Tag Archives: Alps

“Rolland rolls on to give Europcar another stage win at TdF 2012”

July 13, 2012 15:12 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France fan who is reporting his 4th tour

Rolland victorious

As predicted by yours truly in my last post, Pierre Rolland of Europcar was the rider, who chose to escape from the peleton today and steal a stage win, the second in this year’s TdF for the team. On a day when the climbs were taking their toll on every single rider, when 3 big names in professional cycling, Mark Renshaw & Bauke Mollema of Rabobank team and Lieuwe Westra of Vacansoleil-DCM, decided to call it quits at the tour this year, when no proper breakaway could materialize due to steep climbs, it was the young Frenchman, Rolland, who chose to shine away in today’s stage, despite a crash 25kms away from finish. Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Information / Reviews, Sports News, Travel ⋅ Tagged: Alps, BMC, Eurocar, Evans, Frank Schleck, Froome, Green jersey, Nibali, peleton, Peter Sagan, Rolland, Stage 12, TdF, Tdf 2012, tellow jersey, tour de France, Wiggins

Travel to Switzerland

January 25, 2011 08:37 ⋅ Priya Q

Flag of Switzerland

Beautiful Switzerland

One look at the pictures below and you would know why Switzerland has been one of the favorite destinations not only for the vacationing tourists but the biggest film industry in the world – Bollywood!

Where Berne, the capital city is known for its old town, Zurich the largest city is the centre for banking industry. Geneve, the second biggest city in Switzerland houses many governmental and non governmental organisations. Basel, Laussane, Lucerne and Lugano are other cities each holding its own attractions. Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Travelogue..My Travel Diary ⋅ Tagged: Alphorn, Alps, Basel, Berne, bollywood, Chapel Bridge, European Union, Geneve, Golden Pass line, Grindelwald, Jungfraujoch, Laussane, Lauterbrunnen, Lucerne, Lugano, Murren, office, players, Rhine falls, Rishi Menon, Schaffhausen, schengen visa, Schilthorne, Switzerland, The dying lion, The Lion Monument, Travel to Switzerland, United Nations, Zurich

tour de France 2010- Stage 20

July 26, 2010 10:33 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France fan who is reporting his 2nd full tour

The Top three on podium

Manx Missile makes it 5, Contador makes it 3! Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News ⋅ Tagged: 17, 2010, AG2R-La Mondiale, Aitor Perez, Alan Perez, Alberto, Alberto Contador, Ale Jet, Alessandro Ballan, Alessandro Petacchi, Alps, Andy, Andy Schleck, Anthony Charteau, Anthony Roux, Armstrong, Astana, Bbox Telecom, Benoit Vaugrenard, Bert Grabsch, BMC, BMC Racing, Bordeaux, Brad Wiggins, breakaway, Burt Lancaster, Cadel Evans Leipheimer, Caisse D'epargne, Cavendish, Cervalo Test, Chris Horne, Christian Knees, Christophe Moreau, Christophe Riblon, climber’s jersey, Cofidis, Col du Tourmalet, Contador, cycling, cyclist, Danie, Daniel Oss, Danilo Hondo, Denis Menchov, Euskaltel-Euskadi, event, Fabian Cancellara, Footon Servetto, Francaise des Jeux, France, Green jersey, Hagen, HTC Columbia, Hushovd, Individual Time Trial, Jerome Pineau, jersey, Karsten Kroon, king of mountain, Koos Moerenhout, Lampre, Lampre-Farnese Vini, Lance, Liquigas-Doimo, livestrong, Longjumeau, Manx missile, Marcus Burghardt, Mark, Matti Breschel, Menchov, Michael Rogers, Millar, Milram, Nicki Sorensen, Oss, Paris, Paris Champs-Élysées, Pauilla, peleton, Polka dotted, Quick Step, Rabobank, Racing, Remy Pauriol, Renshaw, riders, Robbie Hunter, Robbie Mcewen, Samuel Sanchez, Sandy Casar, Sastre, Saxo bank, Schleck, Simon Spilak, Spartacus, stage, stage 17, stage 19, stage 20, super-combatif, Sylvain Chavanel, TdF 2010, Team Astana, Team Radioshack, Team Sky, time trial, Tony Martin, Tony Martin HTC-Columbia, tour de France, Vinokourov, white jersey, Wiggins, yellow jersey, Zabriskie

tour de France 2010- Stage 19

July 25, 2010 13:09 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France fan who is reporting his 2nd full tour

Cancellara in the world champion jersey at the finish line

Andy fights, Cancellara flies, Contador still in Yellow! Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News ⋅ Tagged: 17, 2010, Alberto, Ale Jet, Alessandro Petacchi, Alps, Andy, Andy Schleck, Anthony Charteau, Armstrong, Astana, Bbox Telecom, Bert Grabsch, Bordeaux, breakaway, Cadel Evans Leipheimer, Cavendish, climber’s jersey, Col du Tourmalet, Contador, cycling, cyclist, Denis Menchov, event, Fabian Cancellara, France, Green jersey, HTC Columbia, Hushovd, Individual Time Trial, jersey, king of mountain, Lampre, Lance, Longjumeau, Manx missile, Mark, Menchov, Millar, Paris, Paris Champs-Élysées, Pauilla, peleton, Polka dotted, Quick Step, Samuel Sanchez, Sastre, Saxo bank, Schleck, Spartacus, stage, stage 17, stage 19, stage 20, super-combatif, Sylvain Chavanel, TdF 2010, Team Radioshack, time trial, Tony Martin, tour de France, Vinokourov, white jersey, Wiggins, yellow jersey, Zabriskie

tour de France 2010- Stage 18

July 24, 2010 13:37 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France fan who is reporting his 2nd full tour

Cavendish dedicates win to Renshaw

Manx Missile makes it four for TdF 2010

The 18^th Stage of the TdF was from Salies-de-Béarn to Bordeaux, a distance of 198km. A flat stage after the last 4 days in the Pyrenees was a relief to all riders and the fact that there was almost no effort to chase the inevitable breakaway till the last kms, also showed the mindset of the riders, who just want to finish this tour on the streets of Paris on Sunday. Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News ⋅ Tagged: 17, 2010, Alberto, Alberto Contador, Ale Jet, Alessandro Ballan, Alessandro Petacchi, Alps, Andy, Andy Schleck, Anthony Charteau, Armstrong, Astana, Bbox Telecom, Benoit Vaugrenard, BMC, Bordeaux, Bordeaux to Pauilla, Brad Wiggins, breakaway, Cavendish, Cervalo Test, climber’s jersey, Col du Tourmalet, Contador, cycling, cyclist, Danie, Daniel Oss, event, Francaise des Jeux, France, Gesink, Green jersey, Hagen, HTC Columbia, Hushovd, Jerome Pineau, jersey, king of mountain, Lampre, Lance, Liquigas-Doimo, Manx missile, Marcus Burghardt, Matti Breschel, Menchov, Michael Rogers, Oss, Paris, Pau, Pauilla, peleton, Polka dotted, Pyrenees, Quick Step, Racing, Radioshack, Renshaw, riders, Salies-de-Béarn, Saxo bank, Schleck, Simon Spilak, stage, stage 17, Stage 18, stage 19, TdF 2010, Team, Team Astana, Team Sky, time trial, Tony Martin, tour de France, white jersey, yellow jersey

Tour de France 2010- Stage 17

July 23, 2010 13:23 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France fan who is reporting his 2nd full tour

Andy trying to drop Contador on the final 10km climb

The Andy & Alberto Show @ Tourmalet!! Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News ⋅ Tagged: 17, 2010, Alberto, Alexandr Kolobnev, Alps, Andy, Andy Schleck, Anthony Charteau, Armstrong, Astana, Bbox Telecom, BMC Racing, Bordeaux, breakaway, Cervalo Test, Chris Horner, climber’s jersey, Cofidis, Col du Tourmalet, Contador, cycling, cyclist, Edvald Boasson Hagen, El Pistolero, Euskaltel, event, France, GC, Gesink, Green jersey, jersey, Juan Antonio Flecha, Katusha, king of mountain, Konovalovas, Kristjan Koren, Lance, Levi Leipheimer, Liquigas, Manx missile, Marcus Burghardt, Menchov, OmegaPharma Lotto, Paris, Pau, peleton, Polka dotted, Pyrenees, Radioshack, Remi Pauriol, Renshaw, Ruben Perez, Salies-de-Béarn, Samuel Sanchez, Sastre, Saxo bank, Schleck, stage, stage 17, Stage 18, TdF 2010, Team, Team Sky, Thor Hushovd, tour de France, white jersey, yellow jersey

tour de France 2010- Stage 16

July 22, 2010 12:15 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France fan who is reporting his 2nd full tour

Pierrick Fedrigo outsprints all

Fedrigo scores for France at Pau – Stage 16 Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News ⋅ Tagged: 16, 2010, A2gr, Alberto, Ale Jet, Alps, Andy, Andy Schleck, Armstrong, Astana, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Barredo, Bbox Telecom, Bram Tankink, breakaway, Caisse D'epargne, Carlos Barredo, Casar, Cervalo, Christophe Moreau, climber’s jersey, Col du Aubisque, Col du Tourmalet, Contador, Costa, Cunego, cycling, cyclist, event, Fedrigo, Footon, France, Franco Pellizotti, Garmin Transitions, Green jersey, Hesjedal, Horner, Iban Mayoz, jersey, king of mountain, Kreuziger, Lance, Lance Armstrong, Liqigas, Lloyd, Moreau, OmegaPharma Lotto, Paris, Pau, peleton, Pierrick Fedrigo, Plaza, Polka dotted, Quick Step, Rabobank, Radioshack, Roche, Sastre, Saxo bank, Schleck, Sky, stage, Stage 16, stage 17, Szymd, TdF 2010, Team, Thor, tour de France, Van de Walle, Vinokourov, white jersey, Wiggins, yellow jersey

tour de France 2010- Stage 15

July 20, 2010 11:15 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France fan who is reporting his 2nd full tour

Emotional Voeckler at the podium

Voeckler does France proud on Stage 15

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Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News ⋅ Tagged: 15, 2010, AG2R-La Mondiale, Aitor Perez Arrieta, Alberto, Ale Jet, Alessandro Ballan, Alps, Andy, Andy Schleck, Armstrong, Astana, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Ballan, Bbox Bouyges Telecom, Bbox Telecom, BMC Racing, breakaway, Brian Vandborg, Chris Anker Sorensen, climber’s jersey, Contador, cycling, Euskaltel-Euskadi, event, France, Francesco Reda, Garmin Transitions, GC, Green jersey, Hushovd, Jakob Fuglsang, Jerome Pineau, jersey, Johan Vansummeren, Katusha, king of mountain, Lance, Liquigas-Doimo, Lloyd Mondory, Luke Roberts, Menchov, Milram, Pamiers, Pau, peleton, Polka dotted, Pyrenees, Quick Step, Radioshack, Sanchez, Saxo bank, Schleck, Sébastien Turgot, Serguei Ivanov, stage, Stage 15, Stuart O’Grady, TdF 2010, Team, Thomas Voeckler, Thor, tour de France, Tourmalet, Voeckler, Voigts, white jersey, yellow jersey

tour de France 2010- Stage 14

July 19, 2010 08:54 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France fan who is reporting his 2nd full tour

Riblon celebrates!

Riblon proves breakaways do succeed ! Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News ⋅ Tagged: 13, 2010, AG2R, Alberto, Ale Jet, Alessandro Ballan, Alexandre Vinokourov, Alps, Andy Schleck, Anthony Charteau, Armstrong, Astana, Ax 3 Domaines, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Bbox Bouyges Telecom, Bbox Telecom, Benoit Vaugrenard, BMC, breakaway, Caisse D'epargne, Carlos Barredo, Carlos Sastre, Cat III, Cat IV, Cavendish, Christophe Riblon, climber’s jersey, Cofidis, Conador, cycling, Damiano Cunego, Dennis Menchov, Euskaltel-Euskadi, event, Francaise des Jeu, GC, Green jersey, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, HTC Columbia, Hushovd, Ivan Gutierrez, jersey, Juan Antonio Flecha, king of mountain, Lampre, Lampre Robert Gesink, Lampre-Farnese Vini, Lance, Milram, Nicolas Roche, Pamiers, peleton, Petacchi, Pierre Rolland, Pierrick Fedrigo, Polka dotted, Port de Pailhères, Pyrenees, Quick Step, Rabobank, Radioshack, Rein Taaramae, Revel, Rodez, Samuel Sanchez, stage, stage 13, stage 14, Stephane Auge, Sylvain Chavanel, TdF 2010, Team, Team Saxo Bank, Team Sky, Thomas Voeckler, Thor Hushovd, tour de France, Tyler Farrer, Van de Walle, Vino, Vinokourov, white jersey, yellow jersey

tour de France 2010- Stage 13

July 18, 2010 12:50 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France fan who is reporting his 2nd full tour

Ecstatic Vino wins Stage 13

13 is lucky for Vino! Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News ⋅ Tagged: 13, 2010, AG2R, Alberto, Ale Jet, Alessandro Ballan, Alexandre Vinokourov, Alps, Andy Schleck, Anthony Charteau, Armstrong, Astana, Ax 3 Domaines, Bbox Bouyges Telecom, Bbox Telecom, BMC, breakaway, Carlos Barredo, Cat III, Cat IV, Cavendish, climber’s jersey, Conador, cycling, Damiano Cunego, event, GC, Green jersey, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, HTC Columbia, Hushovd, jersey, Juan Antonio Flecha, king of mountain, Lampre, Lampre Robert Gesink, Lampre-Farnese Vini, Lance, Milram, Nicolas Roche, peleton, Petacchi, Pierrick Fedrigo, Polka dotted, Port de Pailhères, Pyrenees, Quick Step, Rabobank, Radioshack, Revel, Rodez, stage, stage 13, stage 14, Sylvain Chavanel, TdF 2010, Team, Team Saxo Bank, Team Sky, Thomas Voeckler, Thor Hushovd, tour de France, Tyler Farrer, Vino, Vinokourov, white jersey, yellow jersey

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