Paris Nice Round Up
(pic from Yahoo! News)
Another exciting Paris-Nice is in the books. This one was particularly eventful with several lead changes and a dramatic last day stage win that sealed the overall victory by the latest “Next Indurain” of the Spanish peloton. In fact Paris-Nice saw two potential “Next Indurains” with Luis Leon Sanchez getting the moniker [...]
Contador Win Paris Nice with Stage 7 Win
Discovery Channel’s Alberto Contador was only six seconds behind Davide Rebellin going into the final stage 7 around Nice. The final stage was a brutal one with climbs up the Col D’Eze. Alberto Contador showing great form attacked Rebellin whose Gerolsteiner teammates were left far down the road.
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While a Spanish Judge dropped the case dubbed Operation Puerto due to lack of evidence. Pat McQuaid president of the UCI is going to look at either appealing the judges decision or to take up the case through the UCI. Part of the problem with Operation Puerto is that there was no law against doping [...]
Cycling’s Future: More for USA?
The Tour of California bike race is in its second year and growing. Latest word is that the organizers want to grow the race to become a major Grand Tour. Of course with a successful bike race following the same format for two years in a row, the organizers have nothing to do but dream [...]
Floyd Landis held off Patxi Vila and took his second stage race victory of the year and we aren’t even half way through March. Landis showed some great climbing form that was carried over from his victory in the Tour of California that allowed him to make the key move to St. Etienne. His Phonak [...]
Spanish Flyers: Friere and Rodriguez
Oscar Friere came out of the woodwork today to tell the world that his butt sore did not totally derail his career. The Spanish rider who has dealt with the curse of the World Champion more than anyone else riding today claimed a win in the Italian race of the two seas just ahead of [...]
Competition is Quick Stepped On
Quick Step is totally dominating pro cycling at the moment. It is one of those rare time when a team is able to flex it’s muscle and get wins in two very important events in two countries at the same time. Not only that , but today’s vicotries by Bettini and Boonen are their second [...]
Floyd Landis is on great form at the moment and it shows with a win in the Tour of california and now the lead in Paris Nice. Landis took the lead today after a decisive break with Lampre’s Spanish rider Patxi Vila. The pair took off on the Col de la Croix de Chaubouret [...]
The hills started today in Paris Nice, but with bad weather the pack was content to stay warm together and let a break away work hard at the front for show. In the end, the bunch was back together and Tom Boonen sprinted to another victory in the cold of Paris-Nice. The Quick Step treno [...]
Tom Boonen took the stage win in the Stage 1 of Paris Nice as predicted. The stage was run under rain and very difficult weather conditions. David Zabriske had a small breakaway that got significant time at one point. But the TT expert abandoned the effort after Qucik Step setup a chase. Two french riders [...]
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