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Jul

Video Cycling Mt. Bike – Northstar Wall ride

 Video Cycling Mt. Bike – Northstar Wall ride

14
Jul

Cycling Road – Contador says he won’t chase Armstrong in Alps

Lance Armstrong adhered to cycling’s sometimes puzzling protocol in the Pyrenees on Friday when, as much as he surely wanted to, he resisted chasing down Astana teammate Alberto Contador when the Spaniard attacked near the end of the lofty summit finish in Andorra.

Armstrong’s restraint allowed the Spaniard, his most daunting obstacle to an eighth yellow jersey, to gain 21 seconds, a potentially huge swing considering a mere two seconds separates them with 12 stages of the 96th Tour de France remaining.

Contador insisted Monday that he will …  Details

13
Jul

Cycling Road – An unresolved Tour

As the midway point of the Tour de France closes in, the eventual outcome remains a mystery.

Despite more than a week passed and more than 800 miles covered, much of the plot of this year’s race is yet to unravel.

Lance Armstrong believes it may all boil down to the penultimate stage on Mont Ventoux and it is hard to argue with his logic.

Here we take a look at the key questions of the Tour and where things stand so far.

1. Can Armstrong win it?

This was the biggest “if” before the start of the event and many cycling experts were resoundingly negative about the Texan’s chances…  Details

13
Jul

Cycling Road – Tour-Contador shrugs off Armstrong’s tension talk

Alberto Contador shrugged off Lance Armstrong’s talk of tensions within the Astana team, saying on Monday he would let nothing distract him on his quest for a second Tour de France victory.

Seven-times champion Armstrong recognised on Sunday that having two such strong co-leaders in the Kazakh-funded team was not without its problems, saying: “There have been some tensions within the team.”

Contador, the 2007 champion, is in second place, six seconds adrift of Rinaldo Nocentini and two seconds ahead of Armstrong.

“It does not trouble me at all,” the 26-year-old Contador said at a news conference on Monday, as riders enjoyed a rest day. “It does not affect me. The situation is normal.”  …  Details

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