By Jen Benepe, July 21, 2012 There  was never any question that Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome, the two top placements entering the final time trial of the Tour would do well. But the two Sky Team leaders in the one and two positions obliterated the field in much the same flair as they...
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By Jen Benepe, July 20, 2012 Mark Cavendish won the final sprint into Brive la Gaillard in a magnificient come-up from behind. It was the 22nd Tour stage win for the Manx Missile, who was led out in the final 1,000 meters by the Yellow Jersey holder, Bradley Wiggins himself, then Edvald Boasson-Hagen. The...
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Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez clinched the 14th stage of Tour today alone, after riding away from four other riders. It was a triumph for the Euskaltel-Euskadi rider who suffered in this Tour after injuring his wrist in a crash in the first week. “From the start of the Tour, I have never given up...
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After struggling through the first 9 stages of the 2012 Tour, Thomas Voeckler reminded the world that he is a fighter, winning the stage in a dramatic way that seems to happen only in the Tour de France. In a surprise last minute move, Voeckler won the stage pulling ahead of his rivals in...
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Today’s stage is sure to answer the one big question mark hanging over the sprinters’ field: Will Mark Cavendish be able to pull off the same wins as last year without his two fast lead out men, Mark Renshaw and Matt Goss? The 207.5 km stage from Vise to Tournai is mostly flat, is...
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This 167.5 km stage from Blaye les Mines to Lavaur was mostly flat with some short, steep hills in the last hour, followed by a mostly flat final 15 km,  suitable for a mass sprint at the finish. Would the rivalry we saw between Greipel and Cavendish in stage 10 play out again on...
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It was a stage perfectly suited for the sprinters, and the question at the beginning was, will it be Tyler Farrar or Mark Cavendish who will throw his arms up at the end? But neither of the two favorites took first place in the final meter at the finish: Cavendish took an early sprint...
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A stunning day in stage 9 of the Tour de France today, with Frenchman Thomas Voeckler taking the Yellow Jersey after a breakaway that lasted most of the mountainous stage. Luis Leon Sanchez of team Rabobank took the stage win, after making the break with Voeckler, though the latter appeared to be doing most...
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