Today’s stage runs 150km from Ciudad Real to the storied town of Toledo. This is the last chance for the sprinters to make a big move as the race heads into the real mountains after a rest day tomorrow. Everyone is expected to kick up the pace today as the train that will transfer the [...]

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My training class is over and my internet connection is back in the land of the living, so I should be able to post more regularly now.
Today’s stage pitted the riders against the first true mountains of this year’s race. Over 195km, the stage contains two Category 4 and two Category 2 climbs with the final cat [...]

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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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Tom Boonen (Quick Step) wins the stage and the overall race in the final stage of the Tour of Qatar. He narrowly edged out Alberto Loddo (Tinkoff Credit Systems) & Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Saunier Duval-Scott) in the final sprint at Doha Corniche.

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