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Will Frischkorn’s Tour de France diary, stage 3
First, apologies, as this one is going to be a bit shorter than normal. It's been a bit of a hectic afternoon and I'm writing this from the massage table on the crackberry. Sorry Sophie! [nid:79554]
Andrew Hood’s Tour de France Notebook, stage 3
BADGER STILL BITES: Don’t say the Bernard Hinault has lost any of his punch with old age. Just as Samuel Dumoulin was stepping atop the podium to accept his prize as the day’s winner, a protester dressed in a neon yellow vest jumped in front of the pint-sized Dumoulin and raised his arms in defiance. Hinault — who works with the Tour organization and appears daily on the podium to present the day’s awards — quickly sprung into action and shoved the hapless protester off the front of the stage. Tour goons swarmed and shuttled him out of the way.
Evans to wear a shorter TT lid
There is what’s best theoretically, and then what’s best in practical application. As applies to time trial aerodynamics, riders and engineers are always struggling to balance the very best position and design with what’s realistic out on the road. This year, Specialized tweaked the design of its TT3 helmet to better match how its sponsored riders like Cadel Evans actually ride.[nid:79530]
World Champ Paulo Bettini gets a surprise win at the first stage of the Tour of Austria
World Champion Paulo Bettini (Quick Step) got his first win of 2008 Monday after surprising Austrian Gerrit Glomser (Volksbank) on the line of the first stage of the Tour of Austria. Gerolsteiner's Davide Rebellin finished third. "I like Austria!" Bettini said. "I was world champion in Salzburg and this season has not been very successful for me at the classics and the Giro d'Italia."
Live Coverage – Stage 3 Tour de France, 2008
- 12:44 PM: Good day and welcome
to VeloNews.com's Live Coverage of the third stage of the 95th edition of the Tour de France, a 208km race from St. Malo to Nantes.
A conversation with Ryder Hesjedal
Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Chipotle) is the first Canadian riding the Tour de France since Gord Fraser rode in 1997 with the small French team, La Mutuelle de Seine et Marne. The former mountain biker is the fourth Canadian to start the Tour. Along with Fraser, Alex Stieda and Steve Bauer have participated.
Cheatley and Wamsley wrap up Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic wins
National criterium champion Tina Pic (Colavita-Sutter Home) won Sunday's Workers’ Credit Union Criterium, the final stage of the Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic stage race in Massachusetts. Pic outsprinted Cheerwine's Laura Van Gilder and ProMan's Megan Guarnier to take the win. [nid:79501] In the men's race, John Murphy (Health Net- Maxxis) outsprinted Emile Abraham and Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita). After four days of racing, the overall winners were Cheerwine's Catherine Cheatley and Colavita's Kyle Wamsley.
Tour de France stage 2: Hushovd gets the win
Thor Hushovd (Crédit Agricole) shot out of a chaotic bunch dash to win stage 2 of the 2008 Tour de France on Sunday. Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) finished safely near the front of the peloton to retain the overall lead. “Yesterday was not a great finish for me,” said Hushovd. “I felt stronger today in the final today. I like Brittany; it's a bit like Norway, always windy and rainy. Maybe I'm not a pure sprinter like Mark Cavendish, but after some hard climbs like today, I usually have some strength left, so maybe that's why I was able to win today."
Hekman, McCaughey win Iron Hill Twilight Criterium
Toshiba-Santo strongman Mark Hekman showed the form he displayed in 2007 by winning Saturday’s fourth annual Iron Hill Twilight Criterium in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Hekman, who held the lead in the 2007 USA CRITS Series until a crash at Downers Grove ended his pursuit of the title, lapped this year’s Iron Hill field with 20 laps remaining in the 60-lap event, run on a 1km course. “I got away on the 10th lap and just crushed it." Hekman said. "This is a really technical course with the hill on the back side and I thought I was going to die.”