Team Saxo Bank
July 26, 2009
- From left: Astana teammates Lance Armstrong, Sergio Paulinho and Tour champion Alberto Contador drink champagne during the final ride into Paris. Caption and Image Credit: Getty via Universal SportsTDF Stage 21 - The Finale - Contador, Schleck, Armstrong, & The Rising SunThe Stage 21 template is set, Team Astana will have two riders, Team Saxo Bank with one rider in ...
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July 26, 2009
- Yup, this is a biggie, folks. Today’s stage features five climbs, ending with only the third mountain-top finish of this Tour. And to make things more interesting, organizers saved the hardest for the day before the finish in Paris. To quote Octave Lapize from the 1910 Tour de France, when the race first went up the Tourmalet: "Assassins!" Image and Caption Credit: steephill.tvTDF ...
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July 24, 2009
- Fans wait for the riders behind a banner reading 'Long Life the Tour 2009' on July 24, 2009 in Bourgoin-Jallieu before the start of the 195 km and nineteenth stage of the 2009 Tour de France cycling race run between Bourgoin-Jallieu and Aubenas. Image Credit: Getty via Universal SportsTDF Stage 19 - Transition To The Final Mountain ShowdownStage 19 Profile - Image Credit: ...
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July 23, 2009
- Saxo Bank's Fabian Cancellara, winner of the Stage 1 time trial, rides near the shore of Lake Annecy. Image Credit: Reuters via Universal SportsTDF Stage 18 - "ITT" Around Lake Annecy For A PodiumThis is the day that the podium for the Tour de France may just be decided. At the top of the General Classification after seventeen days of bicycle racing, several riders have a chance at ...
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July 22, 2009
- Team Astana rider and leader's yellow jersey Alberto Contador (L) of Spain cycles with teammate Lance Armstrong of the U.S. after the start of the 16th stage of the 96th Tour de France cycling race between Martigny and Bourg Saint Maurice, July 21, 2009. Image Credit: Reuters via Universal SportsTDF Stage 17 - A Time To Climb For Astana & Saxo BankStage 16 featured ...
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July 20, 2009
- Riders on a breakaway hoping not to be caught by the Peloton. Image Credit: Getty via Universal SportsTDF Stage 15 - 3 Catégorie Threes, A Two, Finishing On A OneThe Tour visits Switzerland during this stage for the second mountain-top finish of this year’s race. Setting out from Pontarlier, the course travels east passing by Lac de Neuchâtel and climbs six categorized ...
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July 18, 2009
- eColumbia-HTC rider, American George Hincapie, who has worn the Yellow Jersey before in the Tour de France, aims to wear the leader's again before the TDF visits the Alps on Stage 15. Image Credit: AP via Universal SportsTDF Stage 14 - Hincapie leads Breakaway, Hopes For YellowThis post begins with 100 km to go in the 14th stage of the 21 stage Tour de France epic ...
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July 17, 2009
- The Tour de France Peloton as it snakes and makes its way to Vittel in Stage 12 on Thursday. Image Credit: Reuters via Universal SportsTDF Stage 13 - Radios And Climbs Are The Order Of The DayAfter a series of three flat stages the Tour arrives to the Vosges mountains, three small but difficult passes. This medium mountain route could be a launching pad for an aggressive rider.VITTEL - It was ...
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July 16, 2009
- A punctured tire can't stop Lance Armstrong, who recovers to remain eight seconds behind the yellow jersey after Thursday's 12th stage of the Tour de France. Image Credit: Hertzog/Getty ImagesTDF Stage 12 - Sorensen Holds On Breakaway, Armstrong Survives PunctureIn another stage described as varied terrain and bumpy (same as the previous two days) through central France, ...
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July 15, 2009
- Stage 11 Map / Vatan → Saint-Fargeau - Image Credit: steephill.tvTDF Stage 11 - A Green Jersey Competition Hosted By VirginsThis stage begins in Vatan and travels northeast to finish in Saint-Fargeau. Two categorized climbs enliven the proceedings, though they are unlikely to prove decisive in the end. This stage should end in a sprint. The final kilometer is slightly bowl-shaped, with a slight ...
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