Posted July 12th, 2007
In addition to digging Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwin riffing on about the relative merits of renewables versus Nuclear energy last night, I really enjoyed Liggett’s opening comments on the TdF broadcast. Unfortunately I forgot to save them for posterity.
His comments were made in the context of a discussion on the tiredness and the lower […]
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Posted July 7th, 2007
TwitTour is live blogging the Tour de France via Twitter, sign up for an account to follow the Tweets via Web, IM, SMS or RSS. If you already have an account, add TwitTour as a friend.
TdF Updates is also Twittering the Tour. Twice the fun.
technorati tags: cycling, bicycles, twitter, tourdefrance
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Posted July 6th, 2007
One thing about Tour time is that despite the problems at the pro level, the excitement builds and our real love of the sport comes out to play.
One on the links I forgot to place in my links and captions post was that of French food importers Kirk Foods Le Tour de Fromage blog. […]
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Posted June 29th, 2007
Australia’s host broadcaster SBS has just launched it’s dedicated online portal for all things Tour de France. The site will host live race commentary, updates, video, text and a discussion forum.
Of course no multimedia effort is complete without a blog or two and this one is no different, with Mike Tomalaris giving us his point […]
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Posted June 28th, 2007
Men like Johan Bruyneel of Discovery are the real obstacles when it comes to the sport cleansing itself of it’s doping problem.
Bruyneel also took a shot at the much-publicized internal doping control programs that CSC and T-Mobile have instituted this year, calling them in-part publicity stunts.
“Maybe this is not smart for me to say, but […]
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Posted June 22nd, 2007
The doping authorities are getting smarter and more pro-active in targeting specific athletes.
With the Tour de France just weeks away, there’s a high stakes game of cat and mouse between a half-dozen so-called suspect riders identified by the UCI and anti-doping testers. Anne Gripper, director of the UCI’s anti-doping program, told the AFP that […]
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Posted June 20th, 2007
The Tour de France You Tube channel. With a nice selection of videos to whet the appetite for this year. They really should do more with this. And what’s with the lack of embedding?
technorati tags: cycling, bicycles, tourdefrance
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Posted June 14th, 2007
With the TdF coming up it’s time for fanboys and girls everywhere to pick sides. To make any race interesting you need protagonists and antagonists; as an Australian, Robbie McEwen, Cadel Evans and the rest of the green and gold army are my protagonists - and my antagonist? Astana.
Yes, every time an Astana rider […]
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Posted June 11th, 2007
It’s a bit early to speculate too much on what the meeting between the UCI and Pro Tour teams might bring, but one thing is for sure, anyone interested in placing a bet on their favourites should hold off until the prologue sign-in.
Berlin: Cycling’s world governing body has called a special meeting of all 20 […]
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