When you say the words “pro bike race” most people think of the Tour de France, and yes, it is one of the biggest and best races out there but there are hundreds of other that are just as exciting. Here in Canada we don’t really get the TV coverage that the Europeans get,...
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Tags: Bike Race, Bike races, Coverage, Extra Cash, Little Ditty, Pro Bike, Tour De France, tv, Tv Coverage
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Ok, so after seeing the Tour de France preview video and doing a little trash talking with my friends about riding/racing next season I was pumped for the newly fallen snow to melt and to get back on my bike. But things have changed… I have to accept that I live in Canada and...
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Tags: Biking, Camera, Cycling Tips, GoPro, Helmet Cam, Ski, Ski Team, Snow, Tour De France, UCS, Video
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If you have been watching the Tour de France you will have heard some of the commentators talk about prize money. Whether it’s a sprint point, a KOM (King Of the Mountians) point, or a stage finish there is always some coin that’s on the line. How much? A lot! The big cash prizes...
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Tags: Cavindish, KOM, Money, Prize, Sprint, Tour De France, Winner, Winning
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Just because I am working (or supposed to be) while all the action is happening in the Tour de France, and I don’t have a TV at home, doesn’t mean that I have to miss all the action. I did a little search on the ‘interweb’ and found out that Versus has a live...
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Tags: Carson, Cycling, Lance Armstong, Messages, Phone, Tech, Tour De France, Twitter, Versus
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On my google homepage (iGoogle) I have a link that searches google news feeds and gives me the most popular cycling articles at that moment. It a cool thing to have, and it keeps me up to date with what’s happening in the cycling world. Now that summer is here I am paying a...
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Tags: bernhard kohl, Cycling, doping, EPO, google, igoogle, Lance Armstong, passport, Tour De France, UCI
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The German cycling federation announced Stefan Schumacher was among those caught. No surprise, because he tested positive for CERA in samples taken during the Tour de France, when he won two time trial stages. How was he even allowed to race? Croation 800-meter runner Vanja Persic also is on the list, a source confirmed....
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Tags: 800 meter, Athania Tsoumeleka, athelets, Canja Persic, CERA, Cycling, davide rebellin, gole medalist, Olympics, rashid Ramzi, Running, silver medalist, Stefan schumacher, Tour De France
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Got a twitter update today from Levi Leipheimer that said this : “Woken up early by drug control so now I’m watching Pays Basque live on steephill.tv. Good images” Its good to see that the people at WADA (or whoever keeps these guys in check) is still doing there job. Lets hope this years...
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Tags: Levi Leipheimer, Pros, Steephill.tv, Tour De France
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