Aussie Cadel Evans took the yellow jersey at Tour de France stage 10 on Monday as Saunier Duval teammates Leonardo Piepoli and Juan Jose Cobo finished first and second at the mountaintop finish at Hautacam.
Remaining in third place overall, Christian Vande Velde battled with the general classification favorites all day. Matching their accelerations and making his own attacks, the Garmin-Chipotle cyclist showed he has the right stuff for a podium finish in Paris.
In addition to Evans (last year's second-place finisher), the big winner of the day was Frank Schleck of Team CSC. He attacked on the Col de Tourmalet to help teammate Carlos Sastre, but Sastre couldn't take advantage. Schleck ended up climbing from 11th place into second overall as he finished right behind the breakaway leaders, nearly two minutes ahead of Evans and Vande Velde.
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This rider is all smiles after surviving an all-day bike ride through the sweltering heat on Sunday.
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Sunny weather greets early morning riders on STP. Just 90 miles to Portland.
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Easy way to cool off at Tenino as temperatures get to upper 80s.
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The sunny climb 3 miles after Puyallup is hardest on the 200 mile ride. It's 43 miles into STP.
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Bicyclists struggle up Seward Park hill.
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Thousands at STP start at UW.
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If you've been following this blog, you'd know that my son and I will be riding the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic this Saturday and Sunday. Third time for me, first for him.
We've cleaned, lubed and tuned the bikes. Now it's time to pack for the overnight camping at Chehalis and figure out how …
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Seattle to Portland ride July 12-13, 2008
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As I was waiting in line at REI to pick up my Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic ride packet, Cascade Bicycle Club exec director Chuck Ayers explained to us how the club is issuing “traffic tickets” to cyclists who don't follow the rules of the road.
This is the first time the club has tried this approach. Ayers said one of the biggest complaints from motorists, staff and other cyclists during STP has been about participants who don't follow the rules of the road on the 200-mile, one- or two-day bike tour that rolls out Saturday.
So this year, the club's Ride Refs and Goldwing Motorcycle Safety Patrol will be on the lookout for dangerous cycling behavior and issue tickets.
Those tickets don't carry the force of law, of course. They do imply, however, that your peers on the bike ride think you're riding like a jerk and you need to pay attention…
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