Races

A Peek Into The Mind Of Alberto Contador

Date: July 23rd, 2007 |

I just saw this quote from Contador made after the time trial and before the first stage in the Pyrenees:

As of now, he’ll gauge his efforts against the performances of Cadel Evans and Andreas Klöden. “They’re the most imposing of the favorites, although now others will attack from the far flanks, like Astana and others. [read more]

Pyrenees Pugilism (Or An Old Fashioned Mountain Top Slug Fest)

Date: July 22nd, 2007 |

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That’s what we had today in Stage 14 and probably what we have to look forward to over the next three days.
Alberto Contador (this writer’s new favorite rider and one certainly worthy of Jessica’s affections!) again showed that he and Soler might be the only two riders capable of accelerating up these steep [read more]

More On The Lantern Rouge

Date: July 19th, 2007 |

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I stumbled across this video this afternoon. (I could not seem to get the link to work in the comments secti [read more]

Things to Look for: Yellow Numbers and Red Number

Date: July 19th, 2007 |

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You’ve noticed the different colored jerseys that various riders wear each day in the Tour de France, but have you noticed the different colored number panels on some riders’ backs? There are two different colors, and they mean two different things.
Yellow Numbers
Yellow panels with black numbers are worn by the team which is best placed [read more]

Post Stage Nine Predictions

Date: July 18th, 2007 |

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I originally posted this as a comment to my “What’s Discovery Doing?” post below. But it is very long and I would like to know what others are thinking at this stage, so I here it is as a new thread.
After seeing yesterday’s stage and listening to the post-stage interview with Levi, I [read more]

Awesome Also-Rans Terrorize Tour

Date: July 23rd, 2007 |

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No one picked Michael Rasmussen and Alberto Contador to be the two riders trying to establish dominance over one another (and each failing) to determine which of the two would win this year’s Tour de France. But there they are!
After Saturday’s time trial I certainly do not expect Rasmussen to lose four or five [read more]

What Have We Learned After The Race Of Truth? Not Much

Date: July 21st, 2007 |

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At least that’s true if we are trying to predict who will win this year’s Tour. But down in the details we have learned a considerable amount.
First, we have learned that Rasmussen has improved his time trialing much more than Leipheimer has improved his own. I hope the Versus announcers did not expect [read more]

No Piano Days, Part Deux

Date: July 19th, 2007 |

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Many of the riders were hoping for a fairly easy ride during today’s flat stage while the break was allowed to win or the sprinters fought it out at the end. But they did not know that Christophe Moreau would drift back to the race doctor’s care to care for his injuries at the [read more]

From A Fan’s Tour de France Notebook

Date: July 18th, 2007 |

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Under the Alberto Contador banner on the Cyclingfans website I found this:
Race Report, Stage 9
“My attack was worth it, because big favorites lost several minutes today”
Alberto Contador earned the white jersey for best young rider today. He conquered the Galibier and took 5th place in the GC, a hefty reward for his spectacular attack 5 [read more]

What Happens When Dogs Stray Onto Cycling Courses

Date: July 18th, 2007 |

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After Sunday’s demolition of the T-Mobile squad, from Linus Gerdemann losing the yellow jersey to team leader Michael Rogers’ abandoning of the Tour with a separated shoulder, it seemed like the team should have used up all its bad luck, right? Well, apparently not.
Via the Lanterne Rouge blog, we have this photo sequence of T-Mobile’s [read more]

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