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Ceramic Speed Bearings Are All About Fast
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 they are all hype or real speed.
When we got our bearings from Ceramic Speed there was an oversized metal bearing as well as an oversized [...]
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- Fixed Gear Bicycle Tricks - Best Ever
January 27th, 2008Okay, 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 woman can do on a fixed gear. Lets see you try this at home. And if you can send me the video, I [...]
- A Wood Bicycle - Not Suitable For Harsh Terrain, But Very Cool!
January 27th, 2008Not 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 creation of a simple looking clock.
The same can’t be said of 16-year-old high school student, Marco Facciola.
“As a 16-year-old high school student in the International Baccalaureate [...] - Exclusive Photos - Round 2 of Super Mario Cipollini and his Rock Racing Team
January 26th, 2008The 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 time, and got us the first look at the new Rock Racing team.
Well we are now able to bring you some new exclusive photos [...]
- Mario Cipollini Has Signed The Deal With Rock Racing
January 25th, 2008Former 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 Racing team’s training camp in Malibu, California. But on Thursday, he threw some doubt on whether he would be joining the team.
“It’s not an easy transition,” [...] - Police clear Boonen in drug dealing probe
January 25th, 2008Police 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 cleared “for now” by Belgian police investigating an accusation that he supplied cocaine to a cyclo-cross competitor, a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor said on Friday.
She [...] - Voluntary Replacement: Ritchey WCS Carbon 1-Bolt Post
January 24th, 2008Voluntary 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 Ritchey WCS Carbon One-bolt Seatpost
Sizes Affected:
27.2 - all lengths
30.9 - all lengths
31.6 - all lengths with this serial number present on product: G707049
31.6 - all lengths having a different serial number than the one [...] - LEW RACING BECOMES PART OF USA CYCLING HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM
January 24th, 2008LEW 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) www.usacycling.org
Lew Racing Contact: Lee Vaccaro (Tel.) 702.205.5766 (E-mail) leevaccaro@yahoo.com (Website) www.lewracing.com
Colorado Springs, Colo. (January 24, 2008)—Looking to give American cyclists a competitive advantage, USA Cycling announced [...] - The Agency for Cycling Ethics Makes Further Enhancements to its Proprietary “Whereabouts” System
January 24th, 2008The Agency for Cycling Ethics Makes Further Enhancements to its Proprietary “Whereabouts” System
Los Angeles, California
January 23rd, 2008As part of its on-going efforts to develop the most robust “whereabouts” system in the field of anti-doping, the Agency for Cycling Ethics (ACE) announces it has made further enhancements to its proprietary whereabouts system. This latest [...]
- AT&T Signs On As Presenting Sponsor of Tour de Georgia
January 23rd, 2008AT&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 presenting sponsor, AT&T will own the exclusive rights for communications services during the event, scheduled April 21-27.
Last year, AT&T was one of the race’s “founding partner” sponsors, [...] - Amgen Tour of California 2008 - Team Jerseys and Info
January 23rd, 2008The 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 eight-day, 700-mile race on a route that includes the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast.
Founded in 2005, Breakaway from Cancer continues to raise [...] - Mountain Biking Madness
January 23rd, 2008Some 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 a whole new level.
Makes me feel like a wimp when I make that 1 1/2 foot jump on my mountain bike to clear a stupid [...] - Mario Cipollini - If Rock Racing Does Not Work Out Try The Los Angeles Dodgers
January 22nd, 2008Hey 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 call the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rumor has it they are looking for a new pitcher. And judging by your throwing speed and accuracy you might [...]
- 2008 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA WILL SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND ANTI-DOPING TESTING AND PROCEDURES FOR UPCOMING RACE
January 22nd, 20082008 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 PoliciesLOS ANGELES, January 22, 2008 – The upcoming 2008 Amgen Tour of California cycling road race will adopt the most comprehensive anti-doping protocol in cycling history [...]
- A Real Rocket Bike - That You Can Build At Home - And Beat A Porsche From 0 to 60MPH
January 22nd, 2008A 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 bike.
Dept.: What You Built
Cost: $750
Time: 120 Hours
Easy | | | | | HardHow It Works
1. A toggle switch on the battery pack arms the ignition system.
2. [...] - Just A reminder - Wear Your Helmet
January 21st, 2008Come 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 a new brain. Not that this rider was using his.
- Exclusive Mario Cipollini Photos - Training Camp with Rock Racing
January 20th, 2008On 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 riding on Kanan Canyon. A few things that I found interesting about the Rock Racing Team. One, where were the helmets? I can only [...]
- Leading Men: Can An American Team That Aims To Compete Clean Help Put Cycling Back On The High Road
January 19th, 2008Leading 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 burgundy carpeting and busy floral wallpaper at the Boulderado Hotel.
A small antique-style desk has been cleared off and covered with a clean towel, syringes, vials, latex [...] - Mario Cipollini comes back from retirement with Rock Racing
January 18th, 2008On 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 below to read about his experience. then read the news article below that.
As usual Bicycle.net is getting the inside stories that no one [...] - Basso: Suspension was ‘best thing’ to happen to him
January 17th, 2008Basso: 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 suspension was the best thing to happen to him.
Basso was tipped to win the 2006 Tour de France, shortly after cruising to victory in the Giro, but he [...] - TEAMS ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
January 17th, 2008TEAMS 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 Race
LOS ANGELES, January 17, 2008 – A world-class field of 17 domestic and international cycling teams set to compete in the 2008 Amgen Tour of California was announced [...] - Road Rash: Lake Tahoe and a last minute right turn by car
January 16th, 2008Here 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 just as we were riding by him.
- Brentwood Crit 2003
January 16th, 2008This 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 winning the CAT 4 race, when I over cooked the last turn and slid for what seemed like at least 50 meters.
Aron Gadhia, CPT, USACC
www.ag-fit.com - July 4th, 2007 on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, CA.
January 16th, 2008July 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 front of me while I am descending at around 25 mph. I head butt his trunk, flip over handle bars and land on [...]
- Amgen Tour of California Solvang’s “Race of Truth” Adventure
January 16th, 2008So 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. This is one cool opportunity to ride like a pro and actually compare yourself to their official race times. I for one have no [...]
- The No Handed Wheelie
January 15th, 2008Here 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
January 15th, 2008Floyd 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 York on March 19, the American’s lawyer Maurice Suh announced. The CAS appearance is the final stage of appeal in the former professional cyclists’ 18-month long [...] - Fabrio Carlino Gets jail in connection to marco Pantani death
January 14th, 2008Fabio 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. The family of Marco Pantani has announced that in addition to the jailing of the former disco manager, the Pantani family will receive approximately 300,000 [...]
- Stage 2: Santa Rosa to Sacramento
January 14th, 2008ROUTE 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 toughest vertical challenges in the Amgen Tour of California only a dozen miles after departing Santa Rosa: the ascent of Trinity Grande. En route to the climb, the peloton will pass through several [...] - Press-Release: MARC GULLICKSON NAMED USA CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE AND CYCLO-CROSS PROGRAM MANAGER
January 14th, 2008MARC 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) 719.231.2041 (E-mail) alee@usacycling.org (Website) www.usacycling.org
Colorado Springs, Colo. (January 11, 2008)—Following the departure of Matt Cramer from the organization late last year, Marc Gullickson [...] - 3T inks sponsorship with Team CSC
January 10th, 20083T 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 world’s leading cycling team. Bjarne Riis, team owner of the 2007 ProTour winning Team CSC, signed the contract with Rene Wiertz, CEO of the New 3T.
“The [...] - Monica Howe: Bicycle ‘activist by default’
January 9th, 2008Monica 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
Why she matters: Has made Los Angeles’ streets more accommodating for cyclists and, in the process, encouraged riders to discover — or rediscover — the sport.
HOWE never planned on being [...] - Huffy vs. Hummer: Debate Bikes -vs- cars
January 7th, 2008I 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? I do not have the answer that will make both sides happy. But what I do know is that there is no answer that both [...]
- “lose the training wheels” by David Shields
December 28th, 2007Lose 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 their dinner. As those of you who have participated in charitable rides like this already know, the atmosphere is almost always electric and addictive. This particular ride [...] - Broken - By Bicycling.com
December 26th, 2007Please 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 and every bicyclist to speak up and be heard to fight for our rights to ride the roads safely. If you have any ideas [...]
- How do you spell Team time trial - Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team
December 25th, 2007The beauty and the art of the cycling team time trial performed by the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team.
- Farewell Discovery Channel - Goodbye Video
December 24th, 2007As 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.
- Date change: TEAM 100 GIFT WRAPPING EVENT THIS SUNDAY AT I. MARTIN BICYCLES IN LOS ANGELES
December 21st, 2007TEAM 100 GIFT WRAPPING EVENT THIS SUNDAY
AT I. MARTIN BICYCLES IN LOS ANGELESOne of the most common questions we get this time of year at the shop is “Do you gift wrap?”
This Sunday, the answer is going to be “Of course we can gift wrap that for you.”
Thanks to the good folks at TEAM 100, [...] - Fired Lotto doctor, Dr. Sam Vermeire defends himself
December 21st, 2007Fired 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 result for artificial testosterone, has admitted that he prescribed Prasteron, which contains the forbidden hormone DHEA, to the rider. “I made a mistake, yes,” he told [...] - Spanish fedERATION WILL NOT sanction Mayo
December 21st, 2007panish 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 UCI’s testing procedures. Mayo’s ‘A-sample’ from the second rest day of the 2007 Tour de France was found to be positive for EPO by [...]
- Mother of all velodrome crashes - ouch that is going to hurt
December 20th, 2007
- Press Release: Ritchey Design Signs Contract to Continue Sponsorship of Health Net and Symmetrics Professional Bicycle Road Racing Teams
December 20th, 2007Ritchey 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 the re-signing of separate sponsorship deals with the Health Net Presented by Maxxis and the Symmetrics Fuelled by FarmPure top-tier North American-based bicycle road racing teams.
The 2008 [...] - “B” samples positive for Iban Mayo and Björn Leukemans
December 19th, 2007Iban 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 for the performance-enhancer at the Tour de France’s second rest day last July by that same laboratory, the B sample was first analysed by a [...]
- Scotland open talks for tartan Tour de France
December 19th, 2007Richard 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 summer. EventScotland, the Scottish government-funded agency, travelled to Paris in September for discussions with the Tour director, Christian Prudhomme, on taking the race north of the border, [...] - Jittery Joe’s Finalizes 2008 Pro Roster
December 19th, 2007The 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 captain Trent Wilson and American Neil Shirley. Neil surprised the cycling world at the end of the 2007 season by out sprinting Freddy Rodriguez for the [...] - Los Angeles Coryn Rivera looks like a future top professional to me
December 18th, 2007Living 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 came at the 2007 Cyclocross National Championships. Bicycle.net is here and now predicting that Coryn Rivera will be the best female cyclist over [...]
- Michael Rasmussen to sue Rabobank - Does anyone really care
December 18th, 2007Michael 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 year-old Dane has hired Dutch lawyers, who have confirmed to the Belga press agency that they have been engaged.
Rasmussen was fired from Rabobank this summer [...] - Bicycle Helmets Recalled by Specialized Due to Failing Helmet Standard
December 18th, 20071. 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) 808-8154
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Bicycle Helmets Recalled by Specialized Due to Failing Helmet Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in [...] - Press Release - GT Bicycles and Ritchey Design Sponsor Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team
December 18th, 2007GT 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 the signing of sponsorship agreements with the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team, a continental road cycling team.
As a direct result of a strategic partnership with Jelly [...] - Thank God, This Will Only Get Worse
December 17th, 2007Article 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 that followed a 2007 Tour de France stage route.
By STUART STEVENS
Published: August 19, 2007
It was about five hours and 8,000 vertical feet into the ride [...] - Danilo Di Luca to appeal his three-month suspension
December 16th, 2007The 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 services of Doctor Carlo Santuccione, has appealed the Italian Cycling Federation (FCI) Disciplinary Commission’s decision last October to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) [...]
- 2009 Tour de France - stages in Monaco confirmed
December 16th, 2007The 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 will start with a 15-kilometer time trial that will take place partly on the world-renowned Monaco Grand Prix circuit, July 4, making 2009 the fifth [...]
- Team 100 Gift Wrapping Event this Saturday at I. Martin Bicycles in Los Angeles
December 14th, 2007One 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 that we couldn’t, it’s just we can hardly fathom the carnage that would happen if Jaime were turned loose with a pair of scissors, a roll [...] - USA Cycling announces 2007 ‘Club of the Year’ recipients - Division I winner is Velo Club LaGrange Westwood
December 14th, 2007USA 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 Cycling-sanctioned clubs received recognition for outstanding programs throughout the 2007 season and will receive complimentary registration fees for the 2008 racing season.
Clubs were judged on several [...] - Telekom (T-Mobile) doctors falsified riders records
December 14th, 2007Telekom 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 University Clinic announced on Thursday. In a press release, the Clinic said, “As part of its investigation, the Freiburg University Clinic has found in its electronic [...] - The Tour of America Announces New Route for Its International Professional Bicycle Race
December 14th, 2007Responding 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 - Aqu, Inc., organizers of The Tour of America, a multi-stage coast-to-coast professional bicycle road race, today announced revised dates and tentative race route for its September [...] - book review - “The complete guide to climbing (by bike)
December 13th, 2007BOOK 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 by Extreme Press
John Summerson, a research associate and exercise physiologist at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, took over a decade to travel the USA to ride [...] - The Inside Dope on Sports Testing
December 12th, 2007I 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 SKIP ROZIN
November 28, 2007; Page D9
With the announcement earlier this month that tennis star Martina Hingis would fight her positive test for cocaine use, sports [...] - Flat Tire - Now what am I to do but wait for one of santas reindeers
December 12th, 2007Veloguy 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 email below sent to the entire club and I thought that I would share it with you. We should keep in mind why [...]
- Jet Propelled Bicycle - Now that is how to win your local crit
December 12th, 2007Jet Propelled Bicycle - Watch more free videos
- Jittery Joe’s Finalizes 2008 Pro Roster
December 12th, 2007Jittery 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 Neil Shirley lead a squad of eleven.
The Jittery Joe’s Professional Cycling Team has finalized its roster for next season by keeping six riders from 2007 and [...] - Lance Armstrong to open Israel’s mega cycling route
December 11th, 2007Seven 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 the coastal city of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and marks the Jewish’s states 60 years of independence.
Armstrong this week accepted an invitation extended to him [...] - UCI ProTour - 2008 Teams Announced
December 11th, 200718 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 deadline (20 November). Every year, teams that hold a UCI ProTour licence must submit a registration renewal application to the UCI. This procedure helps the UCI [...] - Liquigas is again visited by UCI doping controllers again
December 11th, 2007Team 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 10 to 18 – was subjected to blood checks according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. The UCI had previously visited the team during its Italian [...]
- Confusion over T-Mobile and the 2006 Tour
December 10th, 2007German 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 – on the evening of Saturday, July 1, 2006 and drove to Freiburg, Germany, for blood transfusions. However, the head of a committee investigating the University [...]
- High Road signs with ACE for anti-doping program
December 10th, 2007Team 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 Road manager Bob Stapleton called it “the most comprehensive program out there. It is what the team needs and what the sport needs.”
According to the [...] - Three Generations Riding with La Grange for meals on wheels
December 10th, 2007The 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 out an email to the club looking for a trail-a-bike so that he can take his granddaughter on the Thanksgiving Meals On Wheels annual ride. [...]
- How To Get Even With A Cyclist
December 7th, 2007I have always wondered why drivers do not do this more often to cyclists. Let’s just be glad they don’t.
- How a Beach Cruiser can keep you fit
December 5th, 2007Bicycle.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 and then check out Chubby’s One Stop Cruiser Shop. My favorites are the stretched out singlespeed cruisers.
How a Beach Cruiser can keep you fit
Working out [...] - Product Review - Beaker Concepts HydroTail & Speedfold
December 5th, 2007I 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 systems, all with less than desirable results.
With the Beaker Concepts HydroTail that has now been solved.
I tried the first generation “behind the saddle” hydration systems [...] - Team Bicycle.net Scores a podium at the “Muddy Buddy” - Los Angeles
December 4th, 2007Race 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 have never heard of the “Muddy Buddy”, then now is the time. If you have heard of the “Muddy Buddy” then sit back, read on, and enjoy.
About 4 [...] - The Inside Dope on Sports Testing
December 4th, 2007I 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 into the world of drug testing in sports
By SKIP ROZIN
November 28, 2007; Page D9
With the announcement earlier this month that tennis star Martina Hingis would [...] - The Press Reactions to 2008 Giro route
December 2nd, 2007The 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 Giro d’Italia as “a nervous course in the first stages, for the first half, then in the second part there are hard stages with climb after [...] - Rasmussen considered suicide after being pulled from Tour de france 2007
December 2nd, 2007Rasmussen 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 in an interview with the Dutch newspaper “De Telegraaf”.
“I didn’t know what had happened to me,” he said. He had just won the final mountain stage [...] - In the what were they thinking category - We Introduce the Breakfast Tray
November 30th, 2007Eating 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 when you’re on a bicycle, which is why this BreakFast tray, seen at the PanDan site–which holds your breakfast AND has a slot for a [...]
- The Inside Dope on Sports Testing
November 30th, 2007I 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
November 28, 2007; Page D9
With the announcement earlier this month that tennis star Martina Hingis would fight her positive test for cocaine use, sports fans rolled their eyes. [...] - In the wake of a runner’s death, experts suggest screening athletes for cardiac disease
November 28th, 2007By 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 with more and better screening, experts said after the recent death of a marathon runner.
Too often, heart problems that can cause an irregular heartbeat and sudden death [...] - VeloKid - Tour de France Yellow Jersey of 2032?
November 28th, 2007He’s already wearing yellow diapers to get into the mood. And he does his own stunts.
He likes french fries and french toast. - Floyd Landis - Love him or hate him - he speaks here
November 26th, 2007Everyone 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 few do not have an opinion. This audio interview with Floyd Landis is not meant to change your mind, or convince you of any [...]
- What If Lance Armstrong did the Ironman Triathlon
November 21st, 2007
- Saving Pro Cycling, One BlackBerry At a Time
November 21st, 2007Saving 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 track of the riders.
By Richard Martin
InformationWeek
November 16, 2007 02:00 PM
Trying to rehabilitate the ruined image of pro cycling, which has been nearly destroyed by a never-ending [...] - Floyd Landis filed his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport
November 21st, 2007American 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 winner tested positive during the race.
He is appealing against September’s ruling by a US arbitration panel that upheld laboratory findings that he used synthetic testosterone during [...] - Vintage Lance Armstrong - Who Could Have Predicted
November 21st, 2007
- Lauren Jacobsen, has won the UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships and set a new world record
November 19th, 2007PRESS 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 team NOW MS Society, Lauren won the gold medal in the women’s age 50-54 500 meter Time Trial on October 16th, at the Dunc Gray [...]
- Press Release: Tour of California Announces Route for 2008
November 13th, 2007AEG 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 ANGELES (November 13, 2007) – Specific route details for the 2008 Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race were revealed today by AEG, presenter of [...] - Here is why you should ride a bike drunk
November 10th, 2007
- Motivation Part 2
November 9th, 2007
- Hate Riding In The Cold - Here is some motivation Robbie McEwen style
November 8th, 2007
- Drymer V0.5 Electric bike produces 255 watts
November 7th, 2007Drymer 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 of producing 250 watts, which will reach a maximum speed of 25 km/h. If your face tends to melt at such speeds, purchase with caution.
The [...]
- Lion King to roar again?
November 5th, 2007Will 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 lost little of the speed which propelled him to a record number of career stage wins in the Giro d’Italia. The 40 year-old Italian retired [...]
- Press Release: Join the Movement and Start to Finish MS
November 5th, 2007Join 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 — The Southern California Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society held its Start to Finish MS Bike Tour, from
Camarillo to Santa Barbara on Saturday [...] - Lance Armstrong & Ashley Olsen’s Latest N.Y. Hookup
October 31st, 2007Lance 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 town for the New York Marathon, sources tell PEOPLE.
The pair first shared a special moment on Monday night, getting close at the Rose Bar [...] - Product Review: HydroPak’s Brand New Gel-Bot Water Bottle
October 29th, 2007So 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 trade show I was just about to walk past the HydroPak booth thinking nothing here for me. Then out of the corner of my eye [...] - Hanging Out With 2007 Ironman Champion Chris (Macca) McCormack
October 26th, 2007A 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 to win the Ironman championship in Kona this month. This guy might be all ego, but he puts every thing he has into every [...]
- Tour De France Revamps Race for 2008
October 25th, 2007After 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 seeing how they plan to bring back the glory days of the Tour.
Tour De France Revamps Race for 2008
By JOHN LEICESTER – 10 hours ago
PARIS [...] - Leipheimer Signs With Astana
October 24th, 2007Levi 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 manager Johan Bruyneel. Yesterday Tour de France winner and Discovery Channel rider Alberto Contador announced that he had also signed with Astana.
Leipheimer won the [...] - Tour de France 2008 to start in Brest and visit Italy
October 24th, 2007No 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 credit for working together with WADA on the new concept of the biological passport that should ensure that no cyclist will be able to undergo [...]
- Anti-doping summit in Paris agrees on biological passports
October 23rd, 2007Professional 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 “500 to 700 biological passports before July 1st” at an anti-doping summit in Paris on Tuesday. Also in attendance were UCI president Pat McQuaid, Tour [...]
- Contador signs two-year deal with Astana
October 23rd, 2007Spaniard 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 directeur sportif from Discovery Channel, Johan Bruyneel, who will work in a general managerial role for the Kazakh-funded squad.
In a personal press note released on [...] - Hey Cyclists; A little high-impact exercise can help prevent osteoporosis, experts say
October 22nd, 2007I 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, and atleast one member confirmed that he has this same problem. But has been told that within a few years he should be able [...]
- Motorcycle (Bicycle) School: Be Very Afraid
October 21st, 2007ANY 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
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By RICHARD S. CHANG
Published: October 14, 2007
Massapequa, N.Y.
HE first session of the Basic Rider Course at Trama’s Auto School is spent learning about everything that can go horribly [...] - Trading Car Parking for Bike Racks
October 21st, 2007In 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 bike parking, which is right next to the Bedford Avenue stop on the L train, will greatly benefit the burgeoning bicycling mecca of Billyburg. As any [...] - Pedaling Technique Basics
October 20th, 2007Pedaling 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?
If you have completed a long season of road, mountain bike or triathlon racing, the fall and winter months are the time to back off from the [...] - Di Luca reacts to ProTour snub
October 20th, 2007Even 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 appeal process with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has yet to be completed. The 31 year-old of Team Liquigas led the competition that [...]
- France to reopen Landis case
October 19th, 2007France 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, purportedly to close a legal loophole which could allow him to compete in the Tour de France while technically banned.
Landis was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France [...] - WADA in political power struggle
October 19th, 2007The 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, Jean-François Lamour, decided not to run for WADA presidency after a new candidate, Australian John Fahey, was named just one month before the election.
“I don’t [...] - Great Bike Stunt Video
October 18th, 2007This 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
October 17th, 2007Spain’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 2006 Tour de France yesterday.
“Finally, we have a winner and it’s Oscar,” Tour director Christian Prudhomme said at the handover ceremony in Madrid. “Oscar, you have won [...] - The Bicycle Players “American Beauty” by the MS Society
October 17th, 2007This 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 pressure to not let my partner down. Watch this video and tell me you can’t relate.
- Astana has confirmed bruyneel for 2008
October 12th, 2007Today 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 confirmation of Johan Bruyneel as the general manager of the team they also signed Frenchman Alain Gallopin as the head directeur sportif. Also, Astana will [...]
- VELO CLUB LA GRANGE NAMED OFFICIAL CLUB of the start to finish MS bike tour
October 12th, 2007FOR 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 California’s largest and most established cycling organizations, has been named the Official Bike Club of the 2007 Santa Barbara START TO FINISH MS BIKE TOUR. In [...] - Landis appeals ruling
October 11th, 2007Cyclist 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 PM PDT, October 10, 2007
Cyclist Floyd Landis said Wednesday that he has appealed the arbitration ruling that stripped him of his 2006 Tour de France title and [...] - Bettini Announces 2008 will be his final year
October 5th, 2007Paolo 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 his Olympic title in Beijing, but also is eyeing a third consecutive rainbow jersey at home soil, in Varese. And to finish off his career [...]
- Armstrong comments support Landis
October 4th, 2007Armstrong 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 giving someone the death penalty, which they essentially did, you cannot tolerate shoddy work, which they clearly did,” Armstrong said to the Associated Press. “I don’t understand [...] - Bruyneel close to inking Astana deal - Contador and Leipheimer may follow
October 3rd, 2007Bruyneel 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 Levi Leipheimer and Alberto Contador with him for the 2008 season.
Sources close to Bruyneel told VeloNews that the Belgian director is finalizing negotiations with the Kazakh government [...] - What’s Fair is Clear - Floyd Landis
September 26th, 2007What’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 out of this, we have shown that the anti-doping system is corrupt, inefficient and unfair. The content of this decision unfortunately highlights this once again. The straightforward and [...] - Hollywood Bus Driver Attacks Cyclist, LAPD Handcuff Cyclist (and Wife!)
September 25th, 2007A 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 dangerously close to the door zone.
Lane numbers work by counting from the middle to the side of a street. In a four-lane street such as [...]
- Armstrong dismisses question on disgraced cyclist Landis
September 25th, 2007VANCOUVER, 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.
Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France winner, told The Vancouver Province newspaper on Sunday that he has no comment because he no longer follows the competitive [...] - DEA nabs 124 in 27 states in steroid crackdown
September 24th, 2007Operation 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 in 27 states during an 18-month crackdown on Chinese steroids, human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing drugs that reached its culmination in the last four days, Drug [...] - Rose Bowl cyclists on rough road with officials
September 21st, 2007This 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 the Tues/Thursday ride. This is why everyone of us who ride a bike needs to get involved in our community politics.
For 60 years, riders [...]
- Pereiro wants official confirmation
September 21st, 2007Upon 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 to be declared winner of that Tour, Oscar Pereiro told Radio Marca that he hoped to get official documentation of his victory.
Pereiro said he hoped [...] - McQuaid: Landis case shows that it’s not worth taking the risk
September 21st, 2007UCI 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 American became the first Tour de France winner to be disqualified for doping, losing his crown after the USADA found him guilty of using testosterone during [...] - Navigators Insurance to End Record Sponsorship Run
September 20th, 2007Navigators 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 2008. Navigators Insurance has sponsored the NJ based professional team bearing its name for 14 years making it the longest continuous team sponsorship in American cycling [...] - USADA - Landis Arbitration Documents
September 20th, 2007CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL DOCUMENT
- LANDIS IS GUILTY - must forfeit 2006 Tour title - 2 year suspension
September 20th, 2007By 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 that showed the 2006 Tour de France champion used synthetic testosterone to fuel his spectacular comeback victory, The Associated Press has learned.
The decision means Landis, who repeatedly [...] - USA Announces Strong Worlds selection
September 18th, 2007U.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 the 267 kilometre road race - features seven ProTour riders, namely George Hincapie (Discovery Channel), David Zabriskie (Team CSC), Bobby Julich (Team CSC), Christian Vande Velde [...] - Floyd Landis Tour de France verdict expected within week
September 17th, 2007Tour 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 days according to a lawyer for the embattled 2006 Tour de France winner.
“The arbitration panel has reached a verdict three days ago. They have 10 days to [...] - Leipheimer following Bruyneel to Astana?
September 17th, 2007According 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 this season. Rumours of Discovery’s team manager Johan Bruyneel being courted by the Kazakhstan Cycling Federation (which manages the Astana team) have been rife in [...]
- UCI stick with Valverde ban
September 17th, 2007UCI 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 go to court over the matter, the president of the International Cycling Union has announced.
We received a letter from Alejandro Valverde in which he challenges our regulations [...] - Tour of Missouri Stage 6 Preview - St. Louis Circuit Race - 74 miles
September 15th, 2007Tour 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 arch, the race will have gone through more than 20 counties, 50 towns and cities, and covered about 600 miles.
Start Time: 1:00pm
Finish Time ETA: 3:39pm-4:05pm
Race Format: Circuit Race
Terrain: [...] - Tour of Missouri Stage 5 Preview - Jefferson City to St. Charles - 127 Miles
September 14th, 2007Tour 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 through the state’s wine region en route to the historic river city of St. Charles.
Start Time: 11:30 am
Finish Time ETA: 3:53 pm-5:11 pm
Race Format: Road Race
Terrain: Rolling
Stage Map: [...] - Tour of Missouri Stage 4 Preview - Lebanon to Columbia - 133 miles
September 13th, 2007Tour 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 of Columbia, home to the University of Missouri. The proposed finish in Columbia is Courthouse Square.
Start Time: 10:30am
Finish Time ETA: 3:17pm-4:36pm
Race Format: Road Race
Terrain: Rolling
Stage Map: Click [...] - Tour of Missouri Stage 3 Preview - Branson to Branson - 18 mile TT
September 12th, 2007Tour 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 the hilly resort town of Branson which could determine the overal winner. The Ozark Mountain Highroad will probably take in a large part of the course
Start: 11:00 AM [...] - Tour of Missouri Stage 2 - Clinton to Springfield - 125 miles
September 11th, 2007Tour 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 the finish in Jordan Valley Park.
Start: 11:00 AM CT; Estimated finish: 3:30 PM CT
Stage Map - CLICK HERE
Stage Profile - CLICK HERE
Stage 2 Basic Log - CLICK [...] - Tour of Missouri Stage 1 Results
September 11th, 2007Cuban 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 Kansas City. The Toyota United rider’s triumph came at the expense of Canadian Zach Bell (Symmetrics) and American Kyle Wamsley (Navigators) who were second and [...]
- SUV Hits A Pack 40 Cyclists
September 11th, 2007There 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 a Mini, or a SmartCar, and not SUV’s._VS_
http://video.nbc6.net/player/?id=149887#videoid=149887
- Tour of Missouri Stage #1: Kansas City to Kansas City
September 11th, 2007Tour 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 Club Plaza in Missouri’s second largest city. It will be a road race making a wide loop around the metro area, including the Northland, followed by finishing [...] - PRODUCT REVIEW: BioBuilde
September 10th, 2007As 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. It’s this last category (recovery) that BioBuilde helps the cyclist improve.
I was sent a bottle of BioBuilde to try, and like most of [...] - Beverly Hills SUV Driver Attacks Bicyclist, Only Bicyclist Gets A Ticket
September 10th, 2007I 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 all cyclists should start to get involved in their local city governments so that we can start to change the attitudes of the politicians, and [...] - Local Beverly Hills News Story - All Is Good
September 7th, 2007September 7, 2007
Beverly Hills Cycling - a Hint of Optimism and a Dose of Reality!
Capt. Curtis of the Beverly Hills Police Department appeared before
the BH Traffic Commission to address one issue, the “SUV vs. Cyclist”
incident on August 21, 2007 that resulted in a citation for the
cyclist and nothing for the motorist.
Also in attendance were 8 [...] - Kai Reus of Team Rabobank Spent 11 Days In A Coma
September 6th, 2007On 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 – a move which had nearly fatal consequences for the young
man. He crashed and then spent 11 days in an induced coma. Reus has
now spoken about his experiences [...] - Why You Should Wear A Helmet When You Ride
September 4th, 2007Statistics 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 killed are to the head, highlighting the importance of wearing a bicycle helmet. Helmet use has been estimated to reduce head injury risk by 85 percent.1 Twenty [...] - Gerolsteiner to pull out, T-Mobile stay in - Summary
September 4th, 2007Gerolstein, 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 staying, even though they dismissed one of their cyclists on Tuesday for using a performance enhancing drug. The mineral water bottler Gerolsteiner have their own [...]
- Tour de France cyclists’ hearts bigger than normal
September 4th, 2007VIENNA, 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 hearts of former Tour bikers found that the athletes’ hearts were from 20 to 40 percent larger than average, said Dr. Francois Carre of [...]
- “The Onions” take on Le Tour de France
September 4th, 2007PARIS—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 28 cyclists who completed the grueling 20-stage, 2,208.3-mile race without the aid of performance-enhancing drugs.
Great Britain’s Bradley Wiggins finished the final 56km time trial in [...]
- Rock Racing - Do They Have Some Major Signs - Form The Rumor Mill
September 4th, 2007RUMOR 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 would certainly prove that if the price is right any rider will race for a domestic smaller team.
I for one hope that this rumor is [...] - Petacchi’s Case Sent To CAS
August 24th, 2007Milram’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 the biggest battle of his career - the case of his ‘non-negative’ doping test from the Giro d’Italia. Petacchi was cleared by the Italian Cycling [...]
- Astana Boss Presents New Anti-Doping Plan To UCI
August 24th, 2007“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 that the team is setting up new anti-doping controls to prevent the problems that arose this summer. The team was hit with three high-profile doping [...]
- Rabobank Team Changes To Include Contador?
August 24th, 2007Team 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 France. Its future may be formed with Alberto Contador. The Tour de France winner is without a team for 2008 after Discovery Channel disbands at [...]
- Interbike 2007 Shaping Up to Be Yet Another Record Year
August 24th, 2007Interbike 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 2007 OutDoor Demo and International Bicycle Expo
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. - August 24, 2007 - Interbike today announced its annual OutDoor Demo and International Bicycle Expo, to be [...] - Hunter Decides To Stay With Barloworld
August 23rd, 2007Robbie 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 the team of riders I work really well with,” the South African rider said. “I feel proud to race in a team of real professionals, while [...] - Klöden States He Feels Cheated By The Dopers
August 23rd, 2007Team 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 France.”
In an interview with the German magazine Sport-Bild, he said, “I have to suffer because members of my team screwed up and tried to cheat. [...] - Riis Speaks Out Regarding Jörg Jaksche Comments
August 23rd, 2007At 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 infamous Spiegel interview. Riis, Jaksche claimed, had been aware of doping practices on the team. Riis did not want to let the issue go completely [...]
- Rasmussen Is Considering Palmiro Masciarelli Team Acqua & Sapone
August 23rd, 2007The 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 the Tour de France in disgrace and subsequently was fired from his team, Rabobank, is looking for a new team and the possibility of racing [...]
- ProTour Leader Team CSC Heads To Eneco Tour
August 22nd, 2007ProTour 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 but, today, it faces a new challenge in the 3rd Eneco Tour. Its sports director Scott Sunderland looks towards Lars Bak and Luke Roberts as the [...] - Confusion Over Astana’s Kashechkin’s Blood Sample
August 22nd, 2007Confusion 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 B-sample from his positive test.
The Kazakh rider tested positive for blood doping at an out-of-competition test the beginning of the month, and, subsequently, he has denied [...] - Iban Mayo’s “B” Sample Will Be Tested By Rider Request
August 22nd, 2007Iban 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, at the Saunier Duval rider’s request. It will take the laboratory three days before the result is known, with an announcement expected by Friday.
Mayo, who [...] - Milram Looking To Make Major Changes In 2008
August 21st, 2007Milram 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 its Italian influence. “I don’t know why we shouldn’t keep on,” Director of Marketing for sponsor Nordmilch AG Marten Mischel told the Süddeutsche Zeitung but he indicated [...] - Petacchi Keeps Pushing Forward
August 21st, 2007Alessandro 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 the 33 year-old Italian sprinter to skip the Tour de France while the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) pursued its investigation but a return this week [...]
- U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Says Bikes Are Not Transportation
August 21st, 2007“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 is being spent on things, as I said earlier, like bike paths or trails.”
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters offered these comments August 15 [...] - Astana to resume racing at ProTour event on Sept. 2 in France
August 20th, 2007The 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 is working with the Swiss Olympic Association to quickly set up a system of independent and external anti-doping controls, the team said Monday.
Astana was initially expected to end [...] - Vino Calls Anti-Doping Procedures “A clear violation of human rights”
August 20th, 200733 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 of Kazakhstan with his wife and three children. Vinokourov tested positive for blood doping last month during the Tour de France and faces a two-year [...]
- Farrar, Sutton and Elijzen To Leave Cofidis
August 20th, 2007Cofidis 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 teams. Farrar won stage 2 of the GP CTT Correios de Portugal while Sutton won stage 4 of the Circuit de la Sarthe earlier this [...]
- Yaroslav Popovych Signing With Quick.Step-Innergetic?
August 20th, 2007Yaroslav 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 cyclist would be available to switch teams. His current Discovery Channel team announced last week it is disbanding at the end of 2007.
Popovych won stage [...] - Klöden At Astana Until 2008
August 20th, 2007“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 future with my management, everyone started talking, even naming which teams I might be negotiating with.”
“The fact is that this season, with all of its [...] - Eneco Tour Stands As The Next ProTour Race
August 20th, 2007Eneco 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 and to the Eneco Tour, which will run through Belgium and the Netherlands from August 21 to 29. It opens with a 5.1-kilometre prologue in Hasselt, [...] - Boonen Hits The DecK Hard
August 20th, 2007“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 star as he remained on the ground, nursing his injuries. But he was eventually able to get back on his bike and ride over the [...]
- Klöden Looking For A New Team
August 17th, 2007Andreas 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 was forced to leave the Tour de France while sitting in fifth place overall when his team-mate Alexander Vinokourov tested positive for an illegal blood [...]
- Computer Hacker Confesses In The Rasmussen Case
August 17th, 2007The 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 from custody but faces a jail sentence of up to 18 months. His computer, which was confiscated as part of the case, remains in the [...]
- Predictor-Lotto Wants To Sign Levi Leipheimer
August 17th, 2007Here 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 leader, which in the end he was. He is now coming off his best year ever, and signing with Predictor-Lotto seems to be a [...]
- The Outcast - Floyd Landis Still Waiting
August 17th, 2007PLAY-The New York Times Sports Magazine
By SARA CORBETT
Published: August 19, 2007He wasn’t sure why they’d sent the muscle-building pudding.
His old sponsors still sometimes mailed him stuff — maybe it was an act of hope. All he knew was that he now had a case of protein-heavy, nutritionally pumped-up chocolate pudding sitting in his kitchen and, [...] - The one-of-a-kind wooden bicycle
August 17th, 2007When 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. For his two-wheeled creation, he turned to the beech tree.
More specifically, Jens Eichler got himself some sheets of beech plywood, along with a strong glue [...] - Pro Cycling Backpedaling Fast
August 16th, 2007This 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 as I could offer for the sponsors to stay with the sport as it aggressively cleans itself up from doping scandals. Then, eight days [...] - Breaking News: Unibet.com cycling team to disband
August 16th, 2007The 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 follows a drawn-out dispute with French race organisers, who refused to invite the team because France bans foreign gambling advertising.
“We expected it. The riders are free [...] - Barloworlds Soler Keeps His Lead At Burgos
August 16th, 2007Soler 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 Vuelta a Burgos in northern Spain.
French rider Aurélien Passeron (Acqua e Sapone) nipped Aivaras Baranauskas (Agritubel) after a seven-man break held off the peloton in [...] - Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Teams Last Race Will Be Tour of Missouri - Contador Will Be There
August 16th, 2007Contador 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 in September. The Tour de France champion Alberto Contador and third placed finisher Levi Leipheimer will head up a strong team including George Hincapie, Yaroslav Popovych, [...] - Adidas Will Remain A Sponsor Of The T-Mobile Team
August 16th, 2007Adidas 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 to continue sponsoring the team, the sportswear maker announced Thursday. The company said that the American “has outlined an action plan to Adidas for preventing doping [...] - Milram wants Zabel at Worlds
August 16th, 2007Milram 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 felt the need to intervene on discussions which he considers “absurd”. Committee president Susanne Eisenmann named Zabel as one of the riders not welcome in [...] - Unibet.com Koen Terryn Takes Aim At McQuaid
August 16th, 2007Unibet.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 and it will continue to suffer unless there is a change,” he said in an interview with the Reuters news agency.
Unibet.com, an online gambling company, [...] - Smash Up Derby In Spain
August 16th, 2007Crashes 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 the closing time-trial in the Volta a Portugal, breaking his femur. He was immediately taken to a hospital in Visue, where he underwent emergency surgery.
Matt White of [...] - Sweatology - Why It Matters
August 15th, 2007An 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 of a long road race, the Times Square subway platform
one recent hot afternoon was a study in wet humanity, from drenched (a large
woman in shorts and a skimpy, sweat-splotched [...] - Saul Raisin Will Compete at the 2007 Greenville Hospital System USA Cycling Professional Championships
August 14th, 2007PRESS 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 Aronhalt, Medalist Sports (Executive Director) Jackie Tyson, Peloton Sports (PR) [...] - Moreni Not Thrilled By Sentence
August 14th, 2007Cristian 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 ban. “It is like giving the same sentence to someone who stole an apple and to someone who robbed a bank,” the Italian declared in [...]
- Tony Cruz Signs With BMC
August 14th, 2007Discovery 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 former UC Pro Criterium Champion has spent the majority of his professional career with the Discovery Channel/US Postal squad, alongside former rider and part team [...]
- Astana May Lose Their ProTour License
August 14th, 2007Astana 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 its riders have provided positive or non-negative tests in recent months; Matthias Kessler and Alexandre Vinokourov have had A and B samples confirming excess testosterone [...]
- Pat McQuaid Claims Race Organizers Are At Fault For The Sponsor Problems
August 14th, 2007McQuaid 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 guarantees that the team will appear in the top races? Possibly, said UCI President Pat McQuaid.
“Especially when organizers come out and make all kinds of statements, [...] - Book Review: “Tour de Life” From Coma To Competition by Dave Shields
August 13th, 2007BOOK 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 I can finish his book. And with “Tour de Life” he does not disappoint. This book is impossible to put down until you have [...] - So What Is In Store For TREK After Discovery
August 11th, 2007With 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 pro cycling teams. Trek not only sponsors the team in its current form, but was also the bicycle and component sponsor in the years the [...]
- Armstrong, Stapleton, Tailwind Call It Quits - Here Is Why
August 11th, 2007Cycling’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 this week.
“We couldn’t in good conscience ask someone to spend the sort of money that it would require to sponsor the team in the current situation,” [...] - UCI commends T-Mobile and Milram team sponsors
August 10th, 2007On 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 for the sport in Germany recently.
“The UCI congratulates both companies for their responsible attitude and solidarity towards the whole family of cycling,” said a UCI [...] - News Flash: George Hincapie to T-Mobile in 2008
August 10th, 2007I 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 it from more than a few sources. It would seem to make sense since George would be a great fit for the T-Mobile Team. [...]
- Alberto Contador Denies Doping At Special Press Conference On Friday
August 10th, 2007Alberto 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 the Superior Council of Deportes (sports council) in Madrid, Spain. He was accompanied by his family and team manager Johan Bruyneel.
The Spaniard read a prepared statement, [...] - Lance Armstrong’s Discovery Pro Cycling Team Disbanding - Tailwind Sports Calls It Quits
August 10th, 2007Armstrong’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 at the end of this season because of its struggle to find a new sponsor. Doping scandals have left cycling [...] - HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BIKE (PART I)
August 10th, 2007HOW 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 the rest of my days as a coach, it would be this. “Conserve energy whenever possible.”
When you ride your bike, whether it is for training, to [...] - Milram Survives
August 9th, 2007Following 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 Martin Mischel told the Thüringer Allgemeinen that it would continue its sponsorship through the 2009 season.
Milram was rocked this season by Erik Zabel’s admission that [...] - T-Mobile’s Continued Survival Is Now Assured
August 9th, 2007Deutsche 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 teams. Cyclingnews’ Susan Westemeyer covers the nature of T-Mobile’s renewed commitment.
“I am very pleased that T-Mobile remains a committed partner,” said T-Mobile men’s team manager [...] - Interbike Goes Green
August 9th, 2007Interbike 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 Certificates (RECs), and this year organisers are requesting that show attendees follow suit. The ‘Carbon Neutral Travel Program’ aims to encourage visitors to calculate their CO2 [...] - Rabobank Names A New Director - Henri Van Der Aat
August 9th, 2007Rabo’ 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 in the post left vacant by the resignation last Friday of Theo de Rooy.
De Rooy was the man responsible for kicking Michael Rasmussen out of the Tour [...] - Di Luca Could Be In The Clear
August 9th, 2007Di 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 dello Sport, prosecutors in Pescara have recommended that a new probe against Di Luca be dropped.
Di Luca’s been dogged by alleged links to a doctor in [...] - Tour of Missouri To Host No Less Than Three ProTour Teams
August 9th, 2007Though 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 race, including course descriptions and a partial list of teams accepting invitations.
It was recently announced that Discovery Channel would be one of the teams, and [...] - T-Mobile Commits To Continue Sponsorship Through 2010
August 9th, 2007T-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 want to prove a point through consistency and reliability in which this sport is in great need of,” said Hamid Akhavan, Chairman of the Board [...]
- Tour winner Contador banned from Hamburg race
August 8th, 2007Tour 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 from the Hamburg Cyclassics event on Aug. 19 because of his connection with the Operation Puerto blood doping scandal in Spain involving doctor Eufemiano Fuentes.
“Our basic position [...] - T-Mobile Decision On Future Sponsorship Imminent
August 8th, 2007T-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 the Bob Stapleton-led ProTour team. “We hope that it will continue,” T-Mobile sport director Rolf Aldag told sid. “We would like to keep on, but it [...] - Slipstream Signs Another, And It Is Magnus Backstedt
August 8th, 2007Magnus 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 active winner of the French classic, but refused to name which professional had signed with the squad.
“I feel that it is time for a new [...] - Rabobank De Rooy Steps Down From Rabobank
August 8th, 2007Rabobank’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, De Rooy wishes to have the time and rest to consider the future. Rabobank understands and respects this decision.”
De Rooy joined Rabobank’s cycling organization when [...] - The Di Luca Saga Continues
August 8th, 2007The 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 and may be sanctioned following the review of new evidence.
No details were available about the nature of the evidence, the case, or where it might [...] - Vuelta Announced Plan To Combat Doping
August 8th, 2007Unipublic, 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 that saw several riders, and in some cases their entire teams, withdraw from the race.
Organizers said in a statement that they would “carry out as [...] - Contador to hold press conference on Friday - Puerto Strikes Again?
August 8th, 2007Freshly 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 Council for Sports according to the International Herald Tribune.
The rider has been tied to Operación Puerto, the Spanish doping investigation. He is expected to make [...] - Kashechkin of Astana Tests Positive For Blood Doping, Gets Suspended
August 8th, 2007Kashechkin 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 test in Belek, Turkey on August 1.
Kashechkin was suspended by the team pending the outcome of his B sample, should he request that the follow-up [...] - Gerolsteiner considers suit against Sinkewitz
August 4th, 2007Gerolsteiner 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 looking at how accountable we can make him,” Holczer said in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung. “I won’t make any claims now, but my attorney [...] - Capitulation: by JT Fisher
August 4th, 2007Capitulation
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 remained unabashedly optimistic. Notwithstanding chances a scenario as disheartening as last year’s Operation Puerto the night before/ Landis positive the day after might arise, there was [...] - Vinokourov Will Not Ride In The Vuelta a España
August 4th, 2007Alexandre 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 not be able in any manner to register for the 2007 Vuelta,”
organizers said in a statement seen by AFP, adding they wanted to see a clean [...] - De Rooy leaves Rabobank
August 4th, 2007Rabobank 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 from the team, while the Danish rider was leading the Tour de France.
The team said that de Rooy had “decided to step down, in consultation with [...] - WADA gets Fuentes documents from Franke
August 3rd, 2007WADA 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 Fuentes. Franke has sent the papers, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, and even added the protocol of Jörg Jaksche’s interrogation by German investigators. Jaksche is [...]
- Di Luca faces further inquiry
August 3rd, 2007The 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 and may be sanctioned following the review of new evidence.
No details were available about the nature of the evidence, the case, or where it might [...] - Versus Television Ratings up
August 3rd, 2007“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 Armstrong’s final win. Traffic at VERSUS.com also increased during the 23-day period as page views jumped by 20% to 23.5 million.”
The above came to me [...] - Cycling | Hacker tries to sell Rasmussen info
August 3rd, 2007Cycling | 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 and tried to sell them to a newspaper, police said Thursday.
The 30-year-old man, who was not named due to Danish privacy rules, reportedly claimed the e-mails contained [...] - Merckx convinced the majority of cyclists are clean
August 3rd, 2007Legend 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 from the 1960s to 1970s believes that although the sport is going through a black period, three-fourths of the cyclists are riding clean.
“I hope that [...] - Suspension? Basso in Giro delle Valli Cuneesi
August 3rd, 2007Ivan 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 continues to make appearances in racing-related events. Earlier this week, he was at the presentation of the Tre Valli Varesine and he will be on [...]
- Contador says Rasmussen mistreated
August 2nd, 2007Contador 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 his own victory, was fundamentally unfair and set a bad precedent for the sport.
“I don’t know what is really behind it, but I do know that what [...] - UCI defends Tour testing
August 1st, 2007UCI 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 a growing spat between the UCI and Tour de France organizers. Here is a copy of the UCI statement:
The 2007 Tour de [...] - Barloworld’s Cox dies
August 1st, 2007Barloworld’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 burst.
The 28-year-old, who was not included in the team for this year’s Tour de France, had a vascular lesion operation in France three weeks ago before [...] - Operation Puerto Documents Linked To Alberto Contador?
August 1st, 2007Documents 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 Werner Franke which he claims show the Tour de France winner, Alberto Contador, was involved in doping. Franke said he has documents from last year’s Operation Puerto investigation in [...] - Kazakh federation expresses support for Vino’
July 31st, 2007Kazakh 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 France following a positive test for blood doping.
“We are going to support the position that the results of the A and B samples were a direct result [...] - Vande Velde’s View: The dust settles
July 31st, 2007Vande 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 better than Christmas, as Stuey says. I spoke with the man a few times over the course of the last two days as he coached me to make it [...] - Sinkewitz fired after waiving right to B sample test
July 31st, 2007Sinkewitz 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 run up to the Tour de France, after he decided not to have a second urine sample analyzed.
The 26-year-old’s decision means he accepts the test’s result and [...] - Slipstream signs David Millar, Christian Vande Velde and Dave Zabriskie and a former Paris Roubaix winner
July 30th, 2007Team 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 and two Team CSC stars Christian Vande Velde and Dave Zabriskie, he revealed today that the team has also signed a former winner of Paris-Roubaix.
Vaughters [...] - News Flash: Mayo Tests Positive For EPO - Say it aint so
July 30th, 2007News 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 positive for EPO during the Tour de France, it was announced by his Saunier Duval team on Monday.
The 29-year-old, who finished 16th in the Tour, which finished [...] - Dismayed Rasmussen speaks
July 30th, 2007In 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 rider was ousted from his team under questionable circumstances and Rasmussen is now seeking answers, reports Cyclingnews’ Greg Johnson.
The tale played out like something from [...] - International Cycling News Of The Day by Agence France Presse
July 30th, 2007Monday’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, represents the hope of a “new cycling,” Spanish media wrote Monday.
“Champion of hope,” wrote sports daily AS on its front page below a photo of the cyclist wearing [...] - Alberto Contador and Nicolas Portal Join Giro to Launch New Eyewear Line
July 30th, 2007Pro 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 Nicolas Portal of the Caisse d’Epargne Cycling Team, have signed agreements to exclusively use Giro’s new line of sport performance sunglasses.
The riders have put the Havik [...] - Tour de France Stage 20 Review - Marcoussis to Paris Champs-Élysées
July 29th, 2007Contador 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 white jersey, two places on the final podium and the overall team classification. Discovery Channel’s impressive quartet of achievements - highlighted by Alberto Contador’s GC victory - [...] - Tour de France Stage 19 Review and Highlights - Cognac to Angoulême - Individual Time Trial (55km)
July 28th, 2007Leipheimer 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 is destined to equal one tick of the watch per day. Those 23 seconds will represent the second smallest final time difference in the race’s 94 renditions, [...] - Tour de France Stage 19 Preview - Cognac to Angoulême - Individual Time Trial (55km)
July 27th, 2007Tour 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 p.m. (10:20 a.m. EST/U.S.)LIVE TOUR TEXT by Cycling News
STAGE 19 MAPCOURSE: This closing time trial, on up-and-down country roads through the vineyards, could see another showdown to determine the [...]
- Tour de France Stage 18 Review and Highlights - Cahors to Angoulême - (211km)
July 27th, 2007Casar 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 victory in stage 18 of the 2007 Tour de France.
Casar, who crashed into an unleashed dog early in the day, launched a cunning attack late in [...] - Tour de France Stage 18 Preview - Cahors to Angoulême - (211km)
July 26th, 2007Tour 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 by Cycling NewsSTAGE 18 MAP
COURSE: The beautiful roads through the Dordogne area give this stage a similar feel to the one in which Armstrong took his famous solo stage victory [...]
- Tour de France Stage 17 Review and Highlights - Pau to Castelsarrasin (188.5km)
July 26th, 2007Tour 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 to a “normal” day on the bike. You have to feel for the Rabobank riders that had to withdraw do to the lies of Michael Rasmussen. [...] - HOST CITIES ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
July 26th, 2007HOST 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
LOS ANGELES (July 25, 2007) – The 2008 Amgen Tour of California professional cycling road race will take place February 17-24, 2008, as confirmed today by [...] - Tom Boonen calls for lifetime suspension for Vinokourov
July 25th, 2007Tom 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 Tour de France. “Vino is a dirty cheat who they ought to suspend for his lifetime,” Boonen told HLN.be. “He is causing immense damage to [...]
- Predictor-Lotto to sue Vino and Astana
July 25th, 2007Predictor-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 of publicity. The Kazakh rider won the Stage 13 time trial before testing positive for blood doping, taking away victory from Predictor-Lotto’s Cadel Evans who finished second [...] - Tour de France Stage 17 Preview - Pau to Castelsarrasin (188.5km)
July 25th, 2007Tour 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)
STAGE 17 MAPCOURSE: The rolling terrain of the Armagnac region is perfect for breakaways, especially when a weary peloton is reluctant to chase. There are six climbs on this medium-length [...]
- Tour de France Stage 16 Review and Highlights - Orthez to Gourette (Aubisque) - 218.5km
July 25th, 2007So 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 by a protest () from the Tour’s six French teams and two German outfits, who failed to show up at the designated 10:40 roll-out time. Amid [...] - HOST CITIES ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
July 25th, 2007HOST 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
LOS ANGELES (July 25, 2007) – The 2008 Amgen Tour of California professional cycling road race will take place February 17-24, 2008, as confirmed today by [...] - Petacchi Cleared of Salbutamol Charge
July 24th, 2007The 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 the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) on July 4. CONI had recommended to the FCI that Petacchi be banned from cycling for 12 months.
“It’s one of the [...] - Tour de France Stage 16 Preview - Orthez to Gourette (Aubisque) - 218.5km
July 24th, 2007Tour 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)
LIVE TOUR TEXT by Cycling News
STAGE 16 MAPCOURSE: Only four days from the Tour finish, this final stage with a summit finish could see a spectacular showdown. It includes the [...]
- Vinokourov Tests Positive - Astana Withdrawls From The TOUR
July 24th, 2007I 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 down into tears when he was asked by British journalist Jeremy Whittle if he was all right, saying, “I just feel like crying right now.”
Just [...] - Tour de France - July 24, 2007 - REST DAY in Pau
July 23rd, 2007On July 24, 2007 the Tour de France will take a rest day:
Results
1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana [...] - Tour de France Stage 15 Review and Highlights - Foix to Loudenvielle - 196km
July 23rd, 2007Today 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 bike racing fans hero. Just when you thought Vino was no longer a story worth paying attention to in the 2007 Tour de [...]
- Tour de France Stage 15 Preview - Foix to Loudenvielle - 196km
July 22nd, 2007Tour 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)
LIVE TOUR TEXT by Cycling News
STAGE 15 MAPCOURSE: Not a mountaintop finish, but this stage features five difficult Pyrenean climbs, including one new to the Tour, the frightening hors categorie [...]
- Tour de France Stage 14 Review and Highlights - Mazamet to Plateau-de-Beille - 197km
July 22nd, 2007As 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 Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) and the very end of Stage 14, the first in the Pyrenees, and take thesprint to the line. Todays stage [...]
- Tour de France Stage 14 Preview - Mazamet to Plateau-de-Beille - 197km
July 21st, 2007Tour 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 by Cycling News
STAGE 14 MAPCOURSE: Following right after the time trial, this is the first of three demanding stages in the Pyrénées. It opens with an immediate 9km climb over [...]
- Tour de France Stage 13 Review and Highlights - Albi, Individual time trial (54km)
July 21st, 2007I, 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 as a great time trialer, but today he proved that he deserves to be in yellow. Instead of cracking under the weight of ongoing [...]
- Tour de France Stage 13 Preview - Albi, Individual time trial (54km)
July 20th, 2007Tour 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. EST/U.S.)
LIVE TOUR TEXT by Cycling News
STAGE 13 MAPCOURSE: Similar to the first long time trial of 2003, when Lance Armstrong suffered from dehydration at Cap’Découverte, this long, hilly time [...]
- Tour de France Stage 12 Review and Highlights - Montpellier to Castres - 178.5km
July 20th, 2007The 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 the day with 50k’s to the finish, it looked as though they very well might have succeeded, except for the headwind and chasing peloton [...]
- Tour de France Stage 12 Preview - Montpellier to Castres - 178.5km
July 19th, 2007Tour 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 Cycling News
STAGE 12 MAPCOURSE: This stage is similar to the one from Narbonne to Toulouse in 2003 that went to the Spanish racer Juan Antonio Flecha, who made a late [...]
- Tour de France Stage 11 Review and Highlights - Marseille to Montpellier - 182.5km
July 19th, 2007The 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 newcomer was South Africa and top sprinting star Robbie Hunter (Barloworld), who won a mad dash to the line that concluded the pan-flat, 182.5km ride [...]
- Tour de France Stage 11 Preview - Marseille to Montpellier - 182.5km
July 18th, 2007Tour 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 by Cycling News
STAGE 11 MAPCOURSE: This is one of the flattest courses of the entire Tour, skirting the Camargue marshes of the Rhône delta, just north of the Mediterranean coast.
This stage [...] - Tour de France Stage 10 Results and Highlights - Tallard to Marseille - 229km
July 18th, 2007Cedric 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 with the Stage 10 win that went 229km rolling from Tallard to Marseille.
Cedric Vasseur (Quick Step-Innergetic) broke away on the right side of the five-man [...] - Tour de France Stage 10 Preview - Tallard to Marseille (229km)
July 17th, 2007Tour 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 for Stage 10 — Versus
LIVE TOUR TEXT by Cycling News
STAGE 10 MAPCOURSE: With a start from just south of Gap, and heading through Provence to the Mediterranean coast, this long [...]
- Tour de France Stage 9 Results and Highlights - Val-d’Isère to Briançon - 159.5km
July 17th, 2007The 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 an impressive solo win in the 159.5km stage 9 mountain stage from Val-d’Isère to Briançon.
Soler attacked out of the peleton halfway up the 12km Cat. [...] - Tour de France Stage 9 Review - Val-d’Isère to Briançon (159.5km)
July 16th, 2007Tour 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 to spend some time with Levi Leipheimer’s brother Rob at the Amgen Tour of California and I came away a huge fan of Levi. I truly believed that he was [...] - Rest Day For The Tour de France in Tignes on Monday 7/16/2007
July 15th, 2007Tour 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. - Tour de France Stage 8 Results and Highlights - Le Grand Bornand to Tignes - 165km
July 15th, 2007”
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 the kind of stage that Micheal Rasmussen could have only dreamed about. It suited his style perfect, and the GC guys are either hurt (Vino) [...] - Tour de France Stage 8 Preview - Le Grand Bornand to Tignes (165km)
July 14th, 2007Tour 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 MAPCOURSE: This second alpine stage has an unusual, and tough, ending with three long climbs: one 20km (the two-part Cormet de Roselend, one 15km (up to Hauteville on the Petit [...]
- Tour de France Stage 7 Results and Highlights
July 14th, 2007In 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 late in stage 7, and then rode solo to the finish in Le Grand Bornand, taking the stage win and possession of the yellow and [...]
- Tour de France Stage 7 Preview - Bourg-en-Bresse to Le-Grand-Bornand (197km)
July 13th, 2007Tour 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 MAPCOURSE: Only a week into the race, much earlier than usual, this first mountain stage will give an indication of who is going to challenge for the yellow jersey.
The stage finale includes [...] - Tour de France Stage 6 Results and Highlights
July 13th, 2007Tom 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 of Bradley Wiggins (Cofidis) and with 3.4km to go the speed picked up, with Quick Step taking control. Although there was really no team that [...]
- Tour de France Stage 6 - Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse - (199.5km)
July 13th, 2007Tour 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 the Burgundy and Côte d’Or wine country, this transitional stage closes with 45km of long, flat roads into the center of Bourg-en-Bresse - where a mass sprint seems certain. Bourg [...]
- Tour de France Stage 5 Results and Highlights
July 12th, 2007While 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 the pack, where one of the GC pre-race favorites Alexandre Vinokourov lost 1:20 to his fellow GC contenders after crashing hard on the [...]
- Tour de France Stage 5 Preview - Chablis to Autun, 182.5km
July 11th, 2007Tour 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 decisive stage of the opening week on a course that traverses the Chablis wine region and Morvan hills on its way through Burgundy. It resembles a race like Liège-Bastogne-Liège and [...]
- Tour de France Stage 4 Results and Highlights
July 11th, 2007Two 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 by the lighting fast leadout from Crédit Agricole teammate Julian Dean, Norway’s No. 1 cycling star was first across the line in Joigny to take [...]
- Tour de France Stage 4 Preview - Villers-Cotterêts to Joigny, 193km
July 10th, 2007Tour 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 Champagne and Brie regions to the east of Paris could be similar to an early stage of Paris-Nice - without the freezing temperatures! Until the final 18km, the stage will [...]
- Tour de France Stage 3 Results (July 10, 2007)
July 10th, 2007Tour 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 win while it appeared that the other sprinters were to busy worrying about each other that Cancellara just slipped by. Todays stage was fairly relaxed [...] - Tour de France Stage 3 Preview - Waregem, Belgium to Compiègne, France, 236k (flat)
July 9th, 2007Tour 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. EST)COURSE: The rumored inclusion of some Hell of the North pavé on this stage that heads south from Belgium to the French city of Compiègne, where Paris-Roubaix starts, was [...]
- Tour de France Stage 2 Results: Steegmans and Boonen Win Giving Quickstep And Belgium A One-Two Finish
July 9th, 2007July 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 de France has not delivered much in the way of doping scandals, but has delighted fans with good old racing. The Prologue was hotly [...]
- Tour de France Stage 2 - Dunkirk to Ghent
July 8th, 2007Tour 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: Stage 2 will take the riders into Belgium and make a giant “S” across the flat plains of Flanders passing through the hometowns of past champions Freddy Maertens, Johan [...] - Tour de France Stage 1 Recap
July 8th, 2007Results - 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 (F), Francise des Jeux, s.t.
5. Romain Feillu (F), Agributel, s.t.
6. Robert Förster (G), Gerolsteiner, s.t.
7. Oscar Freire (Sp), Rabobank, s.t.
8. Marcus Burghardt (G), T-Mobile, s.t.
9. Francisco Ventoso (Sp), Saunier [...] - Tour de France - Prologue - London 7.9km - Saturday, July 7
July 6th, 2007COURSE: 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 Queen Elizabeth II).
The course then climbs Constitution Hill, passes through Wellington Arch and loops around The Serpentine, a lake in Hyde Park, before heading back [...]
- Tour de France Team Rosters
July 6th, 2007Ag2r
*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
*Freddy Bichot (F)
* Moise Dueñas (Sp)
* Romain Feillu (F)
* Eduardo Gonzálo (Sp)
* Cedric Hervé (F)
* Nicolas Jalabert (F)
* Juan Miguel Mercado (Sp)
* Benoit Salmon (F)
* [...] - 189 Tour de France Riders Sign The UCI Anti-Doping Agreement
July 6th, 2007LONDON: 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 saying they are not involved in doping and promising to submit DNA samples to Spanish authorities for the Operation Puerto probe. Cyclists also had to agree [...] - McEwen Feels Sorry For Petacchi, But Still Sick Of Doping Stories - He Going To Feel Ill For A While
July 6th, 2007By 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 admitted he felt sorry for one of his main rivals, Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi.
But in almost the same breath McEwen called for glorious sporting achievements at this [...] - Tour de France Team Profiles And Stats
July 6th, 2007
- Riis (CSC) Opts Out Of Tour de France
July 6th, 2007By 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 May the 43-year-old Dane admitted to doping during his career, notably during his 1996 Tour de France victory. He was subsequently stripped of the title last month [...] - Commentary From Bjarne Riis
July 5th, 2007In 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 say that I strongly object to the accusations made in the interview with Jörg Jaksche by the German magazine, Der Spiegel.
I have not had any [...] - Assembly Bill A2686 - No More Quick Release In New Jersey
July 5th, 2007As 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 get me wrong. But when the laws go to far and start to infringe on adults for no reason I get mad. Come on New [...]
- Masterseek New Co-Sponsor for Team CSC
July 5th, 2007The 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 on the new clothes worn by the riders for the first time, when the Tour kicks off on Saturday in Central London.
Masterseek is the biggest [...] - Team CSC Ready For Tour de France With New Cervelo Bikes
July 4th, 2007When 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 Super Light (better known as SLC-SL), all except for Carlos Sastre of course, who prefers the R3 frame – and he will of course [...]
- Product Review: CycleSound Bicycle Sound System
July 3rd, 2007In 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 car going somewhere for over an hour and hearing “Are We There Yet”? Well when my wife and I take our three kids on a [...]
- Parlez Vous Tour de France? - French Words Useful for Understanding the Tour de France
July 3rd, 2007French 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 related to cycling.
le cyclisme - cycling, biking
People and Ridersun commissaire - referee who travels by car
un coureur - rider, cyclist
un cycliste - rider, cyclist
un [...] - German Rider Jorg Jaksche Is Ready To Spill His Guts On Doping
June 30th, 2007By 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 set to make a series of stunning revelations about current doping practices.Jaksche’s lawyer Michael Lehner said on Friday the German, who has protested his innocence but been [...]
- Dr. Paul Strauss of Agency for Cycling Ethics — Interview Exclusive (Audio)
June 29th, 2007The 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, why it’s important for amateur cycling for pros to adhere to standards and the 5% false positive problem.
The Agency for Cycling Ethics aims to create [...] - Team CSC Announces Line-Up for Tour de France 2007
June 29th, 2007Team 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 O’Grady, Fabian Cancellara, Inigo Cuesta, Kurt-Asle Arvesen, Christian Vande Velde and David Zabriskie.
”As always, it’s been a very difficult decision. It may sound like a [...] - CONI Prosecutor Summons Danilo Di Luca and Alessandro Petacchi
June 28th, 2007By 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 Olympic Committee (CONI) next week as part of two separate doping investigations.
Petacchi hopes to get the Salbutamol issue settled by next weekPetacchi hopes to to clear his [...]
- Tour de France Jerseys In Yellow, Polka Dot and Green… What Does It All Mean?
June 28th, 2007One 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 much money do they win. Well I am going to answer both of these questions, so read below for my primer;
General Classification (GC) Winner
YELLOW JERSEY: [...] - Discovery Unveils Tour de France Lineup
June 27th, 2007Discovery 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. As expected, Levi Leipheimer got a full vote of confidence from Discovery sport director Johan Bruyneel on Wednesday, and will lead America’s lone ProTour team [...]
- Saul Raisin Will Ride His First Post Accident Pro Race
June 27th, 2007For 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
“Saul Raisin may have been an virtual unknown until he had that frightening crash. But he deserves our attention as another example of what is right with [...] - Are They Men Or Are They Boys - Can The Doping Test Really Know
June 25th, 2007Italy’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.
Four riders - Di Luca (Liquigas), third-place finisher Eddy Mazzoleni (Astana), fourth-placed Gilberto Simoni and sixth-placed Riccardo Riccó (both of Saunier Duval) - submitted samples that [...] - Team Unibet.com And Relax-GAM Left Out Of The Vuelta a Espana
June 21st, 2007The 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 the line of the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France, Vuelta officials didn’t include Unibet.com among its list of teams released for the 2007 Vuelta, [...] - My Bicycle Diary: Accidents Happen - Just Not to Me - That Is, Until…
June 21st, 2007June 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 in a 25 to 30 mile ride. She said okay as long as I got myself home before 5:30pm. Once I had my permission [...] - Lance Armstrong Criticizes David Walsh On His Latest Propaganda Piece
June 20th, 2007Former 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 a doper.
Armstrong criticized “From Lance to Landis,” the latest book by Irish writer David Walsh regarding Armstrong and doping accusations from the Tour de France, [...] - CSC Reaffirms Sponsorship For Team
June 20th, 2007U.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.
- Basso Vows Comeback To Win The Giro d’Italia
June 19th, 2007Ivan 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 will return to win the Giro d’Italia,” Basso told La Gazzetta dello Sport. “A lot of people have contacted me to show their support. I already [...]
- Robic wins RAAM for the third time
June 19th, 2007This 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 8 day, 19 hours and 33 minutes ride from Oceanside, California, Robic averaged 14.38 mph, crossing 12 states and cranking up more than 110,000 feet of [...] - Bamboo Bike - Quite The Offshoot
June 18th, 2007Ten 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 18, 2007
Funny where an idea will take you. Ten years ago, Luna the dog — part pit bull and part Labrador retriever — was gnawing on a [...] - Leipheimer Okay After Fall On Stage One Of The Dauphiné Libéré
June 18th, 2007This 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 director Johan Bruyneel said Leipheimer wasn’t seriously injured when he slipped on rain-soaked roads while attacking for victory with about 4km to go to Annecy. A frustrated Leipheimer [...] - The Cyclists
June 16th, 2007Check 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, your dog is biodegradable. - Tom Danielson Out of The Tour de France 2007
June 15th, 2007June 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 forced him to pull out of the first stage of the Dauphiné Libéré — have scuttled Tour hopes for the 29-year-old Discovery Channel rider.“Tom is off the [...]
- Italian Cycling Federation Suspends Ivan Basso 2 Years For Doping
June 15th, 2007Italian cycling federation suspends Ivan Basso 2 years for doping
By AP Sports
June 15, 2007Former Giro d’Italia champion Ivan Basso arrives at the Italian cycling federation in Rome Friday, June 15, 2007, for a hearing to determine the length of his ban for doping. The Italian Olympic Committee’s doping prosecutors recommended last month that the [...]
- Iban Mayo Cleared Of Doping Testosterone At Giro d’Italia
June 14th, 2007By 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 Giro d’Italia, was cleared of doping by the UCI on Thursday.But cycling’s world governing body confirmed that Italian pair Alessandro Petacchi and Leonardo Piepoli were still under [...]
- CBR California State Criterium Championship CAT IV
June 13th, 2007June 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 would be taking home the Golden Bear Jersey. With two great sprinters on the team, the whole team had higher hopes for our soon to be [...] - Quickstep And Tom Boonen Reacts To Raids
June 8th, 2007Quickstep 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 country’s federal elections, was soigneur Johan Molly. His house was searched and he was questioned and released.
“I can’t really believe that Molly plays a role in [...] - Basso Faces FCI Disciplinary Commission
June 8th, 2007Basso 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 in Rome. The FCI Disciplinarily Commission will act upon the recommendations of the Italian Olympic Committee’s (CONI) anti-doping prosecutors, headed by Ettore Torri. On May 25, [...] - Cofidis Leaving Cycling - Could This Really Be True - Another One Bites The Dust
June 7th, 2007Cofidis 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 be all bad. Less teams better overall riders per team? I am not sure how to take this news, but the 2008 season is [...]
- Quick Step Denies Police Raids Focused On Team
June 7th, 2007Quick 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 doping practices Thursday after police arrested a dozen people following raids which netted large quantities of banned doping products.
The regional prosecutor’s office, after initially saying the raids were [...] - Interbike Sponsors Inaugural Las Vegas World Criterium Championship
June 7th, 2007FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Interbike Sponsors Inaugural Las Vegas World Criterium ChampionshipThe final race in a 10-city national series, the World Criterium Championship coincides with Interbike’s international bicycle expo in Las Vegas, Nevada
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. - June 7, 2007 - Interbike today announced it is the presenting sponsor of the World Criterium Championship, to be held [...] - Riis Removed From Danish Sports Hall of Fame - Who Is Next
May 31st, 2007Riis 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 from the Danish sports hall of fame, Danmarks Radio (DR) said Thursday.
The 43-year-old Riis, now the owner and manager of the CSC team, ended years of speculation over [...] - Agritubel, Barloworld and Astana get wild cards for Tour - But Where Is UniBet
May 31st, 2007“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 all in. This looks a lot like a school yard game of dodge ball. You can’t make up the rules as you go along. [...]
- Bike Racing At Its Best - When The Plan Works Perfectly
May 30th, 2007In 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 very strong racing teams. This year I decided to make my comeback, not that my first attempt at bike racing was so great, but [...]
- Cheating, Lying, Doping - A Philosophy Of Failure
May 29th, 2007I 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 I have ever heard. It is well worth the read. For the complete post go to www.sportswriter.net
Cheating, Lying, Doping - a philosophy of failure
I’ve [...] - Cycling Needs An Amnesty? - Doping No More - What Do You Say?
May 27th, 2007“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 the problem. I convinced him to send me his thoughts in an email so I could share them with all of you. Tell me [...]
- The Bottom Line - Submitted by J.T. Fisher
May 26th, 2007This 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 know, it might get posted just like J.T’s.
Having listened (read) attentively, whenever the boss wasn’t looking, of course, I’ve followed the Landis trial closely, [...] - Ullrich Charges May Be Dropped - Make Up Your Mind, I Am Getting Dizzy
May 25th, 2007“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 they have no proof better than what they presented in the Landis hearing. Are they worried that Landis is getting off, and [...]
- More Doping News, Who Would Have Guessed - Zabel and Aldag Admit To Doping While On Telekom
May 24th, 2007“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 of the 1996 Tour De Farce (oh I mean Tour de France). Rumor has it that we should hear something from him tomorrow, and [...]
- A Bicycle Clothing Store Only- Heck Yeah - Indie Bike Has Arrived
May 23rd, 2007I 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, no bikes, no helmets, no pedals, no wheels, no…. well nothing but cycling clothes.
You want to go to Indie Bike because they have a huge [...] - Floyd Landis Doping Trial - What Is Fair Is Clear - Log In Information to the Hearing
May 21st, 2007The hearing begins daily at 9:30 PDT (12:30 EDT)
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