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Tour de France and a Paris holiday
I love it when a vacation coincides with a special event at my destination. Case in point? This year’s Tour de France. I was in Paris on the last day of the race. We gave up one of our days of touring...
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Gran fondos drawing new crowd to cycling
There’s something curious about running races. When somebody signs up for a marathon, or a half-marathon, or even a 5K charity walk, they rarely have an expectation of winning. Nobody else expects them...
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Open forum: Does Lance Armstrong still matter?
Last night’s news that U.S. anti-doping agency has stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles after the cyclist gave up fighting the doping charges against him came, not so much as a...
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Former pro cyclist Tyler Hamilton tells story of doping with Lance Armstrong...
For a guy who practically oozed a laid-back, surfing Buddha vibe in Calgary on Thursday, it was hard to believe that former pro cyclist Tyler Hamilton was once, by his own admission, a bundle of anger...
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Where to watch the 2014 Tour of Alberta’s southern stages
Today marks the beginning of the second Tour of Alberta, the biggest professional stage bike race in Canada, and the only chance for many Albertans to see some of the world’s top pro cyclists in...
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Nelson: Armstrong's Calgary speaking gig hits the wrong gear
Roll up, roll up — come hear Lance tell some whoppers. See and hear for yourself the world’s most successful doper as he struts his stuff live and in person at this never-to-be-forgotten evening right...
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Yedlin: Science, innovation hold key to economic diversification in Alberta
As the consequences of our resource-weighted economy are felt on a daily basis, calls for an economic diversification strategy at both the provincial and federal levels are mounting. The suggestions...
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Fortney: Cycling's Tour of Alberta a bigger deal than you might think
It’s like scoring a backstage pass to a Rolling Stones concert, “and having Mick let you sing into his microphone.” On Friday morning, Garth Rowan wouldn’t be anywhere in the world but the parking lot...
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