Monthly Archives: July 2013

First things first, congratulations to Chris Froome and Team Sky for a dominating performance. Before last year the UK had never had a Tour winner and now they have two in as many years which bodes well for the sport … Continue reading →

The highlight on Stage 20 for me at least was seeing Jens Voigt (The Jensie) out on the attack for what is probably the last time in the Tour. At 41 he is the oldest rider in the Tour and … Continue reading →

I tried to come up with a catchy blog title, but honestly the (lack) of drama in the stage today didn’t exactly inspire any creativity. By the time the group hit the first HC climb (Col du Glandon) there were … Continue reading →

Today was a classic stage in a race whose history is full of classic stages. When you are participating in the 100th edition of anything it is hard to find something that hasn’t been done before, but that is exactly … Continue reading →

The Individual Time Trial is known as “The Race of Truth” because it pits each rider on his own against the clock. No help from a teammate, no pacing, no drafting, and no competitor right there to race against head … Continue reading →

Back to the musical blog titles (thanks Tom Petty) ! Stage 16 had the makings of a breakaway win from the beginning and that is exactly what happened. A big group of 32 went away almost from the beginning but … Continue reading →

I had this long and involved post written out about Froome and whether I thought he was doping, including nice graphs, power to weight ratios, VO2 max estimates and the like. Honestly, the only one who really knows is Chris Froome (and maybe his coach/doctor) and I … Continue reading →

Ok, I apologize for the cheesy blog title. It’s getting more difficult to come up with a catchy phrase each day. Today had all the ingredients for a great stage and it delivered up to expectations. For those of you … Continue reading →

In keeping with the musically themed blog titles, a tribute to Bob Seger. On what was supposed to be an uneventful day for the GC contenders and the last day for the sprinters until Paris all hell broke loose in … Continue reading →

No I am not channeling my inner Drowning Pool but rather referring to today’s crash fest during Stage 12 that ended with a (surprise!) sprint finish. It seems that anytime the organizers plan a stage that caters to the fast men … Continue reading →