| In Cycling, a Mountain That’s More Like a Mecca The 17th stage of the Tour de France features one of the most daunting mountains in all of cycling: the 3,576-foot climb to L’Alpe D’Huez with an average slop of 7.9 percent. nytimes.com |
Boasson Hagen takes stage win; Di Luca keeps Giro lead Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway won the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday while Danilo Di Luca of Italy kept the overall ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Australian Debut for Armstrong’s New Team Lance Armstrong’s new cycling team, Radio Shack, will make its debut at the 2010 Tour Down Under in Australia from Jan. 17-24. Armstrong, who finished third in the Tour de France in July while racing for Astana, made the announcement on his Twitter page. nytimes.com |
Tour de France begins in Netherlands The 97th Tour de France has started with 197 riders setting off one-by-one for the time trial in Rotterdam. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Epic Confusion: The Narrative of the Superathlete The careers of sports heroes have inevitable twists now. Hot water. Reality checks. Ambiguous redemption. nytimes.com |