August 7, 2010 The former head of the defunct Gerolsteiner team, Hans-Michael Holczer, has accused Levi Leipheimer of most likely having blood doped in 2005, according to an article by AFP. He was suspect that year on the first Tour rest day and the UCI was looking for a pretext […]
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2011 Tour of Colorado
It’s Official! The Tour of Colorado will take place August 2011. Lance Armstrong was in Denver today alongside Governor Bill Ritter to announce the race. The inaugural race will start and finish in Denver. The rest of the route will be announced in a couple of months. The dates are […]
Post Tour News
It’s official-Alberto Contador has signed with Team Saxo Bank for 2011. And Wednesday, Lance Armstrong and the state of Colorado will officially announce the Tour of Colorado bicycle race for 2011. Details to come… — Alberto Contador has announced that he’s quitting the Astana team at the end of the […]
2010 Tour – Stage 20
Paris The 2010 Tour ended with a typical sprint and Contador winning his third yellow jersey. Mark Cavendish took the sprint on the Champs Elysee. Second place went to Andy Schleck who finished 39 seconds behind and Dennis Menchov 2 minutes behind. The top 4 categories were Contador in yellow, […]
2010 Tour – Stage 19
Bordeaux-Pauillac Time Trial Fabian Cancellara posted the best time of 1h00’56″99. Tony Martin and Bert Grabsch finished second and third behind him. The story was whether Schleck would be able to overcome his 8 second disadvantage going into the stage. He finished 23rd.
2010 Tour – Stage 18
Bordeaux Totally flat today for 198 km. The peloton finished in a sprint with Mark Cavendish winning and taking back the green sprinter jersey. The highlight of the day was the second presentation to Alberto Contador by actors Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise.
2010 Tour – Stage 17
The Tourmalet What a difference a day makes! Two days ago it was sweltering hot on the Tourmalet. Today it was 10 degrees celsius 4k down from the top. It was pouring all through the night and most of the day. It let up when the race came through. Early […]
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 16
Pau, France Several big climbs today in the Pyrenees, including the Col de Peyresourde, Col d’Aspin, Tourmalet and Col d’Aubisque. Lance Armstrong led the charge up the Tourmalet with a group of about 10 riders which included Chris Horner. They stayed away all day until the finish line where Fedrigo […]
2010 Tour – Stage 15
Bagneres de Luchon Alberto Contador took over the yellow jersey today when he took advantage of Andy Schleck’s mechanical problem. He dropped his chain and almost crashed. Sanchez and Menchov joined Contador who put the hammer down on the Port de Bales and now is ahead by 8 seconds. Thomas […]
