Wim Vansevenant with his record-breaking Lanterne Rouge award: finishing last in three consecutive Tours de France, the 3rd and last time being in 2008.
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Wim Vansevenant with his Lanterne Rouge award
Posted: 27 July 2008 in SportsTags: cycling, lanterne rouge, tour de france, vansevenant
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Carlos Sastre wins Tour de France 2008; Vansevenant sets Lanterne Rouge record
Posted: 27 July 2008 in SportsTags: carlos sastre, cycling, tour de france, vansevenant
Carlos Sastre (CSC) won the Tour de France 2008 beating out Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto), who everyone expected to win this year’s Tour. Cadel came in second after disappointing performances in the Alpe d’Huez stage and in the time trial yesterday. Bernhard Evans (Gerolsteiner) came in third. But the other big news is Wim Vansevenant’s last [...]
Tour de France record: Wim Vansevenant to take Lanterne Rouge title three times in a row
Posted: 26 July 2008 in SportsTags: cycling, lanterne rouge, tour de france, vansevenant
Wim Vansevenant finished second to last today in the time trial. Vansevenant is safely in last place – the Lanterne Rouge – after today’s stage and will ride into Paris tomorrow to be the only man in history to win the Lanterne Rouge three times in a row. Gefeliciteerd Wim! ODE TO THE LANTERNE ROUGE [...]
Vansevenant keeps Lanterne Rouge position going into the Alps
Posted: 22 July 2008 in SportsTags: cycling, lanterne rouge, tour de france, vansevenant
Wim Vansevenant is still the Lanterne Rouge going into the Alps. He is a comfortable six minutes behind the second to the last in the general classement. After today’s stage (number 16 from Cuneo to Jausiers), Frank Schleck is now wearing the yellow jersey but he is only 7 seconds ahead of Bernard Kohl and [...]
Tour de France: Will Wim Vansevenant win a record 3x Lanterne Rouge?
Posted: 6 July 2008 in SportsTags: cycling, tour de france, vansevenant
Wim Vansevenant has been the Lanterne Rouge for two consecutive Tours (2006 and 2007) and now is gunning for this third in a row. If he ends up last in this year’s Tour de France, he will be the first man in history to end up Lanterne Rouge three times in a row, a remarkable [...]
