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Tour de France 2010 – Stage 7

July 11, 2010 13:06 ⋅ 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.

Chavanel’s second coming

Chavanel’s second coming !!

The 7th Stage of the TdF was from Tournus to Station des Rousses a distance of 165.5km is the first of the mountain stage at this year’s TdF. With the race now being passing through the hills & the valleys, the beauty of the country is definitely going to be showcased for the world. Though yours truly doubts if the riders have any time at all to even look around, as the race goes through climb after climb to its finish. The major surprise for the day was the second coming of the Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel into the Yellow jersey, as he pushed his small frame to the brink after breaking away from the main group & snatched back the Yellow jersey from Cancellara in pure poetic justice. Read more...

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Tour de France 2010 – Stage 5

July 9, 2010 14:48 ⋅ Priya Q

Mark “Manx Missile” Cavendish

Finally the Manx Missile fires !!

The 5th Stage of the TdF was from Épernay to Montargis a distance of 187.5km and was another undramatic & uneventful ride for the peleton. Marked out as a stage for the sprinters to showcase their sprint prowess it turn out to be the stage for the Mark “Manx Missile” Cavendish to come back to form and add to his silverware collection of TdF stages. Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News ⋅ Tagged: 2010, 5, Amets Txurruka, Avenue de Champagne, Boasson Hagen, Caisse D'epargne, Cancellara, Cervelo Test, champagne, climber’s jersey, Cofidis, Épernay, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Fabian, France, Garmin Transitions, Geraint Thomas, Gerald Ciolek, Green jersey, Gutierrez, HTC Columbia, Ivan Gutierrez, Jerome Pineau, Julien El Fares, Jurgen van de Walle, Kanstantsin Siutsou, Lampre, Manx missile, Mark Cavendish, Mark Renshaw, Milram, Montargis, peleton, Polka dotted, Quick Step, Renée de France, Robbie Mcewen, stage, Stuart O’Grady, TdF, Team Saxo Bank, Team Sky, Thor Hushovd, Tour de France 2010, Tyler Farrar, UNESCO world heritage site, white jersey, yellow jersey

Tour de France 2010 – Stage 3

July 7, 2010 14:51 ⋅ Priya Q

Fabian Cancellara in Yellow Jersey

“Day of Drama” – Cobbles claim victims!!

The 3rd Stage of the TdF was from Wanze to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut and as predicted it was chaos and lots more of spills & crashes. The stage which had 7 sections of cobbled pathways for the riders to conquer did what had been predicted at the very beginning of the TdF – claim victims & left the GC riders in total disarray. Both the starting & ending town are hosting the tour for the first time, though both have association with cycling & cyclists for a long time. Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News ⋅ Tagged: 2010, AG2R, Andy Schleck, Arenberg, Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, Armstrong, Bbox Telecom, BMC, Cadal Evans, Caisse D'epargne, Cancellara, Cervalo, Chavanel, Christian Vande Velde, Cofidis, Contador, David de Lay, Fabian, Franck Schleck, Garmin Transitions, Geraint Thomas, Green jersey, Jens Voigt, Jerome Pineau, Katusha, Lance, Milram, Nikki Terpstra, Ollo Erviti, Paris, Pavel Brutt, peleton, Polka dotted, Popovych, Quick Step, Roger Klug, Rolland Pierre, Rotterdam, Roubaix, Ryder Hesjedal, Sky, Stephene Auge, Steve Cummings, TdF, Team Radioshack, Team Saxo Bank, Team Sky, Thor Hushovd, Tour de France 2010, UNESCO world heritage site, Wanze, white jersey, yellow jersey

Tour de France 2010 – Stage 1

July 5, 2010 12:23 ⋅ Priya Q

Ale Jet

Ale Jet takes off amongst crashes….

The cycling crazy people of Rotterdam had a field day as over 450,000 people had turned up for this 2 day start of the TdF 2010. This when considering that the city boasts a population of only 600,000!! The Erasmus bridge was once again the focus spot as all the riders stopped there before starting of today’s ride.

Erasmus bridge Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News ⋅ Tagged: Adam Hansom, Alan Perez, Ale Jet, Alessandro Petacchi, Amsterdam, Andreas Kloden, Andy Schleck, Armstrong, Ben van Berkel, Boom, Bradely Wiggins, Brussels, Cancellara, Cervalo, Contador, David Millar, Eddy Merckx, Erasmus bridge, Erasmusburg, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Fabian, Florencio Xavier, GC, General Classification riders, Green jersey, Hansom, HTC Columbia, Ivan Basso, Janez Brajkovic, Jeremy Hunt, Lampre-Farnese Vini, Lance, Lars Boom, Levi Leipheimer, Lijnbaan, Maarten Wynants, Manuel Cardoso, Mark Cavendish, Mark Renshaw, Mathias Frank, Meise, Netherlands, Oscar Freire, peleton, prologue, Quick Step, Rabobank, Radioshack, river, Rotte, Rotterdam, Saxo bank, Stage 1, TdF, Team, Thor Hushovd, Tony Martin, Tour de France 2010, UCI, Wynants, yellow jersey

Tour de France 2010 – Prologue

July 4, 2010 17:27 ⋅ Priya Q

Fabian Cancellara

A Rocket called Fabian…

With the city of Rotterdam all decked up to receive the Tour de France riders, the 97th TdF kicked off to a great start with an 8.9km ride around the city itself. Rotterdam a city that revolves around one of the busiest ports in the entire Euro zone is also one of the most sports friendly cities in Netherlands. The name Rotterdam has evolved from the early 13th century when a dam was built on the “Rotte” river. Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News ⋅ Tagged: Amsterdam, Andreas Kloden, Andy Schleck, Armstrong, Bradely Wiggins, Brussels, Cancellara, Contador, David Millar, Erasmus bridge, Erasmusburg, Fabian, Florencio Xavier, GC, General Classification riders, Green jersey, HTC Columbia, Janez Brajkovic, Lance, Levi Leipheimer, Netherlands, prologue, Radioshack, river, Rotte, Rotterdam, Saxo bank, TdF, Team, Tony Martin, Tour de France 2010, UCI, yellow jersey

life Around Tour de France – Stage 17

July 24, 2009 13:22 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France follower

The Lance influence !!

As the tour starts of on the third of the Alpine stages, the race for the top contender is now becoming a show of team strength. With several teams totally out of contention, its Astana & Garmin Slipstream teams which are putting the riders right up front and keeping the rhythm & the speed going. To see the Astana team minus Leipheimer chugging away right in the front reminds one of the Discovery team & US Postal team days, when Armstrong, in order to make sure that he doesn’t get caught in any untoward incidents used to ensure that his team rode right at the front, even if they had to lead the peleton.
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Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News, Travelogue..My Travel Diary ⋅ Tagged: Alberto, Alpine riders, Andy, Annecy, Astana, Bourg-St-Maurice, Bradly, Cancellara, Cavendish, Contador, cycling, Discovery team, Fabian, foundation, France, Frank, Garmin Slipstream, Green jersey, Jen Voigts, Kloden, Lance Armstrong, Le Grand-Bornand, Leipheimer, livestrong, Nibali, peleton, Popovych, race, Saxo bank, Schleck, schleck brothers, stage 17, Switzerland, Sylvian Chavnel, TdF, Thor Hurshod, tour de France, US Postal team, white jersey, Wiggins, yellow jersey

Life Around Tour de France – Stage 2

July 6, 2009 21:42 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a quizmaster by profession and a foodie!

A Nice stage for the tour…

This part of South France where the race is now on, is usually known more for the sun & beaches, for the holiday spots & the jetset glitterati who sail around on their yachts – Monaco, Nice, Antibes, Cannes…etc.

Having seen the flag off at Monaco, we decided to park ourselves somewhere on the route today to catch the race, and did we have a wonderful time?? Right from the morning, it was very hot and though we don’t sweat very much here, the climate makes you slightly uncomfortable, particularly, if you are inclined to walk around in the sun as we were. Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News, Travelogue..My Travel Diary ⋅ Tagged: 2009, Astana, British Columbia, Cancellera, Cannes, Carlos, Fabian, France, La Grande Motte, Lance Armstrong, Mark Cavendish, Marsellies, Monaco, nice, peleton, Sastre, Saxo bank, socca, tour de France, yellow jersey

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