On Tuesday, Andy Schleck was given the yellow jersey for the 2010 Tour de France that was taken from Alberto Contador because of his doping offense. There was a ceremony in Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg in which Tour director Christian Prudhomme presented the jersey. Frank Schleck said it wasn’t really like a […]
Tour de France 2010
2010 Tour – Rest Day 2
Pau, France Today was a quiet, rainy rest day in Pau. A good day to do laundry, sleep and actually eat lunch. It was also a zoo at the Novotel where both the Astana and Saxo Bank teams are staying. Contador did not do a press conference today but Andy […]
2010 Tour – Stage 11
Bourg les Valence Today was an incredibly hot day from Sisteron to Bourg Les Valence. The peloton finished in a sprint with Mark Cavendish taking the stage. Some not so nice French fans booed him as he was being escorted to the podium. On stage together today were Jeannie […]
2010 Tour
Live coverage will begin this Thursday. — At the moment Tony Martin has the best time, but there are still 150 riders yet to go. So far the rain isn’t as bad as expected. — According the Wall Street Journal, Floyd Landis has made additional allegations against Lance Armstrong. Three […]
2010 Tour de France Map
The 2010 Tour de France route. 2010 Tour de France Stage 0: Saturday, July 3 § Prologue 8k Rotterdam, Holland Stage 1: Sunday, July 4 § Rotterdam – Brussels 224 k Stage 2: Monday, July 5 § Brussels – Spa, Belgium 192k Stage 3: Tuesday, July 6 § Wanze – […]
Pre-Tour 2010 News
Team Garmin Slipstream is pinning its hopes on Tyler Farrar this year. They’re hoping to place in the top 10. The start is Saturday in Rotterdam. Our live coverage will begin on Thursday with stage 5 finish at Montargis. — Tom Boonen will not be at the start of the […]
2010 Tour de France Team Rosters
Several team have announced their upcoming Tour de France team rosters today. Radio Shack: Armstrong, Leipheimer, Brajkovic, Kloden, Muravyev, Paulinho, Popovych, Rast Saxo Bank: Cancellara, Andy Schleck, Franck Schleck, Voight, O’Grady, Breschel, Chris Sorensen, Fuglsang, Nicki Sorensen Euskatel: Ruben Perez, Velasco, Isasi, Sam Sanchez, Egoi Martinez, Txurruka, Oroz, Verdugo, Alan […]
2010 Tour de France Teams Announced
The 22 Teams for this year’s Tour de France have been announced. AG2r-La Mondiale, Astana, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Caisse d’épargne, Cofidis, HTC-Columbia, Euskaltel, Française des Jeux, Footon-Servetto, Lampre, Liquigas, Milram, Omega-pharma Lotto, Quick Step, Rabobank, Saxo bank, RadioShack, Team Sky, Katusha, Garmin-Transitions, Cervélo Test Team, BMC. There are expected to […]
2010 Tour de France Route Unveiled
The 2010 Tour de France route was unveiled in Paris this week. The race starts in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on July 3 with a prologue. Then the race will head over some cobblestones into Brussels, Belgium before crossing back into France. The race will make its way through the north […]
The Quickie!
Nestle’s Quick is one of the corporate sponsors of the race. They have some vehicles in the publicity caravan. In between talking about the race action, the announcers make some plugs for the sponsors. One of the announcers apparently doesn’t understand any English. While speaking about the product, he said […]