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TdF Files: If it ain’t broke…
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Enlarge textWhat worked a treat for BMC Racing last year is again working for them this year. As the old adage goes, if it ain’t broke, don't fix it, writes Anthony Tan from Metz.
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Big game fishing is all the rage for one brawny Slovak, writes Anthony Tan from Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Peter Sagan has been a level above on the Tour's punchier stages thus far. (Getty Images)
Based on how the Tour’s two big favourites and their henchmen fared in the prologue Saturday, for now at least, it’s pretty much even-steven between Cadel Evans and Bradley Wiggins, writes Anthony Tan from Seraing.
The pre-Tour BMC press conference. (Getty Images)
The life of a journalist is not so different to that of a spy – but with one fundamental difference, writes Anthony Tan from the Tour de France Grand Départ in Liège.
CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. (Getty Images)
Team Sky is not the only outfit entering the 99th Tour de France with ambitions to capture yellow and green in Paris. And for one Peter Sagan, the latter is quickly becoming a fait accompli, writes Anthony Tan.
Peter Sagan (Sirotti)
What someone says and what they actually mean can often be two separate things. The sporting world is no different, writes Anthony Tan.
Challenge ... Tour de France Rivals Cadel Evans and Bradley Wiggins shake hands as the Dauphine ends (Getty Images)
For men at least, fame and fortune generally follow glory in the field or on the road. As much as some prefer not to be loaded with the former, it’s a small price to pay, writes Anthony Tan.
Cheer up ... Bradley Wiggins is a reluctant wearer of the yellow jersey at the Criterium du Dauphine (Getty Images)
With less than a month to go before the 2012 Tour start in Liège, there remains room for cautious optimism when it comes to Cadel Evans, writes Anthony Tan.
Cadel Evans (left) will be hoping not to finish in the wake of Bradley Wiggins at the Tour in 2012.
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