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“Most aggressive: Niki Terpstra (Quick Step)

Jury decisions: Niki Terpstra (Quick Step), fined 100CHF for public urination”

— Stage 15 communiqué

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nature break - terpstra - race jury - public urination - 2011 - tdf - aggression - 1 Notes

Jul

Plateau de Beille, Then and Now

Thomas Voeckler, Plateau de Beille, 2004. ~5.23 w/kg, 4:41 down.

Thomas Voeckler, Plateau de Beille, 2011. ~5.58 w/kg, 0:47 down.

(more numbers if you like to compare)

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brioche la boulangere - europecar - maillot jaune - plateau de beille - voeckler - yellow jersey - 2011 - 2004 - 2 Notes

Jul

“…[T]he difference between Lance Armstrong’s ‘03 time and Sanchez’ mark yesterday is almost identical to the amount of time one Thomas Voeckler lost to Armstrong in the Frenchman’s first day of high mountain maillot jaune defense, way back in 2004.”

— Just the facts, kids.

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armstrong - sanchez - Voeckler - luz ardiden - climbs - vam - doping - 2003 - 2011 - 18 Notes

Jul

lepoursuivant:

Do not want.

(see previous post)

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wiggins - tdf - gc - stages - aso - route - 2011 - 1 Notes

Jul

toliveandrideinme:

(via VeloImages’s Photos - Wall Photos)

Still bummed. Maybe there should be some serious GC stuff sooner than Stage 12 in a 21-stage race #justsayin

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horner - radioshack - tdf - stages - gc - aso - route - 2011 - 6 Notes

Jul

fuckyeahcycling:

Tour de France 2011 | Stage 4

(via Le Tour De France’s Photos - Stage 4 - Lorient - Mûr de Bretagne)

God, what a finish.

(via pyreariege)

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tdf - stage 4 - 2011 - evans - contador - easton - zipp - Mur-de-Bretagne - bmc - saxo bank - 129 Notes