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“The Gorilla roars again at TdF 2012”

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

Greipel the Gorilla Roars again

On a slightly uphill course with a false flat, it was Lotto Belisol’s Andre “Gorilla” Greipel roar of delight that was heard at the end of the stage on the 6th day of the Tour de France 2012, as for the second consecutive day, he finished of the race by winning the stage with a perfect run to finish line.

“Manx missile fires at TdF 2012”

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Mark Cavendish

The 2nd road Stage of the 99th Tour de France started of from Vise to Tournai, a distance of 207kms, with all of the 198 riders riding this year. It included the world time trial champion Tony Martin, injured with a broken scaphoid bone and Luiz Leon Sanchez, also with a strapped right hand, both of whom had serious falls yesterday.

“Debutant Sagan makes his mark on world stage”

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Sagan post Tdf 2012 Stage1 win Pic source:http://www.bicycle.net/

The 1st Stage of the 99th Tour de France started of from Liege to Seraing, a distance of 198kms, with all of the 198 riders riding this year. With the race route spread around the Ardennes, there were 4 Category IV climbs, with the final one coming on the finish stretch, which kept the race on its toes.

“Fabulous Fabian does it again”

 

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Fabian Cancellera post winning the individual time trial on day 1 of Tour de France 2012

On the streets of Liege, as the prologue of the 99th Tour de France started on time, it was time for the best of the cyclists in the professional circuit to show case the kind of form they were all bringing in, into the tour. With 198 cyclists starting the tour, the crowds had to wait for a few hours before the business end of the tour started, and the man who turned it on was the 197th rider, going by the name of a certain Fabian “Spartacus” Cancellara.

The 23 days in July is here again….:)

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

Scene from the Tour

Come July every year, an armada of cycling fans from across the globe, focus their attention on France, for its Tour de France (TdF) time. The biggest annual event on a global scale is in its 99th year and this year we will see a June30th start for what will be another epic saga enacted over 3500km of France and neighboring countries.

tour de France 2010- Stage 20

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The Top three on podium

Manx Missile makes it 5, Contador makes it 3!

tour de France 2010- Stage 19

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Cancellara in the world champion jersey at the finish line

Andy fights, Cancellara flies, Contador still in Yellow!

tour de France 2010- Stage 18

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Cavendish dedicates win to Renshaw

Manx Missile makes it four for TdF 2010

The 18th 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.

Tour de France 2010- Stage 17

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Andy trying to drop Contador on the final 10km climb

The Andy & Alberto Show @ Tourmalet!!

tour de France 2010- Stage 16

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Pierrick Fedrigo outsprints all

Fedrigo scores for France at Pau – Stage 16