I just learned that nominations are open for the 2006 PodCast Awards. It will only take a second of your time to CLICK HERE and nominate The FredCast in the Sports category. You will be asked for the name of the podcast (The FredCast) and the web site (https://thefredcast.com). You will also be asked for […]
Today’s 225 km stage from Beuvais to Caen was dominated by the breakaway of two riders that began 20 km from the start and continued up until just the last few kilometers from the finish. Normally, the peloton catches up to the break much sooner, and for a time it looked like the break might […]
With Tom Boonen (BEL) in yellow and Danielle Bennati (ITA) wearing Boonen’s green jersey, the peloton headed out of Huy, Belgium, today on a 207km stage to Saint-Quentin in northern France. The pack quickly separated into two sections after a break by Egoi Martinez (ESP/Discovery) at the 18.5 km mark , with a five-man break […]
For The Week of July 3, 2006 In this show’s news: The Tour de France is underway!; News from the Prologue through Stage 3; More News and Thoughts on Doping; Garmin delays Mac Support; a new hour record; and more. In the feature section: ‘Bents on the FredCast; PocketPC program for tracking Le Tour; Tour […]
T-Mobile’s Matthias Kessler (GER) took today’s tough 216.5km stage from Esch-sur-Alzette to Valkenburg by chasing down long-time stage leader Jose Luis Arrieta (ESP) from the AG2R team and then outsprinting Michael Boogard on the final climb, to win the stage 5 seconds ahead of any other cyclist. Kessler had made an attempt to win yesterday’s […]
In a show of “turnabout is fair play,” Thod Hushovd (NOR used some of George Hincapie’s (USA) own strategy today to retake the yellow jersey and the lead in the 2006 Tour de France. Despite the injury to his arm from yesterday’s Stage 1 finish line run-in with a huge green plastic hand (which required […]
In a brilliant display of strategy and tactics, George Hincapie (USA) took over the lead of the Tour de France today, even though today’s 184.5km Stage 1 was won by Jimmy Caspar (FRA) of the Cofidis team. Although Hincapie said that the day’s strategy did not include going after intermediate sprints (and therefore time bonuses), […]
The world of cycling did not end yesterday with the announcement that several big-name contenders for the yellow jersey would not ride in this year’s Tour de France. Instead, we were treated to a fantastic 7.1km individual time trial through the streets of Strasbourg, France. Credit Agricole’s Thor Hushovd (NOR), normally known as a sprinter […]
For June 30, 2006 In this show’s news: Ullrich, Basso and others not allowed to race the Tour de France; Results from the Tour of Switzerland; Tyler gets to keep the gold medal; Shimano and Specialized issue recalls; and much more. In the feature section: Quick review of my vacation; ‘Bents on the FredCast; Charger […]
