And so to the 5 BIG questions of the week
Mirror.co.uk
3 The £12million Papal tour of Britain. How many fellow Catholics would prefer him to stay in Rome and the money go to victims of priestly abuse? ...


Course lengthened for Pikes Peak bike race
Colorado Springs Gazette
... the first bike race on America's mountain since the Pikes Peak Mountain Bike Challenge, last held on the upper few miles of the highway in 2000. ...
Tickets on the cheapColorado Springs Independent (blog)

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Tour de France Raises Fresh Questions About Honesty in Sports
BusinessWeek (blog)
The 2008 Tour de France raises the question of whether this century will witness the criminalization of professional athletes. As the Tour nears the finish ...
Rabo delivers Tour de France and other cycling news to iPadiTWire
Tour De France VIP Cycling Tours Offer Access to Both Legendary Stages and ...PR Newswire (press release)
Second Edition Cycling News, Wednesday, July 7, 2010Cyclingnews.com
GeekSugar.com (blog)
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The 3-minute interview: Mark Sommers
Washington Examiner
The race is being staged in support of DC's bid to host part of the 2012 Giro d'Italia, which is one of the major bicycle races in the world. ...

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Cycling / Back in the saddle – Ha’aretz


Cycling / Back in the saddle
Ha'aretz
By Uri Talshir When Dror Pekatch approaches the starting line tomorrow in the elite men's race of the European Cross Country Mountain Bike Championship, ...


CBC.ca

Petacchi outgrows Team Lampre-Farnese
bettor.com (blog)
He holds the record for most stage wins in the Giro d'Italia, topping the points classification in 2004. He joined Team Milram in 2006, where he won stages ...
Italian Petacchi wins 4th stage of Tour de FranceHouston Chronicle
The Tour de France Open Thread: Old man Petacchi wins another stage, Cadel ...Crikey (blog)
Dean looks to sprint role after second on TourAFP
The Australian -New York Times -VeloNation
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GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT – KVI-Radio


GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT
KVI-Radio
Thursday July 8, 2010, Paul Spencer, a 29 year old British cyclist, will begin his attempt to break a Guinness World Record for the fastest cycling time ...

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Mountain bike skills park opens – CKFR


Mountain bike skills park opens
CKFR
What they did through that study was when they identified those uses, we prioritized what needed to be done and this mountain bike skills park was right at ...


Telegraph.co.uk

Pettachi Prevails, Cavendish Disappoints in Tour de France
bettor.com (blog)
Wednesday's fourth stage of the Tour de France saw riders face an easier route than any of the previous stages, with crashes kept to a minimum. ...
Cycling: Cavendish falters leaving green jersey bid in tattersIndependent
Tour de France 2010: Thor Hushovd fumes as carnage benefits Mark CavendishTelegraph.co.uk
BUBBLY'S ON ICE AS CAV LEFT IN RAGEMirror.co.uk
AFP -isleofman.com -Universal Sports (blog)
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San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

Vinokourov may challenge Contador's leadership in the Tour de France
bettor.com (blog)
Team Astana cyclist and three-time Tour de France stage winner Alexandre Vinokourov failed to take his favoured stage win in the second stage of the Tour. ...
Tour de France: Vinokourov confirms complete solidarity on Astana for ContadorVeloNation
Tour update: Evans in command going into mountainsSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Tour de France notesAustin American-Statesman
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