Posts Tagged "Tour de France 2012"

The 2012 Tour of France was a great bore. It was the tonic for the hardened insomniac. It hurts to say this as I am, in fact, a big fan of le Tour. We saw some 200 riders parade, not cycle around the picturesque countryside for 3500km, not in thrilling competition with each other.

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Just hours after Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France, it appears that team mate Mark Cavendish will be leaving Team Sky.

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Bradley Wiggins’ domination of the final time trial should put to rest any questions about whether he is a worthy winner of the Tour de France.

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After such anticipation of a showdown between Bradley Wiggins and Cadel Evans, and despite the promise shown in the first 10 days, the 2012 Tour de France has been one-sided to the point of monotony.

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Join us for live blogging from 10pm AEST for Stage 20 from Rambouillet to Paris Champs-Élysées, a 130 km roll finishing in circuits on the Champs-Élysées.

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The stage 19 Time Trial (TT) is a fast, flat and non technical 53.5kms from Bonneval to Chartres. Please join us for live blogging from 10.00pm AEST.

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In terms of the Yellow Jersey competition, this year’s edition of Le Tour has been one of the most dour that I can recall. As a Tour de France spectacle, does it fall into the “worst” category?

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Stage 17 of the 2012 Tour de France between Bagneres-de-Luchon and Peyragudes will see the climbers flex their muscles for the last time.

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Brad Wiggins has taken another step towards securing his maiden Tour de France crown after a 16th stage won in stylish fashion by Frenchman Thomas Voeckler.

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International Cycling Union (UCI) President, Pat McQuaid, would like to see the removal of race radio’s in pro cycling. Directeur Sportif of the Saxo Bank team, Bjarne Riis’ tactical use of the radio during stage 15 just might have helped McQuaid’s cause.

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Please join us for live blogging of stage 16 of the 2012 Tour de France. Live coverage will begin from 8:30PM with full coverage from 10PM AEST.

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It’s pretty safe to say that Cadel Evans is not going to win the Tour de France this year. This is hardly an opinion – it’s as close to a fact as something hypothetical can get.

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Flares, tacks, doping questions and an ambitious teammate – Brad Wiggins is enduring an exotic array of challenges while leading the Tour de France.

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As foul-mouthed press conference rants go, Bradley Wiggins’ spray at people who doubt that it’s possible to win clean in professional cycling must be one of the all-time great efforts. But does it betray signs of stress?

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As a cycling fan, no mixed sporting metaphor irks me more at the moment than calling this year’s Tour de France ‘The Ashes’. Anyone who uses it either understands practically nothing about our sport or is appealing to a mainstream audience.

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Teams in the Tour de Fance don’t break down – they simply crack. On the first day of road racing, most held it together, but there were worrying signs from Team Sky.

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Bradley Wiggins will be under siege throughout this year’s Tour de France. The Team Sky rider, seemingly favoured by a time trial heavy parcours, will have to be at his very, very best if he is to even make the podium, let alone ride away with the yellow jersey.

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The streets of Liège, Belgium, will come alive on Saturday June 30, as the Tour de France kicks off with a frenetic 6.4km individual time trial.

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