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Cycling’s major nations go missing

July 9, 2011

The lads at Cycle Sport magazine have been churning out a heap of articles every day during this Tour de France, all available to read online. One of them in particular caught the eye yesterday. It alluded to the teams … Continue reading →

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The Tour de France for stats geeks

June 30, 2011

Alberto Contador is aiming to win his fourth Tour de France. Should he be successful he will leave the company of Philippe Thys, Louison Bobet and Greg LeMond and be in a category of his own just behind Jacques Anquetil, … Continue reading →

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World Champion Classic Winners

April 4, 2011

Having faded towards the end of the Tour of Flanders last weekend, Thor Hushovd will want to bounce back in the best way possible at Paris-Roubaix this Sunday. His team manager was at a loss to explain his lack of … Continue reading →

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The Superteam is Falling Flat

March 27, 2011

‘Perhaps no single squad has had as much talent ready for Paris-Roubaix since Mapei in 2000′. Well, so says April’s Pro Cycling magazine alongside a photograph of Garmin-Cervelo’s trinity of classics specialists Tyler Farrar, Thor Hushovd and Heinrich Haussler. The … Continue reading →

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World Champions in Paris-Roubaix

December 4, 2010

Thor Hushovd won the World Championship Road Race in Australia this year with a powerful sprint finish to win from a 20-man group. In doing so he became the first Scandinavian to wear the Rainbow Jersey as champion of the … Continue reading →

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