Tour de France Through Stage 4 — All You Really Need To Know
There’s little exciting about a time trial unless you’re the guy on the bike. For fans, it’s just “there goes one, there goes another.”
But we all know the Tour actually started today. Everything before has been about pageantry and trying not to fall off the bike or otherwise embarrass yourself with stinkin’ thinkin’ (ahem, Menchov).
Not to [...]
What You Need To Know About The Tour After First 2 Stages
Your Talking Points, Mon Ami…
Alright, you’re headed for the shop, or the office, or the neighborhood party, or whatever, and, as a fully-outed cycling nut, you know you’re going to get questions about how the Tour’s going.
Sure, you could snap off a quick “Valverde, a Spanish guy, is leading so far.” Of course [...]
Thor Hushovd of Credit Agricole Wins Second Stage of Tour of Catalonia (With Results)
MADRID, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - Norway’s Thor Hushovd, riding for Credit Agricole, won Tuesday’s second stage of the Tour of Catalonia, a 167.8km ride from Riudellots de la Selva to Banyoles, to retain the overall lead.
Hushovd also won the opening stage.
Results of the second stage of the Tour [...]
Thor Hushovd of Credit Agricole Wins Opening TT At Tour of Catalonia (With Results)
MADRID, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - Norway’s Thor Hushovd, riding with Credit
Agricole, won Monday’s opening stage of the Tour of Catalonia, a 3.7km
individual time trial at Lloret de Mar.
Hushovd finished in 4min 37sec to oust US rival George Hincapie by 6sec
with Spanish hope Jose Ivan Gutierrez third fastest on the day [...]
