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Archive for July 27th, 2011

Jul 27

Stages 19-21–Bubbling with Billecart All the Way to Paris

Everyone agrees that this year’s Tour de France was one of the best in years, with its peloton now a dope-free, level playing field. And so, after a most titillating stage on Thursday, I couldn’t wait for Friday to see what might crop up next. A short stage (109.5km) with three categorized climbs, including the hors categorie up l’Alpe d’Huez, Stage 19 was expected to cook the GC, and indeed, it did succeed in stirring up the lees in tanks.

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