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Lance Armstrong

Tour de France mug shot

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Watching the 2010 Tour de France

The 2010 Tour de France bike race is going to be difficult to miss this year, given the daily live and recapped TV coverage, online video streaming, live animations, and text updates for computers and mobile devices.

You might even find the standings buried in the agate results of the sports section in the following day's newspaper. Actually, it has been years since that was the sole source of Tour de France information.

Leading the pack is the Versus television network, which is offering an average 14 hours of TV coverage every day. The broadcasts featuring Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen and Bob Roll start at 11:30 a.m. (ET) Saturday for the prologue in Rotterdam ….

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Versus logo

Televising Tour de France in 2010

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Poll: Your favorite to win the 2010 Tour de France

Who do you think will win the 2010 Tour de France?

Will it be a repeat win by one of the former champions like Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador or Carlos Sastre? Or will a new cyclist — such as Cadel Evans, Christian Vande Velde, or one of the Brothers Schleck — climb to the top step of the podium in Paris?

I'm running a poll here in the right column where you can vote. I'll post the results Saturday morning before the Tour de France prologue starts in Rotterdam. Then we'll follow that favorite to see if he does finish on top when the race ends July 25.

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Cadel Evans of BMC Cycling

Tour de France contender

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Cadel Evans

BMC Cycling Team.

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Felt recalls more than 2,000 road bikes

A faulty fork steer tube is the culprit in the latest recall by Felt Bicycles.

The recall of 2,100 bicycles follows seven reported steering tube breaks, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission which is cooperating with the recall.

Felt recommends that anyone who owns a 2009 Felt model B12 (pictured), B16 and S32 road bicycle to stop riding it immediately and contact a local Felt Bicycles dealer for free inspection and repair….

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Bicycle recall for Felt

Felt recalls 2009 Felt model B12, B16 and S32 road bicycles. See Consumer Product Safety Commission recall announcement.

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Finally — the secret of bicycling revealed

The bicycle has been around in one form or another for more than 150 years, but you might be surprised that researchers are still studying how we can ride one without it falling over.

Actually, I thought Albert Einstein had it right when he said:

“Life is like riding a bicycling. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”

Maybe that explains more about life than it does about bicycling.

There's a lot more to it than that, as a three-day symposium — Bicycle and Motorcycle Dynamics 2010 — is scheduled for this fall (should I say autumn) at the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands.

Participants will hear about bicycles, motorcycles, unicycles …

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Albert Einstein rides a bicycle

Albert Einstein said:

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”

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