Tour de France
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Laurent Fignon -- 1960 - 2010
Biking Bis &bull Sep 1, 2010Although he won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, he was best known to Americans as the cyclist who lost the Tour to Greg LeMond by 8 seconds in 1989 on the final day of the race. On a visit to France during the early… Full Story »
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Robert Millar Remembers Laurent Fignon
www.cyclingnews.com via @peloton &bull Sep 1, 2010Robert Millar and Laurent Fignon both made their Tour de France debut in 1983. And at the time both were perhaps 'young and carefree' as Fignon would go on to title his autobiography. Fignon went on to win the 1983 Tour, while Millar won a mountain stage and was fourteenth overall. In 1984 Fignon won the Tour again and Millar finished fourth overall and won the polka-dot climber's jersey. Here Millar remembers Fignon, who died yesterday from cancer, confirming the Frenchman's talent and character… Full Story »
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Interview: Graeme Fife
Podium Café &bull Sep 1, 2010
Known to cycling fans for books like Tour De France: The History, The Legend, The Riders and Inside The Peloton Graeme Fife has also had plays, stories and features broadcast on BBC radio. We caught up with him recently and… Full Story »
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Laurent Fignon Remembered
PezCycling News &bull Sep 1, 2010
Message by NONE Two times Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday, and at only 50 years of age, his time came much too soon. PEZ offers this humble remembrance to the only racer… Full Story »
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Laurent Fignon, 1960-2010
Chasing Wheels &bull Aug 31, 2010In 1983, aged 22, Laurent Fignon won the Tour de France in his first attempt at the race, making him the youngest winner in 50 years. He remains the last rider to win the Tour de France at their first… Full Story »
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Laurent Fignon, 50, Two-Time Winner of the Tour De France - New York Times
Google Cycling News &bull Aug 31, 2010
msnbc.com Laurent Fignon, 50, Two-Time Winner of the Tour De France New York Times Most recently he was a commentator at bicycle races for France 2 television. He could be heard there during the last Tour de France, sounding feeble… Full Story »
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Double Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon dies at 50 years of age
www.velonation.com via @peloton &bull Aug 31, 2010Just one month after he worked on this year's Tour de France as a consultant for France 2 television, the former top professional Laurent Fignon has passed away. The 50 year old won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, and finished just eight seconds behind Greg LeMond in the 1989 edition of the race. It was the closest Tour in history and followed on from… Full Story »
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Tour De France: The History, The Legend, The Riders, by Graeme Fife
Podium Café &bull Aug 31, 2010
Graeme Fife's history of the Tour De France - cunningly entitled Tour De France: The History, The Legend, The Riders - is, quite possibly, the most pupular English-language book about the grand boucle. Fife made himself available for interview recently… Full Story »
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Laurent Fignon dies aged 50
Bikeradar.com &bull Aug 31, 2010
The French rider won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, and was runner-up in 1989 when he lost by just eight seconds, the smallest margin in the history of the race, to American Greg LeMond. His first victory… Full Story »
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Bike helmets: Not just for presidents anymore - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Google Cycling News &bull Aug 30, 2010
Follow the Bay Area's bike world from hard training for centuries, opinions on the Tour de France on into coverage of the many bike tribes in the area. Full Story »
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Garmin-Cervelo Smash! Thor Signs on
Podium Café &bull Aug 30, 2010
Another day, another press release from the lovely people at Slipstream. Today, the team has announced that Thor Hushovd will race for the renamed Garmin-Cervelo. It appears to be a one year deal between Slipstream and the Norwegian who is… Full Story »
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PELOTON wraps and the 2001 tour de france puts woman in labor Peloton: A Film about Cycling
pelotonmovie.wordpress.com via @jnasumner &bull Aug 30, 2010Principal photography wrapped a few weeks ago. People asked if I enjoyed the whole process, knowing this had been a dream of mine for so long. It was a completely exhausting, scary, frustrating, no sleep experience that I never wanted to stop. More fun than I deserved and was so fortunate to have a great cast and crew that worked hard to complete the film's vision. Since then we have been filming some bike races here in town,… Full Story »
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Bos crashes, hot day for all at the Vuelta
Cervelo Blogs &bull Aug 29, 2010
Cervelo TestTeam's Theo Bos brushed off a crash early in Sunday's second stage at the Vuelta a Espana, but did not contest the finale. Thor Hushovd (NOR) led the way for Cervelo in the bunch sprint with 32nd after not seriously contesting… Full Story »
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Vuelta 1: Mark Cavendish leads HTC-Columbia home
Bikeradar.com &bull Aug 29, 2010
British sprint sensation Mark Cavendish took the leader's jersey on the first day of the Tour of Spain after powering his HTC Columbia team to victory in the team time trial here Saturday. The American team stormed over the 13-kilometre… Full Story »
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Carlos Sastre will leave Cervelo TestTeam or new Geox squad in 2011 - National cycling
www.examiner.com via @imobi_sports &bull Aug 28, 2010No one has more Grand Tour experience in the pro peloton than Carlos Sastre. The veteran Spanish rider has completed 22 grand tours and will soon begin his 23rd (third this year) in the Tour of Spain. After two seasons… Full Story »
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Cervelo TestTeam Vuelta News Conference Highlights
Cervelo Blogs &bull Aug 27, 2010
Cervelo TestTeam will cease operation at the end of the 2010 season. The decision was made this week and riders and staff were informed by team management on Wednesday. Cervelo TestTeam general manager Joop Alberda held a press conference Friday… Full Story »
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Cervelo TestTeam aims for podium and stage victories at Vuelta
Cervelo Blogs &bull Aug 27, 2010
Cervelo TestTeam riders promise to ride with pride in what will be the team's final three-week stage race. The team announced it will cease operations at the end of the 2010 season, but the Vuelta presents an opportunity for the team… Full Story »
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Tour of Spain wide open in Contador absence
Bikeradar.com &bull Aug 27, 2010
The third and final Grand Tour of the season gets underway in Spain on Saturday, with several leading riders eyeing their chances amid the absence of the world's top road racer Alberto Contador. He joins two of his Spanish countrymen - last year's… Full Story »
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Garmin-Cervelo emerges for 2011, Lloyd likely with USA team
www.cyclingweekly.co.uk via @peloton &bull Aug 26, 2010Cervelo TestTeam lost its key rider, 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre, over one week ago. Sastre announced he will ride for Team Geox in 2011, two years after joining Cervelo and helping it makes its debut in 2009.… Full Story »
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Shut Up 'n Play Yer Bicycle: Frank Zappa on The Steve Allen Show, 1963 - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Google Cycling News &bull Aug 26, 2010
Follow the Bay Area's bike world from hard training for centuries, opinions on the Tour de France on into coverage of the many bike tribes in the area. Full Story »
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