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Book Report | Mapping le Tour: The unofficial history of all 100 Tour de France races

By Colin O’Brien As the dust settles on the 100th edition of the Tour de France, what better way to banish those post-Grande Boucle blues than a book recounting every single edition since the race was conceived? British journalist Ellis … Continue reading

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Tour de France Dreams

By Jen See | Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet Watching the Tour from the west coast is not what you’d call easy, unless you’re a morning person. Wait, you’re not a morning person, are you? Because I don’t think we can still … Continue reading

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Video | Mini Tour de France

The 100th edition of the Tour de France officially finished. That means there’s no longer any real reason—or excuse—to get up early and sit in front of the television for hours on end. We understand that you might be feeling … Continue reading

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SRAM Red 22 HydroR Brakes at the Tour de France

You can take our word for it—that SRAM’s new hydraulic rim brakes are phenomenal, provide incredible modulation and stopping power—or you can see what a handful of the world’s best road-bike riders have to say.

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Paved Rewind: Tour de Fanatique

By Vernon Felton | Photography by Geoff Waugh Americans make a big deal of our zeal for football—a sport we claim to love with unrivaled passion. Within that world of chest-painting, foam-finger-waving, Bud-drinkin’ fandom, none are more devout than members … Continue reading

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Paved Profile | Daniel Mangeas: The Tireless Voice of the Tour de France

By Michael DiGregorio | Photos by Kristof Ramon There are those rare, almost crystalline moments when, despite 20-plus hours in a commercial airliner, followed closely by another five breakneck hours hauling over broad cols and ripping through intimate Southern French … Continue reading

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2013 Tour de France: Now on the Mainland

Photo: ASO/G. Demouveaux I don’t mean to diminish the efforts of everyone involved in the Tour de France, but now that we’ve got a time trial under our belts, it feels like we’re finally racing. I missed the prologue, that … Continue reading

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Dirty Words | My Tour de France

By Sal Ruibal The 100th Tour de France begins Saturday on the French island of Corsica. The entire entourage that is the bolus of the Tour will cross the Ligurian Sea on an ocean liner. Suzanne, one of six student … Continue reading

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Paved Exclusive | An Interview with L’Alpe d’Huez

By Jen See The Alpe d’Huez appears twice in this year’s Tour de France, twice on the very same day. The first time up, the riders continue past the traditional finish line to climb the Col de Sarenne. The second … Continue reading

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Tour de France by the Numbers

The 100th Tour de France starts Saturday, June 29, 2013. Here’s a glimpse at La Grande Boucle by the numbers. Source: ASO Riders 198 riders at the start (22 teams of 9 riders) 300 support personnel 17 members on the … Continue reading

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