Rose Cantine

What an exciting finish in today’s punishing mountain stage from Station des Rousses to Morzine-Avoriaz! This area is a popular ski resort with two category 1 climbs, the Col de la Ramaz (9 percent grade) and Morzine-Avoriaz (at the end). This stage covered 189 kilometers. Andy Schleck (Team Saxo Bank) battled it out in the [...]

Temperatures flared at stage 6 of the Tour de France 2010 when, after the race was over, Carlos Barredo (Quick Step) and Rui Costa (Caisse d’Epargne) began fighting one another over an alleged violent elbow thrown by Costa into Barredo’s ribs, nearly causing the latter to fall. Both riders were fined 400 Swiss francs (just [...]

Another stunning win by Mark Cavendish, who won stage 6 of the Tour de France today from Montargis to Gueugnon, the longest stage of the Tour. This time no tears, just big wide smiles. Mark is back in the running for the green jersey, at this stage held by Thor Hushovd. Teammate Mark Renshaw has been [...]

I’d be crying too if I were Mark. He’s taken a lot of flak from fellow riders, and from cycling fans who wonder if he’s still got “the legs”. Apparently he does and he won decisively over rival Thor Hushovd. It wasn’t even close. He stood on the podium crying big fat tears of joy [...]