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Saturday’s E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem provide the perfect final tests for the BMC Racing Team leading up to next weekend’s top Belgian Classic, the Tour of Flanders. Burghardt, Ballan [...]
The Tour of Battenkill was very close to be canceled due to the withdrawal of former sponsor Global Foundaries. But with some quick work by Dieter Drake the race has [...]
Marcus Burghardt said his fifth place finish on the final classification at the Tour of Qatar certainly bodes well for the BMC Racing Team and its prospects for the upcoming [...]
Fresh off the BMC Racing Team’s training camp in California, Cadel Evans looks back on the start of his season and ahead to a year of racing alongside new teammates [...]
As downtown continues to grow as a dense residential neighborhood, so has bicycle usage, which in turn has had a downside: increased bicycle theft. 2009 saw a 63% increase in [...]
One of our riders flew over from Flanders to participate in a Bosberg photoshoot. We got a hot model and everything, so we took a little video. If you want [...]
by Lanolin TRAINING CAMP: This past weekend was the Ritte Team training camp. All the categories were invited and we designed routes that would allow us to regroup without too [...]
RITTE RIDES 34° 4’49.91″N 118°39’44.92″W Few riding locations on the planet earth are as elemental as Piuma Rd. Located between the primal landscape of Malibu and the majestic peaks of [...]
Last weekend I went for a long training ride into the Santa Monica Mountains to not only get in some good hill climb miles, but escape the dirtiness of Los [...]
Written by: Lanolin There’s just something about the constant process of dehydrating on a ride and rehydrating for a race that causes my urge to pee go from zero to [...]
The NY Times reports today that U.S. Cyclists Arrive in Beijing Wearing Masks: After months of speculation about how Olympic athletes would react to the air quality problems here, some [...]
No matter where you look, whether in bike magazines or websites these days, it is impossible not to see all the ads for ceramic bearings. It made us wonder whether [...]
Okay, we have all seen some bicycle trick videos on YouTube, but this one is insane. Once you get past the silly beginning, it is almost beyond words what this [...]
Not suitable for harsh terrain, but very cool! I enjoyed woodwork as much as the next student when I was at school, but the furthest I ever got was the [...]
The other day Bicycle.net brought you some very cool exclusive photos of Mario Cipollini and his Rock Racing Team mates. One of our shutterbugs was at the right place, right [...]
Former sprinter Super Mario Cipollini is confirmed to race for Michael Ball’s Rock Racing Professional Cycling team in 2008, his lawyer confirmed. Cipollini has spent last week at the Rock [...]
Police clear Boonen in drug dealing probe (Writes through with public prosecutor quotes) By Darren Ennis BRUSSELS, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Leading Tour de France rider Tom Boonen has been [...]
Voluntary replacement: Ritchey WCS Carbon 1-Bolt Post December 10, 2007 From: Ritchey Design 575 Old County Road San Carlos, CA 94070 650-368-4018 Warranty Department: Ext: 1855 Subject: Voluntary replacement of [...]
LEW RACING BECOMES PART OF USA CYCLING HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM Aerodynamic Technologies Company Looks to Give American Cyclists Competitive Advantage USA Cycling Contact: Andy Lee (Tel.) 719.866.4867 (E-mail) alee@usacycling.org (Website) [...]
The Agency for Cycling Ethics Makes Further Enhancements to its Proprietary “Whereabouts” System Los Angeles, California January 23rd, 2008 As part of its on-going efforts to develop the most robust [...]
AT&T signs on as presenting sponsor of Tour de Georgia AT&T Inc. has agreed to be the presenting sponsor for the 2008 Tour de Georgia, race organizers announced Wednesday. As [...]
The AMGEN Tour of California will bring the drama and excitement of a professional bicycle stage race to the California coast. The world’s top professional teams will compete over an [...]
Some dudes just have no fear. Some dudes have no brains. Some dudes think they can fly. These dudes go way past crazy, and take the words “Big Air” to [...]
Hey Super Mario, that is one hell of a good arm you got there. If things between you and Mr. Ball do not work out do me a favor, and [...]
2008 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA WILL SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND ANTI-DOPING TESTING AND PROCEDURES FOR UPCOMING RACE Partnership with USADA, UCI, USA Cycling and AEG Created to Develop Unprecedented Approach to Anti-Doping [...]
A Real Rocket Bike What does a propulsion engineer do when he wants to experience the power of a rocket without going to space? He simply bolts one to a [...]
Come On. Where your helmets out there. You can buy a new bike, but as far as I know, there is no store in the US that you can buy [...]
On Saturday January 19th at 2:30pm Mr. Super Mario Cipollini and his new Rock Racing team mates where spotted training in the Santa Monica Mountains in Malibu, California. They were [...]
Leading Men: Can An American Team That Aims To Compete Clean Help Put Cycling Back On The High Road BOULDER, Colo. — Conditions are cramped in the modest bedroom with [...]
On 1/16/08 one of my team mates was out for a afternoon ride and who did he see in Malibu, CA, none other than Mario Cipollini. Read the quoted text [...]
Basso: Suspension was ‘best thing’ to happen to him By Agence France Presse Filed: January 17, 2008 Disgraced former Giro d’Italia champion Ivan Basso said Thursday that his two-year doping [...]
TEAMS ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL ROAD CYCLING RACE Most Diverse, Accomplished Field Ever Assembled for a Race on U.S. Soil to Compete in February 17-24 Stage [...]
Here is a photo of a friend. This occurred on a ride around Lake Tahoe when a driver made a last minute right hand turn without looking. He did this [...]
This photo is from the 2003 Brentwood Crit in Brentwood, CA. You know the place, OJ Simpson made it famous a few years back. I was on my way to [...]
July 4th 2007, I was riding south on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, CA. A Honda Accord is looking for a parking space and pulls over to park right in [...]
So you think that you can keep up with the pro’s. Are you able to smoke everybody at your local TT race, now is the time to prove your strength. [...]
Here is one cool no handed wheelie. If you can do better send me the video, we want to post it for all to see. Email it to Bicycle.net.
Floyd Landis gets his long awaited CAS court date Floyd Landis will not get his chance to present his appeal to a Court of Arbitration for Sport panel in New [...]
Fabio Carlino gets to go to jail for 4 1/2 years after being found guilty of dealing drugs and contributing to the death of Tour de France winner Marco Pantani. [...]
ROUTE DETAILS Day: Tuesday, Feb 19 Start: Santa Rosa Finish: Sacramento Start Time: 10:00 AM Miles: 116 KM: 187 Finish ETA: 2:15-3:00 PM The riders will face one of the [...]
MARC GULLICKSON NAMED USA CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE AND CYCLO-CROSS PROGRAM MANAGER Ten-Time World Championship Veteran, Team Manager to Guide Development and Elite Athlete Programs Contact: Andy Lee (Tel.) 719.866.4867 (Mobile) [...]
3T inks sponsorship with Team CSC [05.01 11:12] Team CSC has signed a sponsorship deal with the New 3T, in a pact that links the historic handlebar brand to the [...]
Monica Howe: Bicycle ‘activist by default’ By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer January 7, 2008 Monica Howe Age: 32 Occupation: Outreach manager for the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition [...]
I read this article on the LA Times website and thought that it is a good article to spur some debate. Who is right, the cyclists, or the car drivers? [...]
Lose the Training Wheels By Dave Shields A couple of months ago the Wichita, Kansas chapter of the MS Society invited me to ride in their event and speak at [...]
Please read this article completely. Once you are finished get motivated to go out and get invovled to improve the safety on the roads where you live. We need each [...]
The beauty and the art of the cycling team time trial performed by the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team.
As 2007 comes to an end with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. Here is a great video to celebrate the greatest cycling team that was.
TEAM 100 GIFT WRAPPING EVENT THIS SUNDAY AT I. MARTIN BICYCLES IN LOS ANGELES One of the most common questions we get this time of year at the shop is [...]
Fired Lotto doctor, Dr. Sam Vermeire defends himself Dr. Sam Vermeire, who was fired from the Predictor-Lotto squad this week as he was blamed for Björn Leukemans’ positive anti-doping test [...]
panish cycling’s secretary general Eugenio Bermudez has refused to sanction Iban Mayo, the Saunier Duval rider whose positive test for the banned blood boosting hormone EPO raised questions about the [...]
Ritchey Design Signs Contract to Continue Sponsorship of Health Net and Symmetrics Professional Bicycle Road Racing Teams SAN CARLOS, Calif. – Dec. 20, 2007 – Ritchey Design Inc. today announced [...]
Iban Mayo’s B sample returned positive for EPO in a test performed by the French national anti-doping laboratory (LNDD) in Chatenay-Malabry this Wednesday. After the A sample was found positive [...]
Richard Moore Thursday December 20, 2007 The Guardian Scotland has emerged as a candidate to host the Grand Départ of the Tour de France after the success of London last [...]
The Jittery Joe’s Professional Cycling Team has finalized its roster for next season by keeping six riders from 2007 and adding five new riders. Headlining the returning squad is Aussie [...]
Living in Los Angeles I have been exposed to a young female rider who has been tearing up every cycling event she attempts. Her last amazing feat of superwoman power [...]
Michael Rasmussen is apparently planning to take Team Rabobank to court to contest his withdrawal from the Tour de France and his dismissal from the team this summer. The 33 [...]
1. NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2007 Release #08-138 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (877) [...]
GT Bicycles and Ritchey Design Sponsor Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team LAKE FOREST and SAN CARLOS, Calif. – Dec. 18, 2007 – GT Bicycles and Ritchey Design Inc. today announced [...]
Article that I found at the New York Times that I found pretty interesting: OH SUCH FUN Slogging up the Pyrenees in this summer’s Étape du Tour, a 196-kilometer race [...]
The 2007Giro d’Italia winner, Danilo Di Luca has appealed his three-month suspension in the Oil for Drugs investigation. The 31 year old Italian from Abruzzo, is accused of using the [...]
The 2009 Tour de France will kick off from the tiny Mediterranean Principality of Monaco, the race’s organizer officially announced the Grand Tour’s first few stages Friday. The Grand Départ [...]
One of the most common questions we get this time of year at the shop is “Do you gift wrap?” Up until now, the answer has been no. It’s not [...]
USA Cycling announces 2007 ‘Club of the Year’ recipients Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 14, 2007)—USA Cycling announced today the recipients of its annual Club of the Year awards. Ten USA [...]
Telekom doctors falsified patient records By Susan Westemeyer @ CylingNews.com Former Team Telekom/T-Mobile doctors apparently faked patient data in connection with their doping activities involving the team’s riders, the Freiburg [...]
Responding to feedback from racers, organizing bodies and the media, the new route is shorter and more consistent with professional road racing standards LUMBERTON, N.C. – Dec. 13, 2007 – [...]
BOOK REVIEW: “THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CLIMBING (BY BIKE) Written by John Summerson “A Guide to cycling climbing and the most difficult climbs in the United States” 224 pages, published [...]
I found this article in the Wall Street Journal and I thought it was an interesting read. It is really written as a The Inside Dope on Sports Testing By [...]
Veloguy here. I am part of the very large “LA TriClub” in Los Angeles, CA. The club has something like 1,500 members, and still has that small club feel. The [...]
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Jittery Joe’s Finalizes 2008 Pro Roster The ‘Bean Team’ of Micah Rice finalizes its roster for 2008. A fine blend of Aussie and American talent with Co-captains Trent Wilson and [...]
Seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will open a new cycle route in Israel next year, according to Dutch news site AD.nl. The planned route will run from [...]
18 teams registered by the UCI Pro Tour Council The UCI ProTour Council (CUPT) has made a decision on the 19 registration requests submitted by UCI ProTeams before the statutory [...]
Team Liquigas was visited for the second time during its off-season training camps by International Cycling Union (UCI) anti-doping controllers. The Italian ProTour team – in Benicásim, Spain, from December [...]
German anti-doping crusader Doctor Werner Franke continued to insist that at least five T-Mobile riders left Strasbourg, France – site of the Grand Départ of the Tour de France – [...]
Team High Road’s anti-doping programme for 2008 will be run by the Agency for Cycling Ethics (ACE), which also runs the program for the American Professional Continental Team Slipstream. High [...]
The article below was written by Bob Rasner’s daughter. I found out about Eleanor from Bob, who is a member of the same bicycle club that I am. Bob put [...]
I have always wondered why drivers do not do this more often to cyclists. Let’s just be glad they don’t.
Bicycle.net has a new contributor from an extremely cool bike shop in Southern California. They are a cruiser bicycle store only. Their first editorial contribution is below. read the post [...]
I have always had a problem finding a hydration system that I am comfortable with on my Time Trial (Triathlon) bicycle. I have tried no less than 5 different hydration [...]
Race Date: November 5, 2007 Event: Muddy Buddy Where: Los Angeles, CA. Team Muddy Buddy: Jonathan Tessler & Josh Futterman – 2nd In Age Group (86 to 95) If you [...]
I found this article in the Wall Street Journal and thought that it was extremely interesting. It is written as a drug testing 101 and it gives a little insight [...]
The Press Reactions to 2008 Giro route At the presentation of the 2008 Giro D’Italia at the Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan, RAI-TV color commentator Davide Cassani described the 2008 [...]
Rasmussen considered suicide after being pulled from Tour de France 2007 Michael Rasmussen considered killing himself on the night that he was withdrawn from the Tour de France, he said [...]
Eating while driving is inadvisable and very dangerous, but at least you have a bunch of “car” between you and the thing you are about to run into. Not so [...]
I found this article at the Wall Street Journal and thought it was very interesting. It is really drug testing 101. The Inside Dope on Sports Testing By SKIP ROZIN [...]
By Stephanie Nano, Associated Press November 12, 2007 NEW YORK — An enlarged heart is the most common cause of sudden death among young athletes, deaths that could be prevented [...]
He’s already wearing yellow diapers to get into the mood. And he does his own stunts. He likes french fries and french toast.
Everyone has an opinion on Floyd Landis and his doping case. Some will never believe that he doped, and some will never believe that he did not dope, but very [...]
Saving Pro Cycling, One BlackBerry At a Time Each member of Team Slipstream/Chipotle has been given a BlackBerry Pearl, which will be used to send team updates and to keep [...]
American Floyd Landis has filed his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in his final attempt to overturn his two-year doping ban. The disgraced 2006 Tour de France [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Toulca Lake, California resident, Lauren Jacobsen, has won the UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships and set a new world record. Representing the USA and racing for cycling [...]
AEG Announces Route Details For 2008 Amgen Tour of California Professional Cycling Road Race World-Class Cycling Field to Compete Across 650 Miles of California Roadway in Eight-Day Stage Race LOS [...]
Drymer has produced a working three wheeled electric bike prototype, and the way electric bikes go, theirs looks pretty snazzy. The three wheeler, named the v0.5, boasts a motor capable [...]
Will Mario Cipollini return to the peloton? The former World Champion took to the bike at the Interbike Industry Cup, and despite crashing before the finish, showed that he had [...]
Join the Movement and Start to Finish MS Hundreds ride for multiple sclerosis from Camarillo to Santa Barbara at the 2007 Southern California Start to Finish MS Bike Tour Camarillo [...]
Lance Armstrong and Ashley Olsen appear to be getting friendly: The unlikely twosome have met up at least twice this week while the former Tour de France champ is in [...]
So at what point does a water bottle stop being a water bottle? If not now, then we are very close. As I was walking the floor of the Interbike [...]
A few weeks before the 2007 Hawaii Ironman I had the opportunity to be at a LA TriClub meeting. The speaker was non other than Chris McCormack who went on [...]
After getting todays first look at the 2008 Tour de France, it seems like Le Tour is really trying to increase the suspense. I for one am looking forward to [...]
Levi Leipheimer is celebrating his 34th birthday today with a present to himself — a two-year contract with Team Astana, where he will be joining Discovery Channel team-mates and team [...]
No spectacular announcement is expected at the launch of the 2008 Tour de France at lunch time on Thursday in Paris. The organizing company ASO has already given the UCI [...]
Professional riders will have to show their passport next year, but it will be for crossing the anti-doping border after French minister for sport Roselyne Bachelot announced the introduction of [...]
Spaniard Alberto Contador, winner of the 2007 Tour de France, has signed a two-year contract to ride for the Astana team. The 24 year-old follows in the footsteps of his [...]
I saw this article this morning in the Los Angeles Times about how a little strength exercise can help keep Osteoprosis away. This email went around my local bike club, [...]
ANY TIME YOU SEE THE WORD “MOTORCYCLE”, EXCHANGE THE WORD “BICYCLE”. ALMOST EVERYTHING STATED CAN BE SAID OF A BICYCLE ALSO. Motorcycle School: Be Very Afraid Article Tools Sponsored By [...]
In a historic first for New York City, the Department of Transportation has replaced three car parking spaces in Williamsburg with bike racks to accomodate about 30 bicycles. The on-street [...]
Pedaling Technique Basics by Michael Smartt @ Smartt Training (I recently wrote this piece for the Whole Athlete newsletter with the help of Dario Fredrick) What is “Good” Pedaling Technique? [...]
Even though the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced yesterday that it was removing Italian Danilo Di Luca from its ProTour standings for 2007 the rider from Abruzzo warned that the [...]
France to reopen Landis case By Agence France Presse Filed: October 17, 2007 The French anti-doping agency (AFLD) on Wednesday said it intends to pursue doping charges against Floyd Landis, [...]
The was-to-be successor of Richard Pound, head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has stepped down from his candidacy this week. Former French minister of Sports and current WADA vice-president, [...]
This is a great bike stunt video. Good music and well edited. But someone needs to tell the guy at the end to put a friggin helmet on his head.
Spain’s Pereiro Receives Yellow Jersey From the 2006 Tour de France Tuesday, October 16, 2007; Washington Post Oscar Pereiro finally got his hands on the winner’s yellow jersey from the [...]
This is a very funny parody of a small stage presentation. It is titled the “American Beauty” by the Bicycle Players. I can remember my first time too, all that [...]
Today the Kazakh Cycling Federation officially revealed the new Astana structure for the 2008 season, continuing the commitment to support the only Kazakh team in the ProTour. Besides the official [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VELO CLUB LA GRANGE NAMED OFFICIAL CLUB OF THE START TO FINISH MS BIKE TOUR LOS ANGELES, September 24th, 2007: Velo Club La Grange, one of Southern [...]
Cyclist Floyd Landis said that he has appealed the arbitration ruling that stripped him of his 2006 Tour de France title. By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer 8:49 [...]
Paolo Bettini announced that 2008 will be his final year as a professional cyclist. It will be another big year for the little Italian, who wants to not only defend [...]
Armstrong comments support Landis Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong sympathized with Floyd Landis after an arbitration panel recently ruled to ban Landis for two years. “When you are [...]
Bruyneel close to inking Astana deal Contador and Leipheimer may follow Johan Bruyneel is poised to take over the reins at the troubled Astana team and will bring heavy hitters [...]
What’s Fair is Clear Dear Friends and Supporters, I’m of course disappointed and in fact angry about the split decision ruling against me last week. If any good has come [...]
A cyclist westbound on Hollywood Boulevard hears a loud horn behind him as he rides in the right side of the #2 lane, alongside a row of parked cars and [...]
VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — Lance Armstrong deflected questions regarding the decision to strip disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis of the 2006 Tour de France title following a positive drug test. [...]
Operation Raw Deal uncovers operation that traces to China, officials say By Amy Shipley – WashingtonPost.com Federal agents raided more than four dozen underground drug labs and arrested 124 people [...]
This is a great article about how the city of Pasadena that claims to be the most bike friendly city in California is handling the growing number of riders on [...]
Upon the announcement that Floyd Landis had lost his arbitration and received a two year suspension for testing positive for exogenous testosterone in the 2006 Tour de France, the soon [...]
UCI President responds to USADA decision Floyd Landis made history on Thursday, although it is not the kind of statistic that he will embrace or wish to have remembered. The [...]
Navigators Insurance to End Record Sponsorship Run The longest running professional team sponsorship in American cycling will come to an end this season as Navigators Insurance will not renew for [...]
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By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer September 20, 2007 PARIS (AP) — Floyd Landis lost his expensive and explosive doping case Thursday when arbitrators upheld the results of a test [...]
U.S. announces strong Worlds selection Described by USA Cycling as one of the strongest squads assembled in recent years, the eight-strong elite men’s squad – all of whom will contest [...]
Tour de France – Landis verdict expected within week Eurosport – Mon, 17 Sep 11:38:00 2007 Floyd Landis’ doping verdict has been decided and will be handed down within seven [...]
According to Spanish website sport.es, American Levi Leipheimer will swap his Discovery Channel jersey for that of Team Astana in 2008, after the American squad disbands at the end of [...]
UCI stick with Valverde ban Eurosport – Wed, 12 Sep 12:19:00 2007 Alejandro Valverde will be barred from entering the World Championships even though the Spanish rider has threatened to [...]
Tour of Missouri Stage 6 Preview From:St.Louis Circuit Race Miles: 74 Description:The cross-state journey for the cyclists will finish in Missouri’s largest city, St. Louis. In the shadows of the [...]
Tour of Missouri Stage 5 Preview From:Jefferson City to St. Charles Distance:127 miles Description:After a short auto transfer south, Stage 5 will start in Missouri’s capital Jefferson City and travel [...]
Tour of Missouri Stage 4 Preview From:Lebanon to Columbia – 133 miles Description:The caravan transfers north to the agricultural town of Lebanon and then races north to the collegiate town [...]
Tour of Missouri Stage 3 Preview From: Branson to Branson 18 mile Time Trial Description: Cyclists will race against the clock during an individual time trial (“race of truth”) in [...]
Tour of Missouri Stage 2: From Clinton to Springfield Description: Starts at the trailhead of Missouri’s famous Katy Trial cross-state bike path en route to Missouri’s third-largest city, Springfield with [...]
Cuban speedster Ivan Dominguez earned the first yellow jersey of the inaugural Tour of Missouri, blasting across the line at the end of stage 1 on a sun-splashed Tuesday in [...]
There is nothing gruesome in this video but it should serve as a warning to us all. On a side note, how nice would this world be if everyone drove [...]
Tour of Missouri Stage #1: Tuesday Sept 11 for 85 miles Kansas City to Kansas City Description: The tour starts with an out-and-back course starting and finishing at the Country [...]
As cyclists we are always looking for that competitive edge that will help us improve our performance that last 10%. We focus on our training, equipment, diet, sleep, and recovery. [...]
I found this blog post on the following website; http://laist.com/2007/09/04/beverly_hills_c.php This is what most bicyclists have to face in big and small cities across America. I for one think that [...]
On July 12, 22 year-old Kai Reus of Team Rabobank left the team’s training camp in France for a solo training ride, and forgot to put on his helmet – [...]
Statistics from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Fatality Facts: Bicycles – 2005 Two percent of motor vehicle-related deaths are bicyclists. The most serious injuries among a majority of those [...]
Gerolstein, Germany – German cycling sponsor Gerolsteiner announced on Tuesday that they would be withdrawing from sponsoring at the end of 2008, but fellow sponsors T-Mobile said they would be [...]
VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Riding the grueling Tour de France bike race takes strength, stamina — and perhaps a heart nearly 40 percent bigger than normal. Researchers who examined the [...]
PARIS—A small but enthusiastic crowd of several dozen was on hand at the Tour de France’s finish line on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées Tuesday to applaud the efforts of the [...]
RUMOR MILL The rumor is that Rock Racing has signed to major Pro Tour Riders. They are Freddie Rodriguez and Chris Horner. I can not validate this rumor, but it [...]
Milram’s Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi may have gotten back to his winning ways in the minor German stage race, the Regio Tour, but he still faces the possibility of losing [...]
“There was no organized doping” at Team Astana, Team Manager Marc Biver has explained to the UCI. The Luxemburger emphasized in a meeting with the international cycling union this week [...]
Team Rabobank is considering its future without team captains Michael Boogerd, who is retiring at the end of this season, and Michael Rasmussen, who was fired during the Tour de [...]
Interbike 2007 Shaping Up to Be Yet Another Record Bicycle and Accessory Trade Show Interbike reports increase in exhibit footprint over last year’s record and strong pre-registration numbers for the [...]
Robbie Hunter has decided to stay with Team Barloworld. He signed a one-year contract this week to extend with the team. “I’m really happy to stay with Team Barloworld and [...]
Team Astana riders who have tested positive for doping “have done great damage to cycling and to the team,” said Andreas Klöden. “They destroyed my chances at the Tour de [...]
At the beginning of August, Team CSC decided not to take legal action against former CSC rider Jörg Jaksche, who had risen strong allegations against Bjarne Riis in the now [...]
The Coppa Agostoni had a surprise visitor yesterday in Lissone when Michael Rasmussen appeared and had a meeting with Acqua & Sapone Team Manager Palmiro Masciarelli. The Dane, who left [...]
ProTour leader Team CSC heads to Eneco Tour Team CSC has increased the overall lead in the ProTour rankings to 54 point after having completed two ProTour races this weekend [...]
Confusion over Kashechkin’s blood samples The Kazakh cycling federation claims that Andrey Kashechkin’s blood has been tested and come back negative. Team Astana has denied that it was the official [...]
Iban Mayo’s B sample from the Tour de France, where he tested non-negative for EPO, was opened yesterday in the University of Gent, Belgium in the presence of a specialist, [...]
Milram looking to make major changes By Susan Westemeyer of Cycling News Team Milram is going to continue but it may assume a different form than it presently has, losing [...]
Alessandro Petacchi will return to racing tomorrow in the Regio Tour and he has promised to keep going for seven more years. A positive test for Ventolin (asthma drug) forced [...]
“Well, there’s about probably some 10 percent to 20 percent of the current spending that is going to projects that really are not transportation, directly transportation-related. Some of that money [...]
The Associated Press Published: August 20, 2007 GENEVA: Astana cyclists will resume ProTour racing on Sept. 2 at the Grand Prix Ouest de France Plouay. In the meantime, the team [...]
33 year-old Alexander Vinokourov said he would fight for his name and lamented the treatment of cyclists by authorities after deplaning from a flight from Frankfurt to his home country [...]
Cofidis will not extend the contracts of American Tyler Farrar and Australian Christopher Sutton for next season according to wieleruitslagen.be; instead the two riders will have to look elsewhere for [...]
Yaroslav Popovych may be close to a contract with Quick.Step-Innergetic. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, World Champion Paolo Bettini’s team is interested in the Ukranian cyclist. The 27 year-old [...]
“I was amazed, but also a little tickled, to see the speculation about me the last few days,” said Andreas Klöden. “After I said that I would discuss my sporting [...]
Eneco Tour looms as next ProTour race Only days after the end of the Deutschland Tour and the Vattenfall Cyclassics, the ProTour moves from Germany to the neighbouring Benelux countries [...]
“A cruel accident” is how Tom Boonen described his crash at the Vattenfall Cyclassics, 19 kilometres before the finish line. The TV cameras lingered a long time on the Quick.Step-Innergetic [...]
Andreas Klöden is looking to leave Team Astana, his manager Tony Rominger has told L’Equipe, and added that it had been a “mistake” to sign with the Kazakhi team. Klöden [...]
The 30 year-old Dane who hacked into Michael Rasmussen’s computer to gain access to the e-mail system has given police a partial confession, according to HLN.be. He has been released [...]
Here is the big question – Why would Levi want to ride as second Lieutenant to Cadel Evans? When Levi went to Discovery he was trying to be the team [...]
PLAY-The New York Times Sports Magazine By SARA CORBETT Published: August 19, 2007 He wasn’t sure why they’d sent the muscle-building pudding. His old sponsors still sometimes mailed him stuff [...]
When most people think of bicycle frames, they have in mind materials running the gamut of aluminum, chrome-moly steel and carbon fiber. Not so a timber technology student in Germany. [...]
This is a very interesting article that I read on New West Boise. Two weeks ago, I posted my reactions to the 2007 Tour de France, including as much encouragement [...]
The Unibet.com cycling team will disband at the end of the year after its main sponsor decided to quit funding the team. The decision by the Swedish gambling company Unibet [...]
Soler keeps lead at Burgos Juan Mauricio Soler (Barloworld) finished safely in the pack at Thursday’s 158km third stage to maintain his slender grip on the overall lead at the [...]
Contador to ride Discovery’s last race in Missouri The Discovery Channel team will bid adieu to their American supporters by sending a star-studded team to the inaugural Tour of Missouri [...]
Adidas stays with T-Mobile T-Mobile general manager Bob Stapleton, successful earlier this month in securing the continued support of the team’s title sponsor, has now been successful in persuading Adidas [...]
Milram wants Zabel at Worlds Milram team manager Gianluigi Stanga reacted to the statement of Worlds organisers that Erik Zabel was not welcome at the World Championships, saying that he [...]
Unibet.com General Manager Koen Terryn has called on UCI President Pat McQuaid to resign. “Cycling needs stronger leaders. McQuaid is not the man to lead the sport in the future [...]
Crashes and injuries in Spain The Iberian roads are proving dangerous for professional cyclists with crashes resulting in serious injuries for two riders this week. John-Lee Augustyn Barloworld crashed during [...]
An interesting article from the August 14 edition of The New York Times that is especially relevant for us endurance athletes. Enjoy. Sweatology By ABIGAIL ZUGER Like the finish line [...]
PRESS RELEASE PRO CYCLIST RAISIN OVERCOMES NEAR-FATAL CRASH TO RETURN TO SPORT IN SEPTEMBER Georgia Native Will Compete at the 2007 Greenville Hospital System USA Cycling Professional Championships Contacts: Chris [...]
Cristian Moreni (Cofidis), who was handed a two-year suspension following his positive test for testosterone, declared to French paper Journal du Dimanche that he had a hard time accepting the [...]
Discovery Channel’s Antonio Cruz has found a new home following the planned disbanding of the ProTour squad at season’s end, with the American joining the BMC Professional Cycling Team. The [...]
Astana general manager Marc Biver will meet with the UCI ProTour Council [CUPT] president Vittorio Adorni on August 23rd in relation to the doping crisis facing the team. Three of [...]
McQuaid says race organizers responsible for sponsor problem Are the Grand Tours responsible for the demise of Discovery Channel? Are sponsors reluctant to sign on, if they don’t have any [...]
BOOK REVIEW – “TOUR DE LIFE” FROM COMA TO COMPETITION By Dave Shields & Saul Raisin Dave Shields does it again. He steals hours a night off my sleep until [...]
With the news of the Discovery Team’s demise after not finding a replacement title sponsor, Trek faced the end of its run as sponsor of one of the most successful [...]
Cycling’s poisonous environment is no place to invest $15 million a year. At least that’s the conclusion Lance Armstrong and the other owners of America’s most successful cycling team reached [...]
On a positive note, the UCI expressed pleasure in response to the news that German companies T-Mobile and Milram have decided to continue their commitment to cycling despite difficult times [...]
I heard the rumor that big George Hincapie is going to the T-Mobile Pro Team in 2008. I have not been able to confirm this rumor but I have heard [...]
Alberto Contador Denies Doping At Special Press Conference On Friday The Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel), winner of the 2007 Tour of France, gave a press conference today at [...]
Armstrong’s Old Team Disbanding By JOHN LEICESTER | Associated Press Writer 10:41 AM EDT, August 10, 2007 PARIS – Lance Armstrong’s former team is disbanding. Discovery Channel will cease operations [...]
HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BIKE (PART I) By: Josh Horowitz of Liquid Fitness If I could only give out one piece of cycling advice for [...]
Following T-Mobile’s announcement that it would continue its sponsorship of its pro cycling teams, Nordmilch AG said that it would follow suit and continue on with Team Milram. Company director [...]
Deutsche Telekom’s announcement that it would honour its sponsoring contract for the T-Mobile Teams through 2010 has met with approval around Germany, from riders to management of T-Mobile and other [...]
Interbike takes more green steps For the past three years, the Interbike International Bicycle Expo in Las Vegas has sought to offset the show’s environmental impact by purchasing Renewable Energy [...]
Rabo’ names new director The Rabobank cycling team has appointed a former coach of the Dutch Olympic sailing team as their new director. Henri van der Aat was named Wednesday [...]
Di Luca could be in clear Italian prosecutors will likely drop any charges of doping allegations against Giro d’Italia champion Danilo Di Luca. According to a report in La Gazzetta [...]
Though the organisers have been unusually quiet, the first Tour of Missouri is still a go for September — and promoters Medalist Sports have finally released the details on the [...]
T-Mobile will continue its sponsorship of its ProTour cycling team, it has announced today at a press conference in Saarbrücken, Germany, before the start tomorrow of the Deutschland Tour. “We [...]
Tour winner Contador banned from Hamburg race (Changes to at the Spanish Sports Council in 4th para) MADRID, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Tour de France winner Alberto Contador was banned [...]
T-Mobile future decision imminent T-Mobile will hold a press conference Thursday afternoon in Saarbrucken, Germany, at which the telecommunications giant is expected to announce whether it will continue sponsorship of [...]
Magnus Backstedt has announced that he is the mysterious Paris-Roubaix winner signed by Jonathan Vaughters’ Team Slipstream for 2008. Vaughters’ announced to Cyclingnews last week that he had signed an [...]
Rabobank’s general director Theo de Rooy has decided, in consultation with the squad, to step down. A team statement said, “After the disappointments of the most recent Tour de France, [...]
The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said in a statement on its website Friday that Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca will be subject to further inquiry for alleged doping charges [...]
Unipublic, organizers of the Vuelta a España announced Wednesday a comprehensive plan to fight doping during their race. The move comes after various doping scandals during the Tour de France [...]
Freshly crowned Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is scheduled to issue a public statement Friday along with Discovery Channel Team director Johan Bruyneel at the offices of Spain’s Superior [...]
Kashechkin of Astana Tests Positive For Blood Doping, Gets Suspended The Astana Pro Cycling team announced Wednesday that Kazakh Andrey Kashechkin tested positive for homologous blood doping following an out-of-competition [...]
Gerolsteiner considers suit against Sinkewitz Hans-Michael Holczer, team manager of Team Gerolsteiner, said that he is considering a lawsuit against Patrik Sinkewitz, who recently tested positive for testosterone. “We are [...]
Capitulation Even the most ardent enthusiast of the sport of cycling deserves a break from the daily fallout of riders gone bad. Going into this year’s Tour, I for one [...]
Alexandre Vinokourov, will not be able to defend his Vuelta a España title after he was expelled from the Tour de France for blood doping, organizers said Friday. “He will [...]
Rabobank manager, Theo de Rooy has resigned, according to a team statement issued Friday. De Rooy became the center of some controversy on July 25th, when he dismissed Michael Rasmussen [...]
WADA President Dick Pound has asked German antidoping crusader Werner Franke to send him the documents which are said to show that Alberto Contador was a client of Dr. Eufemiano [...]
The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said in a statement on its website Friday that Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca will be subject to further inquiry for alleged doping charges [...]
“Coverage on VERSUS of the 2007 Tour de France drew in 20.5 million households, the best so far in the network’s history and topping coverage in 2005 that included Lance [...]
Cycling | Hacker tries to sell Rasmussen info By The Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A man has been arrested on suspicion he hacked into Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen’s e-mails [...]
Legend Eddy Merckx, winner of nearly every race on the calendar, is forced to face the current doping polemics with the entire cycling community. The 62 year-old Belgian who reigned [...]
Ivan Basso was handed a two-year suspension June 15 by the Italian cycling federation (FCI) for his involvement with the Eufemiano Fuentes doping ring but the former Discovery Channel rider [...]
Contador says Rasmussen mistreated By Agence France Presse Tour de France winner Alberto Contador said Thursday that the forced exit of Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen, which paved the way for [...]
UCI defends Tour testing The UCI issued a statement defending its crackdown on dopers during last month’s Tour de France. Cycling’s governing body released a statement offering its spin on [...]
Barloworld’s Cox dies Eurosport – Wed, 01 Aug 15:22:00 2007 South African cyclist Ryan Cox, a member of the Barloworld team, dies after the main artery in his left leg [...]
Documents link Tour winner to doping, says German expert Roy Kammerer in Berlin Wednesday August 1, 2007 Guardian Unlimited German authorities said yesterday they have received documents from doping expert [...]
Kazakh federation expresses support for Vino’ By Agence France Presse Officials with Kazakhstan’s cycling federation on Tuesday expressed staunch support for Alexander Vinokourov who was excluded from the Tour de [...]
Vande Velde’s View: The dust settles By Christian Vande Velde CSC Professional Cycling Team Oh my lord, the morning after the Tour is the best breakfast in the world. It’s [...]
Sinkewitz fired after waiving right to B sample test By Agence France Presse The T-Mobile cycling team has fired Patrik Sinkewitz, the rider who failed a drugs test in the [...]
Team Slipstream is aiming to be a bigger player in the European road scene in 2008. After team director Jonathan Vaughters confirmed yesterday the signing of Saunier Duval’s David Millar [...]
News Flash: Mayo tests positive Filed: July 30, 2007 Spanish climbing specialist Iban Mayo became the latest rider to fail a drugs test after it was revealed he had tested [...]
In addition to his nickname ‘Chicken’, Danish rider Michael Rasmussen will forever be known as the man who didn’t win the 2007 Tour de France. Right or wrong, the Rabobank [...]
Monday’s EuroFile: Contador’s win hailed; Contador’s win questioned; Vino fired By Agence France Presse Filed: July 30, 2007 Alberto Contador, the 24-year-old surprise winner of a dope-scarred Tour de France, [...]
Pro Cyclists Join Giro to Launch New Eyewear Line SANTA CRUZ, CA (BRAIN)–Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team and popular French pro cyclist [...]
Contador wins Tour as Bennati takes finale By Jason Sumner @ VeloNews.com America’s lone ProTour team capped its best-ever Tour de France on Sunday, locking down the yellow jersey, the [...]
Leipheimer wins final TT; Contador narrowly holds yellow By Jason Sumner @ VeloNews.com Throw in the two rest days, and Alberto Contador’s winning margin at the 2007 Tour de France [...]
Tour de France Stage 19 Preview Individual Time Trial – 55km Cognac to Angoulême First rider departs at 10:43 a.m. (4:43 a.m. EST/U.S) Final rider expected to finish at 4:20 [...]
Casar wins Stage 18; Contador in yellow In a battle among two Frenchmen and a pair of soon-to-be retirees, Française des Jeux’s Sandy Casar was fastest of the four, taking [...]
Tour de France Stage 18 Preview Cahors to Angoulême 211km Start Time: 12:15 p.m. (6:15 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish Time: 5:18 p.m. (11:18 a.m. U.S. EST) LIVE TOUR TEXT [...]
Tour de France Stage 17 Review and Highlights: After all the turmoil in the Tour the last few days, you can be sure that the riders were just looking forward [...]
HOST CITIES ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA World-Class Cycling Field Will Return to California in February to Compete Across 700 Miles of California Roadway in Eight-Day Stage Race [...]
Tom Boonen does not mince his words, with the Quick.Step sprinter calling for Alexandre Vinokourov to receive a lifetime suspension after testing positive for a homologous blood transfusion at the [...]
Predictor-Lotto to sue Vino and Astana By Paul Verkuylen (Cycling News) The Predictor-Lotto ProTour team is planning on filing a claim against Alexandre Vinokourov and his Astana team for loss [...]
Tour de France Stage 17 Preview Pau to Castelsarrasin 188.5km Start Time (baring any protests): 12:45 p.m. (6:45 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish Time: 5:17 p.m. (11:17 a.m. U.S. EST) [...]
So where do we start. With a stage review, with the latest doping scandal, with “The Chicken” living up to his nickname? As Velonews reported, Wednesday’s stage start was delayed [...]
HOST CITIES ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA World-Class Cycling Field Will Return to California in February to Compete Across 700 Miles of California Roadway in Eight-Day Stage Race [...]
The Italian Cycling Federation (FCI) on Tuesday cleared Alessandro Petacchi of doping at this year’s Giro d’Italia. The 33-year-old Italian sprinter escaped punishment despite being charged with the offense by [...]
Tour de France Stage 16 (July 25, 2007) Orthez to Gourette (Aubisque) 218km Start Time: 10:40 a.m. (4:40 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish Time: 5:11 p.m. (11:11 a.m. U.S. EST) [...]
I think that David Millar said it best. “Jesus Christ – there you go, that’s my quote,” he blurted out. “What timing, huh? This is just f…ing great.” Millar broke [...]
On July 24, 2007 the Tour de France will take a rest day: Results 1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 5.34.28 (35.160 km/h) 2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team 0.51 3 [...]
Today the Tour came alive with excitement, and Vino made a return from the grave. I have always been a Vino fan, but today he was able to become every [...]
Tour de France Stage 15 Preview Foix to Loudenvielle 196km – Mountain Stage Start time: 11:15 a.m. (5:15 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish time: 5:11 p.m. (11:11 a.m. U.S. EST) [...]
As Alberto Contador and “The Chicken” Michael Rasmussen continue to impress, the rest of the field seems to be unable to compete. Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel) was able to drop [...]
Tour de France Stage 14 Preview Mazamet to Plateau-de-Beille 197km Start time: 11:40 a.m. (5:40 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish time: 4:56 p.m. (10:56 a.m. U.S. EST) LIVE TOUR TEXT [...]
I, like most of us watching the 2007 version of the Tour de France completely underestimated the ITT (individual time trial) skills of Michael Rasmussen. Rasmussen has never been known [...]
Tour de France Stage 13 Individual Time Trail Albi, France 54km First rider departs at 12:40 p.m. (6:40 a.m. EST/U.S) Final rider expected to finish at 5:10 p.m. (11:10 a.m. [...]
The two man breakaway consisting of Pierrick Fédrigo (Bouygues Telecom) and Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel-Euskadi) had an advantage of 5:21 when they creasted the big (and lone significant) mountain climb of [...]
Tour de France Stage 12 Montpellier to Castres 178.5km Start time: 12:40 p.m. (6:40 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish time: 5:10 p.m. (11:10 a.m. U.S. EST) LIVE TOUR TEXT by [...]
The 11th stage of the 2007 Tour de France dealt a cruel blow to one GC contender and welcomed a new country into its hall of champions on Thursday. The [...]
Tour de France Stage 11 Marseille to Montpellier 182.5km Start time: 12:45 p.m. (6:45 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish: 5:08 p.m. (11:08 a.m. U.S. EST) Terrain: Flat LIVE TOUR TEXT [...]
Cedric Vasseur, the 36 year old Frenchman of Quick Step-Innergetic, took a decade to repeat his first Tour de France stage win. In front of his French fans he delighted [...]
Tour de France Stage 10 Tallard to Marseille 229km Start Time: 12:00 p.m. (6:00 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish Time: 5:18 p.m. (11:18 a.m. U.S. EST) Bob and Al’s preview [...]
The last wild-card team picked for the 2007 Tour de France showed Tuesday that the Tour organizers made the right choice, after Barloworld’s the unknown Colombian climber Juan Soler earned [...]
Tour de France Stage 9 159.5km Val-d’Isère to Briançon Start time: 12:30 p.m. (6:30 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish time: 5:01 p.m. (11:01 a.m. U.S. EST) I had the opportunity [...]
Tour de France Rest Day in Tignes “I will write my about my observations and opinions on the Tour so far on Monday 7/16/07″ Stay Tuned.
” Todays Stage 8 was more like a circus than a race, with the numbers of riders being shelled, you needed an Elephant to clean up the mess”. This was [...]
Tour de France Stage 8 Le Grand Bornand to Tignes 165km Start Time: 12:45 p.m. (6:45 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish Time: 5:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. U.S. EST) STAGE 8 [...]
In the Tour de France’s first entry into the mountains, it was a Tour newcomer named Linus Gerdemann (T-mobile) stealing all the headlines. The German wunderkind escaped a 15-rider breakaway [...]
Tour de France Stage 7 Bourg-en-Bresse to Le-Grand-Bornand 197km Start Time: 12:10 p.m. (6:10 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish Time: 4:52 p.m. (10:52 a.m. U.S. EST) STAGE 7 MAP COURSE: [...]
Tom Boonen (Quick Step-Innergetic) sprints to another stage win, and regains the Green Jersey; Fabian Cancellara (CSC) holds lead and the Yellow Jersey. As the pack caught the solo breakaway [...]
Tour de France Stage 6 Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse 199.5km Start: 12:40 p.m. (6:40 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish: 5:16 p.m. (11:16 a.m. U.S. EST) COURSE: Despite some early hills through [...]
While the Italian rider from Team Liquigas Filippo Pozzato earned a hard-fought sprint win in stage 5 of the Tour de France, the bigger news was at the back of [...]
Tour de France Stage 5 Chablis to Autun 182.5km Start: 12:50 p.m. (6:50 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish: 5:14 p.m. (11:14 a.m. U.S. EST) COURSE: This should be the most [...]
Two days after Thor Hushvod was caught behind the mass pileup on the run into Ghent, Thor Hushovd had a much better view of the finish line on Wednesday. Helped [...]
Tour de France Stage 4 Villers-Cotterêts to Joigny 193km Start: 12:50 p.m. (6:50 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish: 5:17 p.m. (11:17 a.m. U.S. EST) COURSE: This rolling stage through the [...]
Tour de France Stage 3 Results and Highlights: What a great sight it was to see Cancellara take the Stage 3 sprint while wearing the Yellow Jersey. He takes the [...]
Tour de France Stage 3: Waregem, Belgium to Compiegne, France 236km of fast and flat Start time: 11:45 a.m. (5:45 a.m. U.S. EST) Estimated Finish: 5:10 p.m. (11:10 a.m. U.S. [...]
July 9th, 2007 Race Update: With two days of amazing weather in Good Old Britain, the Tour de France must be very pleased with their decision. So far the Tour [...]
Tour de France Stage 2: * Dunkirk to Ghent * 168.5km * Start time: 1:10pm (local time) 7:10am (US Est) * Finish Time: 5:05pm (local time) 11:05am (US Est) *COURSE: [...]
Results – Stage 1 1. Robbie McEwen (Aus), Predictor-Lotto, 203km in 4:39:01 2. Thor Hushovd (N), Credit Agricole, same time 3. Tom Boonen (B), Quick Step-Innergetic, s.t. 4. Sébastien Chavanel [...]
COURSE: The prologue starts in the heart of London, goes past Downing Street (residence of Britain’s Prime Minister), the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace (residence of [...]
Ag2r *Christophe Moreau (F) *Cyril Dessel (F) *John Gadret (F) *José Luis Arrieta (Sp) *Stéphane Goubert (F) *Martin Elmiger (Swi) *Ludovic Turpin (F) *Sylvain Calzati (F) *Simon Gerrans (Aus) Agritubel [...]
LONDON: All 189 Tour de France riders signed the UCI’s anti-doping charter in time for Saturday’s opening prologue stage. The International Cycling Union requested that all cyclists sign a charter [...]
By Agence France Presse This report filed July 6, 2007 Sympathy is not something Predictor-Lotto’s Robbie McEwen is usually known to offer his rivals. But on Thursday the Australian sprinter [...]
By Agence France Presse This report filed July 5, 2007 CSC director Bjarne Riis announced on Thursday he will not be present to follow his riders during this year’s Tour. [...]
In connection with the debate, which has taken place over the last few days, Bjarne Riis would like to make the following comment: ”First of all I would like to [...]
As far as I am concerned, anyone who lives in New Jersey better get on the phone and get busy calling their politicians. I am all for protecting kids, don’t [...]
The Internet company Masterseek has signed a contract as the new co-sponsor for Team CSC starting with the 2007 edition of Tour de France. Masterseek will get a prominent spot [...]
When Tour de France starts in London on July 7., Team CSC’s riders should be off to a good start as the entire team has brand new Cervélo Soloist Carbon [...]
In one word, BULLSEYE! This is the product that I have been waiting for: If you have kids, or were ever a kid yourself, do you remember being in the [...]
French Vocabulary Related to Cycling and the Tour de France Whether you love cycling or just watching competitions like the Tour de France, you’ll want to learn some French vocabulary [...]
By Agence France Presse This report filed June 29, 2007 German Jörg Jaksche, one of dozens of cyclists implicated in the Operación Puerto doping scandal which erupted last year, is [...]
The FredCast’s David Bernstein interviewed Dr. Paul Strauss of the Agency for Cycling Ethics for Bicycle.net, covering a wide range of topics including Floyd Landis, doping in the pro peloton, [...]
Team CSC Announces Line-Up for Tour de France 2007 The nine riders selected by Team CSC for this year’s Tour de France are: Carlos Sastre, Fränk Schleck, Jens Voigt, Stuart [...]
By Agence France Presse This report filed June 28, 2007 Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca and Milram sprint star Alessandro Petacchi have been asked to appear before the Italian [...]
One of the most often asked question is what is the YELLOW jersey, or what is the POLKA DOT jersey. And the second question I get asked often is how [...]
Discovery Channel unveiled the nine-rider cast that will try to rekindle the Lance Armstrong glory years when it heads to London for the start of the 2007 Tour de France. [...]
For Immediate Release: Pro Cyclist to Continue Miracle Comeback at Porcupine Hill Climb in Salt Lake City, Utah On July 7, 2007 Saul Raisin Will Ride His First Post-Accident Race [...]
Italy’s Corriere Dello Sport reported Monday that Italian anti-doping officials have flagged test results from several top finishers from this year’s Giro d’Italia, including those of winner Danilo Di Luca. [...]
The hard times for Unibet.com continue as Vuelta a España organizers announced the beleaguered ProTour team will not be among its 22-team field for the season’s third grand tour. Following [...]
June 12, 2007 @ 5:10pm I called my wife (like a good husband should) and asked her if I could come home a little later tonight so I could sneak [...]
Former Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong issued a harshly worded statement Wednesday on the eve of the publication of a new book reviving claims that the American cyclist was [...]
U.S.-based Computer Sciences Corporation announced Wednesday that, “after careful consideration,” the company will continue to sponsor the cycling team owned and organized by former pro Bjarne Riis.
Ivan Basso promises to return “strong than ever” to competition following his two-year racing ban for his connection to the Operación Puerto doping scandal. “I’ve promised my family that I [...]
This report filed June 19, 2007 After 3042 miles, Jure Robic of Slovenia has reached Atlantic City, New Jersey to win the 26th Annual Race Across America. In doing his [...]
Ten years ago, a Santa Cruz shop owner’s dog got him thinking. Now he hopes his concept will take root in Africa. By J. Michael Kennedy, Times Staff Writer June [...]
This report filed June 18, 2007 Discovery Channel captain Levi Leipheimer is okay despite a fall in Sunday’s final stage of the Dauphiné Libéré. Frustrating, but no major injuries. Sport [...]
Check out Monkey Dust’s The Cyclists. Cyclists are above the laws of nature. We knew that. This is just more smug. A lot more smug. Funnily smug. And don’t worry, [...]
June 15, 2007 It appears the there will not be a Tour de France debut for Tom Danielson in 2007. He seems to have a recurring stomach problem – which [...]
Italian cycling federation suspends Ivan Basso 2 years for doping By AP Sports June 15, 2007 Former Giro d’Italia champion Ivan Basso arrives at the Italian cycling federation in Rome [...]
By AFP This report filed June 14, 2007 Spanish climber Iban Mayo, one of three riders whose urine samples were reported to have shown traces of drugs during the recent [...]
June 3rd, 2007: CBR California State Crit Championship, Costa Mesa, Ca. As a member of the Kahala La Grange CAT IV race team, I had very high hopes that we [...]
Quickstep And Tom Boonen Reacts To Raids One of the few Quickstep team members to be named in the recent raids in western Belgium, just three days prior to the [...]
Basso Faces FCI Disciplinary Commission The Italian Cycling Federation (FCI) Disciplinary Commission has set the date for Ivan Basso’s proceedings, Friday, June 15, 12:30, at the Olympic Stadium Federal Office [...]
Cofidis leaving cycling; “So how many more will follow? Could this be True? My guess is that most sponsors will be rethinking their support of cycling. But it might not [...]
Quick Step denies police raids focused on team By Agence France Presse This report filed June 7, 2007 A spokesman for Belgian super team Quick Step firmly denied links to [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Interbike Sponsors Inaugural Las Vegas World Criterium Championship The final race in a 10-city national series, the World Criterium Championship coincides with Interbike’s international bicycle expo in [...]
Riis removed from Danish sports hall of fame By Agence France Presse This report filed May 31, 2007 Former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis of Denmark has been removed [...]
“Come on guys. It is time to give the UniBet team the road time they deserve. Either keep all gambling out of the Tour (ie: Lotto, etc.), or let them [...]
In Los Angeles, where I live, there is a bicycle club named Velo Club La Grange. The club is over 400 members strong, and has a long history of having [...]
I found this article over at www.sportswriter.net about the coverage that we have been giving to the doping issue. I must say that this take is about as original as [...]
“Just the other day I was speaking with a friend who is also a cyclist and we were discussing the Landis/doping issue and he told me how he would solve [...]
This article was submitted and written by J.T. Fisher. He is a reader of Bicycle.net and sent us he very well written piece. We welcome your content and you never [...]
“When will this end. They force this guy into retirement, pointing the big hairy, wagging, middle finger at Ullrich. Either he did or he did not. Sounds to me like [...]
“So Zabel and Aldag admit to doping while on the Telekom team in 1996. But what about the top guy from that team. None other that Bjarne Riis, the winner [...]
I know what you are asking, because I asked the same question. Why would I want to shop at an online bicycle store that sells only cycling apparel. Thats right, [...]
The hearing begins daily at 9:30 PDT (12:30 EDT) To view the hearing LIVE please click here Log In with the Following Credentials User: LandisF2 Password: p2Amameb Note: Username and [...]
So Floyd Landis finally took the stand at his doping hearing and his choice of clothing caught my eye.. Did anyone other than me notice that Landis wore black when [...]
The hearing begins daily at 9:30 PDT (12:30 EDT) To view the hearing LIVE please click here Log In with the Following Credentials User: LandisF2 Password: Q5P9ecux Note: Username and [...]
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Floyd Landis’ sleepy, scientific arbitration hearing morphed into a pulp-fiction blockbuster Thursday, replete with revelations of sexual abuse, allegations of threatening phone calls and even a [...]
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) — Ryan Lipscomb lived to tell how it felt to have a truck run over his head. “Really strange,” he said. Lipscomb, 26 of Seattle, suffered a [...]
It seems no one was happy 24 hours before the start of the 2007 Giro d’Italia. As if this week’s startling admissions by defending champion Ivan Basso weren’t enough to [...]
90th Giro d’Italia – GT Italy, May 12-June 3, 2007 Start list Quickstep – Innergetic Astana 1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) 11 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) 2 Addy Engels (Ned) 12 Maxim [...]
VeloGuy here; Does anyone know what round this is. This whole affair is starting to look like a 15 round heavyweight fight. Both fighters so tired that they have their [...]
Implicated Spanish cyclists seek deal with federation By: Agence France Presse This report filed May 10, 2007 The public prosecutor in the northern Italian town of Busto Arsizio has opened [...]
VeloGuy here, Is Basso crazy? I can not believe that he actually said that he wanted to dope, he prepared to dope, he took steps to dope, but did not [...]
NEWS FLASH: Basso admits involvement in Puerto scandal By Agence France Presse This report filed May 7, 2007 Italian cycling star Ivan Basso admitted to the anti-doping prosecutor of the [...]
Don’tcha just hate it when some well-meaning clod sends you the following… annually: > Subject: : Dont pump gas on May 15th…] > > > > > > > >Passing [...]
At what point do the powers that be at UCI have to either press charges or stop harassing the riders? Are you anything like me and are you just getting [...]
Basso leaving Discovery By Andrew Hood VeloNews European correspondent This report filed April 30, 2007 Basso has asked for and been granted his release from Discovery Beleaguered Italian rider Ivan [...]
By Agence France Presse April 30, 2007 As defending Giro d’Italia champion Ivan Basso awaits a hearing on his alleged involvement in Spain’s Operación Puerto doping affair, news reports on [...]
This year’s edition of Giro d’Italia will include: David Zabriskie, Fabian Cancellara, Alexandr Kolobnev, Andy Schleck, Juan José Haedo, Kurt-Asle Arvesen, Michael Blaudzun, Matti Breschel and Volodymir Gustov. â€Our line-up [...]
In the never ending quest to be the first to break major cycling news we at Bicycle .net are going to start a rumor. Who is going to take over [...]
Nelson laughs at No Bicycling signs, too. Click to listen. .
Um, once evidence is demonstrably mishandled, exactly how can a subsequent test be trusted? Thursday’s LA Times (reprinted here because it’s a subscribers-only article) writes: Arbitrators rule against Landis Panel [...]
“The Race: A Novel of Grit, Tactics, and the Tour de France“The Race: Novel of Grit, Tactics, and the Tour de France†by Dave Shields The book takes place in [...]
In the world of high tech gadgets, some are just a natural fit for the cycling world. First we had the bicycle speedometer/odometer. Then came the heart rate monitor. And [...]
Last Sunday (3/11/07) was the Murrieta (which happens to be the home town of Floyd Landis) criterium bike race. I decided to go to this race well over 2 months [...]
If the Black Knight from Monty Python’s Holy Grail ever cycled… it might look like this.
At Stage 7 at “The Amgen Tour of California” I was fortunate to be able to be part of the press. This afforded me the ability to hang out in [...]
OK, after this we’re gonna have to work on some NON-painful cycling movies.
Three years ago my neighbors across the street asked their bike racing neighbor if I wanted to join them for the Acura Los Angeles Bike Tour X. My response was [...]
I am VeloGuy, and I am now a cycling photog. I grabbed my Canon Rebel XD with my zoom lens and set out to get pictures from a more enthusiast’s [...]
It is a beautiful Sunday morning in Southern California. In our surrounding neighborhood there are families going for walks, breakfasting at the Coffee Bean, or enjoying a lazy morning at [...]
Levi Golden in 2007 Discovery Channel Pro’s Levi Leipheimer Rides To Victory In 2007 Amgen Tour Of California Finale As Race Tops Record For Largest Single Sporting Event In California [...]
Cycle race crash… Got a link to a great cycling movie? Leave a comment!
Ullrich Announces Retirement HAMBURG, Germany, Feb 26, 2007 (AFP) – German cycling star Jan Ullrich, a former winner and five-time runner-up of the Tour de France, announced his retirement from [...]
OVERALL RACE LEADER LEVI LEIPHEIMER AND STAGE SIX WINNER JJ HAEDO LEAD PELOTON OF WORLD’S BEST CYCLISTS INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR SUNDAY’S AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA FINALE 105-mile Route from [...]
Solvang, CA. Veloguy spent the day hanging on at the time trials at the Amgen Tour of California. Beautiful day, weather was perfect, light wind for the early riders, wind [...]
Stage 4 Results: Levi Leipheimer Retains Leader Jersey International Cycling History Is Made At Amgen Tour Of California As Olympic And World Champion Paolo Bettini Wins Stage Four In Photo [...]
Team CSC’s Jens Voigt takes his first U.S. stage victory in San Jose in stage three of the 2007 Amgen Tour of California Discovery Channel’s Levi Leipheimer Retains Overall Lead [...]
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger awards leader jersey to Levi Leipheimer, who retains lead after Sacramento finish U.S. Cyclists Continue Close Contention in Top-Three Overall Places SACRAMENTO, February 20, 2007 – Following [...]
So as the riders of the Amgen Tour of California rolled out to take on Stage #1, they had to be impressed with the incredible landscape that they were going [...]
With an estimated 300,000 fans lining the 1.9 mile Prologue course Levi Leipheimer wins for the second straight year. With near perfect weather (a little wind for the later riders) [...]
Here is how NOT to finish a bike race. Yeah I win! Crap I’m out of control! More crap, I’m down! Swimming in crap, I LOSE!
BICYCLE.NET will be on-site cover the race. PROFESSIONAL CYCLING ROAD RACE BEGINS SUNDAY IN SAN FRANCISCO February 18-25 Race Receives Highest UCI Designation for a Race Outside Europe LOS ANGELES, [...]
Roadies are gonna love this… Someday, there will be a version featuring a mountain bike being pursued by a Hummer off-road.
BIKINGBIS reports: Floyd Landis promised French anti-doping authorities on Thursday that he won’t race in the upcoming Tour de France, or any French bike race, this year. In return, the [...]
We featured an article about Monica Howe early last month, Street Safety for Roadies, when she was featured in the Los Angeles Times. I’ll repeat what I said then: We [...]
Remember that “agony of defeat” skiing accident featured in the old ABC Wide World of Sports? View the mountain biking equivalent.
This one’s got two parts. Descending l’Alpe d’Huez on a roadrace bike with camera on mini stand, mounted on the handlebar. Watch him overtake cars and motorcycles.
Following up on earlier recent Bicycle.net posts: Pounding the French to Delay Landis Inquiry Le Monde says Pereiro Positive for Salbutamol The Los Angeles Times reports (link requires registration): Anti-doping [...]
Agence France Presse reports : World Anti-Doping Agency chief Richard “Dick” Pound (pictured, right) said Wednesday that he has asked the French anti-doping agency (AFLD) to postpone its investigation into [...]
Hammer (pictured) won the opening-night Los Angeles World Cup points race and followed it up with gold in the individual pursuit. h/t VeloNews
Announcing a new feature, Monday Cycling Movies. This one features some outrageous mountain biking with someone following and videotaping directly behind. Kinda reminded me of the dizzying chase sequence from [...]
Spaniard Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d’Epargne), who finished second to Floyd Landis in the 2006 Tour de France, twice tested positive for the banned substance salbutamol during the race, French newspaper [...]
Discovery Channel has fleshed out its 28-man roster for 2007, signing Spanish climber Alberto Contador, British trackie Steve Cummings (pictured) and U.S. mountain biker-turned roadie John Devine. Discovery’s 28-man roster [...]
Cannondale Voluntarily Recalls 145 of its 2007 Road Bikes JANUARY 10, 2007 — BETHEL, CT (BRAIN)–Cannondale and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have been working together since November to [...]
So have you ever wondered who is trying to make our cities safer for us Roadies. Well in the Los Angeles Times newspaper there is an article about a woman [...]
As sunglasses go, the market is full of choices. Many are great, most are not. I have been a long time user of all the trendy sunglasses that have come [...]
Forgive the paraphrasing of Star Wars’ Yoda in the article title, but the diminuitive Jedi’s advice seemed appropo. So the time has come for bfntg (big fat new tri guy) [...]