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05.22.2009 7:46 pm

The media, Lance Armstrong, Twitter and the Giro d’Italia

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

This media vs. Lance Armstrong tift at the Giro d’Italia is becoming soooo high school, in a “That ’70s Show” kind of way. 

Cyclingnews.com reports today that some media covering the Giro are now boycotting Armstrong’s 140characters of Twitter wisdom because Armstrong has been Silent…

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05.21.2009 7:58 pm

Giro d’Italia has been Universally appealing

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

The Giro d’Italia to date has been an exceptional race, with excitment and drama supplied by …

– The American team Columbia High-Road with five stage wins: the opening stage team time trial,  two by sprinter Mark Cavendish, and one each by Edvald Boasson Hagen…

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08.13.2008 3:46 pm

No surprise, Cancellara wins Olympics men’s TT; Leipheimer takes bronze; Armstrong wins women’s TT

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara motored to the gold medal Wednesday in the men’s time trial at the Beijing Olympics, covering the 47 kilometers in 1 hour 2 minutes 11.43 seconds.

Cancellara trailed Gustav Erik Larsson of Sweden by six seconds at the…

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08.12.2008 6:44 pm

Race of Truth at the Olympics

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

After watching Fabian Cancellara’s fabulous ride Saturday in the Olympics road race, I’m picking the world time trial champ to win the Olympics time trial on Wednesday as well.

The real race will be for second place. I’m liking Levi Leipheimer…

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07.25.2008 2:17 pm

Wet and wild finish set for decisive time trial at Tour de France

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

The weather forecast for Saturday calls for less than ideal conditions for the decisive time trial at the Tour de France, a 53 kilometer effort from Cérilly to Saint-Amand-Montrond.

Quelques averses … Risque de précip. 30% … Taux maximum d’humidité 75%

Got…

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07.23.2008 1:12 pm

Sastre wins on Alpe d’Huez, takes yellow

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

CSC-Saxo Bank did it again Wednesday at the Tour de France.

Stuart O’Grady, Fabian Cancellara and Vladimir Gustov rode a wicked pace at the front of the peloton on the Col du Galibier and the Col de la Croix de Fer…

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07.22.2008 11:06 pm

No cracking Cadel Evans

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

10_CSCSaxo_072208CSC-Saxo Bank’s Frank Schleck in the yellow jersey rides safely in the slipstream behind teammates Andy Schleck and Carlos Sastre on Cime de la Bonette-Restefond on Tuesday in Stage 16. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)

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For the second successive mountain stage, CSC-Saxo Bank…

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07.14.2008 10:55 pm

CSC-Saxo plays its cards right, but Evans takes yellow

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Stage 10 of the Tour de France on Monday was simply amazing.

Two hors catagorie climbs, the famed Tourmalet and the Hautacam, which was a mountaintop finish. The brutal back-to-back climbs were in the final 60 kilometers of the 156 kilometer…

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06.26.2008 1:34 am

Dreaming of Foot-Hi Pies … and the Tour de France

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Ol’ 10 Speed has had a few days of R&R from cycle blogging, but my Big Magnus Backstedt is back on its Selle San Marco and I’m dreaming of Foot-Hi Pies at Trailnet’s ride this weekend.

But until then, a little about the…

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05.31.2008 6:37 pm

Sella wins third Giro stage; Contador-Ricco showdown in Sunday’s TT

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Emanuele Sella of CSF Group Navigare won Stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday, giving him his third mountain stage win in the race.

Sella, who broke away twice for his two previous victories, attacked this time on the final climb and rode away from…

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