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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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Monday Musette – Magazines, Movies, and Two Races You Might Have Heard Of

Here’s today’s Monday Musette! 1. While flying to the Tour of California on Friday, I had a chance to catch-up on the latest in cycling print journalism. I’ve only recently started reading ROAD magazine, lured by glossy cover shots and a solid mix of domestic and European racing coverage. The June issue includes Jered Gruber’s … Continue reading

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Rest Day Musette – Things We Missed During the Classics

Apologies for getting this to you a day later than usual–hopefully the Giro’s Rest Day gives a bit of time to enjoy it. I don’t know about you, but I feel like I missed a lot of quality musette material over the past several weeks as the classics dominated my attention. Here’s a sample of … 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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