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• Stage 16 – You Call Yourself a Sprinter? The Irony of Tour de France Sprinters
  July 21st, 2010
  

  “Hey man, you a sprinter or a climber?” “Oh yeah, dude, I’m totally a sprinter. I got these huge hulking sprinter muscles that are just too big to haul over [...]

• Stage 15 – It’s All About Celebrating All the Small Victories In Between
  July 19th, 2010
  

  “You don’t have rooms??” “You have not reserved hotel?” “You have no where to stay?? IN THE PYRENEES?????” In many accents, said in many different ways, I was told not [...]

• Stage 15: Inside the VIP Village
  July 19th, 2010
  

  Two weeks into the Tour de France, and today was the first day I’d indulged the fruits of the VIP Village. Full of food, snacks, news, chill areas and places [...]

• Stage 14: In With The Crazies
  July 19th, 2010
  

  It’s easy to criticize a bike race and it’s players from afar – he should have done this, he should have done that, how could he X, Y, and Z, [...]

• Stage 13 – Through the Valleys of Hell, to the Meadows of Sun(flowers)
  July 19th, 2010
  

  The bounty is always sweeter when you’ve had to go through hell to get it. This is one of the reasons Le Tour is the revered bike race it is [...]

• Rest, Celebrations, and the World Cup
  July 14th, 2010
  

  MORZINE, FRANCE – The Tour pace is go-go-go – wake up early, push through traffic to get to the start, scramble to the start, rush to either the finish or [...]

• Stage 6: “I Just Spent 7 Hours of My Life With You”
  May 25th, 2010
  

  True mate ship involves the group hug. Seven hours and many adventures later (but of course! – this is a bike race), the crew of Fly V Australia Team Car [...]

• The Joys of Neutrality – A Ride In The SRAM Neutral Support Car (Stage 5 Tour of California)
  May 20th, 2010
  

  Neutrality can be fun. Especially on a day when a certain (former) pro-cyclist decides to “clear his conscience” in a fairly non-neutral manner. You can read all about that here [...]

• Final Tour Of Spain Results
  September 20th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Spain, Sept 20, 2009 (AFP) – Final results and overall standings following the 21st and final stage of the Tour of Spain, a 110.2km ride from Rivas-Vaciamadrid to Madrid [...]

• Valverde Puts Aside Doping Row To Win Tour Of Spain
  September 20th, 2009
  

  by Denholm Barnetson MADRID, Sept 20, 2009 (AFP) – Controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde won the Tour of Spain on Sunday, capturing one of cycling’s three major tours for the [...]

• British Cyclist Bellis ‘Stable’ After Accident
  September 20th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Sept 20, 2009 (AFP) – British cyclist Jonny Bellis was in a stable condition after a scooter accident in Italy near the British training base in Tuscany for next [...]

• Boasson Hagen Wins Tour Of Britain
  September 19th, 2009
  

  LONDON, Sept 19, 2009 (AFP) – Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen cruised to victory in the Tour of Britain here on Saturday. Having started the eighth and final stage, a 92.5-km [...]

• Vuelta a España Stage 20 Results
  September 19th, 2009
  

  TOLEDO, Spain, Sept 19, 2009 (AFP) – Results from Saturday’s 20th and penultimate stage in the Tour of Spain, a 27.8-km time-trial: Stage 20 1. David Millar (GBR/GRM) 35min 53sec [...]

• Valverde Eyes Tour of Spain Crown
  September 19th, 2009
  

  TOLEDO, Spain, Sept 19, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde was on course to win the Tour of Spain after keeping his overall lead in Saturday’s 20th and penultimate stage, a time-trial [...]

• Three Time’s A Charm For Rahsaan Bahati and Rock Racing at the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix
  June 29th, 2009
  

  By Cynthia Lou Manhattan Beach, CA – Rock Racing’s Rahsaan Bahati wins for the third year in a row, showcasing his and Rock Racing’s dominance in American NRC criterium racing. [...]

• Joanne Kiesanowski (TIBCO) On How To Follow Your Dreams
  June 20th, 2009
  

  By Cynthia Lou Joanne Kiesanowski of Team TIBCO, fresh off two trips to the podium at this year’s Nature Valley Grand Prix, one for second place at the St. Paul [...]

• Kristin Armstrong On The Positive Influence Of Fans
  June 10th, 2009
  

  By Cynthia Lou Cycling is a demanding sport: from race-time suffering, to weeks away from home traveling, to the relentless hours of training in all kinds of harsh weather conditions. [...]

• Giro d’Italia – Trying To Drive Through The Breakaway In A Car
  May 30th, 2009
  

  Driving THROUGH the Peloton On a Descent to the Breakaway. Giro d’Italia 2009 Stage 15. Very cool vantage point. If not a little nerve racking.

• Driving Up To The Peloton: 2009 Giro d’Italia
  May 29th, 2009
  

  have you ever wondered what it looks like to be in a team car and get the call to the peloton to deliver some bottles? Well her is our very [...]

• Top 6 Obvious, and Top 10 Not-So-Obvious Things To Remember For Your Race Prep
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Written by: Cynthia Lou There are the obvious things to pack and prepare for a race – bike, kit – and then there are some of the less obvious items, [...]