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TDF: Creteil- Paris 'Champs'

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:42:46 +1000

The final stage of the Tour, at least most years, finishes with a mass sprint to the line and the Tour Connoisseur expects it to be no different this year.

TDF: Grenoble time trial

Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:25:53 +1000

The individual time trial in Grenoble will decide the winner of the 2011 Tour De France, and the battle has come down to two riders.

TDF: Modane Alpe-D'Huez

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:05:53 +1000

Being such a short stage, the Tour Connoisseur can't imagine a breakaway succeeding, so it will be another day for the overall contenders.

TDF: Pinerolo-Galibier Serre-Chevalier

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:01:42 +1000

With some hard climbs ahead, the Tour Connoisseur is preparing to watch the favourites for the overall crown as most likely to take the stage.

TDF preview: Gap-Pinerolo

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:40:04 +1000

With Stage 17 of the great race upon us, the Tour Connoisseur expects a group of riders to break away again, but with the mountains higher this time, it will take a strong climber to claim the stage.

TDF: Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux/Gap

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:09:33 +1000

With the race heading into the Alps, all the attention will be on the general contenders, but there are still a couple of chances for the opportunists and the Tour Connoisseur sees stage 16 as one of them.

The TDF second rest day wrap

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:42:59 +1000

With just six days to go in the 2011 Tour De France, the Tour Connoisseur is looking forward to the pointy end of the race.

TDF preview: Limoux-Montpellier

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 09:55:55 +1000

Apart from Paris, this will be the last chance for the sprint specialists, so the Tour Connoisseur is expecting their respective teams to control the head of the race and bring it together for a mass sprint to the line.

TDF: Saint-Gaudens/Plateau De Beille

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:38:11 +1000

After the second day in the Pyrenees, with not a lot of action from the overall contenders, the Tour Connoisseur sees stage 14 as promising aplenty..

TDF preview: Pau-Lourdes

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:54:50 +1000

With only one big mountain to climb in stage 13, the Tour Connoisseur is expecting a breakaway to form early in the stage that will potentially stay clear all the way to the finish.

TDF preview: Cugnaux-Luz Ardiden

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:51:17 +1000

As the Tour de France moves into the Pyrenees for the first of the serious mountain stages, with three major passes of the day, the Tour Connoisseur will have his eyes glued on both the pure climbers and contenders for the overall.

TDF: Blaye-Les-Mines/ Lavaur

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:05:24 +1000

With just two climbs in the stage, a category three and a category four, the Tour Connoisseur is absolutely certain it will end up being a bunch sprint to the line.

TDF preview: Aurillac- Carmaux

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:35:23 +1000

With two stages to go until we hit the Pyrenees, the Tour Connoisseur will be watching for opportunist moves like the one we saw on stage nine.

The rest day wrap

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:13:32 +1000

As the riders rest their weary bodies, the Tour Connoisseur offers his brief take on where the Tour de France's main competitors stand.

TDF Stage 9: Issoire-Saint Flour

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:47:27 +1000

It's the last stage before the first rest day, and the Tour Connoisseur sees it as being a solid one that's raced hard.