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“Fabulous Fabian does it again”

July 1, 2012 13:02 ⋅ 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

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. Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Information / Reviews, Sports News ⋅ Tagged: Andriy Grivko, Bernard Hinault, BMC Racing team, Bradley Wiggings, Cadel Evans, cycling, cycling event, Denis Menchov, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Fabian Cancellara, Katusha, Liege, Liege the plunger, Liquigas Cannondale, Omega Pharma Quick Step, Peter Sagan, Philippe Gilbert, prologue, Radio Shack, rider, Sports News, Stage 1, Sylvain Chavanel, TdF, Team Astana, Team Sky, Tejay Van Garderen, The Plunger, Tor de France, Wiggins, 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

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