Tour de France 2026

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Ok, after a rough nights sleep, racing resumes on Stage 10.

July 14th is Bastille Day in France,
So it was no surprise that Stage 10 went off with a bang!

We’ve officially reached the halfway point of the race.
A couple of Sprint stages to go, and then the big mountains begin.

Quote of the day;
“For all the guys who were booing today, that just gives us more power!”
Tadej Pogacar

 

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Looking at this picture this is what men were real men with real fortitude no safety equipment no brakes and a single speed bicycle compared to the racers of today's Tour de France which they have safety equipment helmets aerodynamic Parts on their bicycles just to go a little bit faster if I was into that kind of racing I would like to have a time machine and go back to 1920s or early 30s back then to do this kind of racing!

 

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now when I was young in my late 20s I used to do a lot of road bike riding on Italian bicycles and they're usually 12-speed setups with a 52 tooth chain ring and a 52 tooth chain ring in the front and a 14 up to 21 tooth rear free-wheeling COG and most of the times I be writing in my favorite giving combination of 5219 even on some hilly stretches of roads I would ride in that gear hill climbing without even thinking of Shifting down to the front 42 tooth chain ring and usually most of my rides would be between 50 miles a day and 60 miles a day and once a week I would do 75 miles a day and occasionally I would ride from Santa Cruz California all the way up to San Francisco California within a 10-hour road bike trip and all my bikes were campagnola super record equipped with a good old quality Brooks racing saddle and the only safety equipment I would have is a pair of soft tires a pump and one of those old fashioned leather padded helmets that to me was cycling back then!

 

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Yep!
That definitely was the true golden age for Cycling in America.
Fond memories of being in my early 20’s and riding a Campy equipped bicycle all over Southern California.
San Diego County was my favorite place to ride.

 

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Yep!
That definitely was the true golden age for Cycling in America.
Fond memories of being in my early 20’s and riding a Campy equipped bicycle all over Southern California.
San Diego County was my favorite place to ride.
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I sure loved it back then the Golden Age of cycling and then there was sometimes I would ride a single speed fixed gear bike doing about maybe 20 to 50 miles a day that was a lot more fun but now I just enjoy riding old balloon tire bikes doing maybe 10 to maybe 20 miles a day and that's good enough for me much more enjoyable

 

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Even though the modern era has its technological benefits over the antiquated era, some aspects of it, seem to remain stuck in the flavor of old.

Man!
The last thing you want at the end of a 150 mile road race, is a cockroach infested dive with a bed that’s not even fit for a dog to sleep on.

 

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Stage 11 was about as flat and routine as they come, right up until the sprint for the finish, and then it became about as convoluted as they come.
The big sprint teams competently botched the lead out, and a free lancer came out of nowhere to make a somewhat uncontested dash for the line.
This one was said to be the fastest average speed of any stage in the history of the Tour de France.
Amazing!

I’m not sure if that average speed is official?
But if it is, that’s incredible!

 

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Stage 12 was another day for the sprinters.

 

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Born to be a champion.

It’ll be interesting to see if we’ll be reading about a hot young Belgian rider named Jules Merlier in the years to come?
With a lineage like that, I won’t be surprised.