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Rate Karpets looking a good bet for top 5 with his time.

Rate Wiggins not loving the tortuous trek

 

Videos

Year 2009

 

Rate Video: 2009 Amgen Tour of California Stage 2 Lance Armstrong GGBVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Feb 16

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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

Rate Video: 2009 Amgen Tour of California Carlos SastreVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Feb 13

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By rss@youtube.com (uRidetv) Keywords: bikwearworld.com uride.tv uridetv uride bike wear cycling gear columbia press pass George Hincapie Mark Cavendish Kim Kirchen Craig Lewis Mara Abbot Emilia Fahlin Ina-Yoko Teutenberg Tyler Hamilton Carlos Sastre yellow jersey peloton road racing usa cycling brooke mille...

Rate Video: Tour de France 2008 - Parijs (beetje sneller)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Jan 21

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By rss@youtube.com (wielrenner26) De renners rijden ietsjes sneller dan de eerste keer. In de aanval is Stefan Schumacher met enkele anderen. In het peloton is Carlos Sastre (gele trui) te herkennen met vlak achter hem Philippe Gilbert. Ietsje verder zit Bernard Kohl (bolletjestrui) en in de achterste regionen zit Thomas V...

Rate Video: Cancer Council Classic - Prelude to 2009 Tour Down UnderVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Jan 18

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By rss@youtube.com (tourdownunder) A record crowd of 138,000 people flocked to Adelaide's Rymill Park to welcome back to the peloton, seven time Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong, in the Cancer Council Classic, a prelude to the 2009 Tour Down Under. The 30 lap criterium, which covered a total distance of 51 kilometre...

Rate Video: Stage 17 - 210km Embrun to L'Alpe d'Huez - Highlights - 2008 Tour de FranceVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Google Video external link    Fri, Nov 7

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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...

Rate Video: Floyd Landis to return to the pelotonVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Google Video external link    Fri, Sep 12

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Unknown length - 2008-09-12 Just a day after Lance Armstrong announced his return to professional cycling from retirement, disgraced former Tour de France competitor Floyd Landis has given notice he's to make a comeback as well.

Rate Video: 2008 Tour de France - Team CarsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Google Video external link    Thu, Aug 21

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Unknown length - 2008-08-21 Inside the team cars behind the peloton during stage 3.

Rate Video: 2008 Tour de France Stage 3 PelotonVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Google Video external link    Thu, Aug 21

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Unknown length - 2008-08-21 The peloton rolls by early on during stage 3.

Stories

This Week

 

Rate Cycling legend Lance Armstrong begin training in Tucson

Original at KOLD-TV external link    7 hours ago

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Daily Peloton I am happy that our sponsors want to invest in the future of cycling. Our main goal will be the Tour de France and other stage races but I am confident ... Comeback 'Kid' - Lance Armstrong Part 2Daily Peloton Comeback 'Kid' - Lance ArmstrongDaily Peloton

Rate First Edition Cycling News, Monday, December 7, 2009

Original at Cyclingnews.com external link    21 hours ago

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Bradley Wiggins is already talking a good fight in the build up to next year's Tour de France and despite speculation surrounding his future remains ... Comeback 'Kid' - Lance Armstrong Part 2Daily Peloton Comeback 'Kid' - Lance ArmstrongDaily Peloton

Rate Prendas Ciclismo 'Memoires du peloton' 2010 calendar

Original at road.cc external link    Thu, Dec 3

May: Marco Pantini, Tour de France Col du Galibier 1998. Here we see Marco Pantani on the Col du Galibier. With the temperature dropping to minus 2°C and ... and more »

Rate Cavendish Canary Wharf visit has cycle fans in a spin

Original at ic theWarf.co.uk external link    Wed, Dec 2

Cavendish rubbed shoulders with one of the all-time greats of cycling when Lance Armstrong returned to the Tour de France peloton this year. ...

Past Month

 

Rate Third behind-the-scenes film of Cervélo TestTeam's Tour de France campaign now ...

Original at road.cc external link    Mon, Nov 30

By Simon_MacMichael - Posted on 30 November 2009 Regular readers of road.cc will know that for a while now, we've been flagging up the Beyond The Peloton ...

Rate Ivan Gutierrez Interview

Original at Roadcycling.com external link    Fri, Nov 27

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Later in the season I hope to once again be one of the riders who will be selected to represent Team Caisse d'Epargne in the Tour de France, before aiming ... Caisse d'Epargne's Gutiérrez comes of ageVeloNation Interview: Caisse d'Epargne's Iván GutiérrezDaily Peloton

Rate The Explainer - Time waits for no one

Original at VeloNews external link    Thu, Nov 19

You might recall that 1996 Tour de France winner, Bjarne Riis, was nicknamed “Mr. 60 percent” by some riders in the peloton. (We really doubt that had much ... Rebellin stripped of Olympic silver after EPO positiveCycling Weekly Italian cyclist stripped of Olympic medal after dopingExamine...

Year 2009

 

Rate HOW IS OUR SPORT TO PROGRESS WITH TODAY’S NEWS?

Original at Bicycle.net external link    Wed, Oct 28

By Myles McCorry Danish rider Michael Rasmussen who destroyed the 2007 Tour de France has apparently found a team for 2010 and plans to ride a Grand Tour Grand Tour” he told the Berlingske Tidende paper. The ’Chicken’ will the peloton during the 2010 season.

Rate UCI Powerless To Stop Valverde From Racing At Worlds

Original at Bicycle.net external link    Sat, Sep 26    3 related articles

By editor The first is from Valverde protesting against his CONI ban, which meant he could not race this year’s Tour de France because it passed through the country. But it has been rumored that the Italians are acting to remove Valverde from the peloton as revenge for Basso.

Rate Tyler Farrar wins stage at Vuelta a Espana bike race

Original at Biking Bis external link    Wed, Sep 9

By Gene Bisbee Team Liquigas had controlled the charging peloton in the final kilometers, but attacks by Fabian Cancellara, then Oscar Freire, upset their plans. After a total of five 2nds and 3rds earlier this year in the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, Farrar must be relieved that he finally has a win...

Rate Wiggins shows path to Tour contention

Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk external link    Mon, Jul 27

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By Richard Moore Team Sky, the squad being assembled by the British Cycling performance director will take to the road in six months with selection for next summer's Tour a priority and victory, "with a clean British rider", the longer-term aim for a team that will be one of the best funded in the peloton. Th...

Rate Cavendish shines in Paris as Tour de France draws to close

Original at Biking Bis external link    Sun, Jul 26    2 related articles

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By Gene Bisbee A last-lap threat by the Garmin cycling team couldn't derail the lead-out train of Team Columbia as their star sprinter Mark Cavendish won the last stage of the 2009 Tour de France in Paris. Lance Armstrong also finished in the peloton, cementing a third-place finish at the Tour behind...

Rate Contador and Armstrong hold off Schleck brothers on Mount Ventoux

Original at Biking Bis external link    Sat, Jul 25

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By Gene Bisbee Juan Garate (Rabobank) won Stage 20 when he attacked Tony Martin (Columbia) about 40 seconds ahead of the yellow jersey group. They were the last two survivors of a 16-man breakaway that at one point had 10 minutes on the peloton.

Rate Surprise sprint finish at Tour de France favors Cavendish

Original at Biking Bis external link    Fri, Jul 24

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By Gene Bisbee Although the top 8 overall remained in order behind yellow jersey Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong gained 4 seconds in his overall third position by staying with the lead group as a split developed further back to the others in the peloton.

Rate Schleck brothers ambush peloton again at Tour de France

Original at Biking Bis external link    Wed, Jul 22

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By Gene Bisbee But the most unusual sight along much of the 106-mile stage from Bourg Saint Maurice to Le Grand Bornand had to be Thor Hushovd, the sprinter, who took a solo breakaway over two mountain climbs to ensure he'd get the intermediate sprint points in his bid for the green jersey ...

Rate Soloing to Stage 12 win at Tour de France

Original at Biking Bis external link    Thu, Jul 16

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By Gene Bisbee Although the 131-mile route from Tonnerre to Vittel sported several small climbs, Stage 12 was well-suited to the sprinters in the peloton. In fact, several early attacks by riders were pulled back by the peloton. It wasn't until relatively late in the race -- with 50 miles behind them -- th...

Rate Breakaway wins Stage 9 as Tour de France leaders maintain status quo

Original at Biking Bis external link    Sun, Jul 12

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By Gene Bisbee Chalk up another Tour de France victory for the French as Pierrick Fedrigo won Stage 9 on Sunday by slightly more than a nose in Tarbes. In spite of some half-hearted attacks on those climbs, the overall leaders came together as the peloton had more than 40 miles from the summit of Col du Tourm...

Rate Hushovd wins a wet Stage 6; Cancellara leads Tour de France

Original at Biking Bis external link    Thu, Jul 9

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By Gene Bisbee Norway's thundering sprinter Thor Hushovd won a tightly contested sprint in Barcelona on Thursday after the peloton took a squeegee to David Millar's hopes of a solo victory on Stage 6 of the Tour de France. The overall leaders finished intact on the slippery streets of Barcelona as Fabia...

Rate Armstrong moves up to 3rd overall; Cavendish wins Stage 3 and Cancellara still yellow at TdF

Original at Biking Bis external link    Mon, Jul 6

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By Gene Bisbee Observers will note that Armstrong had Astana teammates Yaroslav Popovych and Haimar Zubeldia in the breakaway with him, and all three helped drive the breakaway from the peloton. Conspiracy theorists also may note that longtime Armstrong lieutenant George Hincapie rides for the Col...

Rate US cyclists at 2009 Tour de France are an experienced bunch

Original at Biking Bis external link    Mon, Jun 29

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By Gene Bisbee The biggest name is of course Lance Armstrong, 37, who returns to the peloton after a three-year hiatus. A winner of seven straight Tours de France between 1999 and 2005, he needs no introduction. This is Armstrong's 12th Tour start.

Rate Cadel Evans scorches time trial; back in yellow at Dauphine

Original at Biking Bis external link    Wed, Jun 10

By Gene Bisbee Cadel Evans will be wearing the leader's jersey at the Dauphiné Libéré on Thursday when the peloton sets out on the 95-mile bicycle race to Mont Ventoux. The Australian regained the yellow jersey by finishing second in the individual time trial on Wednesday, trailing Bert Grabsch of C...

Rate New leader at Dauphiné Libéré

Original at Biking Bis external link    Tue, Jun 9

By Gene Bisbee The winner of the breakaway sprint, Milram's Niki Terpstra of the Netherlands, also took over the race lead from Silence-Lotto's Cadel Evans. Evans, one of the favorites to win the Tour de France next month, finished with rival Alberto Contador in the peloton that crossed the line about...

Rate Furlan wins Dauphiné Libéré sprint; Evans leads

Original at Biking Bis external link    Mon, Jun 8

By Gene Bisbee Garmin-Slipstream's David Millar couldn't hold a 5-second lead over the peloton in the final kilometer of Stage 2 at the Dauphiné Libéré as Angelo Furlan of Lampre won the sprint. Australia's Cadel Evans safely finished further back, retaining his 8-second lead over Spain's Alberto...

Rate Cycling: Lance Armstrong confident about comeback after finishing 29th in the Tour Down Under in Adelaide

Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk external link    Sun, Jan 25

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By Richard Moore As Armstrong admitted, he didn't have the "firepower" to sustain the effort, and in the finale he and his breakaway companions were swamped by the peloton, with the Italian Francesco Chicchi winning the bunch sprint to take the stage. Allan Davis finished safely behind him to keep the lea...

Rate The last shall be first

Original at tdflr (Blogspot) external link    Wed, Oct 29

By Nancy Toby(nancytoby@comcast.net) The sorting has begun, and the tremendous talents are starting to show of many of the professional cyclists in the peloton who haven't yet gotten much recognition this Tour. It simply underscores the fact that every rider out there is a phenomenal athlete in his own right. (And also why it tr...

Rate STAGE 12: DISCOVERY CHANNEL GETS A WIN

Original at tdf05 (Blogspot) external link    Wed, Oct 15

By bikehiker(noreply@blogger.com) LANDIS STILL LEADS. American Floyd Landis wears the Yellow Jersey again after this stage. he arrived at the finish line with the peloton, along with all his rivals and they all--as usual--receive the same time. It is feasible for Landis to wear the Maillot Jaune all the way to Paris.

Rate Lance Armstrong Coming Back?!

Original at discoverfrance-adventures.com external link    Thu, Oct 9

By Loren Siekman(noreply@blogger.com) Velo News is reporting today that Lance Armstrong will come back and race for Astana in 2009. They cite "sources" and rumors in the article, but it sounds pretty credible. Armstrong is 37 years old now and that would be considered old in the pro peloton, but he wouldn't be the first, or oldest b...

Rate Climbing His Way to the Top

Original at Rant Your Head Off external link    Wed, Jul 23

By Rant With Sastre in yellow and Frank Schleck camped out in second spot, Team CSC is going to have to work hard to control the peloton between now and Sunday. The next two days should be interesting, as the other contenders and their teams are going to have to put some effort in to try and seize contro...

Rate Tour de France- Stage 3

Original at Masiguy external link    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...

Rate Cycling News Roundup - 18 June 2008

Original at Daily Peloton external link    Thu, Jun 19

 - Discuss this race and the sport with other cycling fans from around the world on the Daily Peloton.com Forums and Chat Room. Sponsor the daily peloton ...

Rate Cycling News Roundup - 18 June 2008

Original at Daily Peloton external link    Thu, Jun 19

PezCycling News  - Discuss this race and the sport with other cycling fans from around the world on the Daily Peloton.com Forums and Chat Room. Sponsor the daily peloton ... EuroTrash Thursday! PezCycling News all 2 news articles

Year 2007

 

Rate Opinion: Rasmussen Leads Pack at Tour De France - Forbes

Original at forbes.com external link    Wed, Jul 18

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The 142.6-mile 10th stage began shortly after the German cycling federation said Patrik Sinkewitz, a T-Mobile team rider who dropped out of the Tour after ... Tour de France still wide open TVNZ Tour de France Teams Review - Week One - Part 1 Daily Peloton

Year 2006

 

Rate Dessel win Tour de l’Ain; Bossoni the boss in Castelfidardo

Original at Cycloblog.com external link    Wed, Aug 9

By Andrew In today’s final stage, a 136 kilometre ride into Belley, Dessel was content to sit in the peloton as a non-dangerous group of breakaway riders went up the road to contest the sprint, with Patrice Halgand beating his Crédit Agricole team-mate Christophe Le Mevel on the line.

Rate Tosatto takes Tour stage 18

Original at Cycloblog.com external link    Fri, Jul 21

By Andrew The rest of the breakaway trickled home in dribs and drabs, while the peloton arrived 8 minutes after Tosatto. After all the drama and upheavals of previous days, there was absolutely no change to the upper general classification, with Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d’Epargne) keeping his tenuo...

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