Mark Renshaw of HTC-Columbia, has been given le-boot today after doing a little headbutting in the final stretch. Personally, I think this punishment is too harsh and complete bullshit. Garmin rider Julian Dean made an attempt to squeeze up the side and force Renshaw off his line, but he held it and gave a lil [ ... ] ...
Mark Renshaw got a bit cheeky today, butting heads (literally) with Julian Dean and then slamming the door on Tyler Farrar in the final dash to the finish line in Bourg-les-Valence. Renshaw clearly veered from his line to cut-off Farrar and was sent home from the Tour for his actions—not that it mattered though, as [ ... ] ...
Hate on him some more. I wanna see Chrissie ‘chick’ him at Kona. Lance Armstrong will turn his focus to triathlon and Ironman competition once he brings down the curtain on his Tour de France career at the end of this month….with the Radio Shack rider too far off the pace in this year’s event [ ... ] ...
Here’s the question of the day: was it worth it Alberto? In my humble opinion, yes and no. Yes, because Contador’s attack in the middle of the Cote de la Croix-Neuve, gapped Andy Schleck, earning Contador ten seconds, but more importantly sending a message to the Luxembourger wearing yellow: “I’m faster than you are.” On [ ... ] ...
There are six stages and 568 miles to go, but the breaking point has hit many riders. Andy Schleck remained in the yellow jersey, with a 31-second lead ...
Port de Pailhères ... Stage 14: French pride was aglow for her fourth stage victory, this time by a stylish ride by Christophe Riblon. The French were raving mad as he profited from his adventurous solo break of 168 km. With the start today of the great Pyrenees, marking the 100th anniversary of the high mountains in the Tour the excitement ratchets up a notch ... Victoire Inesperer! ... My emotional favorite, 35 year old Carlos Sastre looked set to have a strong ride reminiscent of his
Sometimes the stage standings gives a hint what is going to happen tomorrow. by Joe LindseyLook at the standings from Saturday’s stage 13 of the Tour de France, and you’ll see some curious things. Little climbers unable to hold the pace over a small climb. Big tractor guys like Jens Voigt and Fabian Cancellara off the [ ... ] ...