Le Tour 2014, stage 21: Kittel wins final sprint (again); Nibali golden in yellow (3) - Sunday,  07/27/14  10:53 PM

To nobody's surprise Marcel Kittel won the final bunch...  And so ends the remarkable 2014 tour; with Vincenzo...  It was a great three weeks of great racing, with a...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 20: Martin wins TT as Nibali cruises to final yellow (2) - Saturday,  07/26/14  10:43 PM

The amazing 2014 Tour de France continued today as...  So ends a great Tour; tomorrow is the traditional...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 19: Navardauskas outruns charging peleton (2) - Friday,  07/25/14  11:33 PM

On paper the last road stage of the 2014 Tour looked...  Stage 20 tomorrow is the time trial, and there's quite...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 18: Nibali confirms dominance up Hautecam (3) - Thursday,  07/24/14  11:20 PM

In the final decisive road stage of the 2014 Tour,...  It was a great race all the way up the last climb; if...  Tomorrow is a flat sprinters stage - the last chance...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 17: Majka triumphs, confirms polkadots (2) - Wednesday,  07/23/14  11:08 PM

In the hardest stage of this year's tour, Rafael Majka...  Tomorrow's stage 18 is yet another tough Pyrenees...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 16: Rodgers attacks downhill, GC shuffled (3) - Tuesday,  07/22/14  11:45 PM

Well you never know what's going to happen after a...  And meanwhile another battle played out among the GC...  Tomorrow is the hardest stage of the tour, bar none;...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, rest day 2: movie + thoughts (1) - Monday,  07/21/14  10:56 PM

The Tour de France 2014 rests again today. Left are...  It seems like Vincenzo Nibali is a lock to win. But...  It already seems a long time ago but remember stage 5,...  Wow. And...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 15: Kristoff wins transition stage as break caught with 20m to go (3) - Sunday,  07/20/14  11:17 AM

Argh! These transition stages can be nail-biters;...  Tomorrow is the tour's second rest day, and then...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 14: Majka triumphs, GC solidifies (3) - Saturday,  07/19/14  09:29 PM

Today's second Alpine stage of the 2014 Tour de France...  Meanwhile Joaquim Rodriguez recaptured the climber's...  Tomorrow is a long transition stage (aka, watch out...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

the real world (1) - Friday,  07/18/14  09:26 PM

I've been happily working away on my new company,...  Of course this morning's tragedy was not good;...  But there is a lot more which is not good. Our...  Broken US foreign policy is also responsible for...  This has happened against a backdrop of incredible...  And the economy? We pissed away $7B for a stimulus...  I'm generally optimistic and under-react to things,... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 13: Nibali wins on HC final climb, solidifies hold on yellow (1) - Friday,  07/18/14  08:12 PM

Stage 13 of Le Tour 2014 was the first "real" mountain... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 12: Kristoff nips Sagan on another lumpy day; GC unchanged (3) - Thursday,  07/17/14  11:02 PM

Another lumpy day, another chance for Peter Sagan to...  And it gets more interesting from here, as we have the...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 11: Gallopin nips Sagan on a lumpy day; Talansky survives (3) - Wednesday,  07/16/14  10:50 PM

Stage 11 of Le Tour 2014 was a lumpy ride along the...  The GC was largely unchanged, but a big story of the...  Tomorrow's stage 12 will be a bit more of the same:...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, rest day 1: pics and thoughts (7) - Tuesday,  07/15/14  10:42 PM

We've [finally!] reached Le Tour 2014's first rest...  Other interesting subplots include Peter Sagan - he's...  Chris Froome crashes out in stage 5 ... didn't even...  Lars Boom wins stage 5, an iconic Paris-Roubaix stage...  Cheers ... the Tour resumes tomorrow, with two lumpy...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 10: Contador crashes out as Nibali takes the queen stage and regains yellow (3) - Monday,  07/14/14  11:35 PM

Aw, man! First Chris Froome and now Alberto Contador...  Nibali saved his firepower for the last climb and...  Tomorrow is the tour's first rest day and boy is the...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 9: Tony Martin powers to win, as Tony Gallopin moves into yellow (3) - Sunday,  07/13/14  10:04 PM

Stage 9 of the 2014 Tour was one of those interesting...  Meanwhile Tony Martin basted out early, a man on a...  As noted tomorrow's stage is going to be tough; nine...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 8: Kadri survives from break, Contador and Nibali assert themselves (3) - Saturday,  07/12/14  12:00 PM

Today's stage 8 of Le Tour was predictably boring for...  Meanwhile back in the peleton Alberto Contador's Saxo...  Tomorrow will be more of the same: not high mountains,...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 7: Trentin nips Sagan in the final bumps; more crashes cost more time (2) - Friday,  07/11/14  11:42 PM

Looking at today's Tour 2014 stage 7 profile, you...  Stage 8 tomorrow will be interesting; the first "real"...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 6: Greipel outsprints the field in the rain (2) - Thursday,  07/10/14  11:22 PM

After yesterday's wet and wild stage over the...  Tomorrow is another flat stage, but there are a couple...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 5: wet cobbles! = first selection, Froome out, Nibali extends lead (3) - Wednesday,  07/09/14  11:57 PM

Yesterday I complained about how the Tour was settling...  Besides Froome, who sadly crashed twice before he even...  (Who knows... maybe Albert Contador dominates the...  Update: There has been a lot of discussion about...  Tomorrow is another flat stage, and most likely...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 4: yet another sprint to Kittel (2) - Tuesday,  07/08/14  11:50 PM

After a smashing start the 2014 Tour has settled into...  Tomorrow will be different however (!), we have a flat...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 3: sprint into downtown London, Kittel triumphs again (2) - Monday,  07/07/14  10:37 PM

Ho hum; today's Tour de France stage was parade from...  Tomorrow the field crosses the channel into France for...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 2: tough day in the hills of Yorkshire; Nibali wins late against GC rivals (3) - Sunday,  07/06/14  03:12 PM

Excellent stage today in Le Tour; six solid hours of...  In addition to the beautiful Yorkshire countryside,...  Stage 3 is a flat and crispy parade into London, which...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour 2014, stage 1: Jens breaks away, Fabian attacks, Kittel wins, Cavendish crashes (4) - Saturday,  07/05/14  10:43 PM

Le Tour 2014 is officially under way, after a most...  Jens Voight was part of the initial break and finally...  Along with welcoming back a great spectacle and...  Tomorrow brings another lumpy stage with narrow roads...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Route of Le Tour, 2014 (2) - Saturday,  07/05/14  10:41 PM

The organizers of Le Tour have once again setup an...  ...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index... 

Le Tour, 2014 (67) - Saturday,  07/05/14  10:38 PM

Tour de France...  This post is a compendium of all my Tour de France...  The organizers of Le Tour have once again setup an...  ...  [ Le Tour 2014: all posts | index...  Le Tour 2014 is officially under way, after a most...  Jens Voight was part of the initial break and finally...