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Toward the end of the second week, after Alberto Contador had pretty much sealed up his victory (even though he may not have even been in yellow at that time), I got bored posting daily updates. For that, I apologize. Without further ado, here’s what I missed: Alberto Contador won the Tour de France by over [...] Stage 11 was not unlike the previous flat stages. The only notable event was that Cavendish sprinted to victory in what was a considerably more impressive performance than his previous three stage wins. The big news today was that the Tour banned the use of race radios on today’s flat stage. Of course, the riders rebelled, claiming that they needed their team car to tell them where the potholes are, and so evidently no real racing happened today. Today was the first real test for the GC contenders. The stage finished with a long climb of much more than the advertised 10k to a summit finish. As expected, Cancellara relinquished the yellow jersey, though not without two unfortunate strokes of luck (in the form of flat tires) on the approach to [...] If it wasn’t obvious from the speeds at which the Tour de France riders conquer the stages, take a look at these power files from the Team Time Trial from Ryder Hesjedal and Bradley Wiggins. 361 watts and 371 watts average power, respectively, with max power levels well over 1000W for both riders. OUCH. That [...] Stage 4 was the much-anticipated team time trial of 39 kilometers around the city of Montpelier. Realistically, only four teams (Garmin, Saxo Bank, Columbia, Astana) had a chance of winning the TTT, but super-realistically, only one team had a chance. I’ll give you one guess. Hint: it’s the only team with Lance [...] What an exciting day at the Tour, for a flat stage! Everything was going the way it usually does (a small group gets away early, is allowed to get a big gap, then is reeled back in just before the finish) until, with about 20k to go, the ENTIRE COLUMBIA TEAM decides to go [...] Evidently yesterday’s stage was called “Stage 1″ and not the “Prologue.” Oops. This morning was the moment we’ve all been waiting for. The Tour de Lance France began. The prologue this year was a 15.5k time trial around Monaco, which is a tiny country that evidently is near France. For triathletes, the time trial stages hold a special place in the cockles of our [...] |
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