tour de france

Arguably the most prestigious and taxing cycling race in the world, the annual trek through the scenic countryside of France lasts three weeks. Therefore, it's a difficult spectator sport if one doesn't have the means or time to travel to France and watch guys pedal over 2,000 miles. That's where the blogosphere plays a huge role in connecting the Tour de France to its worldwide fanbase.

For the most hardcore fans, there are live trackers so they can stay abreast of their countrymen's status in the standings. The casual sports fan might peruse news of the winner's positive drug test results (which happens all too often, except to Lance Armstrong). And then even if you don't like sports all that much, you can still gloss the blogosphere for videos the most insane pile-ups and bikers crashing into dogs. You know, the usual stuff.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “tour de france”

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  by cmimanagers / on Feb 6, 2013
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  by ramseyposton / on Jan 16, 2013
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  by adventurewannabe / on Aug 29, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “tour de france”

 

• On the road to the Tour, Evans promises to fight to the Giro’s end

  
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  Cadel Evans came to the Giro dItalia to prepare for the Tour, but is fighting for his second grand tour title with six days to go. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com VALLOIRE, Italy (VN) — Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) promised on Monday’s rest day to come out swinging in the final stages of the 2013 Giro ...
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• Holm Still Respects Sørensen After Doping Admission

  
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  Holm Still Respects Sørensen After Doping Admission Former Danish professional road bicycle racer Rolf Sørensen has admitted to using EPO as well as cortisone during his professional cycling career. But that has not brought him any lower in the eyes of Dane Brian Holm, now a director at Omega Pharma-QuickStep. ...
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• When Zoë goes running: Richmonder will run Tour de France

  
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  Two years ago, Zoë Romano ran for nine weeks straight across the US. Now shes about to run the Tour de France.
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• Our boy in the big leagues (just to remind you the Tour looms)

  
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  Our boy and last years Giro dItalia champion Ryder Hesjedal leading the pack in stage 3 of this years race.  Finished third actually, and sits nicely in the top ten after stage 4 today.   Race continues to May 26, Photo from steephill.tv , which is about the only place Canadians will see much film of the Giro. ...
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• The Ultimate Sports Quiz

  
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  Can You Identify These Awards & Contests? Sure, almost everyone knows that gold statues are given to finest work in television and movies (Oscars & Emmys). But how many of these athletic contests and awards can you properly identify? 1-       The Breeder’s Cup 2-       Conn-Smythe Trophy ...
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• Live web chat with Phil Liggett

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  From riding to racing, post your questions on all things cycling for the world authority on the sport, Phil Liggett This Wednesday from 1-2pm, were joined by the "voice of cycling", Phil Liggett. The world authority on cycling, who has commentated on 40 Tours de France, was offered a professional cycling contract ...
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• Sky Boss Brailsford Says Chris Froome Is Tour de France Leader

  
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  LONDON, May 06, 2013 – Chris Froome is set to lead Team Sky’s bid to win this year’s Tour de France, principal Dave Brailsford said Monday. Ever since Froome played a key role last year in helping team-mate Bradley Wiggins become the first Briton to win cycling’s most prestigious road race there has been ...
  2 weeks ago

• Focus Home Interactive and Koch Media announce their 2013 line-up

  
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  Focus Home Interactive and Koch Media recently announced its gaming lineup for the rest of this year with titles being released on multiple platforms! The release schedule is as below: Mars: War Logs (PC) Release date: 26th April Wargame: Airland Battle (PC) Release date: 17th May Magrunner (PC) Release ...
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• Shelburne Falls 200K ride report

  
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  Pulling out of my driveway at 5 AM this past Saturday, I contemplated the task ahead of me. I was driving out to Westfield, MA to take part in my first real brevet – the Shelburne Falls 200K. I can’t say I wasn’t a bit nervous since the course was described as moderately hilly and would be 25 miles longer than ...
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• Inquiry Into Doping May Not Be Fully Open To Public

  
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  Inquiry Into Doping May Not Be Fully Open To Public The management of Orica-GreenEDGE is yet to finalize whether they will publicize the findings of an independent review that was being conducted into the Australian team’s anti-doping program and procedures. Shayne Bannan, the general manager of the team, ...
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• The greatest physical challenge of my life

  
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  Yesterday I took part in the Kinross Sportiv Black run.  88 miles (my clock read 91) and 6561 feet of climbing (1.5 x the height of Ben Nevis). See those red boxes?  They’re the hills and they are very cleverly spaced out so as to just about allow you to recover from one before you hit the next. Of course some ...
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• United States v. Lance Armstrong

  
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  Well it was only a matter of time… The Federal government has joined Floyd Landis’ case against Lance Armstrong which also interestingly includes Tailwind Sports (which owned and operated the U.S. Postal Service cycling team) and Johan Bruyneel. US Postal was sponsored for a total of US$40 million between 1998 ...
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• DROITS TV - France TV prolonge avec ASO et diffusera le Dakar, le Marathon de Paris et le Tour de France jusquen 2020

  
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  Le Tour de France continuera à être retransmis sur France Télévisions jusquen 2020. Rémy Pfmimlin, PDG de France Télévisions, et ASO , la société organisatrice de la course cycliste la plus célèbre du monde qui fête lété prochain sa 100e édition, ont annoncé la bonne nouvelle aujourdhui. Le ...
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• MARKETING - Sport Market lance une offre danalyse dE-réputation des annonceurs partenaires de Roland Garros et du Tour de France

  
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  Après des études ciblées sur l’ Euro et les J.O 2012, l’arrivée de David Beckham au PSG et le Tournoi des VI Nations , Sport Market , agence conseil en communication spécialisée en marketing sportif lance une offre d’analyse d’e-réputation à l’occasion du Tour de France et de Roland Garros ...
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• 2013 USA Pro Cycling Challenge Will Kick Off with Aspen Circuit Race

  
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  Aspen is set to kick off the Tour de France of America this August. The USA Pro Cycling Challenge, the state’s largest spectator event in history, winds professional cyclists through mountain passes, valley floors and crowd-lined city streets in seven days, Aug. 19-26, and it all begins in the Roaring Fork Valley. ...
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• Find picture of a guy applying lube to a guy while riding Tour de France

  
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  I swear I saw this, probably 15 years ago, in a newspaper or cycling magazine or something. 2 guys riding bikes, pretty sure it was an article about the Tour de France. One guy has his pants rolled down to expose his crack, the other guy is applying lube in the form of a stick, looked sort of like a tube of ...
  4 weeks ago

• Lance Armstrong could have saved 5 of his 7 Tour de France wins by cooperating with the USADA

  
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  United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) lawyer Bill Bock said earlier this week that, had Lance Armstrong cooperated with the organization’s investigation, the cyclist only would have been stripped of two of his record seven Tour de France titles. In August, the USADA charged Armstrong with performance-enhancing ...
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• Rough Rider promo

  
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  Former professional cyclist turned award winning journalist Paul Kimmage is the subject of a new film project which will examine the 100th edition of the Tour de France this summer.  Kimmage has competed in the race and his now infamous book A rough ride (if you have been hiding under a stone get this book and read ...
  4 weeks ago

• U.S. Justice Department Sues Lance Armstrong For Millions

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 151
  Yesterday the U.S. Justice Department announced its intentions to recoup millions of dollars that were paid to Lance Armstrong by the U.S. Postal Service when it sponsored his team from 1998 to 2004. During that period, the team received more than $40 million, of which $17 million went to Armstrong who rode to six ...
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• Tour De France 100th Race Anniversary Edition by Francoise and Serge Laget, Philippe Cazaban and Gilles Montegermont

  
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  Tour De France 100th Race Anniversary Edition by Serge and Francoise Laget, Philippe Cazaban and Gilles Montegermont documents the race for over a century ago until today. The exploits of the riders – Tommy Simpson’s death of the slopes of Mont Ventoux, Lance Armstrong’s controversial career and Bradley ...
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