Cadel's Tour In Jeopardy?!?
Not yet, but this item from the CN notes says he's having knee trouble, and just canceled plans to reconnoiter some of the climbs of the Tour de France, where he was a solid preseason favorite to win....
ASO to Astana: No Means No
Le Tour reiterated its desire to exclude Astana and defending champ Alberto Contador today, in the face of apparent pressure to include the newly-minted Giro d'Italia champion. Tour owners ASO are hol...
Le Tour Warmup: Rewinding the Peloton
One theme I'd like to keep tabs on during the Tour de France is the desire to rewind the race back to the days before doping. Obviously the substances themselves are patently unethical and unheal...
Of Bergs and Cotes...
[ed] This is the companion to my Breton post earlier about how the Tour parcours is actually kind of cool. Basically, this is a Giro percorso vs. Tour parcours series. Which ends in about 15 more colu...
No Tour for Gerdemann
Today's press reports the not-totally unexpected news that Linus Gerdemann will not start this year's Tour. Gerdemann crashed badly at Tirreno-Adriatico in March, fracturing his left femur and injuri...
Counting Down the Days
[h/t Nikki] I don't read Bicycling religiously or anything, since its focus isn't the same as mine, but they do some nice things here and there. Right now they're running a countdown to Le Tour with t...
Your Tour de France Calendar-Planning Forecast
Some people, through no fault of their own, are unable to watch all 21 stages of the Tour de France live. While traditionally we have had a name for such people (apostates), I think in our enlightened...
Tour de France: Startlist Time
With little racing scheduled prior to the Grand Depart (some European national championships next weekend?), this week will be largely focused on figuring out who will take the start in Brest. Jens po...
Blog-Poste Domestique
That's all-Frenchy-like for housekeeping. Ah, those delicious few hours of peace and calm before the madness begins... First, some graphics news. Thanks to Veloki (designs) and Gavia (inspiration), w...
Gossip du Jour
It's a Dog's Life Edition Unless you slept in far too late today, you know that Riccardo Ricco will ride this year's Tour de France. He went on vacation after the Giro, claiming as his next ob...
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