Tour de France
A picture taken on May 17, 2013 in Tours shows the city's art museum in front of the cathedral. Tours is one of the stages of the 2013 Tour de France cycling race. Running from June 29th to July 21st 2013, the 100th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,479 kilometres.
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Ivan Basso back to training, should make Tour de France
It will take six to 10 years to put a guy in the podium of the Tour de France but it is going to happen
I knew where I was going in the finish — it was a little bit easier to take the position when I know it. It was good ... I’m here for the fourth year, and fourth year I take the green jersey. I won two stages here. Maybe now I’m more relaxed, because my condition is coming before the Tour de France. I did this race also last year, and I felt very good last year at the Tour de France. I think it’s good preparation — it’s a good race.More quotes »
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Spain investigates Armstrong doping ring
doping activities.The USADA report that led to Armstrong's eventual confession that he had doped to win seven Tour de France titles from 1999-2005 mentions Spanish doctors Luis Garcia del Moral and Pedro Celaya and trainer Pepe Marti. Armstrong has since been Read more »
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Mark Cavendish’s top five sprint victories
metres, leaving him to jump late and sprint past all of his rivals, some of which had a 20-metre start on the Briton. 1. Tour de France 2010 Stage 20 Earlier in the Tour, Cavendish’s lead-out man Mark Renshaw had been disqualified for head-butting Garmin’s 5/22/13 from The Roar Read more »
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Pro Cycling Manager 2013 Gets Animation Teaser
suited. The video is taken directly from Pro Cycling Manager 2013 but the same system is also work in Tour de France 2013, which will be launched in consoles. The two cycling inspired titles will be launched before the Tour de France starts in early July. 5/22/13 from Softpedia Read more »
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Giovanni Visconti Wins Giro d’Italia Stage 17, Nibali Still In Pink
Vicenza. Nibali won the Tour of Spain in 2010, was a runner-up on the Giro in 2011 and also finished third at last year’s Tour de France. Despite having the chance to take a step closer to his first ‘maglia rosa’ (pink jersey) on Thursday’s 18th stage, an 5/22/13 from Bicycle.net Read more »
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Tour of Britain 2013: Organisers reveal Stage Two Lake District route
sporting event, starts in Peebles in the Scottish Borders on September 15. Attracting Olympic, World Champion and Tour de France stage winners, it runs until September 22. Comment now! Register or sign in below. Fields marked with * are mandatory. from The Westmoreland Read more »
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Bye bye Bay, bonjour world champs
will see her and her partner enjoy a three-month stay in a cottage in the Loire Valley, including taking in a part of the Tour de France. She believes older athletes tend to excel in triathlon and ironman due to the prohibitive cost of the sport and time it from Bay of Plenty Times Read more »
