Tag Archives: Tour de France

What we learned from the first week of Le Tour 2009

Posted on 13 July 2009 by Alex Murray

1. If you were expecting the GC to be exciting and to change hands like it did last year, then you were mistaken. Once Cancellara bagged jaune in Monaco it was going to be tough to shift him until the … Continue reading →

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Betting on the Tour de France 2009

Posted on 14 June 2009 by Alex Murray

Way back in 2006 I made my most successful tip on the race ever: I told a friend who does a fair bit of betting to take Flooyd Landis to win on Betfair at around 70/1. He might well have … Continue reading →

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Lance in France

Posted on 8 June 2009 by Alex Murray

Lance in France, originally uploaded by Bike miscellany. With a nod to the excellent Competitive Cyclist for uploading this. It’s a work of strange beauty and genius. Now I’m running through a list of other “legendary moments from Le Tour” … Continue reading →

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