It's Robbie McEwen crossing the finish line first at the Tour de France again and again this year. The Australian cyclist followed Davitamon-Lotto teammate Gert Steegmans on a perfect lead out for his 3rd victory on Friday.
In fact, after a number of miscues in earlier stages, it looked like the sprinters' teams were finally getting it right as the peloton drove into Vitre at the end of the 117-mile Stage 6. …
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This shouldn't surprise anyone. The number of viewers tuning in to the first four stages of OLN's Tour de France coverage has been nearly cut in half this year with the retirement of Lance Armstrong.
Tour coverage at the Outdoor Life Network, once known as the Only Lance Network, has crashed 49% to 207,544 people. Combining the number of people watching live and taped replays raises viewership to 749,472. But that's still a 47% drop. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/07/oln-viewership-down-with-lance-less-tour-de-france/
A flat stage into Normandy featured a classic contest for the sprinters Thursday as Spanish cyclist Oscar Freire won Stage 5 of the Tour de France.
Teams from Milram, Liquigas, QuickStep and Credit Agricole set the pace as the peloton sped into Cain, but the racer from the Rabobank team grabbed the victory from yellow jersey holder Tom Boonen of QuickStep …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/06/oscar-freire-wins-stage-5-boonen-still-holds-overall-tour-de-france-lead/
Aussie sprinter Robbie McEwen zipped past the field at the finish in Saint Quentin on Wednesday to take his second win in the 2006 Tour de France.
Marking his 10th career win at the Tour, the Davitamon-Lotto cyclist said, “This one is for Freddy Rodriguez.” The American — and the team's lead-out specialist — crashed in Tuesday's stage and suffered a concussion. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/05/mcewen-wins-again-boonen-retains-tour-de-france-lead/
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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/05/updates-on-tour-de-france-crash-victims-rodriguez-dekker-and-valverde/
“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.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/05/tour-de-france-quote-michael-rogers/
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. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/03/tour-de-france-quote-hushovd-talks-about-his-stitched-up-arm/
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. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/03/hushovd-back-in-yellow-at-tour-de-france-mcewen-wins-stage/
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