Has the stage to Pra Loup taken the chance of a Giro/Tour double form Alberto Contador? It is looking that way. We have the recent action from the Tour de France with video, results and what the riders have to say. Plus Philippe Gilbert win the GP Pino Cerami and we preview La Course by Le Tour, Tour of Wallonie and the Arctic Race of Norway. Contract news and an Ivan Basso health up-date. All in EuroTrash Thursday.TOP STORY: The Curse of Pra LoupOK, so curse might be a bit strong, but the stage to Pra Loup has ‘done for’ some big name riders over the years. In yesterdays stage 17 we saw Alberto Contador probably end his chances of a Giro/Tour double with a crash and then two bike changes. Tejay Van Garderen was sick and had to abandon losing his 3rd place overall. Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18), Jerome Coppel (IAM Cycling), Nathan Haas (Cannondale-Garmin), Laurent Didier (Trek) and World champion Michal Kwiatkowski (Etixx – Quick-Step) also climbed off on the road to Pra Loup. But the most famous victim has to be Eddy Merckx in the 1975 Tour de France. The stage was from Nice to Pra Loup and Merckx attacked and dropped Thvenet on the Col dAllos. Merckx looked like he was laying down the law to defend his yellow jersey on the way to a record 6th Tour win. But then Merckx blew up completely on the climb to Pra Loup. Behind; Thvenet thought he had...
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