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Monuments to Grand Tours: Prudhomme & Change
Chris wrote something yesterday that just rang true that I think needs repeating: On that last point, this is a big development. Alberto Contador will be the overwhelming favorite, but the only way ...
Accountability Monday: Liège-Bastogne-Liège Edition
This is always fun. And a good reminder of how seriously you should take my predictions (Girbecco says: "not seriously!"). Excerpts from my predictions in quote... 1. Damiano Cunego, Lampre there'...
Liege-Bastogne-Liege... Post-Race Thread
Andy Schleck, welcome to greatness. Andy Schleck Joaquim Rodriguez Davide Rebellin Philippe Gilbert Serguei Ivanov Simon Gerrans Damiano Cunego Benoit Vaugrenard Alexandr Kolobnev Samuel...
Making It Over the Finish Line
Today I rode my first time trial in a few years, another step in my return to (frightfully mediocre) racing. I was pretty excited at the start, and there was something of a side/headwind on the way ou...
Youtubery: 2008 LBL
Ten minute highlight package of the last 35km, with Basque commentary (I think). One point to take from this: if they put the line in the same place, it's a pretty short distance from the last corner,...
QOTD
My poll below may be distracting, but let's not overlook the theme of the weekend, as put so well by Michele Bartoli: I think Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Flanders and Roubaix are the three mo...
LBL: Ranking the Favorites!
The headline of this post pretty much says it all, so I won't futz around. Just one caveat: I didn't have Serguei Ivanov listed in any discussion of Amstel Gold. So take this with the appropriate lump...
A Little Cycling History
For you veteran tifosi and Cafe-niks, this might be a thoroughly repetitive exercise, but I thought of a few aspects to Liège-Bastogne-Liège that places it in perspective. Did you ...
Why La Doyenne Is Different
If you look at the other Big Classics Week, it's quite easy to tell one race from another. Yes, the similarities outnumber the differences, but each race has its own Classics plague as its signature. ...
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