TDF redux (3) - Monday,  07/27/09  09:09 PM

...  One more Tour post (if you're sick of these, you can...  And so now it is wait 'till next...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

Tour de France 2009 (79) - Sunday,  07/26/09  09:36 PM

Tour de France...  Following are all Tour de France 2009 posts, in...  ...  (I'm going to try something new this year: separate...  Today's stage 1 was a 15.5km ITT in Monaco. Fabian...  Watching the aerial views of Monaco and Monte Carlo, I...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 21 / parade + sprint - Cavendish blows field away! + Contador triumphs + wrapup (6) - Sunday,  07/26/09  05:19 PM

...  And so the 2009 Tour de France came down to the final...  As expected none of the jerseys changed hands, so...  [Update: reflecting on this Tour, and on Contador's...  Finally I have to note I really enjoyed the...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 20 / climb - Garate conquers Ventoux, Contador and Armstrong stay with the Schlecks (6) - Saturday,  07/25/09  01:42 PM

...  Woo hoo, Mont Ventoux! Juan Manual Garate won after...  Among the GC men the expected fireworks took place on...  Other heroes on a heroic day included Franco...  In the end Mont Ventoux provided great entertainment...  [Update: came across this clip on YouTube of Lance...  And so ends a great Tour! And actually it isn't over... 

TDF stage 19 / flatish - Cavendish wins sprint after Rabo chases down break; jerseys unchanged (3) - Friday,  07/24/09  11:09 AM

...  Well today was kind of a weird day in the Tour de...  So what happened? The field came together for a bunch...  A side note: your may remember Lance ruffled feathers...  Tomorrow is of course the BIG day, the mountaintop...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 18 / ITT - Contador wins (wow!), Andy, Lance, Bradley, Andreas left for GC (3) - Thursday,  07/23/09  11:30 AM

...  Okay, we're going to have to admit it now: Alberto...  I'm going to confess, I was pretty disappointed with...  ... and so tomorrow's transitional stage is likely to...  In other cycling news, Lance announced he's forming a...  And finally this is GREAT news: UCI won't oppose...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 17 / climb - the Schlecks win, Contador and Hushovd solidify yellow and green (5) - Wednesday,  07/22/09  09:13 PM

...  Wow, what a race! Today's TDF stage 17 from...  There were some great sub-plots; Thor Hushovd secured...  And Franco Pellizotti secured his polka dot jersey by...  Although Alberto ended up increasing his lead in...  Tomorrow is the final ITT - look for Armstrong,...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 16 / climb - Astarloza attacks to win / jerseys unchanged after battle (4) - Tuesday,  07/21/09  10:51 PM

...  (refraining from descriptive titles until a couple of...  And so after a rest day we had a day of fireworks in...  Tomorrow is a maniacal stage with five massive climbs...  On a sad note poor Jens Voigt pulled out in the early...  One more note: check out this video of Fabian...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 15 / climb! - Contador asserts himself, takes yellow (4) - Sunday,  07/19/09  02:55 PM

...  Today we had the second real selection in the Tour...  At this point you'd have to say the Tour is Alberto's...  Couple of things I want to note: as I thought about...  The other thing is that watching today play out, it...  [Update: At the Tour there are always great little...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 14 / flat - Ivanov attacks break to win, Hincapie narrowly misses yellow (3) - Saturday,  07/18/09  10:31 AM

...  Weird doings on the road in France, as a day-long...  Anyway that's that for the sprint stages until the...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 13 / climb? - Haussler wins big, GC unchanged, Hushovd green, Pellizotti spotted (3) - Friday,  07/17/09  08:46 AM

...  Heinrich Haussler attacked from an early break and...  I am confused by the strategy of would-be GC...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 12 - Leipheimer out with broken wrist (3) - Friday,  07/17/09  06:53 AM

...  Man, this sucks... Levi Leipheimer was involved in a...  It will make today's stage even more interesting......  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 12 / flat - Sorenson wins in a solo break! / Jerseys unchanged... (3) - Thursday,  07/16/09  12:43 PM

...  And so guess what? Yeah, Mark Cavendish did not win. ...  The jerseys were unchanged, but I hope Rinaldo...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 11 / flat - (yawn) another Cavendish sprint win! etc. (3) - Wednesday,  07/15/09  11:30 AM

...  Well so much for those who said Mark Cavendish...  Meanwhile I thought this was interesting: Bernard...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 10 / flat - another Cavendish sprint win, ho hum (3) - Tuesday,  07/14/09  10:49 AM

...  And so after a rest day the Tour crosses relatively...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 9 / climb -Fedrigo takes the break, Tourmelet neutralized (3) - Sunday,  07/12/09  11:22 PM

...  How to you turn a Pyranean stage with two huge climbs...  Tomorrow is a rest day (for me from this weekend, as...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 8 / climb - Sanchez survives to win, Nocentini holds yellow (3) - Sunday,  07/12/09  06:35 PM

...  Sorry I know I'm late with this post, I was otherwise...  There was some infighting among the contenders, with... 

TDF stage 7 / climb - Contador attacks! But Feillu wins and Nocentini takes yellow... (3) - Friday,  07/10/09  11:08 AM

...  Quite the wild stage today, eh? As the tour climbed...  The big story will be "Alberto attacks Lance"; one...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 6 / flat - Hushovd cranks in the rain! / Cancellara keeps yellow (3) - Thursday,  07/09/09  09:43 AM

...  A wild and wooly stage in the rain today; the uphill...  Others who suffered on the day included Denis Menchov,...  Well there is a l o n g way to go yet, and much...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 5 / flat - Voeckler wins as break stays away! / Cancellara keeps yellow (3) - Wednesday,  07/08/09  11:32 PM

...  Today we had the feel-good story of the Tour (so far...  The six-man break formed early, at 20K, and hung in...  Tomorrow's stage should be interesting; it takes place...  It is always great when a break succeeds; it is fun to...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 4 / TTT: Astana rolls! Cancellara keeps yellow over Lance (by 0:00) (3) - Tuesday,  07/07/09  09:08 AM

...  Un-be-lievable. Did you watch today's TTT? Astana...  (How cool would it have been for Lance to be in...  It was quite a technical course, and the day was...  The next couple of days are relatively flat and likely...  What a tour, and this is only the first...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 3 / flat?: Cavendish! Columbia blows the field apart in echelons, Cancellara keeps yellow, Lance gains (3) - Monday,  07/06/09  11:12 PM

...  If you ever want to watch an exciting bike race, check...  So with about 45K left to ride, the Columbia team had...  This adds some extra spice to tomorrow's team time...  There is of course all kinds of speculation that this...  It is a long way to Paris and ultimately those 40s...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 2 / flat: Cavendish! a classic field sprint (3) - Sunday,  07/05/09  11:53 AM

...  To no one's surprise today's TDF stage 2 from Monaco...  The rest of the stage was pretty boring, if...  We're enjoying the HD pictures Versus are providing...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index... 

TDF stage 1 / ITT: Cancellara dominates! Astana's big four stay close... (3) - Saturday,  07/04/09  10:39 PM

...  (I'm going to try something new this year: separate...  Today's stage 1 was a 15.5km ITT in Monaco. Fabian...  Watching the aerial views of Monaco and Monte Carlo, I...  [ Tour de France 2009: all posts | index...