Posts Tagged "Tour de France"

Just as we thought the issue of Tour de France leadership at BMC racing might have been sorted, Tejay Van Garderen has won the Tour of California in convincing style.

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Ask any general member of the public when the last French winner of the Tour de France was, they’d probably guess sometime within the last ten years.

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It’s shaping up to be a grueling couple of months for couch-based athletes, with an extravaganza of tours and series across two continents set to test the endurance of our best insomniac remote control kings.

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Reigning Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins says Cadel Evans has hit his best form since the Australian won cycling’s greatest race in 2011.

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So many mean, but admittedly funny, things have been committed to print and pixels about Andy Schleck and his shocking spate of bad luck.

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Cadel Evans can win the Tour de France again, according to fellow Australian and long-time cycling expert Allan Peiper.

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As the European pro cycling season kicks into top gear, the question pops into my head yet again – can I still love this sport without the involvement of my hero Lance Armstrong?

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Lance Armstrong’s drug-fuelled charge through cycling’s history books allowed the UCI to achieve its ultimate goal for the sport, globalisation.

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One of the features of the 2013 Giro d’Italia is a 55-kilometre time trial from Gabbicce Mare to Saltara. It was a feature that attracted Bradley Wiggins as he attempts to win his second Grand Tour. Yesterday, another big name added his name to the race.

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Cadel Evans has provided some of the greatest moments in Australian cycling history, and some of them will never be bettered, because Cadel broke the mould.

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It is hard to remember now – as we watch the 2013 version of Schleck slogging up early-season climbs with the air of a man defeated – the level of expectation across the cycling world after the numerous successes of Schleck’s early career.

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Australian Richie Porte has finished second in the two-day Criterium International on the Mediterranean island of Corsica on Sunday, with his Team Sky teammate Chris Froome taking the honours.

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It’s 100 days until the sporting world stops for the centenary edition of the Tour de France.

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If Bradley Wiggins wins the Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double then this cycling reporter will ride up Alpe d’Huez naked – twice.

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Bradley Wiggins rolls up to the start line. His heart is racing. The crowd–built up in thousands along the barriers–erupts into a powerful chorus of yells, cheers and whistles.

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In 2010 Andy Schleck was at the height of his powers. He looked like a bike racer – lean, fit and capable of tearing a mountain apart.

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Nothing flames sporting passion more than a good rivalry. The fans love it as it brings added drama to a contest and the participants love it as it spurs them onto greater glory.

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Thanks for tuning in to today’s Friday Flick. Over the last few weeks we have taken some wonderful trips down memory lane, reliving cycling from days gone by.

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In no uncertain terms this season stands as Cadel Evans’ best chance to win a second yellow jersey and secure what would be a famous victory at the 100th edition of the Tour de France.

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The ‘will he/won’t he’ games over Sir Bradley Wiggins’ Tour de France defence have been answered in the negative, with the confirmation that the 2012 champion will focus on the Giro d’Italia in 2013.

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