Category: 2004 Tour de France
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Surprised that Ullrich Tried to Breakaway on an Intermediate Mountain Again
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLance Armstrong sprinted away from Ivan Basso in the last 400 meters to Villard de Lans, probably taking the yellow jersey for good in this year’s Tour de France. I was a little surprised at the move Jan Ullrich made on the Col de l’Echarasson early in the stage. It reminded…
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Race Timing System for Tour de France Explained by Engadget
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI would be remiss if I didn’t point out the excellent article that Engadget published that explains how Matsport times and scores the finish of each Tour de France stage, so that the UCI can determine the winners. Diagrams and detailed explanations of the system are included in this article, as…
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Aperto Networks Gear Providing Broadband Wireless Access for France Telecom at Tour de France
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAperto Networks announced today that France Telecom is using Aperto’s PacketWave 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access gear to create portable broadband wireless networks at the Tour de France media village as it moves from stage to stage. You can see Aperto PacketWave antennas atop many mobile television production trucks such as the…
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Johan Bruyneel Profiled in the Washington Post, Saiz Takes Issue
Reading Time: 2 minutesKudos to TDFblog.com for covering pretty much everything in the English language press that’s worth reading about the Tour de France. They pointed out the article in The Washington Post by Sally Jenkins on Friday that profiled Johan Bruyneel, directeur sportif of the U.S. Postal Service Cycling Team. It’s a terrific article…
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Several Lance Armstrong Rivals Are Now “a la Maison”
Reading Time: 2 minutesOver the weekend, several of Lance Armstrong’s rivals abandoned the race including Tyler Hamilton, Haimar Zubeldia, and Denis Menchov. You know it had to be bad if Hamilton abandoned on a day when his foundation was running a fundraiser across the United States, that had cycling fans watching the stage in movie…
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Armstrong Puts Major Time Between Himself and the Other Favorites at La Mongie
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI guess Samuel Abt got some of the action he wanted today. Lance Armstrong and the U.S. Postal Service Cycling Team took advantage of a strategic opportunity and put significant time between Armstrong and the other favorites for the General Classification. Ivan Basso won the stage, but Armstrong thumped Jan Ullrich,…
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What Do You Expect When They Put All the Hard Stages at the End?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKudos to Samuel Abt of the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times for having the courage to write an article entitled Stray Cows Provide High Point for Boring Tour. I’ve sat and watched the leaders jockey for position in the last 400 meters of each stage, fighting to stay…
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Have Pitchfork, Will Travel
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Tour de France will hit the Pyrenees tomorrow. When this happens, you can expect to see Didi Senft, the most telegenic fan in professional cycing. Who is Didi Senft? He’s the man in the devil costume who is seen at strategic points in most stages of the Tour de France, the…
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Nike and LAF Sell LiveStrong Wrist Bands at End of Each Tour de France Stage, Some European Media is Still Critical
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are stories in major European publications that are not making it into the English language sites that provide Tour de France news. A good example of this is the article that appeared in Le Monde a few days ago about the Lance Armstrong Foundation’s efforts to raise funds at the Tour…