Archive for the ‘Tour de France’ Category
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
If you read the Tour de France post from yesterday you know we're not exactly big fans of Spain's Alberto Contador. Well, sadly, despite the fact that second-place rider Andy Schleck won the 17th stage, he failed to gain any time on Contador with just three stages remaining.
Schleck's only chance ...
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Alberto Contador is currently wearing the Yellow Jersey at the Tour de France, looking for his third championship. Sounds pretty sweet right? Well the problem is, no one seems to like the Spanish cycling stud.
Last year Contador lashed out at teammate and favorite son (and main rival at the time) ...
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
I'm learning to appreciate a loser.
My Chicago Bears are outright pathetic with the consensus being both the head coach AND general manager need to go.
My hometown Indiana Pacers are a collection of nothing more than decent role players and it shows with a predictable last place standing in the Central ...
Posted in General, Indiana University, Losers in Sports, Tour de France, Wim Vansevenant | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Remember how the leader of the Tour de France, Michael Rasmussen, was fired by his team because he was suspected of doping? It sent a fairly positive message because it meant that anyone could be kicked off for cheating, and it wouldn't matter who it was, even the leader of ...
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
It's becoming increasingly clear that cyclists these days know that everyone thinks they cheat and that they don't care. Two more riders in the Tour de France are being surrounded by controversy regarding performance-enhancing substances and blood testing. Luckily, this time it's not Americans that are the target of new ...
Posted in Cycling, Steroids, Tour de France | 2 Comments »
