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Video: Brown: Tour Riders Hit With PelletsOriginal at blinkx SmartFeed
• Fri, Jul 17
Mark Brown reports that 2 Tour de France riders were hit with shots from an air gun
Video: 2009 Amgen Tour of California Stage 2 Lance Armstrong GGBOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Feb 16
By rss@youtube.com (roguealien) The 2009 Amgen Tour of California crosses the Golden Gate Bridge in a driving rainstorm with 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong in the front of the pack. They actually stopped traffic briefly as the Peloton crossed the Bridge to continue on to Santa Cruz
Video: L'Etape du Tour 2009 - Recon DVD Sneak Peek 2Original at YouTube
• Sun, Jan 4
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By rss@youtube.com (cyclefilm) Need a bit of road cycling inspiration? Want the full inside scoop on the 2009 L'Etape du Tour route - a full stage of the Tour de France? Here's an exclusive sneak peek into Cyclefilm's latest Recon DVD 'THE ROAD TO MT.VENTOUX' in association with Cannondale. Ride a stage of the Tour de France....
Video: Stage 17 - 210km Embrun to L'Alpe d'Huez - Highlights - 2008 Tour de FranceOriginal at Google Video
• Fri, Nov 7
Carlos Sastre of CSC-Saxo Bank powers up the Alpe d'Huez, wins stage 17 and takes the Yellow Jersey 2+ minutes ahead of the peloton for a 1:24 lead in the GC. Has the gc winner been decided today? What a day! Stage 17 results 1 Carlos Sastre (Spa) CSC-Saxo Bank 6.07.58 (34.32 km/h) 2 Samuel Sanchez...
Video: Tour de France 2008 Stage 3 FinishOriginal at Google Video
• Mon, Sep 1
2 min - 2008-09-02 The third stage in the 2008 Tour de France. Samuel Dumoulin comes away with the victory. Romain Feillu takes over the yellow jersey from Alejandro Valverde after finishing with the breakaway group.
Video: Tour de France 2008 Stage 2 FinishOriginal at Google Video
• Mon, Sep 1
4 min - 2008-09-02 The second stage of the Tour de France, 2008. Thor Hushovd came away with the victory in a sprint for stage 2. Alejandro Valverde maintained his yellow jersey.
Video: Christian Vandevelde Tour de France Interview on V...Original at Grouper
• Tue, Jul 15
• 7 related articles
By info@crackle.com (VersusSports) Shared by : VersusSports On: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Views: 2 Tags: tdf cycling details local versus listings Bicycling Riders mountains bikes christian Showgirl out Talk interview More all Top Tour sure Check http year France racing
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Video: Pro-Cycling Manager - Tour De France 2008Original at YouTube
• Tue, Jun 10
By rss@youtube.com (MediaSafari) Pro Cycling Manager -- Tour De France 2008, the newest version of the popular racing management series for PC and PSP, is set for a Spring release in the UK. The packshot and 2 new screenshots for the PC are now available, demonstrating the game's outstanding graphics engine and giving a tas...
Video: Biking on Trainer 2Original at YouTube
• Sat, Mar 3
By rss@youtube.com (atkid99) Moved the seat back another 3/4 inch. Nice new duds from the Toronto Bike Show: Discovery Channel jersey and Pearl Izumi shorts. Music in the background is Tour de France by Kraftwerk. Author: atkid99 Keywords: bike training Added: March 3, 2007
TDF 2010: Week #2 Up Close
Original at PezCycling News
• Thu, Oct 22
It's Friday, and we're back to the business of sifting through the possibilities of the 2010 Tour de France. For this final day of the work week, we're taking a closer look at Week #2, which means taking a closer look at the Alps: a vastly toned down version of the Alps, but the Alps nonetheless....
Inside Cycling - Perspective on the 2010 Tour route
Original at VeloNews
• Thu, Oct 15
By cpelkey Tour de France organizers always try to come up with a course that’s challenging for the riders, but not too challenging; spectacular for the fans, but not ridiculously so; and balanced enough that it falls within the parameters outlined by the UCI. Given the grand-tour restrictions of 2...
Tour de France 2010 Stage Preview
Original at Bicycle.net
• Wed, Oct 14
By editor The prologue and 20 stages for the 2010 Tour de France, the 97th edition which will be held over an approximate distance of 3590km on July 3-25: Prologue (time trial) in Rotterdam, Netherlands (8km) Stage 1: Rotterdam – Brussels, Belgium (224km) Stage 2: Brussels – Spa, Belgium [...]
Storm Swirls Around Valverde’s Rainbow Dream
Original at Bicycle.net
• Thu, Sep 24
By editor That sanction ruled Valverde out of competing at this year’s Tour de France because the race passed through Italy. Basso, the 2006 Tour of Italy champion, was the biggest, and one of the only, names in cycling to be sanctioned for his involvement in the affair and served a two-year ban from 2...
ToM Stage 2 Recap, Stage 3 Preview
Original at Rant Your Head Off
• Wed, Sep 9
By strbuk Remember to watch the final three hours of the stage, go to either the official Tour of Missouri website Tour Tracker, or Universalsports.com to watch streaming live coverage. The camera work is not up to Tour de France standards, but Paul Sherwen makes up for it!
Contador 2 days from Tour win; Armstrong 3rd
Original at NBCSports.com
• Fri, Jul 24
Alberto Contador stayed in command at the Tour de France with two days of racing left while teammate Lance Armstrong remained in third place as a daunting mountain climb awaits.
Sanchez wins Stage 8; Nocentini, Contador, Armstrong are 1, 2, 3 at Tour de France
Original at Biking Bis
• Sat, Jul 11
By Gene Bisbee Tour de France first-timer Rinaldo Nocentini held onto the overall leader's yellow jersey, and remained 6 seconds ahead of Alberto Contador and 8 seconds ahead of Lance Armstrong. Columbia sprinter Mark Cavendish, however, lost his green points jersey to Norway's Thor Hushovd, who ga...
Cavendish wins Stage 2 sprint with Farrar on wheel; Cancellara leads Tour de France
Original at Biking Bis
• Sun, Jul 5
By Gene Bisbee Mark Cavendish marked his 5th-ever win at the Tour de France on Sunday with a Stage 2 sprint just ahead of Washington's Tyler Farrar hanging onto his wheel. Meanwhile, Fabio Cancellara finished in the pack, easily holding onto the yellow jersey that he earned in the Stage 1 individual time...
Giro Day 2 News and Notes
Original at Bike World
• Sun, May 10
OH It's expected that the ASO will follow last year's suit and disallow Tom Boonen from participating in the Tour de France. Boonen's second cocaine incident may end up costing the team sponsors this time around. Quick Step's Frans de Cock says he will ...
Tour de France; Two down, 19 to go!
Original at Masiguy
• Thu, Apr 2
By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy(noreply@blogger.com) Stage 2; Cavendish wins the sprint with Farrar in second and Roma Feillu in 3rd. Feillu? A French rider in 3rd in a sprint... with other non-French riders in the sprint? Has that happened since Jimmy Casper or Jalabert? I was watching the footage wondering who the non-French guy on the French te...
REST DAY 2: THE ALPS LOOM
Original at tdf05 (Blogspot)
• Sat, Oct 25
By bikehiker(noreply@blogger.com) 2 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak @ 1.29 3 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance @ 1.37 4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank @ 2.30 5 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto @ 2.46 6 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC @ 3.21 12 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner @ 5.46 15 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner @ 7.08
STAGE 2: McEWEN AT THE LINE
Original at tdf05 (Blogspot)
• Sun, Sep 7
By bikehiker(noreply@blogger.com) AUSSIE EDGES BOONEN & HUSHOVD. Monday's Stage 2 marathon--over 228 km of racing--ended as most flat stages end: with a bunch sprint featuring the best of the best sprinters forcing their way at the line. This round goes to Australian Robbie McEwen. He nosed out reigning world sprint cha...
Tour de France- Stage 3
Original at Masiguy
• Mon, Jul 7
By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy(noreply@blogger.com) Today's stage was finally won by a nice little breakaway. Four teams had a rider in the break and the quartet worked very well together to keep the field at bay until the line, by just over 2 minutes. 3km into the race today, Will Frischkorn (Garmin-Chipotle) lept from the peloton and was joine...
Tour de France- Stage 2
Original at Masiguy
• Sun, Jul 6
By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy(noreply@blogger.com) Tomorrow looks to be a real stage for the sprinters. The green jersey is currently worn by Kirchen after his 2nd and 4th place finishes so far, but I expect Hushovd to make a real run on the jersey tomorrow. The stage is almost flat- for that region of France- and lends itself to the sprinters. Exp...
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...
2 riders hurt in crashes
Original at Akron Beacon Journal
• Fri, Jul 13
Filippo Pozzato of Italy won the fifth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, and Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara held on to the leader's yellow jersey for the sixth consecutive day.
RESULTS: 2007 Tour de France
Original at Earthtimes.org
• Tue, Jul 10
Compiegne, France - The results of Tuesday's third stage of the 2007 Tour de France, 236.5 km from Waregem, Belgium, to Compiegne, France:1. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, Team CSC, 6 hours 36 minutes 15 seconds 2. Erik Zabel, Germany, Team Milram, ...
Podcast: Steegmans dodges crash to win Stage 2
Original at AZ Central.com
• Mon, Jul 9
Gert Steegmans won the second stage of the Tour de France on Monday with an inspirational victory in his home country, avoiding a late crash that slowed many riders and left them with scrapes and bruises.
Tour de France - Day 3: Stage 2
Original at Discovery Channel
• Mon, Jul 3
Stage 2: Obernal to Esch-sur-Alzette
Ullrich: Less than 2 years to retirement
Original at typepad/tdfblog (Feedburner)
• Sun, Jun 4
By Frank Steele Sport | Ullrich to retire within two years. T-Mobile's Jan Ullrich, winner of the 1997 Tour de France and five-time runner-up, says he's unlikely to ride more than 2 more seasons. Ullrich, 32, told German TV channel ZDF “Maybe I can ...
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...