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Jul. 9, 2007
Stage 2 - Dunkirk to Ghent (168.5km)
This stage into Belgium makes a giant “S” across the flat plains of Flanders passing through the hometowns of past champions Freddy Maertens, Johan Museeuw, Roger De Vlaeminck and Walter Godefroot. It's likely to be very fast, similar to the one from Calais to Antwerp won by homeboy Marc Wautersin 2002. The wind will be a factor, like it is in the Ghent-Wevelgem spring classic, so the pack might split and could favor the development of a fast-moving breakaway.
Jul. 9, 2007
Stage 2: Steegmans takes Stage 2 as crash fractures peloton If things had gone as scripted, Quick Step’s Tom Boonen would have burst out of a huge, fast-moving peloton into Ghent, in front of thousands of ...
Jul. 9, 2007
The Tour comes to Ghent - A Casey Gibson Gallery The Tour de France arrived in France on Monday and promptly left 17 kilometers later, for a brief one-day foray into Belgium.Belgian fans had their ...
Jul. 9, 2007
Stage Stats: A look at Stage 2 Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, intermittent rain, cool temperaturesin the mid to low 60s, brisk westerly winds Stage winner: Loyal lead-out ...
Jul. 9, 2007
Fast Freddie's status still uncertain American Fred Rodriguez was one of the worst victims of Monday's mayhem in Ghent. The 33-year-old rider from Predictor-Lotto finished last in the ...
Jul. 9, 2007
Stage 2 crash leaves familiar names on the deck When showers drenched the start town of Dunkirk hours before stage 2 of the 2007 Tour de France began, riders’ thoughts immediately turned to the ...
Jul. 9, 2007
For Steegmans it's Christmas in July Whether or not Gert Steegmans was on the receiving end of an early Christmas present from QuickStep-Innergetic team captain seemed insignificant ...
Jul. 9, 2007
UCI asks support staff to join riders in signing anti-doping pledge The UCI on Monday called on team managers, doctors and other support staff to follow the example set by riders and sign a landmark anti-doping ...
Jul. 9, 2007
Little rest, less recognition for Tour's mechanics They might not have the same slick clothes, top salaries, fast cars or attract the same amount of female attention as the cyclists riding the Tour de ...
Jul. 9, 2007
Vande Velde's View: Crash, bang, oooomph! Day two is over and done with and apart from four of us hitting the deck thus far, all is well.
Stuey went down in the prologue, Kurt went down ...
