What a great victory by Vincenzo Nibali!   Four stage wins.   Dominant in the Mountains.  A great climber and bike handler.   The Shark of Sicily,  Nibali was supported by the Astana team.   This is his third grand tour and it was a very impressive victory.     …

Did you ever have a hill the taunts you?   One that has beat you a few times.   Had you turning back before your goal.I took on my hill this morning.  1600 feet of climbing with 15% grade.   It is no Alpe D Huez but for me it has always been a challenge.  The steeps parts ar …

Stage nine saw two big wins for the boys from Belgium.  World Time trial champion, Danny Martin,  rode his own personal time trial to a solo win at Stage 9 for the Omega Pharma Quickstep team. Lotto Belisol rider Danny Gallopin took the yellow jersey by sneaking off in break …