Archive for Tour de France 2004
Fabian Cancellara – “It’s a golden, bright, sunshine-filled end…” Rain did fall on the opening day in Rotterdam. Most of the riders had to contend with wet roads and some even gambled by starting early as late showers were forecast… but Fabian Cancellara bided his time and came out fighting. The third-last man to start [...]
Alessandro Petacchi — “I’m not sure that Cavendish could beat me…” Not since 2004 has Alessandro Petacchi started the Tour de France. A year before that he won four stages and then abandoned. The Italian sprinter is back. He’s still fast. And even if the crashes halting what could have been a pure bunch sprint [...]
