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Tour de France – Stage 5 Wrap-up – Karma Police?

Congrats, to Tommy Voeckler for a terrific stage win today! Can you believe this was Voeckler’s first stage victory? It’s often forgotten that his yellow jersey exploit from several years ago was done without actually having won a stage. Voeckler’s Tour tenacity has finally been rewarded. Tom Boonen flatted at the wrong time, leaving him … Continue reading

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Tour de France – Stage 4 TTT Start Times

Here are the Start Times for tomorrow’s Stage 4 Team Time Trial: 14:30 (8:30am U.S. Eastern): Caisse d’Epargne 14:37 (8:37am U.S.): Team Katusha 14:44 (8:44am U.S.): Rabobank 14:51 (8:51am U.S.): Lampre 14:58 (8:58am U.S.): Bbox Bouygues Telecom 15:05 (9:05am U.S.): AG2R-La Mondiale 15:12 (9:12am U.S.): Skil-Shimano 15:19 (9:19am U.S.): Française des Jeux 15:26 (9:26am U.S.): … Continue reading

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Tour de France – Stage 3 Wrap-up

Let the conspiracy theories begin! When the peloton split with about 30km left in Stage 3, Lance Armstrong made his statement: This team is mine. With Haimar Zubeldia and Yaroslav Popovych working with Columbia to pull the 27-rider lead group further and further up the road, Lance could probably see the yellow jersey beckoning him … Continue reading

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Tour de France – Stage 2 Wrap-up

Mark Renshaw deserves a large share of the credit for Cavendish’s stage win. His teammates laid the groundwork with terrific placement coming into the red kite, but he literally rode Garmin’s Tyler Farrar off of Cavendish’s wheel. Cavendish was lucky to hang-on himself! One can’t help but wonder if one day Renshaw will get a … Continue reading

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Tour de France – Stage 1 Haiku Wrap-up

Haiku reporting.Small efforts can speak loudest.Mirrors Stage 1 rides. CancellaraDominating ride.Could hold yellow for long time.If team supports him. ContadorSecond is a win.Team should be his for good now.Trade dots for yellow?EvansWhere he wants to be:Lurking, but can still shadow.Waiting for mountains.Kreuziger and NibaliHave they earned respect?Maybe they’re still dark horses?Do not ignore them.ArmstrongContador beat … Continue reading

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Tour de France Preview – 5 "Indefensible" Claims

Sorry Mark, it’s not your year… What would the Tour be without the surprising and unexpected? Here are Pavé’s 5 “Indefensible” Claims for this year’s Tour: 1. This year’s Tour will be free of any doping controversy. Okay, Thomas Dekker and the latest rumors of several more positives might have already debunked this claim, but … Continue reading

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