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  • Stage 17: Visit the l'Alpe d'Huez

    Stage 17 of the Tour de France tomorrow will feature the famous Alpe de Wheeze. You can visit this alpine meadow virtually through Google Streetview. The Alpe d'Huez, which has hosted a Tour de France stage almost every year since 1976, is probably the most famous mountain climb of the Tour de France...
    Posted to Cult of the Bicycle (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-22-2008
  • Tour de France 2008 Stage 14

    Mark Cavendish is pooped after his spectacular 4 stage wins this week, so he took it easy and finished towards the end of the pack on Stage 14 today. Oscar Freire wins the Stage today , Cadel Evans still has the yellow jersey, Garmin-Chipotle/H30's Christian Vande Velde is on the GC podium, Colubmia's...
    Posted to Cult of the Bicycle (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-19-2008
  • Mark Cavendish woo hoo!

    The boy from Britain can go go go! I called Cavendish as the winner on a Tweet I sent at 8:02 this morning while sitting on the train, about a half hour before he actually won. For Stage 13 summaries, visit: KWC , FredCast , TdF Blog . VeloNews: Cav Crushes . Speaking of Frank Steele of TdFBlog, hinted...
    Posted to Cult of the Bicycle (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-18-2008
  • That Race in France

    I have not been following the Tour all that closely this year. I don't have the RV and Rodeo Channel (Versus) and so I am left to follow the race online. And I forget to do that. And honestly, the last year or two I have just not been all that interested. The post-Lance era was shaping up to be epic...
    Posted to Epic Riding - Epic Writing (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-18-2008
  • Tour de France 2008 Stage 12 *SPOILERS*

    Don't read this if you're waiting for the highlights video later tonight. First the fun news: Team Columbia's Mark Cavendish sprinted for his third stage win today in the 105 mile 12th Stage from Lavelanet to Narbonne, showing that a team with a strong bio passport anti-drug program can still...
    Posted to Cult of the Bicycle (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-17-2008
  • TdF: Another one bites the dust

    Maybe not too unbelievable, but disappointing none the less: Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco of Team Saunier Duval tested positive for synthetic EPO and CERA before the start of today's 12th Stage of the Tour de France. Saunier Duval has pulled out of the Tour de France. Before he was pulled from...
    Posted to Cult of the Bicycle (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-17-2008
  • Tour de France Stage 10

    KWC really should consider a career in sports writing , although his current profession pays much better I'm sure. Check this out: We get a rock 'em sock 'em mountain stage with carnage spread over two giant mountains. The race was blown up like a pinata by CSC and Saunier Duval swept in...
    Posted to Cult of the Bicycle (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-14-2008
  • Manuel Beltran - EPO

    Boo !!!! l'Espagnol Manuel Beltran (Liquigas), 37 ans, présente des traces d'EPO dans l'échantillon A de ses urines prélevé à l'issue de la première étape du Tour de France, samedi 5 juillet entre Brest et Plumelec. Professionnel depuis 1995, Beltran a débuté sa carrière chez Mapei avant...
    Posted to Cult of the Bicycle (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-11-2008
  • Stefan Schumacher

    Who is this guy who won the Yellow Jersey in today's Stage 4 of the Tour de France? German cyclist Stefan Schumacher came out of nowhere today to snag the first place finish during the individual time trial today during the Tour de France. Stage 4 today started and finished in a loop from the town...
    Posted to Cult of the Bicycle (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-08-2008
  • Google maps announces Streetview Europe with Tour de France routes

    Google launched their European edition of Streetview last week which provides an interactive "street view" of various map locations. The really cool thing is that they launched with almost the entire Tour de France 2008 route included in their Streetview coverage. Here's the view from Avenue...
    Posted to Cult of the Bicycle (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-07-2008
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