Today was pretty interesting. Evan’s showed that he really is the man to watch this year. Contrador showed he’s not one to just sit there and take it. The Schlecky twins, well, they showed that a great team and gobs of help can’t make up for a lack of form. Andy S. just ain’t got [...]
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Evans gives it some stick
Giving the devil his due
Image source: http://werapidsk8.tumblr.com/post/7767230433/tour-de-france-devil. Didi Senft is awesome. Wiki here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didi_Senft.
Voeckler holds yellow
One more day again, eh Tommy? Survived the Pyrenees. Just like you did in 2004. You never fail to impress. Image source: http://www.daylife.com/photo/0eqK9qQ9z2eRO. Full write up here: http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/07/news/jelle-vandendert-wins-stage-14-of-the-2011-tour-de-france-as-thomas-voeckler-defends-yellow-jersey_184309. I’m not quite ready to call him a potential Tour winner. He will need a substantially stronger team around him to achieve that goal, even if the [...]
Graham Bensinger sits down with Floyd Landis
WordPress does not allow an embed from sports.yahoo. If some figures it out, let me know in the comment section. (Update: fixed by the gnome. Nice!) http://sports.yahoo.com/video/player/news/Graham_Bensinger_InDepth…. The click though will take you the video on sports.yahoo. And, short video selections dealing with specific subject matter addressed in the interview are available.
Jeremy Roy felt the sky fall upon him
I am using the promise of the internet as a carrot. Write a few more essays, review a bit more, answer a few more multiple choice question. Then you may surf. For five minutes. This one. Damn, I felt for that kid. So close. So damn close. He took the climber’s jersey. I don’t think [...]
Now with more Thor
Had to post this pic. Had to. Dude brought the FIRE! Image source: http://bikecheckonetwoonetwo.tumblr.com/post/7656280354/thor-showing-off-his-stripes. Saw this quote too: I get chills. This is definitely the sickest thing I’ve done. I had never expected to win a stage like this. I worked alone, worked hard and won in the end. Thor Hushovd http://skijumpingworld.tumblr.com/post/7654160875. I cannot track [...]
One more day
One more day in yellow for Thomas Voeckler. Good on ya. Image source (and lots more): http://maillotjaune.tumblr.com/post/7636063185/tour-de-france-stage-12-photos.
Payback is a bitch
El Pistolero just showed up to a gun fight with a spatula full of mayonnaise. Image source and full story here: http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/07/news/is-contador-cooked-rivals-say-dont-count-him-out-yet_184017.
That would be 18 stage wins
Boom. And takes green. Story at Velonews. Image source: http://naomilouisee.tumblr.com/post/7580273987. The points competition looks a bit like this at the moment: Cavendish @ 251 points Rojas @ 235 Gilbert @ 231 Greipel @ 164 I’d say Gilbert has a good shot at it. But, that’s just because I really need sleep and Gilbert is a [...]
A father and his son
Today was Torts day. Or, rather today is Torts day. Because this day ain’t over by a long shot. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, consider yourself lucky. Anyway, it’s dinner time, the whole fam is home, and I’m going to fire off this one quick little rest-day gem: Image source: http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/07/road/2011-tour-de-france-rest-day-gallery_183240/attachment/183249. [...]
Don’t forget Voeckler
A lot happened in the Tour today. Some was pretty grim business. This was not. Thomas Voeckler took yellow today. Nice work from Petit Blanc. Image source: http://codeofthecog.tumblr.com/post/7471169039/frenchys-in-yellow-im-super-super-super. “I really didn’t think I’d have it a second time in my career. In 2004, people said that the peloton let me take the yellow jersey. Today [...]
Horner on the Cav diet plan
I went to France and all I got was a broken nose, a concussion, some fries and a royal with cheese. Image source: http://twitpic.com/5o76et. Can you tell I just took a study break?