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How The Week Was Won – 2016 Tour de France, Stages 6-9

Posted on 11 July 20164 July 2021 by cosmo

Is it Stages 6 through 9, or 5 through 9, or ♫ workin’ 9-to-5, just tryin’ to make a livin’… ♫ Week 2’s Tour de France video (also check out the first week and preview) covers the fairly traditional ground of the GC even but notes that a lot of work is being done for…

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The Recon Ride: Tour de France 2016, Part 2

Posted on 11 July 2016 by cosmo

Episode 48: Tour de France, Part 2 The Tour’s first week provided…actually, not all that much. Some chaotic sprints, to be sure, but on the GC front things remain barely separated even after nine stages. Dane Cash of of VeloHuman and I take in the relative inaction, make predictions for the upcoming week, and even…

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How The Week Was Won – 2016 Tour de France, Stages 1-5

Posted on 7 July 20164 July 2021 by cosmo

The first of our our new “How The Week Was Won” videos shows that despite some opportunity for mass disruption, the 2016 Tour has gotten off to a slow start—at least from the prospective of the overall classification. The result has been more than a few bonkers sprints, where experience and solid teamwork have mostly…

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The Recon Ride: Tour de France 2016, Part 1

Posted on 30 June 2016 by cosmo

Episode 47: Tour de France, Part 1 The first portion of the biggest race of the year, and who better to discuss it with than Dane Cash of VeloHuman. Stages, parcours, contenders, predictions and other storylines flow, complete with actual analysis and discussion.

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How The Week Was Won – 2016 Tour de France Video Preview

Posted on 27 June 20164 July 2021 by cosmo

What’s that? Time for a video about the 2016 Tour? Sure, why not. Just let me get the bucket… Though obviously there’ll be more detail and discussion in the forthcoming TdF Recon Ride podcasts, here’s a quick video synopsis of this year’s Tour and storylines, plus a couple of things that might be interesting to…

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The Recon Ride: Tour de Suisse 2016

Posted on 9 June 2016 by cosmo

Episode 46: Tour de Suisse Can’t get enough Tour de France tuning-up? Join Dane Cash of VeloHuman and I as we preview the “other” TdF practice race-the one with just a little more flare that might actually stand on its own as an event. https://media.blubrry.com/reconride/p/content.blubrry.com/reconride/The_Recon_Ride_Podcast_Tour_de_Suisse_2016_Pre-race_Show.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 32:32 — 44.7MB) Subscribe: iTunes|RSS Photo by…

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The Recon Ride: Criterium du Dauphine 2016

Posted on 4 June 2016 by cosmo

Episode 45: Criterium du Dauphine The Criterium du Dauphine is one of those races that would be better if riders actually specialized in one-week GC wins. Still, there’s plenty to talk about with Dane Cash as the impending Tour de France starts to bring storylines together. https://media.blubrry.com/reconride/p/content.blubrry.com/reconride/The_Recon_Ride_Podcast_Crite_rium_du_Dauphine_2016_Pre-race_Show.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 32:35 — 44.8MB) Subscribe: iTunes|RSS…

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The Recon Ride: Giro d’Italia 2016 – Part III

Posted on 23 May 2016 by cosmo

Episode 44: Giro d’Italia 2016 – Part III This Giro—so far—has really delivered. A relative unknown leads, a long-tabbed contender is in second, and the two prohibitive favorites coming in have gobs of time to make up. Dane Cash of VeloHuman and I cover what’s gone down, what’s likely to happen next, and why this…

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The Recon Ride: Giro d’Italia 2016 – Part II

Posted on 16 May 2016 by cosmo

Episode 43: Giro d’Italia 2016 – Part 2 A lot went down in the first week of this year’s Giro, and then again, a lot didn’t. Dane Cash of VeloHuman and I discuss what that might mean for the coming two weeks and the emerging general classification competition, while highlighting a few names to keep…

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The Recon Ride: Giro d’Italia 2016 – Part I

Posted on 4 May 2016 by cosmo

Episode 42: Giro d’Italia 2016 – Part 1 The first Grand Tour of the year gets started this week in…the Netherlands? Join Dane Cash of VeloHuman and I as we delve into the reasons behind this, go through a quick overview of the event and favorites, and interview Astana’s Jacob Fuglsang and Trek-Segafredo’s Giacomo Nizzolo…

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About the Author

a headshot of Cosmo Catalano

Best known for his How The Race Was Won® video series, Cosmo Catalano began blogging about pro cycling from a bike shop in 2005. Between then and now, he's designed cycling infographics, built cycling web apps, and supplied cycling content to print and broadcast media, all in the name of backing up his near-endless criticism with proof that it can be done better. He complains about cycling on Twitter at @Cyclocosm.

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