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Steve Bauer to start up Canadian cycling team
Original at Globe Sports
• Wed, Jan 27
By Peter Cheney Backed by Jim Balsillie, cycling legend aims to put together a team that can one day challenge for the Tour de France
Lance Armstrong says he thinks he can win the 2010 Tour de France
Original at EverymanTri.com
• Wed, Jan 27
By romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica) A lot of questions remain after the recent Tour Down Under but Lance Armstrong is pretty confident about his 2010 Tour de France chance of winning. A lot of questions remain after the recent Tour Down Under but Lance Armstrong is pretty confident about his 2010 Tour de France chance of winni...
2011 Tour de France to Start in Vendee Region
Original at Roadcycling.com
• Wed, Jan 27
Race will ditch opening prologue for 2011 but feature team time trial that is sadly missing in the 2010 edition of the race.
Sports Briefing | Cycling: 2011 Tour to Start Without Prologue
Original at NYT > Sports
• Tue, Jan 26
By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The 2011 Tour de France will start with a flat stage in the Vendée region on the western coast of France known for the Vendee Globe sailing race.
Tour winner Alberto Contador still the best, says Johan Bruyneel
Original at Daily News & Analysis
• Sun, Jan 24
Lance Armstrong and his RadioShack team will find it hard to dethrone Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, team manager Johan Bruyneel said.
Armstrong-Contador rivalry "good for cycling"
Original at Seattle Times
• Sat, Jan 23
• 3 related articles
The rivalry between Tour de France champions Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador is healthy and good for cycling, the president of the sport's world body, Pat McQuaid, said Saturday.
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Lance Armstrong's audacious attempt to win Tour Down Under stage fails
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Fri, Jan 22
Greipel held a 20-second lead on accumulated time over McEwen, with the New Zealander Greg Henderson third and Steegmans fourth a further four seconds back. The world road racing champion and two-times Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans of Australia was 21st in Friday's stage and seve...
A 17-year-old Lance Armstrong photographed before first (perhaps) professional triathlon
Original at EverymanTri.com
• Wed, Jan 20
By romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica) Before he was a professional cyclist and Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong was a professional triathlete. Now that Armstrong has announced his plans to eventually return to the sport of triathlon and race the 2011 or 2012 Kona Ironman...
Team Radio Shack rider races into second place of Stage one of the Tour Down Under
Original at EverymanTri.com
• Mon, Jan 18
By romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica) There was a three man breakaway followed by a solo bid for glory which was was caught. Lance Armstrong finished the race with the main peleton. It was not an easy day, but it's hard for everybody," said Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner.
Armstrong heaps praise on Team Sky
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Sat, Jan 16
By Richard Moore Lance Armstrong has predicted a "very successful year" for Team Sky, the new British professional cycling team that will make its debut in Adelaide today, and has restated his belief that he can challenge for an eighth Tour de France win in July. "I wouldn't be here if I didn't think I could d...
Nissan to agrees to sponsor Team Radioshack
Original at EverymanTri.com
• Wed, Jan 6
By romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica) Team RadioShack consists of 25 professional riders from around the world, including Armstrong - many of them considered among the strongest competitors in cycling today. The team will compete in an extensive schedule of professional cycling races worldwide in 2010, including the Tou...
Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins lead British cycling on road to success
Original at Telegraph.co.uk
• Wed, Dec 23
From Mark Cavendish alone we can ponder on six Tour de France stage wins, three in the Giro d'Italia and one of the most spectacular ... Merry Christmas and a Happy New YearCycling Weekly all 2 news articles »
First Edition Cycling News, Monday, December 21, 2009
Original at Cyclingnews.com
• Mon, Dec 21
Team Saxo Bank has already named its short list for the 2010 Tour de France, to be led by this year's Tour runner-up and best young rider Andy Schleck. ...
David Brailsford: Team Sky ready to be a force on Tour
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Thu, Dec 10
By William Fotheringham Signing Brad was a very, very big move for us," said Brailsford. "We have a big project and we need the right riders." The long-awaited signing of Wiggins gives the team an obvious contender for the podium in the Tour de France and that in turn has two implications: the team is more likely to get...
Opinion: Tour de France champ Alberto Contador to stay with team Astana for one more year
Original at EverymanTri.com
• Thu, Nov 19
By romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica) Alberto Contador, the 2009 Tour de France Champion, will indeed stay with team Astana for one more year full filling the final year or his three year contact with the troubled team that was once home to Lance Armstrong. Will he or won't he...stay with Astana? That's been the question that's bee...
More Freedom With New Team BMC, Says Evans
Original at Bicycle.net
• Mon, Nov 2
• 2 related articles
By editor “We’re guaranteed a start in the Tour of Italy, and then it’s up to us to prove that we shouldn’t be left out of the Tour de France,” Evans said. Evans, 32, had a disastrous Tour de France campaign in 2009, finishing in 30th place. “Obviously, I would like to do better than my two second places at t...
Evans Plays Down Australian 2010 Worlds Chances
Original at Bicycle.net
• Sat, Sep 26
• 3 related articles
By editor Evans, who finished runner-up in the Tour de France in 2007 and 2008, is among a handful of contenders looking to end Spain and Italy’s domination of the competition’s road race here on Sunday. And whether an Australian emerges with the famous yellow jersey or not, Evans believes the champ...
Wiggins to concentrate on winning Tour
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Tue, Jul 28
Bradley Wiggins will concentrate exclusively on the Tour de France for the next two years in an effort to conquer cycling's greatest race. Wiggins has held discussions with the British-funded Team Sky being put together by the British Cycling performance director, Dave Brailsford, wi...
Opinion: 2009 Tour de France; here we go again
Original at Masiguy
• Thu, Mar 26
By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy(noreply@blogger.com) Rabobank; With Menchov's well-earned Giro win, Rabobank has to feel suddenly like a real threat. And maybe they can be... maybe. I'm not too sure they are fresh enough after the Giro. Denis Menchov is a much more confident man now, but he's gotta be tired. The rest of the team is pretty good too, with...
Opinion: Back in Pack
Original at Rant Your Head Off
• Sun, Feb 22
By Rant The 27-year-old, who last rode for Team Gerolsteiner, said in a statement that, “I did not dope.” Schumacher said that he was sure that the court would “prove his innocence”. While Schumacher may well be guilty of the charges, it will be a while before his saga comes to an end.
Amgen Tour of California Prologue Re-Cap
Original at Bicycle.net
• Sat, Feb 14
By editor The newly unveiled, Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer™ Most Courageous Rider Jersey was awarded to Lance Armstrong (USA) of Astana, with the Herbalife Sprint Jersey went to two-time overall defending champion Leipheimer. The Rabobank Best Young Rider Jersey was claimed by Mark Cavendis...
Opinion: Tour of Pa. won't be back for 2009
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Thu, Dec 18
PA - gave many of racing's top teams - including Tour de France participants Garmin/Chipotle — a chance to pit their best young riders against one another. ...
Armstrong fears for his safety at Tour de France
Original at Star-Telegram.com
• Tue, Nov 18
Lance Armstrong fears he could be attacked by spectators if he returns to the Tour de France next year. Armstrong is scheduled to race the Giro d'Italia for the first time. The 100th anniversary edition of the Giro is scheduled for May 9-31. The Tour de France starts July 4.
Opinion: Life As A Pro Tour Team Mechanic
Original at Bicycle.net
• Thu, Oct 9
By editor Round the back of a nondescript hotel, were 7 Giant bikes drying in the evening sun. Benny was in front with the team Columbia truck. 25 feet long with a washing machine and dryer in the front of the van providing a soundtrack for the interview. This is the fourth team van for smaller races. Conver...
Opinion: TdF: 또 다른 것개은 먼지를 물n다
Original at cyclelicio.us
• Thu, Jul 17
By Fritz Maybe not too unbelievable, but disappointing none the less: Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco of Team Saunier Duval tested positive for synthetic EPO and CERA before the start of today's 12th Stage of the Tour de France. Saunier Duval has pulled out of the Tour de France.
Podcast: Sports News 7.7.2008
Original at Radio Prague
• Mon, Jul 7
Hockey’s Jaromír Jágr is bound for Russia after an illustrious career in the NHL; future Hall of Famer Dominik Hašek touches down in Czech Rep; Football’s Saturn Moscow eye Czech striker Václav Svěrkoš; the Czech Olympic team readies for Beijing; Kreuziger 37th after first two stages o...
Tour de France- It's anybody's race...Original at Masiguy
• Fri, Jul 4
By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy(noreply@blogger.com) Agritubel: Here's one of those French wild card teams that is in the race smply because they are French and the race organizer chose them. It's that simple. Their team leader and GC hope is the permanent also-ran Christophe Moreau. Moreau is one of those riders who has been around for a long tim...
Opinion: Spectator's guide to the Tour of Pennsylvania
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Sat, Jun 21
PA - These aren't the cyclists you'll see at the Tour de France or the Olympics this summer, but just give them a few years. In this race, the first of its kind ... Tour of Pennsylvania visits midstate this week The Patriot-News - PennLive.com all 3 news articles
How To: Hey, Map my Run!
Original at The Buffalo News
• Tue, Jun 17
By Blog Editor In fact, going for a bike ride with her turns into a cycling tutorial, which is good considering that nearly everything I learned about how to ride my road bike came from watching the Tour de France on television. ...
Opinion: Cycling - Dopping - Tour de France
Original at Francisco Hernandez Marcos
• Mon, May 5
By Francisco My favourite sport is cycling. I have 6 bicycles, I always try to keep the bycicles I have ridden. I love not only to ride those bikes, but also to fix them. For about 10 years I used to cycle every Sunday morning on the roads of Madrid's mountains. For another 10 years I have also been cycling over mo...
Opinion: Cycling: Tour of Pa. will be tough 450-mile test for young racers - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Original at post-gazette.com
• Sat, Apr 12
Cycling: Tour of Pa. will be tough 450-mile test for young racers The race is called an "espoir," a Tour de France-style race featuring the world's top cyclists -- national champions, Olympians and future professionals ... Local cycling team to compete in major race Pittsburgh Tribune-Rev...
Boonen California bound
Original at beta.velonews.com
• Tue, Feb 5
By cpelkey After the classics, he’ll target the Tour de France and another run at the green jersey, skip the Beijing Summer Olympic Games (despite alluding to a run at the team pursuit on the track) and reload for the 2008 road world championships, with a likely detour through the Vuelta a España.
Opinion: Sports in Brief | Landis' Tour win will go to runner-up - Philadelphia Inquirer
Original at Untitled
• Wed, Oct 10
Sports in Brief | Landis' Tour win will go to runner-up Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - The Tour de France yellow jersey of Floyd Landis will be awarded to second-place finisher Oscar Pereiro next week. The Spanish cyclist will receive the 2006 ...
Tour of Missouri: Stage 4 Podcast
Original at Bicycling
• Sat, Sep 15
Listen to a report from the finish. Prodir-Saunier Duval's Luciano Pagliarini won the stage, but Discovery's George Hincapie, escorted by Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and teammate Levi Leipheimer, continued his ride in yellow and maintained his stranglehold on the overall...
Podcast: Documents may link Contador to doping
Original at AZ Central.com
• Wed, Aug 1
German authorities said Tuesday they have received documents from doping expert Werner Franke which he claims show Tour de France winner Alberto Contador was involved in doping.
Astana team pulls out of Tour de France - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at hosted.ap.org
• Tue, Jul 24
Astana team pulls out of Tour de France Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - The Kazakh rider, a one-time favorite to win cycling's premier event, was tested after his victory in the 13th stage time trial on Saturday. ...
Tour de France- Stage 15
Original at Masiguy
• Mon, Jul 23
By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy So tomorrow is the second and final rest day of the Tour. Guys need it too... because Wednesday is another day of pain and suffering. Stage 16 serves up big doses of "owie, owie, owie" for the remaining riders of the Tour. 5 rated climbs- 1 cat 3, and 2 cat 1 and 2 "above category" climbs. The final climb...
Podcast: SimplyStu #62: WIBA, Coach Mike, Peter Reid, Showdown The Movie and CycleOPS Tour de France
Original at SimplyStu Triathlon Podcast
• Mon, Jul 16
During the ride, at the lowest point, something very important happened. Something unexpected. I have been having a great year. Everything has been working. That was until Saturday when I ran head on into the heat. I was in the middle of many riders all alone. I was moving forward, but not all that...
Tour of the California Alps - Death Ride 2007
Original at tow.com
• Mon, Jul 16
By Adam Tow The Death Ride was an utterly exhausting physical experience. I can’t imagine how Tour de France riders do this day in, day out for three weeks. One is enough for me, as I proclaimed to everyone who would hear that I was officially retiring from long-distance bike races for good. Dean, who had c...
Podcast: U.S. far back in Tour de France
Original at AZ Central.com
• Sat, Jul 14
No more Lance. No more Landis. And their American successors are off to a lackluster start this year, jeopardizing an eightyear winning streak by U.S. riders.
Podcast: Boonen nabs Tour stage
Original at AZ Central.com
• Thu, Jul 12
Tom Boonen of Belgium won Fridays sixth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish, and Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara retained the leaders yellow jersey for a seventh straight day.
Podcast: Tour stage taken by Pozzato
Original at AZ Central.com
• Thu, Jul 12
Filippo Pozzato of Italy won the fifth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, and Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara held on to the leaders yellow jersey for the sixth straight day.
Swiss rider wins Tour de France prologue - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at hosted.ap.org
• Sat, Jul 7
Swiss rider wins Tour de France prologue Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - With cyclists zooming past such landmarks as Parliament and Buckingham Palace and through Hyde Park, the 189 riders set off one by one in the race against ...
Robbie McEwen joins Tour
Original at Daily Telegraph
• Tue, Oct 3
McEwen, 34, has been in career-best form this season, capturing three stages of the Tour de France in July, on the way to collecting his third green jersey as the leading sprinter. ROBBIE McEwen is a surprise late starter in Sunday's Jayco Herald Sun Tour.
Podcast: SimplyStu #43t: Tour de France Live. Floyd's Coach Talks (Dr. Allen Lim)
Original at SimplyStu Triathlon Podcast
• Mon, Jul 31
You can also see the picture I picked for the show today. It is a picture of an empty finish line. It is so perfect for this show. Everyone has faith that the riders will come. Everyone has faith that they will see his or her favorite rider. Everyone has faith that in the end, the truth happens. I'm loya...
Podcast: SimplyStu #33t: Tour de France Live. Stages 2-4. Win a PowerTap now. Listener questions.
Original at SimplyStu Triathlon Podcast
• Wed, Jul 5
Live from the Tour de France with Jesse and Dr Allen Lim. Listen as Jesse from CycleOPS talks about the team dinner, and answers many listener questions. Do you want to win a Powertap? Now is your chance. Listen to THIS show as it will tell you how! Awesome picture of the riders.
Podcast: SimplyStu #32t: Tour de France Live. Robbie Ventura, Dr. Allen Lim and Jesse at the Prologue
Original at SimplyStu Triathlon Podcast
• Sun, Jul 2
Live from the Tour de France with Jesse, Dr Allen Lim and Robbie Ventura. Test ride the Prologue route talking about power and what it means. What really happened to Floyd Landis at the Prologue? Win a Powertap from CycleOPS. Check out what YOU can win by listening to the Tour de France Special.
Podcast: SimplyStu #31t: Tour de France Live. Ride with Phonak. Team Intro
Original at SimplyStu Triathlon Podcast
• Thu, Jun 29
Show 1: Live from the Tour de France. Listen as Jesse talks about a team ride and gives team introductions. Jesse rocks in his first spots from France. This is amazing how much access you will get on Team Phonak and Floyd Landis. This is awesome. You can also get a "tease video" of the ride Phonak had...
Tour de France enters post-Armstrong era
Original at Independent Online
• Sat, Jun 24
South Africa - Jun 24, 2006 This is the best Ivan I've ever seen," said his CSC team manager Bjarne Riis, winner of the Tour de France in 1996. Basso and Ullrich will have to keep an eye ...
Podcast: Welcome!
Original at SIRIUS Tour de France
• Thu, Jun 23
By SIRIUS Satellite Radio Stay on top of Lance Armstrong's quest to win a record 7th straight Tour de France with daily, behind-the-scenes commentary — often from Lance himself — only on SIRIUS. Reports are also available via podcast, so you can hear Lance on the go. The Tour starts on July 2 — listen in on FACTION // Ch. 2...