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 [...]
Team Milram States Igor Astarloa Might Be Canned After Team Blood Test At Giro
VARESE, Italy, May 29, 2008 (AFP) - Spain’s 2003 world road race champion Igor Astarloa, who retired from the Tour of Italy after just one stage following a blood test carried out by his Milram team could be axed by the German outfit it was revealed on Thursday.
Milram asked [...]
Spain’s Patxi Vila of Lampre Tests Positive For Banned Substance
MADRID, May 6, 2008 (AFP) - Spanish cyclist Patxi Vila of the Lampre team tested positive in March for testosterone and was dropped from the list of racers who were pre-registered for the Tour of Italy, sports daily AS reported Tuesday.
The 32-year-old tested positive in a surprise drugs test [...]
Alessandro Petacchi of Milram Out Of Giro With Bronchitis, Focus Is Now The Tour de France
BERLIN, May 3, 2008 (AFP) - Italian sprint specialist with the Milram team, Alessandro Petacchi, will miss the Tour of Italy with bronchitis, the German outfit said Saturday.
“I’m very sorry that I won’t be able to start in the Giro d’Italia,” said Petacchi in a statement.
“Yesterday [...]
