Tag Archives: Pereiro

Why Jens Voigt can win this year’s Tour de France

June 23, 2012

In 1956, on Stage Seven of the Tour de France, a group of 31 riders broke clear of the rest of the peloton on the road to Angers and finished more than 18 minutes clear. The best placed rider in … Continue reading →

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Make way Valverde, here’s Luis León

March 11, 2010

Amongst the plethora of classic victories and Tour de France green jerseys, one of the most remarkable achievements on the palmarés of Seán Kelly is that he won Paris-Nice seven times in a row between the 1982 and 1988. While … Continue reading →

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One Hit Wonders of the Tour

January 11, 2010

There are many many musicians out there who practiced their instrument for years, slogged away in shady pubs playing in front of a dozen people hoping against hope that one day they’d hit the big time. One day they finally … Continue reading →

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