The Vuelta continues its rush to Madrid. Today’s stage from Zamora - Valladolid is relatively short at 148 km and should not present a significant challenge to the competitors. While you couldn’t call it a flat stage, there are very few bumps along the way.
The pace was a little quicker than yesterday’s laconic march. Perhaps the riders [...]

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Sorry for the late post. I took the kids to visit Grandma today so my wife could have a well deserved break.
No drug busts overnight, only the withdrawal of Mark Cavendish, which had been expected. Cavendish suffered greatly during yesterday’s stage and he decided that four stage wins were enough this year and that it [...]

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Today’s stage was 168km from Lannemezan to Foix. Despite being in the Pyrenees, the only significant climb of the day was the Category 1 Col de Portel.
The first hour of the race was fairly calm. The peloton stayed together through the first intermediate sprint at km 19.5, with Leonardo Duque [...]

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Here’s some of the latest news:

Dauphine Libere:

George Hincapie (High Road) took Stage 2 and moved into 4th place. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) still in the maillot jaune.
Stage 3: Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’ Epargne) poured on the power to take the hilly, rainy time trial. He moves into the lead, and Levi Leipheimer (Astana) is 23 seconds [...]

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Today’s stage from Potenza to Peschici starts and ends with climbing, with a fairly long, flat section in the middle. The race organizers listened to the riders and shortened today’s stage by removing the Circuito del Gargano. This will allow the riders to get back to their hotels earlier for meals and massages. The organizers also moved the start of [...]

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