Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'tour de france''

Schleck Brothers Test Positive for Positive Attitude.

Schleck Brothers Test Positive for Positive Attitude.

Paris, France (CN) – The 2011 Tour de France has concluded and there are smiles all around. After 3,471km of racing much of the peloton is excited to for this epic event to be over – [...]

Child Sees Image of Thor Hushovd Burnt Into Her Toast

Child Sees Image of Thor Hushovd Burnt Into Her Toast

GRIMSTAD, AUST-AGDER, NORWAY (CN) – This morning a young Norwegian girl reported seeing an image of the national hero, Thor Hushovd, burnt into her morning toast. The toast sighting is clearly a sign that Thor Hushovd [...]

Tour de France Makes Big Changes to Protect Riders

Tour de France Makes Big Changes to Protect Riders

AURILLAC, France (CN) – This year’s Tour de France has been plagued by unusual crashes and mishaps. In the first week of the Tour Nicki Sorensen was struck by a press motorcycle. The day before the rest day a [...]

Tour de France Changes Rest Day To Rest Month

Tour de France Changes Rest Day To Rest Month

PARIS, FR (CN) – This year’s Tour de France has been one of the oddest and most brutal editions in recent memory. There has been an unusually high number of cycling stars having to abandon this [...]

Tour de France Tries To make Flat Stages More Exciting

Tour de France Tries To make Flat Stages More Exciting

SAINT-FLOUR, FR (CN) – This year’s Tour de France has been one of the most dangerous in recent memory, with both contenders in the general classification and other fan favorites having to leave the Tour early [...]

Tour de France Replaces Podium Girl With Podium Boy

Tour de France Replaces Podium Girl With Podium Boy

Châteauroux, FR (CN) – The Tour de France broke with tradition today when they replaced one of the podium models, which has traditionally always been women, with a man! A spokesperson for the Tour de France [...]

UCI To Set SPF Limits for Sunscreen – Tour de France

UCI To Set SPF Limits for Sunscreen – Tour de France

BOULDER, CO (CN) – The Union Cycliste International, which governs cycling, has decided to take a stand on athletes using sunscreens that contain high levels of SPF at this year’s Tour de France event. According to [...]

Tour de France – Common Sprinter Excuses

Tour de France – Common Sprinter Excuses

BOULDER, CO (CN) Sprinting is an art form and the Tour de France is perhaps a sprinters biggest stage. With Mark Cavendish missing out on today’s final sprint we thought we would list some of the most common [...]

Details On New Garmin Liggettron 3000 Cycling Computer – Just In Time for the Tour de France

Details On New Garmin Liggettron 3000 Cycling Computer – Just In Time for the Tour de France

BOULDER, CO (CN) – Garmin has established themselves as the leader in GPS-based cycling computers. The Chamois News staff has discovered details of the upcoming release of their Garmin Liggettron 3000 cycling computer. This incredible piece [...]

Tour de France Unveils New Jersey

Tour de France Unveils New Jersey

PARIS, FRANCE (CN) – In an effort to make the Tour de France even more entertaining to the average cycling fan and potentially increase viewership from non-industry partners, the race organization has announced it will be [...]