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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43678)
• Denver, Colorado
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With the Tour de France just a couple weeks away (the men will race all of July, the women’s Tour starts August 1st,) I’m highlighting cyclists you are likely to see in the upcoming races: American riders on the men’s side, and my...
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43678)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Jun
We are just a couple weeks away from the start of the 2026 edition of the Tour de France. It took a few years after the Lance Armstrong confession, but American Cycling is relevant again, thanks to a few hearty individuals that...
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Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
4 Jul 21
She sat on a tricycle
In the warm shining sun
Her small face lit up with joy watching
She saw some strangers all on their bikes
Hey she thought almost like my trike
Seeing them whizz past at the speed of light
She lifted up her...
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betlynfrnds
@betlynfrnds (4071)
• United States
26 Jun 21
I just saw a news clip of a fan at the Tour de France. He/she had a cardboard sign and was eager to be seen on tv.
The sign interfered with a cyclist; the rider hit the sign, crashed and started a chain reaction.
What a...
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John Welford
@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
26 Oct 18
The Tour de France is surely the World’s best-known and most celebrated cycle race. It takes 23 days to stage, with the competitors, who come from many countries, completing a series of grueling stages that take them all round...
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Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
25 Jul 18
Was just watching the Tour de France when a Rider went over the top of a wall on the Road.
We must have all done some nail biting when we saw what happened as it was quite steep where he fell.
Of course we did not get to find out...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382656)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Oct 17
Would you believe I’m stuck for a discussion? Well, not really. It’s more that I’m a bit lazy. So I thought I’d put up one of my roundabout photos. While we were travelling in France, we had a right-hand drive motor- home but also...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382656)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Aug 17
We had a marvellous day recently going up, then down the Col de Galibier in the French Alps. This was part of the route of the 2017 Tour de France cycle race. Along the way we passed a monument to Henri Desgrange. I’ve never heard...
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43678)
• Denver, Colorado
23 Jul 17
England's Chris Froome won his fourth Tour de France championship as the race ended today in Paris.
Froome finished 56 seconds ahead of second place Rigoberto Uran.
Australian Michael Matthews won the Green Jersey points...
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43678)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Jul 17
Another big name has exited the Tour de France. German sprinter Marcel Kittel abandoned the race after being caught up in a multi-rider crash on today's Stage 17.
Kittel, who had won five stages in this year's Tour, was the...
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43678)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Jul 17
Another day, another big name exits the Tour de France.
Australian Richie Porte, among the favorites to win the Yellow Jersey, was involved in a horrific crash on stage nine of the race today. Although the Tour Doctor reported...
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43678)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Jul 17
Defending World Champion Peter Sagan is out of the Tour de France after race officials determined that, a couple of stages ago, he caused a crash involving possibly the world's fastest sprinter, Mark Cavendish, who broke his...
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43678)
• Denver, Colorado
30 Jun 16
This Saturday, July 2nd, marks the start of the 2016 Tour de France. It will be the 103rd edition of the race. This year's Tour will start in Manche and end in Paris on Sunday, July 23rd. With the exception of two rest days, the...
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43678)
• Denver, Colorado
24 Feb 16
At this point, most people, even non-cyclists, are familiar with Lance Armstrong's life story, including, now, his admission that he used performance enhancing drugs during his storied cycling career.
From now on, it's doping...
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adhyz82
@adhyz82 (36248)
• Indonesia
22 Oct 12
i think some of us know Lance Amstrong.
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist. A former world champion, he also won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times between the years of...
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koopharper
@koopharper (7599)
• Canada
7 Jul 12
Maybe it is worse this year and maybe it isn't. I'm sad to see a promising run by Canadian Ryder Hesjedal come to an end because of injury. He crashed along with most of his team and a lot of other riders in the sixth stage. He...
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