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2010 Tour de France – Stage 13 Wrap-Up

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Published July 21, 2010 at 7:39 a.m.

We were treated to another aggressive day of racing today , thanks to an undulating 196km route from Rodez to Revel. In the end, you might have been a bit confused though, as the finale seemed to be a repeat of yesterday’s action, albeit with a different result. Here’s what we noticed: 1. At what [ ... ] ...

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 10 Wrap-Up

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Published July 21, 2010 at 7:10 a.m.

Team Radio Shack continued to try and salvage its 2010 Tour de France with a stage win by the former Portugese champion, Sergio Paulinho. Today’s 179km ride through the foothills of the Alps took the riders over the steepest climb of the race and down the descent that ended Joseba Beloki’s 2003 Tour—and career. While [ ... ] ...

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What’s So Great About the Tour de France?

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Published July 21, 2010 at 7:01 a.m.

The next time someone asks you what’s so great about the Tour de France, send them here. I can’t wait for Part II. Which is your favorite? ...

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 14 Wrap-Up

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Published July 21, 2010 at 6:48 a.m.

I’m not usually one for histrionics, but I’m running out superlatives to describe the action we’ve seen thus far in the 2010 Tour de France—it truly might go down as one of the most exciting Tours in recent memory. As someone said during today’s live blog, “2010 Giro d’Italia, meet the 2010 Tour de France.” [ ... ] ...

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 11 Wrap-Up

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Published July 21, 2010 at 5:17 a.m.

Mark Renshaw got a bit cheeky today, butting heads (literally) with Julian Dean and then slamming the door on Tyler Farrar in the final dash to the finish line in Bourg-les-Valence. Renshaw clearly veered from his line to cut-off Farrar and was sent home from the Tour for his actions—not that it mattered though, as [ ... ] ...

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 11 – Mark Renshaw Head-Butt Video

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Published July 21, 2010 at 5:16 a.m.

Versus just sent me some video of today’s sprint with permission to share it with you. Enjoy! Share your comments below! ...

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 12 Wrap-Up

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Published July 21, 2010 at 2:47 a.m.

Here’s the question of the day: was it worth it Alberto? In my humble opinion, yes and no. Yes, because Contador’s attack in the middle of the Cote de la Croix-Neuve, gapped Andy Schleck, earning Contador ten seconds, but more importantly sending a message to the Luxembourger wearing yellow: “I’m faster than you are.” On [ ... ] ...

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 14 Live Blog

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Published July 20, 2010 at 3:59 a.m.

Come on over and join me today in today’s Live Blog for Bicycling Magazine. I’ll be sharing duties with Joe Lindsey, Bicycling contributor and writer of The Boulder Report. Hope to see you there! ...

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