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    • Vuelta a España por Vaso 2015
      • Stage 1: Puerto Banús to Marbella (Team Time Trial)
      • Stage 2: Alhaurín de la Torre to Caminito del Rey
      • Stage 3: Mijas to Málaga
      • Stage 4: Estepona to Vejer de la Frontera
      • Stage 5: Rota to Alcalá de Guadaíra
      • Stage 6: Córdoba to Cazorla
      • Stage 7: Jódar to La Alpujarra
      • Stage 8: Puebla de Don Fadrique to Murcia
      • Stage 9: Torrevieja to Cumbre del Sol
      • Stage 10: Valencia to Castellón
      • Stage 11: Andorra La Vella to Cortais d’Encamp
      • Stage 12: Escaldes-Engordany to Lleida
      • Stage 13: Calatayud to Tarazona
      • Stage 14: Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alto Campoo-Fuente del Chivo
      • Stage 15: Comillas to Sotres. Cabrales
      • Stage 16: Luarca to Ermita del Alba-Quirós
      • Stage 17: Burgos (Individual Time Trial)
      • Stage 18: Roa to Riaza
      • Stage 19: Medina del Campo to Ávila
      • Stage 20: San Lorenzo de El Escorial to Cercedilla
      • Stage 21: Alcalá de Henares to Madrid
    • Tour de France by the Glass 2015
      • Stage 1: Le Grand Départ – Individual Time Trial (Utrecht, Netherlands)
      • Stage 2: Utrecht to Zelande
      • Stage 3: Antwerp to Mur de Huy
      • Stage 4: Seraing to Cambrai
      • Stage 5: Arras to Amiens
      • Stage 6: Abbeville to Le Havre
      • Stage 7: Livarot to Fougères The Heart of Normandy
      • Stages 8 and 9
      • Stage 10: Tarbes to La Pierre-St. Martin
      • Stage 11: Pau to Cauterets/Vallée de Saint Savin Peril in the Pyrénées!
      • Stage 12: Lannemezan to Plateau de Beille
      • Stage 13: Muret to Rodez
      • Stage 16: Bourg-de-Péages to Gap
      • Stage 17: Digne-les-Bains to Pra Loup
      • Stage 18: Gap to Saint Jean-de-Maurienne
      • Stage 19: Saint Jean de Maurienne to La Toussuire – Les Sybelles
      • Stage 20: Modane-Valfréjus to Alpe d’Huez
      • Stage 21: The Peloton Reaches Paris
    • Tour de France by the Glass 2016
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Paella and Bodegas LAN: Perfect for Your Summer BBQ (#winepw)

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The Circuito de Navarra and La Rioja: It’s Stage 16 of #Vuelta2017

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Familiar Grapes in Weird Places – Spanish White Guerrilla Project

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Feels so good to be back in the city!
Friday the #tourdefrance2021 passes through Bordeaux - right past @paradiserescued an organic vineyard run by my friend David Stannard!
How did you celebrate America’s birthday? Gabe and I enjoyed poblano peppers stuffed with a mix of black beans, ground turkey, and cheese paired with the 2018 Reserve Plummer Vineyard Cabernet Franc from @dracaenawines in Paso Robles, CA.
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Happy Birthday, Mom-mom! You’ve been gone for a while now, but your influence lives on. I love this photo of you, Lynne and me in the backyard of your house on W 11th Street. Surely you picked out our matching dresses, so similar to your own. Whenever I see a package of Milano cookies or a pint of rum raisin ice cream, you come to mind. So much love for all of us! Cheers to you, Evelyn Hahn Walsh. 🥂🎂
#TourdeFrance2021 is off to an exciting start! Two days in Bretagne, land of fabulous seafood, gusty winds, and (sometimes) driving rain brought us the heartwarming story of a third-generation pro cyclist who fought for the yellow Jersey to honor his dad and grandfather. On the flip side we watched in horror as a spectator stepped in front of the peloton to get her handmade sign on camera, causing a massive crash that broke bicycles, a few elbows, and many dreams of victory. All the details are in my latest post (see bio for link). Vive le Tour!

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