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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
The Lanterne Rouge refers to the rider who finishes last in the Tour De France. The term Lanterne Rouge translates to Red Lantern and is derived from the red lantern that was placed on the cabose of a train. The engineer would look at the light from the engine to make sure that no cars […]
Radio Shack - Opportunity Lost
Monday, July 26th, 2010Radio Shack spent a significant amount of money to sponsor a professional cycling team, but I don’t think that they maximized the advertising benefit of it during the Tour De France. There was very little tie in with their stores. The picture below shows a Radio Shack near my house during the Tour. There was […]
Schleck and Contador - Virtually Equal
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador entered the final mountain stage of the 2010 Tour separated by just 8 seconds. This stage was seen as the last chance for Schleck to gain time and get the yellow jersey back. Despite a tremendous effort by Schleck, he could not ride Contador off his wheel. As a result […]
Andy Drops His Chain And Alberto Pedals Onward
Monday, July 19th, 2010Stage 15 of the 2010 Tour De France had some controversy as Alberto Contador took the yellow jersey from Andy Schleck primarily because of mechanical problem with Andy Schleck’s bike. On the last climb of the day, Andy Schleck attacked and opened a gap. Contador reacted and as he caught Schleck, the chain on Schleck’s […]
Why Did Contador Attack In Stage 12
Friday, July 16th, 2010In today’s stage of the Tour De France, everything seemed to be unfolding according to a traditional script. A breakaway had formed early in the stage and as is usually the case, the breakaway group lost riders during the stage. At 4 kilometers from the finish, Alexander Vinokourov (a teammate of Contador) was riding alone […]
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