Tour de France 2010, Stage 14: Waiting for a champion
This Tour has seen just about everything: Crashes on oil-slickened pavement, Lance Armstrong lagging off the back of the pack, head-butting and subsequent disqualification. But until today, we hadn’t...
View ArticleTour de France 2010, Stage 15: Should Contador have waited?
The kind of misfortune you only expect in amateur races — a slipped chain — robbed Andy Schleck of the yellow jersey today on the punishing climb of Port de Bales, one of the steepest in the race. But...
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Tour de France 2010, Stage 16: Rest day before the rest day
Riders took a rest day of sorts before the rest day Wednesday as competitors tweeted they’re just too tired. This has been a punishing Tour all right, with the result that at least two otherwise...
View ArticleTour de France 2010: Andy, Bert are friends again!
After Alberto Contador apologized on YouTube … The two had a chat and hugged at today’s Stage 16. Excerpt from VeloNews: “(Alberto) came to apologize to me, that means a lot,” said Schleck, who wears...
View ArticleTour de France 2010, Stage 17: Winning and losing at the same time
Our man Andy Schleck gave it his all up the punishing slopes of Tourmalet in today’s Stage 17 of the 2010 Tour de France. But while it was enough to win the stage, Schleck wound up with nothing to show...
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Tour de France 2010: Two Northwest riders in Top 10!
The final day of the Pyrenees in this year’s Tour de France shook up the Top 10 enough to put two Pacific Northwest riders in the top 10. (If you count Victoria, B.C. as the Pacific Northwest, which in...
View ArticleTour de France 2010, Stage 18: Mark the Mouth Cavendish rules again!
Mark Cavendish’s fiercest competitor in the final sprint of Stage 18 of the 2010 Tour de France was simply a head wind. And the latter proved little challenge to the Manx Missile. The win gave the...
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Tour de France winner Andy Schleck and brother Frank join new team
Andy Schleck, winner of the 2011 Tour de France (remember, you read it here first!), and brother Frank are joining a new Luxembourg team in their home country. You'll be seeing him in yellow... Alberto...
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This Day in Doping: Laurent Fignon dead at 50
In cycling history, Laurent Fignon’s 1989 loss of the Tour de France by 8 seconds stands as the one “I remember where I was when” moments the sport has to offer. Although it came to epitomize Greg...
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Tyler Farrar Becomes First Washington State Native to Win Tour de France Stage
Seattle bike fans have been watching Wenatchee WA native Tyler Farrar for years, wondering how far his potential could carry him. He’s won many of cycling’s top honors, but so far a Tour de France...
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