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03.12.2009 5:13 pm

Astana becomes fifth team to commit to Tour of Missouri

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I’ll leave analysis to my learned colleague. For now, here’s the big news:

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and the organizers of the Tour of Missouri, Sept. 7-13 are on a roll. They’ve added Astana, the team of Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer,…

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09.08.2008 7:40 pm

A comeback for Armstrong?

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

A rumor about a comeback by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has been flitting around in cyberspace for a while, and Velonews.com’s Neal Rogers reports that a comeback is indeed in the works.

According to Rogers, Armstrong will appear in…

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09.07.2008 10:04 pm

10 Speed’s take on the Tour of Missouri, make that Z Tour of Missouri

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

There’s one thing I can state for certain about the second edition of the Tour of Missouri: We won’t see a repeat of last year’s decisive Stage 2 breakaway.

That 12-man  breakaway, which put nearly 15 minutes into the peloton, essentially…

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08.28.2008 9:01 pm

Cavendish at Tour of Missouri!!! What a coup!

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Columbia will bring Mark Cavendish, a four-stage winner at this year’s Tour de France, to the Tour of Missouri.

This is huge. Given Tom Boonen’s issues this year, Cavs is probably the No. 1 sprinter in the world, and he could…

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08.05.2008 3:24 pm

Questions about the Tour of Mo. team announcement? We’ve got answers

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

We got a couple of good questions through e-mail following the announcement August 4 of the teams that will participate in the Tour of Missouri. They were so good we thought that other folks might be wondering the same things.…

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07.27.2008 3:52 pm

Crash and absence of teammates hurt Cadel Evans

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

10_silence_072608Once the Tour de France reached the Alps, Cadel Evans’ Silence-Lotto teammates, shown here protecting him in Stage 13, were nowhere to be found. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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For the second straight year, Cadel Evans finished second in the Tour de France,…

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06.10.2008 8:15 pm

Arrrghhh. Tom Boonen’s good name and cycling take a tumble

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

When cyclist Tom Boonen picked up a speeding ticket a few months ago in his fancy, red, high-powered sports car, ol’ 10 Speed saw it as a public figure getting undo press for a minor infraction that wouldn’t be a…

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05.10.2008 6:32 pm

Argyle meets maglia rosa

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

American Christian Vande Velde is in the maglia rosa after his team, Slipstream-Chipotle, won the team time trial in impressive fashion Saturday in the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia. 

Vande Velde led the five surviving argyle-clad Slipstream-Chipotle riders across the finishing line in…

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05.06.2008 3:49 pm

Update on injured Tecos-Trek rider

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Cycling friends,

The report on injured Tecos-Trek rider, Fausto Esparza, is sobering to say the least. I’ve exchanged e-mails with the Tour of the Gila organizers and I’m told that Esparza underwent surgery on Sunday night but that he apparently is…

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04.29.2008 4:42 pm

No Vuelta for High Road … but that’s good for Missouri

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

With High Road having withdrawn its request for an invitation to the Vuelta a Espana tour in September, the Tour of Missouri stands to benefit.

I spoke with High Road owner Bob Stapleton at the Tour de Georgia last week, and he said…

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