TdF D-Day, Part Two

Team CSC used its strength in numbers to set up the race perfectly, and in doing so, catapulted Carlos Sastre into the yellow jersey. The team set an incredible pace over the first and second climbs and then used impressive team tactics to launch Sastre to a stage win on Alpe d’Huez and first in [...]

TdF D-Day

Last week, CSC team manager Bjarne Riis pointed the bat at the fence and threw down a challenge to the rest of the peloton, stating that CSC would attack in the Alps. CSC finished strong yesterday and had a great showing off the front, but they never really attacked. In fact, the constant, steady pace [...]

TdF – Importance of Team

Spanish rider Louis Leon Sanchez of the of the Caisse d’Epargne team won the hilly seventh stage of the tour. While Sanchez’s ride was good enough for the win, the real “story” of the day is the ride of his teammates. Under the old adage that seconds are won in sprints while minutes are gained [...]

TdF Stage 4, ITT Cholet to Cholet

It may be early but the 2008 TdF is already proving to be exciting. Yesterday, tour contender Denis Menchov lost 45 seconds after getting caught sleeping at the back of the pack, or as Johan Bruynel calls it, “cracks appearing in certain riders’ facades.” Then, today, he came out blazing, finishing just 34 seconds off [...]