling has no bearing on Battenkill’s woes Europcar confident of Tour de France invitation New Australian team poaching riders? UCI Bike Rules Alarm, Confuse Builders Radio Silence… … Continue reading →

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Monday Musette – On Judgement

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

Here’s today’s Monday Musette 1. If you don’t already read The Inner Ring, you need to start.  Matt published a fine run-down of the Team Lux situation—it’s definitely worth your time. 2. And speaking of dubious new teams, check-out today’s What’s New from Competitive Cyclist.  There’s also the added bonus of a video from the … Continue reading →

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Monday Musette – Giro, Belgium, Motors, Etc…

Posted on June 1, 2010 by

Yesterday was Memorial Day—the unofficial first day of summer—and I took advantage of a day-off from work to indulge–and ride. Here’s this week’s Musette. 1. It’s hard to believe this year’s Giro has come and gone—but it has. Credit Ivan Basso for quickly one-upping Alexander Vinokourov’s win in L-B-L with a grand tour win following … Continue reading →

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Weekend Preview – The Giro’s Big Finale

Posted on May 28, 2010 by

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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Monday Musette – Wednesday Edition

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

I guess I’m still a bit jet-lagged from my trip out west. Here’s the week’s Musette: 1. The Giro has blown wide open—sort of. Monte Zoncolan and the Plan de Corones have started the reshuffling of the general classification, but there’s still some ground to be made up if the men favored to win the … Continue reading →

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