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Great Sports Week

In the next ten or so days we have: The Boston Marathon One of the world’s great sporting events takes place in my back yard 🙂 I love the Marathon and this year my girlfriend and I are going to … Continue reading

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Interesting Rumor Slipped into Some Coverage of Castilla y Leon

From VeloNews: Rumors are flying in Spain that Giro d’Italia organizers are reconsidering their decision and might welcome Astana to the season’s first major stage race. Vuelta a España officials reiterated Wednesday that Astana will be welcome, but warned that … Continue reading

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Leipheimer Wins Tour of California, Hincapie Wins Final Stage

While the weather sucked and I wasn’t able to feel warm by proxy watching the race (kind of like watching Red Sox Spring Training*,) this year’s Tour of California was a fun event. A great field (especially in terms of … Continue reading

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I’m not usually with McQuaid, but on this one…

He’s got my full support. UCI president Pat McQuaid promised Friday to put the full weight of the organization behind an effort to ensure that defending Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will take part in this year’s edition of … Continue reading

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