Jan Ullrich says in his T-Mobile diary that hot temperatures in the Pyrenees will play into his and teammate Alexandre Vinokourov's hands:
“The mercury is supposed to hit 39 degrees in the Pyrenees – something that suits both of us.
Lance (Armstrong)seems to have experienced the most difficulties in really hot weather – like at a 2003 stage. Then the day after, it was …
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Seattle area residents see the Tour de France twice on the big screen on Saturday — in the morning or the evening.
The morning live showing is sponsored by the Tyler Hamilton Foundation. It hosts a live simulcast of Saturday Stage 14 of the Tour de France at 51 Regal Entertainment Group theaters across the US and one Georgia Theater Company.
For more information …
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(Updated July 16) Now American cyclist Chris Horner knows it's not smart to play cat and mouse with another rider with the peloton breathing down your neck at the Tour de France.
Racing in his first season in Europe, Horner and Sylvain Chavanel were checking each other on the run into Montpellier when sprinter Robbie McEwen and the peloton swallowed them up less than 100 yards …
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American in his first Tour de France
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When Jan Ullrich lays down and closes his eyes to go to sleep at night, there must be an enduring image that's burned into his retinas from the day's activities: Lance Armstrong's backside.
Ullrich is the rider in pink T-Mobile jersey that we see in the background of all those Armstrong on-the-road photos. Armstrong's the one in front looking cool …
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T-Mobile rider with neck bandaged after accident the day before the start of the Tour de France.
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Cofidis rider wins on Bastille Day.
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Wet road after hailstorm on road from Grand Canyon to Flagstaff. Humphreys Peak rises at end of the road.
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French cyclist David Moncoutie won Thursday's Tour de France stage on his country's most important day of the year.
Bastille Day in France means the pressure to win a stage is on the French riders. And since most of those French riders are far down the list in the overall classification, the pressure was off Lance Armstrong …
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Alexandre Vinokourov, the cycling champion of Kazakhstan, had something to prove at the Tour de France on Wednesday. After cracking on the climb to Courchevel Tuesday and losing about 6 minutes to Lance Armstrong, Vino put himself back in the race.
The T-Mobile rider, one of three team members designated to challenge Armstrong this year, joined an early breakaway and survived to …
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