97th Tour de France preview
By Dale Robertson Route – 2,221 miles (3,642 kilometers), going clockwise around the country with a Prologue and 20 stages, plus two rest days. Time trials – 2, counting Saturday’s 5.4-mile Prologue....
View ArticleTour update: Evans in command going into mountains
By DALE ROBERTSON, Houston Chronicle REIMS, France — The Tour de France reached Champagne country more than two weeks too early. Any racer who chose to celebrate with some of the local bubbly Wednesday...
View ArticleCavendish rolls on
By DALE ROBERTSON Houston Chronicle GUEUGNON, France – Another miserably hot day, another scary closing sprint for the go-for-broke green-jersey glory-seekers like Friday’s repeat winner, the resurgent...
View ArticleA day of rest on the Tour before the mountains
By DALE ROBERTSON: Houston Chronicle AVORIAZ, France — Back in the day, it was the other guy who crashed or the other guy who melted down or the other guy who incurred untimely mechanical issues. To be...
View ArticleAlberto or Andy? Stage 9 of the Tour de France
By Dale Robertson Houston Chronicle: SAINT-JEAN-DE-MAURIENNE, France THE RACE * Green jersey (Points) – Thor Hushovd, Norway (Cervelo Test Team) * Polka-dot jersey (King of the Mountains) – Anthony...
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