Musical Chairs With Alberto Contador

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Published July 29, 2010 at 6:49 p.m.
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A press release sent by the Team Astana management used a phrase that was as obvious as Andy Schleck’s attack on the Col du Tourmalet. “Alberto Contador no longer wishes to ride for the Astana team with whom he won two Tours de France, the Giro d’Italia and Tour Spain. For three years, the sponsor [ ... ] ...

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Giro d’Italia 1991 (by ta_do)

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Published July 24, 2010 at 5:05 p.m.
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Giro d’Italia 1991 (by ta_do) ...

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 14 Wrap-Up

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Published July 21, 2010 at 6:48 a.m.

I’m not usually one for histrionics, but I’m running out superlatives to describe the action we’ve seen thus far in the 2010 Tour de France—it truly might go down as one of the most exciting Tours in recent memory.  As someone said during today’s live blog, “2010 Giro d’Italia, meet the 2010 Tour de France.” [ ... ] ...

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Battle of the Sexes 2.0: Marianne Vos and Maarten Ducrot in a Mountain Duel

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Published July 18, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.
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by Josh LiberlesFormer professional cyclist and Tour de France stage winner Maarten Ducrot, who now works as a cycling reporter for Dutch TV, challenged Marianne Vos to a duel: the two would race to the top of a climb in the Alps just after Vos completed the women’s Giro d’Italia, ... view the full story & post your comments at our site: http://cxmagazine.com ...

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Plan de Corones Time-trial, Giro d’Italia 2010, Team Sky....

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Published July 5, 2010 at 7:33 p.m.

Plan de Corones Time-trial, Giro d’Italia 2010, Team Sky. (via MichaelBarryCa) ...

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Backseat DS: Dauphine-Libere Top 10

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Published June 4, 2010 at 7:38 a.m.

Our Backseat Director breaks down the top 10 teams and riders for the Dauphine-Libere and says look out for the Shack and Chris Horner.By Whit YostJune is a somewhat forgotten month on the UCI calendar.  Stuck between May’s Giro d’Italia and July’s Tour de France, it’s often overlooked by many fans.  But for the main [ ... ] ...

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Weekend Preview - The Giro's Big Finale

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Published May 28, 2010 at 1:04 p.m.

For a few minutes today, it looked as if David Arroyo just might have retained his maglia rosa as the leader of the 2010 Giro d’Italia ... After the descent of the Mortirolo, he sat less than a minute behind a 3-man breakaway containing Ivan Basso, Vincenzo Nibali, and Michele Scarponi ... Unfortunately, the wheels fell off for the Spaniard on the final ascent to Aprica; he lost over three minutes to the leading trio—and the maglia rosa ... The race now heads into its final weekend with

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Giro d’Italia at Look Mum No Hands

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Published May 25, 2010 at 4:19 a.m.

As the Giro d’Italia enters its third week, we discuss Italy’s great stage race with Lionel Birnie of Cycling Weekly, in an experimental live broadcast from Look Mum No Hands, London’s newest and best cycle-cafe. Sam Humpheson shows us around the premises. The show also features a look back at Fausto Coppi, one of the [ ... ] ...

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Backseat DS: What About the Giro?

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Published May 21, 2010 at 1:38 p.m.

Our backseat director breaks down a tumultuous first-half of the Giro d’Italia.By Whit YostThere’s been a lot going on domestically lately: the Tour of California’s in full swing and Floyd Landis turned the cycling world upside down with his recent admissions and accusations. But hey, what about that little race over in Italy? Here’s a [ ... ] ...

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Monday Musette - Magazines, Movies, and Two Races You Might Have Heard Of

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Published May 17, 2010 at 8:30 p.m.

Here’s today’s Monday Musette! ... 1. While flying to the Tour of California on Friday, I had a chance to catch-up on the latest in cycling print journalism ... I’ve only recently started reading ROAD magazine, lured by glossy cover shots and a solid mix of domestic and European racing coverage ... The June issue includes Jered Gruber's terrific interview with Saxo Bank’s Jens Voigt ... Read it for two reasons: Voigt’s description of how he’s been so successful in the Criterium

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