Ambulances carried three cyclists down the road on the Tour de France during Tuesday's brutal stage. Here's an update on their conditions.
US speedster Fred Rodriguez and Dutch cyclist Erik Dekker both went down after hitting a pothole outside Verviers …
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“One of the problems is that a lot of the spectators now have digital cameras and they’re all leaning out on the road to get a shot. They don’t realize how fast we’re riding and before we know it, we are upon them.” …
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Belgium's Tom Boonen gained the yellow jersey by one-second as the Tour de France continued its race of attrition on Tuesday.
One of the major contenders, Alejandro Valverde, crashed out with a broken collarbone while cycling in the midst of the peloton. Earlier in the 3rd stage, American cyclist Fred Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto) and Erik Dekker (Rabobank) left the race after crashing. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/04/boonen-gains-yellow-in-tour-de-france-valverde-is-out/
A lot of cycling junkies, myself included, are blogging about the Tour de France. Here are some interesting posts I've come across recently.
The first is from a cyclist. I don't know the origin of this picture at the Bobby Julich blog. It's cool to see two of the decade's top American cyclists — competing on different teams — marking an historic event in cycling.
These are two of the peloton's workhorses over the years. Hincapie is racing his 11th Tour de France; Julich his 9th. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/04/tour-de-france-in-the-blogosphere/
“This morning I was still in pain and I didn't have full movement in my arm but it got better and I decided to give it a go because I was only two seconds behind the yellow jersey. … I didn't feel the pain in the finish because the adrenaline was flowing. It's more painful now holding the microphone. …
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Australian cyclist Robbie McEwen won the sprint in Esch-sur-Alzette to take the 2nd stage of the Tour de France on Monday, as Norway's Thor Hushovd regained the overall leader's yellow jersey from George Hincapie.
Pity poor Matthias Kessler, though. The T-Mobile rider attacked with about 3.5 miles to go, gaining a 15-second lead that he lost within sight of the finish line. George Hincapie sits in 4th, 10 seconds behind. …
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You're sitting at your computer terminal at work. You wonder how George Hincapie is doing in today's stage. Is he in a breakaway? Is the race nearly over?
You can pick up just about as much real-time information off the Internet as you can from watching Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen on OLN. Here are some resources for keeping up to date …
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“I started off the Tour in great shape and I’ve never had the opportunity to lead a team. I don’t know what to expect but I know that anything is possible, there’s no reason to set limits. I don’t know how I’ll respond but I’ll just hope for the best. …
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American cyclist George Hincapie found out what he can do in the Tour de France as he rode into the yellow jersey on the second day of the three-week race.
Disappointed on Saturday at finishing a split second behind the winner in the prologue, Hincapie on Sunday won a 2-second time bonus at an intermediate sprint 9 kilometers from the finish on the 115-mile race around Strasbourg. …
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Discovery's George Hincapie missed taking the yellow jersey by a split second in the 4.4-mile prologue of the Tour de France on Saturday.
“Disappoint” was the root word chosen to describe the feelings of those involved. But I think in the long term — and that's what winning the Tour is all about — not gaining the yellow jersey a good thing. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/02/george-hincapies-near-miss-at-tour-de-france-might-be-an-advantage/
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