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Take Back The Tour, Please
The Versus’ slogan for this year’s Tour sounds less like rallying cry for a militant movement these days and more like a complaint from a host of dissatisfied customers.

Really, we no longer want it, Take Back The Tour, Please!

Unfortunately, once the three-week race began the return policy didn’t account for an “in case of doping exception.”

As we head into the final week of the Tour, the race is still completely wide open. Bjarne Riis and CSC-Saxo Bank have already thrown down the proverbial gauntlet and promised to take the race to Cadel Evans and his Silence-Lotto mates in the Alps. But the ultimate beneficiary of such a match up could be Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Chipotle) who is ever so slightly flying under the radar.

Schedule
Stage 14 - Saturday, July 19 - Nîmes - Digne les Bains (194.5km)
Stage 15 - Sunday, July 20 - Embrun - Prato Nevoso (183km)
Rest Day 2 - Monday, July 21 - Cuneo
Stage 16 - Tuesday, July 22 - Cuneo – Jausiers (157km)
Stage 17 - Wednesday, July 23 - Embrun - L'Alpe d'Huez (210.5km)
Stage 18 - Thursday, July 24 - Bourg d'Oisans - Saint Étienne (196.5km)
Stage 19 - Friday, July 25 - Roanne – Montluçon (165.5km)
Stage 20 - Saturday, July 26 - Cérilly - Saint Amand Montrond - ITT (53km)
Stage 21 - Sunday, July 27 - Étampes - Paris/Champs Élysées (143km)

As usual, catch it on the Versus channel.

Next up for the USA Crit Series is the Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium in Boise, ID. The 22nd edition of the race will take place on Saturday, July 19th.


Right Here, Right Now
For races in and around your area, consult the listings below.

07/19/2008
Nicole Reinhart Memorial Tour de FCCC
Maxatawny/Trexlertown, PA
Watsonville Criterium
Watsonville, CA
Troy Classic on the Square
Troy, OH
Indiana State RR Championships
Fishers, IN
Nature's Path/3 Sports Time Trial
Midlothian, VA
Cornhusker State Games Time Trial
Yutan, NE
Northern California/Nevada Junior Track Championship
San Jose, CA
Sundance Hill Climb
Provo, UT
Sisquoc Road Race and SoCal/NV Jr St Championship
Santa Maria, CA

07/20/2008
Ontario GP Race #4 - 10th Annual
Ontario, CA
Bryan Park Circuit Race
Richmond, VA
Berkeley Bicycle Club Criterium
Albany, CA
Koehlinger / Kelley IN State TT Championship
New Haven, IN
Fort Cherry Road Race
McDonald, PA
San Luis Obispo Downtown Criterium
San Luis Obispo, CA
The Comeback Criterium
New Holland, Lancaster County, PA
Tour d'Burg
Miamisburg, OH

For results and photos of some of the races above, click through to Truesport.com .


Up The Road
07/26/2008
Porcupine Chalk Creek Road Race
Coalville, UT
2008 Woodburn Pancake Race
Woodburn, IN
Breaking Away Movie Night
Indianapolis, IN
Diamond Valley Road Race
Woodfords, CA
Downtown Lenoir Criterium
Lenoir, NC
Flapjack Flats Time Trial
Florence, AZ

07/27/2008
Sportsfest Irving Park Criterium
Allentown, PA
Peter Teeuwen Memorial Omnium Time Trials #2
Chesapeake, VA
Chicago Criterium
Chicago, IL
San Marcos Circuit Race
San Marcos, CA
International Tour de 'Toona
Altoona, PA
Morganton Cycling Classic
Morganton, NC