JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images What was a novelty in stage 2 turned into a regular pattern for the road stages so far in this year’s Tour de France. Each day the breakaways consitent of all French riders usually three or four. Most of them contain Sylvain Chavanel or Thomas Voekler. They also must include a rider… Read more »
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Frischkorn the cheese in a French baguette of success
Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Will Frischkorn got into the winning break today in the Tour giving new sponsor Garmin some nice screen time and almost grabbing a win in the process. In the finale Frischkorn just was beaten by one of the smallest and most attacking Frenchmen in the peloton Samuel Dumoulin while number three on… Read more »
Don’t mess with The Badger
Bernard Hinault is one guy you do’t want to cross. Just ask Greg Lemond. When unruly French protesters decided to desecrate the Tour podium, Hinault reacts swiftly and absolutely and takes down the protester before you can say La Vie Claire!
1988 Tour Coverage from CBS
The Versus Tour coverage is great. All day repeats of live coverage with bonus coverage at night. The switch from Al Trautwig to Craig Hummer has been great. Hummer is very knowledgeable about cycling. He even surpasses Roll, Sherwan and Liggett. When Hummer picked Riccardo Ricco to win Stage 1 he was laughed at by… Read more »
Thor wins stage after four Frenchmen breakaway
JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images The four musketeers were giving French cycling renewed hope in today’s stage 2 in the Tour de France. You could not get a better mix to please the French public than Thomas Voekler, Sylvain Cavanal, David Le Lay and Christophe Moreau in a long breakaway. It’s been a long time since the… Read more »
Stage 1 Finish
Checkout the stage one finish from the Versus website.
Valverde Takes First Stage and Yellow
(AFP/Pascal Pavani) Alejandro Valverde wasted no time in taking the Yellow Jersey during the Tour de France’s first stage today. The Tour started with a road stage for the first time since 1967. The very open Giro like Tour featured a tough final kilometer that brought all of the main contenders to the front and… Read more »
Garmin and Columbia Kits
The new Team Garmin-Chipotle Kit goes for the white shorts. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours) The white look is cool, but better make sure the shorts are made of extra thick material. The rainy weather in the Brittany region may not be a good mix. PASCAL PAVANI/AFP/Getty Images Meanwhile the new Team Columbia kit is out with… Read more »
Cunego’s New Hair Color
(AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Damiano Cunego is probably the first of the second tier favorites for the Tour. Cadel Evans and Alejandro Valverde are probably the top favorites. Judging from Cunego’s new hair color, perhaps he has some pretty elaborate intentions? Riders since the late 90s started wearing matching shorts, gloves, helmets and bikes colored yellow… Read more »
Droggi/Sloggi Girls at 2007 Tour
They rode around Paris with an anti drug (droggi.com) message posted on their rears. The Droggi girls will help you get in the mood for the Tour de France while advertising women’s underwear.