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No way RNC will be canceled, says Trump
President Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity there is “no way” he will cancel the Republican National Convention, scheduled for August in Charlotte. Obviously the bigger concern in the…
Tour de France
multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France
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The memory hole strikes again
Fans of the Tour de France learned today that Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas was the first man ever to win a Tour stage ending on the brutal Alpe d’Huez mountain…
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Oh, man, should’ve gone to see Lance in Leadville
We arrived in Vail, Colo., on Aug. 8, a cold and rainy Friday. We had planned on Saturday, also cold and rainy, to go to Leadville, Colo., about an hour…
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Can I just say, “Halleluja!”?
VeloNews, the cycling Web site, reports that Lance Armstrong will return as a competitor in the Tour de France next year: Lance Armstrong will come out of retirement next year…
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Typical Associated Press
An American rider in his first Tour de France was among a successful four-rider breakaway yesterday, finishing second in the stage and putting himself in third place overall in the…
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This just makes my day
Live Earth a bust. There were probably more people watching the Tour de France than this lame Al Gore promotional effort. UPDATE: Even more schadenfreude (emphasis gleefully added by me):…
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It’s time for le tour!
Yes, friends, it’s time again for the Tour de France, one of my favorite sporting events to watch on television. Ever since our cable system began carrying OLN (now called…
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Giving bicyclists a bad name
I watch the Tour de France start to finish every year. I love the event. What I don’t like are aggressive and arrogant bicycle riders on the roadways, the kind…
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Hands off my DVR!
A news report says an ABC executive, pushing for DVR makers to disable fast-forward buttons to prevent viewers from skipping past ads, had this to say about how people use…
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The French are victorious!
To quote Frasier Crane from an old “Cheers” episode: “Now there’s something you don’t hear every day.” Nevertheless, the French had a two-fer today. First, a rider from the French…
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Tour in chaos
What if they gave an NCAA basketball tournament and didn’t invite Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, UNC, Syracuse or UCLA? That’s what the Tour de France could be like this year if…
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Share the road!
This column in The Daily Mail about the growing arrogance of bicyclists reminded me of every time I go to Charlotte and drive down Selwyn Avenue on a Saturday or…