Entries Tagged as 'the_tour'

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Frischkorn is my New Boyfriend: A Breakaway Sticks!

Don’t tell Sal, ok?
I know I’m a stage or two behind here, but I can’t keep quiet about this one. This is what I love about the tour - why I still love it. It isn’t necessarily the competition for the GC - it’s the smaller dramas like Frischkorn’s that make it magical.
An unknown […]

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

TDF Stage Two: Yes, this is a spoiler.

Don’t read this if you haven’t seen the stage coverage yet and plan on watching.
There, you’ve been warned. All the good stuff is after the break…

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Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Allez! Tour Spoiler Ahead.

Last week in my column for the Oregonian, I went public with my prediction for the Tour de France GC. And today in the opening stage, my boy did me proud.
Now, I’m not sure being in yellow from the get-go is necessarily the smartest strategy, and it will be interesting to see how […]