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Tour de France 2011

The route

Running from Saturday July 2^nd to Sunday July 24^th 2011, the 98^th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,430.5 kilometres.

These stages have the following profiles:

• 10 flat stages,
• 6 mountain stages and 4 summit finishes,
• 3 medium mountain stages,
• 1 individual time-trial stage (42.5 km).
• 1 team time-trial stage (23 km).

Our local cable TV provider Astro will show this race LIVE daily on Eurosports 814. I have checked the Astro guide and like to let you know that the fist stage will start at 6.00pm on July 2nd. Watch Alberto "Pistorello" Contador defending his crown. If you don't have time to follow all the stage, at least you watch these high mountains stages on stage 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, and 19.

Postponed Giro stage 14 revisited

The postponed of the descend of Monte Crotis in this year Giro can bee seen here. This video was made by Alessandro Gaspari (national champion, mountain bike orienteering) and Marco Vector.

2011 Cinelli Zydeco

Columbus Zonal (Supersection elliptical shape) 7005-T6 triple-butted aluminum construction

1-1/8" Columbus Tusk Cross color matched, carbon/aluminum (blades/steerer) fork with internal headset (FSA Orbit Z type headset for 50mm OD headtubes)

Top tube with oval section for better shouldering (Ergo Shoulder Section)

Includes: headset with star nut and stem cap, seat clamp, replaceable derailleur hanger, frame mounted front derailleur cable pulley, and 34.9mm braze-on type derailleur clamp

• WARRANTY: 2yrs

3.26lbs @ USD1100

Pinarello ROKH and Roll

The frame is a blend of the Quattro’s race worthiness and the KOBH’s relaxed geometry and slightly longer chainstays, likely making it a great bike for long days in the saddle that’ll handle a crit or two when necessary.

The frames get Pinarello’s 12K carbon and shapely ONDA forks and use the asymmetric frame designs from their higher end race machines. The Movistar Team Replica paint scheme above will be one paint option, two more with component specs after the break…

Two kits will be offered: SRAM Force ($3,599) with Rival cranks and Fulcrum 5 wheels, and Shimano Ultegra ($4,099) with Fulcrum 5 wheels.

Fake

Just found this picture of a road bike on the net...read carefully CHINARELLO DOGPOO B5...anyone??

CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ 2011

Maybe some of us may not knowing that this year Criterium Du Dauphine will starts in a few days from 5th-12th June 2011. This race is always used as a preparation for the upcoming grand tour de France on July 2nd. I am not very sure exactly when will we be able to watch the race live but usually you can follow the race on Astro Eurosports channel 814 starting at 8.00 or 9.00pm daily

You can watch these rider Cadel Evans (winner of Tirreno-Adriatico and the Tour of Romandy this year), Samuel Sanchez (4th on Le Tour in 2010), Alexandre Vinokourov (3rd on the Tour of Romandy 2011), Ivan Basso (winner of the Tour of Italy 2010) or Bradley Wiggins (3rd on Paris-Nice) Tony Martin (winner of the Tour of Algarve and Paris-Nice, 2nd on the Tour of Romandy). Reine Taaramae (4th on Paris-Nice, 3rd on the Critérium International) also merits inclusion in this category, as well as Jurgen Van den Broeck (5th on Le Tour 2010), Robert Gesink (6th on Le Tour 2010, winner of the Tour of Oman, 2nd on Tirreno-Adriatico) or even Jérôme Coppel (2nd on the Tour of Murcia, 5th on the Tour of Castile-Leon)