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Archive: July 2010
July 31, 2010
Spaniard takes sterling
victory over Vinokourov and Sastre.
This weekend the women's World
Cup returns to Sweden and the small town of Vårgårda.
Action starts at 5:45 Pacific or
thereabouts.
American looks forward to
Spanish race as he preps for Vuelta.
First major event in the state
since the Coors Classic.
A recap of the key riders who
made this years race what it was; from the attackers to the GC threats.
The wide, rectangular four
corner loop offered safe racing conditions, but a slight gradient on
the finishing straight with a corresponding slight decline on the back
side of the course was enough to sap the strength out of the legs.
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Lance Armstrong drew the curtain
down on an amazing career in top-class international cycling last
Sunday as a hero to his devoted followers but much less so to the
sceptics.
RadioShack rider finishes
seventh in prologue time trial.
US national champion Dave
Zabriskie's bike is not easy to miss with its distinctive stars and
stripes design.
Getting ready for two world
championships in coming weeks.
“They
treated us like criminals, like animals. They took Bart out of
the
shower, made us sign some papers and took us away.” - Jeroen
Blijlevens Kadisco
Leader Peter Latham (BISSELL).
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Tied for sixth, 34 seconds
behind leader in Tour of the Catskills.
Quick fast food chain posited as
a possible title sponsor.
Health problem still
undiagnosed, will still have a place within team.
What grade did Twisted give us?
Up close with the latest in Felt
driven technology.
Mike Friedman (Jelly Belly p/b
Kenda) throws some beans to fans.
The show is entitled “Bespoke:
The Handbuilt Bicycle,” and it opened on May 13 and will run until
August 15, 2010.
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July 30, 2010
The 25-year-old Andy Schleck won
Friday’s natourcriterium in Sint-Niklaas.
After two years of speculation,
a new eight-day Colorado stage race is set to roll out in August or
September 2011.
Close your eyes and imagine a
perfect day on the bike, and it will match very closely to riding in
the Basque Country.
A Guide to understanding this
race.
Andy's already talking about
winning next year.
HTC-Columbia are confident that
Kanstantsin Sivtsov can upset the big names on show at Saturday's
Clasica San Sebastian.
Elder brother confirms decision
to leave Saxo Bank and is grateful to team management.
Brothers Andy and Frank Schleck
have confirmed that they will be leaving Saxo Bank to join a new team
based in Luxembourg.
“They
treated us like criminals, like animals. They took Bart out of
the
shower, made us sign some papers and took us away.” - Jeroen
Blijlevens Kadisco
In broad strokes, the route runs
from Geneva to Nice. Along the way, it hugs the French border with
Italy and takes in the highest cols in the French Alps.
A
great bike shop is also a shrine, cathedral and museum for the sport.
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Karl Menzies (OUCH) on his way
to winning 2009 Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove.
Kiserlovski joins the Kazakhs,
with Menchov and Arroyo also in the frame.
Slovenian claiming of poorly
conducted tests and illness.
The man behind the logo speaks
about all things road, plus your chance to win a Garmin jersey.
Felt has filled in a
long-standing gap in its off-road range with the introduction of the
2011 Edict, a carbon fibre full-suspension cross country racer with
just 100mm of travel, and weighing just over 2kg (4.4kg) with rear
shock.
It almost does it all!
Bike sharing is gaining ground
in US cities with programs in Washington DC, Boston and Denver. The
newest adopters are the Twin Cities of St Paul-Minneapolis in
Minnesota.
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Where do you dream of riding?
Rebellin was ordered to return
his road race silver medal from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing after a
retroactive test on his sample from the Games.
How ironic that I’d be just fine
when riding aggressively, but crash once I got cautious.
The GS élan team kicked off
their weekly women only training ride.
Life is an adventure, so why
would I go back to Spain when I could go explore a part of the world
I’ve never seen before?
Stagiaire Season Begins, Quick
Step for San Sebastian: Barredo Defends; Chavanel Out, RadioShack
Adjusts Schedule After Vuelta Snub, Wiggins to Tour of Britain...
Previously two of the best US
professional road cyclists and TdF winners.
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July 29, 2010
Tour runner-up and brother leave
team.
The race featured 8 riders from
the Tour de France.
He is being given the chance to
run with the pros. Cole House is officially a stagiaire for BMC.
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treated us like criminals, like animals. They took Bart out of
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4. A Nerd and His New Bike.
Will it be a Spaniard?
They have won the last five of six editions, but a longer view shows
them having won ten of the twenty eight.
Italian DS explains that
Contador worked on win and new team at Tour.
The rolleurs and sprinters ride
into the second half of the U.S. season this weekend as the Tour of Elk
Grove takes place Friday through Sunday northwest of Chicago.
Liquigas sprinter set to join
Belgian team.
Capo now sit comfortably among
the top couple of clothing manufacturers in cycling...
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When I left school my first job
was apprentice machine tool engineer with a large bearing manufacturer
in Luton, England.
2011 Giro d’ Italia will start
and end in Turin, broken arm won’t affect Sanchez’s season, Chicchi to
Quick Step in 2011 and more….
Ryder: nice report card.
So, what were the riders
actually protesting?
Talented young riders get a
chance to impress at ProTour level.
Koerber, Pendrel, Gould in the
midst of a standout season.
The 2011 Giro d'Italia will
start in Turin May 7 with a team time trial, the city and organiser RCS
Sport announced today.
Kelly Boniface is one of my
favorite race buddies. We were working on our game face. She wins.
Bicycle companies will benefit
from lower tariffs on tubing, speedometers, road and hydraulic disc
brakes and certain rims and cranks.
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"Give up is never a word in my
dictionary."
Recent additions hint to
possible signees for 2011. Plus: Contador update.
Liquigas-Doimo rider's fate
finally looks sealed after sitting in limbo since May.
The Explainer looks at laws that
prosecutors might be considering when investigating Floyd Landis’
allegations against Lance Armstrong and others.
The Battenkill winner will step
up from the Holowesko Partners development team to the big show.
In
North Carolina the Asheville Breakfast and Black Mountain Rotary Club
is presenting the WNC Grand Prix Festival this Friday and Saturday.
The erstwhile Dane spent much of
the Tour answering media questions about his next team sponsor and what
he’s going to do if (when) Fränk and Andy Schleck leave to start their
own team.
Positive for EPO and an
aromatase inhibitor.
With the tour over many of us in
non cycling crazy countries will be lamenting the absence of daily race
coverage.
Successful Tour for broadcaster
despite wavering US challenge.
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July 28, 2010
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The Tour champion’s decision not
to re-sign with Astana makes waves for silly season.
Contador Keeping his Option
Openn Petacchi is keeping quiet about the latest doping investigation,
Tome Danielson among starters at Tour de Pologne....
The new F1 weighs just 800g in a
56cm frame.
Alessandro Petacchi silent on
doping accusations, Specialized celebrates Tour successes, Floyd Landis
to race in New York and more….
Russell Downing produced a
storming late kick to win the final stage of the Tour de Wallonie, and
also secured the overall victory in the process.
This year’s Vuelta could well be
decided on the slopes of a new climb that’s already being compared to
the fearsome Angliru and Monte Zoncolan.
Irish rider to target Tour of
Poland.
The attitude the company has to
such incidences is also interesting to learn.
Felt Bicycles held its press
launch yesterday at its company headquarters in Irvine, California,
touting several new platforms—four to be exact.
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Team director to apologize to
UCI president.
A series of equipment
disasters have been a contributory factor.
Still ready to
tackle the
Clásica de San Sebastián Saturday.
Tour of the Catskills race in
upstate New York starting on Friday.
Tour winner could team-up with
Bjarne Riis.
The 2010 Tour de France came
down to just two riders and one mountain.
Thor Hushovd (Cervelo)
won the natourcriterium in Roeselare. In the final sprint, he left
Jurgen Van den Broeck and Fabian Cancellara behind.
"It
was about doing what was right. It was about doing what allowed me to
live my life OK with me. So whatever the reaction is, I hope it's good.
I hope people want to know the truth, but that wasn't really my main
concern." -
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Cutest young woman at Tour de
France?
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Former Tour winner lists ways to
fight doping.
Green jersey winner Alessandro
Petacchi is not taking questions about recent doping allegations, which
are ‘too general,’ his lawyer says.
Enigmatic star ready for another
shot at glory.
New F1 frame is just 800g,
value-priced F3 and F5.
Federal prosecutors handling an
investigation into cheating in professional cycling have subpoenaed
documents from an arbitration case that sought to prove that Lance
Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs.
The 24-year-old Dutchman crossed
the line solo and was shortly followed by Saxo Bank’s Andy Schleck.
Schleck beat Tour de France winner Alberto Contador in the sprint for
second.
So what's going on with Team
Type 1?
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July 27, 2010
Katusha rider still doesn't know
the cause of his heart attack.
Marc De Maar lends a helping
hand on Archie Briggs.
Cath Cheatley and Luis Amaran
continue to lead the NRC individual standings.
Spanish PM praises 'tenacity' of
Tour winner Contador.
Blazing Saddles: The Cruel and
Unusual History of the Tour de France.
No rest for the weary,
especially when there’s money to be made. The peloton is barely
catching its breath following the Tour de France before clicking back
into gear with more racing this weekend.
RadioShack team manager judges
2010 Tour.
1 ROBERT MILLAR 2,900 points
2 Tom Simpson
2,545 points
3 Chris Boardman
1,965 points
4 Mark Cavendish
1,585 points.
The France 2 television channel
has expressed its satisfaction with the audience figures from this
year’s Tour de France.
Following Tyler Farrar’s Felt
from dawn to dusk.
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Contador returns to acclaim in
Spain, Frank Schleck to race Thursday, good week for USA juniors in
Europe, post-Tour crit news and more…..
Armstrong and his team-mates
were forced to change his shirt during the final stage of the Tour de
France.
The second instalment of the
"true" story behind the events of this year's race.
11. Chris Horner -
RadioShack
33. Tyler Farrar
- Garmin-Transitions
42. Lance
Armstrong - RadioShack
48. George
Hincapie - BMC
79. Levi
Leipheimer - RadioShack .
Says team would have
beaten Contador otherwise, won’t talk about 2011 plans.
Fränk Schleck (Saxo Bank) will
return to racing this week in a criterium in Luxembourg and will start
the Vuelta a España.
It wasn’t supposed to happen
this way.
On a rest day and they’re not
used to eating lunch because they are normally on the bikes (racing)
they (the riders) cannot eat completely differently, so they just take
a light meal...
Missy Erickson catches the bug
in Minnesota.
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This year’s Tour brought us a
two-way rivalry of the sort we haven’t seen in some time.
Tour winner says he’s unlikely
to take on the Schlecks in September.
Spanish rider latest to be
sanctioned.
The United Kingdom’s Sport
performance director Peter Keen says the Sky team’s Tour de France
efforts may put Olympic dreams at risk.
Shoes of the stars plus more
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Racing duo spends time in
Massachusetts and Colorado.
FL Carbon stem.
"Light and responsive with
impressive braking – a cracking upgrade "
"It
was about doing what was right. It was about doing what allowed me to
live my life OK with me. So whatever the reaction is, I hope it's good.
I hope people want to know the truth, but that wasn't really my main
concern." -
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July 26, 2010
VeloNews columnist Jennifer
Caudill answers some FAQs about the life of a podium girl, and gives
her opinion of the Tour de France podium wardrobe.
Chris brings a wealth of
experience and knowledge to the table when he meets with his athletes.
Over 23 seasons, he has become a Category 1 racer on the road and track
and won multiple state road and track championships.
Tour de France winner Alberto
Contador (Astana) tops the latest update of the Union Cycliste
Internationale's World Ranking, published on Monday afternoon.
"My favorite race of the year!
The Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian!"
Seven-time winner felt a duty to
finish despite bad luck and poor form.
"I really want to win the white
jersey for a record fourth successive time."
Nicolas Roche has extended his
contract with Ag2r-La Mondiale until the end of 2012. The Irishman has
opted to resist the rumoured overtures of Team Sky to lengthen his stay
with Vincent Lavenu’s squad, according to the French Cycling Federation.
Kal Szkalak and Mike Mueller.
Colt Peterson sprints to the win
in stage four of the Tour de l'Abitibi.
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Contador’s tour win moves him
atop UCI rankings, transfers for Devolder & Greipel, Haussler
back on the bike and more….
The "true" story behind the
events of this year's Tour de France.
Team RadioShack’s fashion faux
pax in stage 20 has not gone unnoticed by the UCI, which will open
disciplinary proceedings against the team “for breaching the
regulations governing riders’ clothing.”
“Ok people! Now it’s official!
To be a race commisar, you don’t need brains but only know the rules!
Their motto: “c’est le reglement!”
There continues to be much
debate regarding the developments of stage 15, where Andy Schleck
suffered a skipped chain in the midst of gapping Alberto Contador.
Fellow Spaniard hails Astana
rider’s ability.
The Tour ended only a few hours
ago, and my withdrawal symptoms are already setting in.
Local cyclists react to Lance
Armstrong's final Tour de France.
Two cyclists will die on US
roads on any given day, and on that same day close to a 100 motorists
will be killed.
Owen Wilson. Garmin savior?
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Flax replaces Loren Mooney, who
has resigned from Rodale.
Armstrong’s RadioShack team
tried to start Sunday’s final stage into Paris wearing special jerseys.
Response to Greg LeMond's blog.
Good news on this year's Tour.
A recovering Amber Neben spends
some time on the stationary trainer, watching the Tour and imagining
what if.
The market has shown great
skepticism about calculated power measurement vs. direct force power
measurement.
Trek, Pinarello and Lapierre.
Team Radioshack's Trek Madone 6.9.
"It
was about doing what was right. It was about doing what allowed me to
live my life OK with me. So whatever the reaction is, I hope it's good.
I hope people want to know the truth, but that wasn't really my main
concern." -
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OK, I’ll say it. This year’s
Tour de France really left me feeling underwhelmed.
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July 25, 2010
Alberto Contador (Astana) has a
few sips of bubbly to celebrate his third Tour victory.
Tibco’s lead-out train delivers
and Fly V’s Tanner gets his win after his stage 1 solo fell short.
Abbott and Sutherland hold the GC leads.
Mara Abbot (PB&Co 2012)
still reigns as Queen of the women's side of the Cascade Classic.
Sutherland brings yellow into
final stage.
The final jerseys (l-r): Hossein
Askari (Yellow Jersey - TPT), Ghader Mizbani (Mountains - TPT), Boris
Shpilevskiy (Sprint - Russia).
After years of chasing, Michael
Hutchinson finally secured the 10-mile competition record when he
sliced just one second off the record in the Wolds RT event .
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Race officials rule that
RadioShack team cannot race Tour's final stage in special "cancer
awareness" jersey.
A look at history, Contador’s
wins and team transfer rumors makes a long run of Contador Tour wins a
difficult challenge.
Bobke
has just enough energy
left before he says au revoir...
George and fans.
"It
was about doing what was right. It was about doing what allowed me to
live my life OK with me. So whatever the reaction is, I hope it's good.
I hope people want to know the truth, but that wasn't really my main
concern." -
Floyd Landis ABCNews
There are always a lot of laughs
when talking with Alison Starnes but don’t let the chuckles
(and blonde hair) fool you, underneath is a serious and hard-working
bike racer.
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Robbie Ventura was Floyd Landis’
coach back in the day when Floyd was king of France– about 4 days, if I
recall correctly.
It's hard to tell who was a
bigger hit at the Tour de France this weekend...film star Cameron Diaz
or three-time Tour winner Alberto Contador?
Petacchi follows in the
footsteps of Franco Bitossi....42 years later.
Canadian steps up to fill
leader's role at Garmin-Transitions.
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July 24, 2010
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@Gavia: Hey! Quit hogging the
champagne!
Saxo Bank manager happy with
Schleck's ride.
Andy gave it a huge effort.
Galdeano offer his
congratulations to Menchov on taking third place.
Admits that Tour de France
victory could be a difficult goal.
Fränk Schleck is more than a
brother and a podium threat — he’s also Andy’s roommate and mentor.
Abbott stretches overall lead in
women's race.
Stage 19 start time: Saturday
10:25 CEST (1:25 AM PDT);
Earliest live
video: 14:00 CEST (5:00 AM PDT);
Approximate
finish: 17:06 CEST (8:06 AM PDT).
German ProTour team's woeful
Tour continues.
Stage 8's podium - all the
winners lined up.
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RadioShack secure team
classification.
Every year, a dozen or so riders
hope to make the podium in Paris. But crashes, sickness and poor form
thin the herd.
Garmin-Transitions rider moves
past Rodriguez in TT.
Who does decide Andy Schleck's
tactics?
Andy Schleck knew coming into
today’s race against the clock that he needed to have the time trial of
his life in order to take the yellow jersey from Alberto Contador.
"Function over form, maybe, but
this does the comfort job well."
"I suffered more today than at
any other time this year."
Loses 2009 Tour of Portugal
title.
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Both men came to the Tour to
work for others, but found themselves rising to the top as their
leaders fell by the wayside.
"This year there were times when
I wasn't exactly on top form, today included."
George Hincapie with the awards
presenter: his wife, Melanie, who is a former Tour hostess.
Rises above sub-par early season
with injury to shine in Grande Boucle.
Former USPS team-mate and others
detail accusations of doping, Landis apologises to public.
Further
allegations against Armstrong.
The suit, which from some angles
makes the rider look like a flying squirrel.
BMC's new Impec hits the global
stage.
"I
don't have any personal ambitions, I just have ambitions for the team.
I'm trying to benefit the team the best and what benefited the team
most was the team classification so that was what I was going
for." -
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July 23, 2010
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Stage 19 start time: Saturday
10:25 CEST (1:25 AM PDT);
Earliest live
video: 14:00 CEST (5:00 AM PDT);
Approximate
finish: 17:06 CEST (8:06 AM PDT).
McEwen hopes for better luck in
Paris.
Quote of the day: “When I saw
Petacchi go I thought, bollocks, I’ve left it too late again.”
Aerobar inventor Boone Lennon
flies to Bordeaux to help Schleck; Saxo Bank boss Riis declines.
The polka-dot jersey was decided
Friday and the yellow jersey on Saturday, but the green jersey should
come down to the final sprint into Paris.
Norwegian concedes defeat in
points classification.
@Gavia: The clock, she is cruel,
and time waits for no man.
A mass sprint in Bordeaux at the
end of the 18th stage of the Tour de France.
Stage 18 departs Salies-de-Béarn
at 12:55 CET (6:55am U.S. Eastern).
Live video should
get underway from around 14:20 CET (8:20am U.S. Eastern).
Racing horses.
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Doctors, doping and allegations.
A crash mars the finish at the
Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort.
Zach Bell shows how to do a
track stand while at KBS training camp.
Schleck
needs to beat Contador in the final time trial to take the yellow
jersey, and that’s a tall order.
The brutal simplicity of
climbing is one of its most appealing aspects. It’s you and your bike
versus the hill. You push the pedals, you breathe hard and you make
your ascent.
Set for highest-ever finish on
Sunday.
"I
don't have any personal ambitions, I just have ambitions for the team.
I'm trying to benefit the team the best and what benefited the team
most was the team classification so that was what I was going
for." -
Chris Horner CyclingNews
After a one-month break, the
second half of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup gets under way in
Champéry this weekend.
The Kiwi will head overseas next
week after wrapping up the Cascade Classic.
Belgian
rubs shoulders with Nicolas Sarkozy on his way to his nation's best
Tour finish in 24 years.
It looks to be a big
battle with Swami's bringing to the table Mike Birditt and that happy
wanderer Warren Wicks.
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The pack rides during the 18th
stage of the Tour de France on Friday.
This week’s Ride is about the
Tour that was.
Saturday's time trial will be
the last real race day for 2010. Here's some more of the TT product
that you'll see in action....
Manxman also reveals that a
fever almost forced him to abandon in Pau.
Edwin Gardner a well known
cycling advocate for the Charleston, SC peninsula was struck by a Jeep
Wednesday morning.
Sastre is anti-brat.
Something about Stage 17 took me
back to Rocky 2.
France’s Women’s downhill ski
team swapped skis for bikes this week to train on the velodrome at the
World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland.
Yellow jersey wearer Alberto
Contador turned a slight shade of pink Friday after meeting Hollywood
stars Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise.
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Stage 18 departs Salies-de-Béarn
at 12:55 CET (6:55am U.S. Eastern).
Live video should
get underway from around 14:20 CET (8:20am U.S. Eastern).
@Gavia: A sprint stage into the
wine country. Hey! Pass that bottle over here. No hogging the vino!
"I
don't have any personal ambitions, I just have ambitions for the team.
I'm trying to benefit the team the best and what benefited the team
most was the team classification so that was what I was going
for." -
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Chris Horner rode into the top
10 on the Tourmalet and bolstered RadioShack’s team GC lead.
They said that Andy Schleck
needed to win Stage 17 by a big margin to capture the Tour de France.
Just don’t tell that to Schleck, or his team.
Cummings never so happy to have
a kettle, regrets Giro-Tour double.
Schleck, second behind the
Spaniard in the Tour last year, is weaker in time trials and the Astana
rider will be a massive favourite to extend his advantage in Saturday's
pivotal 52km time trial between Bordeaux and Pauillac.
Matt paces Jurgen Van Den Broeck
in the Tour mountains.
Stage 17 start time: Thursday
12:15 CEST (3:15 AM PDT);
Earliest live
video: 12:30 CEST (3:30 AM PDT);
Approximate
finish: 17:20 CEST (8:20 AM PDT).
Expect a throwdown between Andy
Schleck and Alberto Contador on the Col du Tourmalet.
Marc De Maar
(UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis) crosses the line with teammate Rory
Sutherland behind in second.
Six time polka-dot jersey winner
decries the lack of overall contenders in classification.
Cycling tips from Qinghai - wear
a helmet in case you hit a Yak.
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RadioShack rider downplays
performance.
Spaniard chimes in on cycling's
"unwritten rules."
I’m just a week away from a very
private life says 7-time Tour champion
The U.S. Military’s cycling
team’s Capt. Ian Holt spent his last night in a missile control center
last week and VeloNews was there.
German expects to return for
2011 season if not sooner.
Alberto Contador (Astana) is
hoping this custom painted - and immaculately prepared - Specialized
S-Works Tarmac SL3 will carry him to his third Tour de France victory.
He was the first Colombian to
wear the polka dot jersey at the Tour de France.
It was like some Euro version of
a drunken Woodstock with all these Euro-schloogs that were as hammered
as a tent stake at the circus.
Pinarello, Look, Orbea and Fuji;
Caisse d'Epargne's asymmetrical Pinarello Dogma.
BMC, Merckx, Kuota and Focus;
BMC's new Impec hits the global stage.
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this year?
Lance Armstrong changed the
course of American cycling more than any rider in the history of the
sport.
The
final day of the Pyrenees in
this year’s Tour de France shook up the Top 10 enough to put two
Pacific Northwest riders in the top 10.
A spectator offers a bottle of
water as Lance Armstrong climbs towards Tourmalet pass during the 16th
stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday.
Sutherland, Abbott lead GC
before Mt. Bachelor summit finish.
Former
US Postal Service rider
appears likely to provide details.
Describing human misery. That’s
what Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen do best.
American Floyd Landis admitted
drug use.
Fans of Lance Armstrong have
remained a common sight at the Tour de France.
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
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Stage 17 start time: Thursday
12:15 CEST (3:15 AM PDT);
Earliest live
video: 12:30 CEST (3:30 AM PDT);
Approximate
finish: 17:20 CEST (8:20 AM PDT).
Expect a throwdown between Andy
Schleck and Alberto Contador on the Col du Tourmalet.
@Gavia: The Tour likes the
Tourmalet so much that this year, they're doing it twice.
If Andy Schleck doesn’t drop
Alberto Contador during Stage 17 tomorrow, no one will be able to say,
“But there’s plenty of racing left to be done.” Time’s up.
A Col du Tourmalet mountain top
finish? I must have died and gone to cycling heaven.
Canadian Ryder Hesjedal
confirmed today that he extended his contract with Garmin-Transitions
for three more years.
Menchov will show the world just
why he's called 'The Silent Assassin.'
Drama, attacks, surprises,
scandal and pain - the 2010 Tour de France rollercoaster ride has
continued into its third week just as it started on Saturday, July 3 in
Rotterdam.
Hors
categorie horses.
The humble bottom bracket (BB)
gets subjected to some of the most intense and punishing conditions of
any system on the bike.
Andy Schleck says that he must
attack on the Tourmalet if he is to have any hope of finishing the race
in yellow.
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An early attack on Tourmalet. 24
hours early.
Transfer season intensifies,
Boonen parties just days after surgery, Landis races Cascade and more…
Levi Leipheimer's SRAM time
trial chainrings.
Liquigas’s Brian Vandborg is
riding his second Tour.
Warning! This is not you average
Tour post.
Petacchi
Under Investigation in
Italy, Hushovd Back in Green, Voigt Down But Not Out, Hesjedal Hangs
Tough...
Rabobank reportedly courts
Breschel, chasing Sanchez.
French riders have an additional
twelve month option.
"Comfortable lightweight bar for
the lighter or more leisurely rider."
The book's true value is its
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 A tough cold stage - but still a
beautiful backdrop.
Alison Powers (Team VBF) wins
Cascade Cycling Classic prologue ahead of Tara Whitten (Keller
Rorhback) and Alison Starnes (TIBCO/To The Top).
There's never been anything like
this for the non-pro rider.
Climbs also slower this
year.
Rider apologises for any
unintended insult.
Bicycle Retailer &
Industry News will announce its Top 100 Retailers for 2010 at the
industry’s leading North American trade show.
Lance Armstrong showed
he had the "spirit of a fighter" after he left many of his young rivals
trailing behind during the gruelling 199.5-km 16th stage of the Tour de
France.
I’m only allowed one bottle a
week until I drop two kilos.
“The evidence [against
Armstrong] will come from the investigation, and I believe it will be
overwhelming.” - Greg LeMond Yahoo!
American Floyd Landis admitted
drug use.
Fans of Lance Armstrong have
remained a common sight at the Tour de France.
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
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Fedrigo grabs third French
victory in three days, Lance Armstrong tries to go out in blaze of
glory, Chaingate is over and more….
Contador apologies for his
attack, Schleck tells fans to stop jeering Spaniard.
We got one final day in the
Pyrenees and four climbs to go.
Sastre still in the hunt for
stage win.
Armstrong leads the break.
Earlier in the stage, the major
break of the day took shape on the lower slopes of the Col du Tourmalet
and steadily built up a healthy lead over the yellow jersey contenders.
Col du tourmalet - Altitude 2116
M.
Stage 16 start time: Tuesday
11:30 CEST (2:30 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 12:30 CEST (3:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:32 CEST (8:32 AM PDT).
ABC's Nightline to shadow the
controversial cyclist.
Olympic gold medalist Marty
Nothstein, former world champion Mari Holden and four-time US national
champion Kimberly Baldwin will serve as ambassadors of breast cancer
awareness.
Lennard Zinn has ideas as to why
Andy Schleck’s chain came off on Monday’s stage in the Tour de France.
Bobke
is not happy with the way
Alberto rode yesterday...
I’ve stopped laughing at the
Radio Shack commercials because the chubby Alphonse guy is starting to
remind me of myself.
UCI President Pat McQuaid
welcomes Chinese delegation to World Cycling Center.
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Horner finished fifth, in the
winning pack with Fedrigo and Team RadioShack teammate Lance Armstrong.
This seemingly unimportant stage
nearly put a few of the riders in the top 10 overall in serious
trouble.
Schleck and Contador are
amicable again.
"The team is working for
Nicolas," said team sports director, Vincent Lavenu.
Sky team boss Dave Brailsford
has admitted his team has learned some harsh lessons at the Tour de
France as team leader Bradley Wiggins continues to perform well below
expectations.
“The evidence [against
Armstrong] will come from the investigation, and I believe it will be
overwhelming.” - Greg LeMond Yahoo!
The boss. Back for a day.
Lance Armstrong gets treated
with great respect by our favorite English-language commentators.
Today’s Stage 16 was a classic example.
Tour de France points leader,
Alessandro Petacchi, is under investigation in Italy for doping,
according to La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.
Lampre team backs Italian
sprinter.
Spaniard could replace the
Schleck brothers.
"Effective aero upgrade but one
with an unjustifiable price tag "
Older brother training again
after collarbone surgery.
The new parts shed about 100
grams from the already svelte 2009 group, down to less than 1900 grams,
while making some positive design changes in the process.
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Saxo Bank veteran hit the tarmac
in a freak accident that harks back to last year.
I was especially pleased to see
that Contador employed the new "corporate fingerbang" insigniaway:
The Bahati Foundation is alive
and well, but the race team that supports it will be undergoing a
re-organization.
Giro winner suffering with
bronchitis.
After the top a technical
descent, the sunshine flickering through the trees makes it
even more tricky.
Recent converts to the
anti-Alberto brigade complain furiously about the Spaniard's supposed
violation of cycling's "unwritten" rules, but it was Roche who was
egregiously and violently shafted by his French teammate John Gadret.
Legal battle heats up.
"Fit, function and style means
BBB gets top marks for these glasses"
Three-time
Tour de France winner Greg LeMond says he believes evidence against
Lance Armstrong in a federal probe will be “overwhelming.”
The convention is to not attack
when a competitor has had a fall or mechanical failure.
American Floyd Landis admitted
drug use.
“During that Tour de France I
personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera,
and myself receiving blood transfusions."
Fans of Lance Armstrong have
remained a common sight at the Tour de France.
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
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Stage 16 start time: Tuesday
11:30 CEST (2:30 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 12:30 CEST (3:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:32 CEST (8:32 AM PDT).
Tourmalet above La Mongie climbs
the ski slopes.
@Gavia: Why is the
final climb so far from the finish of this stage? Really, I don't
pretend to know. Maybe it all turn out to be a stroke of genius.
Voeckler's happy hunting ground.
Voeckler win overshadowed by
questionable yellow jersey grab, gallows humor for Lance Armstrong and
more…
Luxembourg's Schleck said last
Monday he had no enemies in the peloton and that he was friends with
Contador, but today that changed.
Not smiling no more.
Mechanical changes outcome.
Riders are lined-out heading
into the mountains - the pace was intense.
Stage 15 Earliest live video:
13:30 CEST (4:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:16 CEST (8:16 AM PDT).
Former Maillot Jaune warns
current race leader not to dismiss challenge of Menchov and Sanchez.
From cranks to wheels to
chainrings, the TdF pits are full of cool parts.
Ben Kersten of Australia won the
Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium on Saturday, while Jonathion Cantwell
finished second and Anibal Borrajo was third.
We cop some of the pork sausages
the gingham 2CVs dispense but aren't man enough to eat them, the lady
beside us graciously accepts them.
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Fair play important to new Tour
leader.
The peloton has its own sense of
justice, and if the riders feel that Contador was wrong, they may find
ways within races to let him know.
One of the beautiful elements of
cycling is the debate. Like so many other sports, we can find endless
things to argue about.
After nearly two years of
planning by organizers - and countless hours of training by
participants - Centurion Colorado presented by Cervélo propelled nearly
900 riders away from the startline in Lyons, and onto the scenic and
sometimes grueling roads of Boulder County, Colorado on Sunday.
ookwalter and Ballan heading to
sign-in and the start of a hard stage.
Christophe Riblon, Nicolas
Roche's team-mate shows his emotions as he wins yesterday's stage.
Nothing says 'Olympic champion'
like the gold on Fabian Cancellara's (Saxo Bank) custom Specialized
S-Works shoes.
"My case has nothing to do, for
example, with someone like Ivan Basso. Evidence was attributed to me
that wasn't mine, so I struggle to prove my innocence. I have never
doubted that."- Alejandro Valverde VeloNation
Regardless of your own skill
level and experience, everyone can use a refresher course when it comes
to the rules of the road.
"Impeccable ergonomics and light
weight but let down by low stiffness."
"Comfortable pack marred by some
pretty basic blunders"
“This is a place where bike
mechanics can come together and share tips and tricks.”
Marital status of Eric
Vanderaerden.
Bradley Wiggins jokes he’ll
refund the travel expenses for British fans who came to see his
disappointing performance at the Tour.
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Sprinter Joelle Numainville
(Webcor) stayed with the front group at Nature Valley Grand Prix
Stillwater Crit.
"Gather Lance Armstrong, Greg
LeMond and Floyd Landis into a secure room, tie them to each other and
let them either learn to shut up."
No matter what your cycling
objectives, keeping a diary of all of your riding data and your
thoughts and experiences will always enhance your riding.
Everything from Lance to the
British Invasion.
Lance Armstrong rides past a
field of sunflowers during Sunday's 18th stage of the 2010 Tour de
France.
Since posting a remark about
LA’s disgraceful choice in racing socks, I have been noticing a black
helicopter which seems to be following me around when I’m training.
Gives the nod for the overall to
Alberto Contador.
Film makers Joseph Finkleman and
Booker Sim follow the Cervélo TestTeam.
American Floyd Landis admitted
drug use.
“During that Tour de France I
personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera,
and myself receiving blood transfusions."
Fans of Lance Armstrong have
remained a common sight at the Tour de France.
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
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Stage 15 Earliest live video:
13:30 CEST (4:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:16 CEST (8:16 AM PDT).
The art of descending is all
about skill, perceived then practiced.
@Gavia: Mountain top finishes
make for more time gaps, but I can never resist a descending finish.
Drag race!
Riblon Revels from Revel to
Ax-3-Domaines, Schleck and Contador bring the poker game to the media,
and LeMond Subpoenaed and throws comments at Armstrong...
Sky's Bradley Wiggins ended the
first Pyrenees stage today in Ax 3 Domaines upset with his Tour de
France performance.
A highly anticipated fight
between Alberto Contador and race leader Andy Schleck.
Fly V Australia deposits
sprinter for Wells Fargo Twilight win.
Riders from Team Jelly Belly
looking ready before the start - many riders have been suffering from
food poisoning.
Stage 14 Earliest live video:
13:30 CEST (4:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:12 CEST (8:12 AM PDT).
Tomorrow, the Tour will climb
and descend Col de Portet d'Aspet the site of Fabio Casartelli's tragic
death during the 1995 Tour de France.
Alex Zulle – the Swiss rider who
was among the best in the 1990s.
Arresting outfit.
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The middle of a grand tour is
like ‘being halfway in crossing the Sahara Deser … stranded in the
middle of a giant abyss that has already consumed you.’
Duel? You bet.
"Listen,
Landis spoke out because Armstrong was going after him. He made threats
against his (Landis's) friends." - Greg LeMond NBC
Schleck shocks Fignon...again,
Quote of the day, Armstrong eyes alternative triathlon, more...
Andy has pulled away from the
next two wunderkinds, Robert Gesink and Roman Kreuziger, by around 5
minutes.
Lance Armstrong suffered again
today, losing another 15 minutes.
As a lover of language, I really
enjoy listening to Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen do the Tour de France
commentary.
Rivalry with Garmin-Transitions
sure to heat up.
You could fill a library with
all the rules in the unwritten book of cycling etiquette.
Italian Ivan Basso will battle
for the Tour de France's podium over the next four days in the Pyrenees.
In that little remote corner of
Belgium known as de Westhoek they are putting on a one day race.
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 Narrow time gaps bode well for
exciting race.
LeMond told the French newspaper
Journal Du Dimanche that the federal investigation will bring about the
Armstrong's downfall.
It’s safe to say that his final
Tour de France is not going the way he planned.
Lance Armstrong says news about
a federal probe into Floyd Landis’ claims has not distracted him.
The
doping saga continues, Vino inspires emotion, NYTimes goes behind the
Livestrong money machine, more...
Up close with the bikes of Andy
Schleck & Mark Cavendish.
Fans of Lance Armstrong have
remained a common sight at the Tour de France.
Federal investigation takes a
step forward.
American Floyd Landis admitted
drug use.
Lance Armstrong used to have a
fluid spin on the road and off it. What happened?
“During that Tour de France I
personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera,
and myself receiving blood transfusions."
Has the RadioShack press machine
kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
"He drank too much. He drank
every night during the tour."
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
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Stage 14 Earliest live video:
13:30 CEST (4:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:12 CEST (8:12 AM PDT).
Lampre team riders lead the
pursuit of the pack on the breakaway group during the 13th stage of the
Tour de France on Saturday.
@Gavia: Mmm, mountains. Now, the
real Tour begins.
After a tough day on rugged
terrain and heavy roads yesterday, there were a lot of tired legs in
the peloton this morning.
Team hoping for a better end to
the race after squad impacted by crashes.
Investigation expected to
intensify following Tour de France.
Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium
race six of series.
Earliest live video: 13:00 CEST
(4:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:18 CEST (8:18 AM PDT).
Overall contenders rest before
the Pyrenees.
Team Sky captain puts his ride
into perspective.
"It gives you an indication of
how suffocating financially and logistically the UCI's rules have
become."
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World champion rides on despite
fractured elbow.
Flecha, Armstrong, Contador,
Equal rights, Fines.
No pals act for tough Pyrenean
stages, says Schleck.
Says Spaniard shouldn't have
attacked to gain time.
"We are overjoyed. I hope the
truth will come out." - Kathy LeMond
NBC
The Tour de France duel between
Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck will come down to seconds, according
to Astana's sports director Giuseppe Martini.
The bike that will win the Tour
de France?
Were the commissaires too harsh
in kicking Renshaw out of the Tour?
"If you don’t need a massive
range of gears, Alfine is an excellent budget hub-based option"
Nose barely passes UCI
specifications for length..
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What in the name of Henri
Desgrange is going on here?
Vino became known as one of the
hardest of cycling’s hard breed: the Eastern Bloc goombahs.
Grand jury subpoena issued to
triple Tour winner.
Riis' snazzy tour footwear. How
will Astana respond?
Federal investigation takes a
step forward.
American Floyd Landis admitted
drug use.
Lance Armstrong used to have a
fluid spin on the road and off it. What happened?
“During that Tour de France I
personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera,
and myself receiving blood transfusions."
Has the RadioShack press machine
kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
"He drank too much. He drank
every night during the tour."
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
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Earliest live video: 13:00 CEST
(4:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:18 CEST (8:18 AM PDT).
Will there be sunflowers?
Looking forward to seeing who makes the break. Should be a fast first
hour, anyway, with this one almost certain to go all the way.
An enthralling day’s racing that
saw minor but potentially telling chinks exposed in the armour of the
Saxo Bank team.
10 stages with a broken wrist an
incredible feat of suffering and endurance.
The pack cosses the Rhone river
during Friday's 12th stage.
Stage 12 start time: Friday
11:45 CEST (2:45 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 14:00 CEST (5:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:08 CEST (8:08 AM PDT).
Belgian believes defending
champion will get upper hand over Schleck.
Bicycling tests BMC's new Impec,
which Cadel Evans and George Hincapie are riding at the Tour de France.
"...that led me into the work
because I can write, I'm fluent in French and I was obsessed with bike
racing."
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Armstrong sits up on final climb
and loses 3:35.
"We’re
obviously sad to see him go but at the end of the day, his health comes
first. Tyler won’t be able to heal until he goes home and
rests and
that’s what he’ll do from here. To make it all the way to Stage 12 with
the injuries he’s had is something special." - Matt White
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Alberto
Contador was the main story.
"There's no real lesson
from today's stage. I could not have done anything differently."
Decision was unanimous:
Australian's behaviour unacceptable.
Bike lubricants specialist
Finish Line has launched a one-step product called 1-Step to help make
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Special lighter-weight sprint
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The President of the Cameroon
Cycling Federation, Mr François Njelé, visited the headquarters of the
UCI this week.
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Crashes and injuries have forced
20 cyclists to drop out leaving only 178 riders in the race.
Lance Armstrong's final Tour de
France just keeps getting worse.
Lance Armstrong of the US exits
the team bus to leave for a training ride with his teammates on the
rest day.
Federal investigation takes a
step forward.
American Floyd Landis admitted
drug use.
Lance Armstrong used to have a
fluid spin on the road and off it. What happened?
“During that Tour de France I
personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera,
and myself receiving blood transfusions."
Has the RadioShack press machine
kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
"He drank too much. He drank
every night during the tour."
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
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Everyone knows that the wind in
your face is the reason drafting makes cycling into a team sport.
Beautiful scenery for a pit
stop, as Chris Horner writes after stage 11 of the Tour de France.
George Hincapie looking forward
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There was no change to the
overall classification as all the GC men finished safely in the front
group,
Earliest live video: 14:00 CEST
(5:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:12 CEST (8:12 AM PDT).
Fractured
elbow proves to be too much to handle.
Garmin-Transitions fast man
resumes role as leader.
Riders descend the Noyer pass
during yesterday's stage which, below, was won narrowly by Sergio
Paulinho ahead of Vasil Kyryienka.
King of the Mountains champions
Thomas Rabou in Amgen Tour of California.
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Garmin-Transitions riders call
actions dangerous.
Loss of lead-out man sullies
surpassing of Zabel's Tour total.
"He
[Renshaw] shouldn't have done that. It's not appropriate. I went past
Renshaw and then I felt him leaning on me and hitting me with his head.
Then he carried on afterwards and came across on Tyler's line and
stopped Tyler from possibly winning the stage. It's very inappropriate
behaviour and very dangerous behaviour." - Julian Dean
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HTC lead-out man Renshaw is
thown out of the race for head butting Julian Dean.
Operation necessary after
ongoing knee tendonitis.
Phinney and Selander. Pretending
to be big time.
Racing shifts to the left side
of the country this week.
HTC-Columbia sprinter set to
compete in 2011 Tour.
Forget the Tour de France. Some
of the priciest two-wheeled masterpieces are found off the race course.
"Ciclotte is the innovative new
exercise bike - unmistakably Italian, undeniably cool - which combines
style, performance and state-of-the-art technology, redefining the
traditional role of the exercise bike."
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Cav got the win, but Renshaw
paid the price.
Says spectacle at the cost of
rider safety is unacceptable.
Lance Armstrong’s attorney
reacts to the apparent contradiction.
I've read the entire transcript
from Lance's SCA deposition.
Lance Armstrong used to have a
fluid spin on the road and off it. What happened?
Taking a close-up look at the
tires used in Stage Five.
Federal investigation takes a
step forward.
American Floyd Landis admitted
drug use.
“During that Tour de France I
personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera,
and myself receiving blood transfusions."
Has the RadioShack press machine
kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
"He drank too much. He drank
every night during the tour."
According
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Earliest live video: 14:00 CEST
(5:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:12 CEST (8:12 AM PDT).
@Gavia: Waiter! Waiter, there's
a sprint in my mountains!
Former US Pro champ Rahsaan
Bahati.
Chasing points or stage wins,
the sprinter teams are gearing up for battle in Thursday’s stage.
The heat was the boss of the
peloton today, stage 10, a French oven that stretched from Chambery to
Gap.
I told ya the Alps would be
decisive!
A break was in the cards since
the Tour route was announced last year.
Yahoo!: Tour de
France Stage 10
Results....
Breakaway sprint wins it for
Radioshack.
The tenacious Aussie is not
about to give up and continues to race with his broken elbow.
Evans Reveals Injuries, Millar
survives in spite of injuries, Subpoenas Reportedly Delivered to
Armstrong and others...
Stage 10 start time: Wednesday
12:50 CEST (3:50 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 12:50 CEST (3:50 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:29 CEST (8:29 AM PDT).
So
what is the Tour de France newcomer up to? And just how is he finding
life as a TdF debutant? Here’s what Dan had to say...
Basso. He's tired, we're all
tired.
Bucking trends in the consumer
market, riders at this year's Tour de France are again almost
exclusively rolling on traditional tubular tires.
Campagnolo's popular Chorus
groupset gets a revamp for 2011 with improvements to front gear
shifting with the eXtreme Performance Shifting System (XPSS) chainrings
and new lighter and smoother internals on the Ergopower levers.
Steve Cummings talks about
mountain stage duties, and the battle to make the time cut.
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In e-mails leaked to
Cyclingnews, Verbruggen labels Floyd Landis as "a nuisance" and
suggested that he succeeded so well in the role that he should get a
"yellow jersey" for his efforts.
Lance Armstrong denies being
part of a doping system, says he did not own the USPS team.
“The
press is pushing an agenda here. Look at the SI (Sports
Illustrated)
article in the beginning (May). ‘Lance Armstrong owned 50 percent of
the (USPS) team and he defrauded the U.S. government.’ That is so
fundamentally untrue and false.” - Lance Armstrong VeloNews
Hopes to be back on the exercise
bike in 10 days.
“Forgot how much it sucks to hit
the ground at 50 kph. Missing half a butt-cheek & wicked sore
neck, but think I’m ok. Never a dull moment.”
The RadioShack rider gives an
inside view of the team’s tactics on the Col de Madeleine.
Leipheimer: Madeleine, what
Madeleine?
I know I’m supremely lucky to be
paid to live the dream.
Carbon in wheels is too fraught
with peril.
A special bike for the French
national champion.
The Little Prince fires first
Tour de France shot for new baby.
Since January, the falling value
of the euro has increased raw material costs for Sigma Sport by 15
percent.
David Millar endured one of his
worst days on the bike yesterday – riding 180 kilometres on his own and
dragging his bruised and battered body over the mountains not knowing
whether he'd make the time limit.
"Most of XT’s features and
lightweight virtues at a more wallet-friendly price – a bargain."
Four racers headed to Germany.
London 2012 Velodrome takes
shape, Pollack must forfeit two German track titles, Top US track
racers head to Minnesota, Godfrey withdraws from Commonwealth Games
contention, more...
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Lance Armstrong said Wednesday
he will cooperate with a "fair investigation" but not a "witch hunt."
Hincapie to lead squad at Tour
of Utah.
The road to Gap was where Joseba
Beloki had his terrible, career ending crash.
How the lessons of epic 1989
Tour apply to Schleck and Contador.
Texan’s future direction could
depend on outcome of current investigation.
Scope could be far-reaching with
Interpol involved.
Faces a possible three year
prison sentence if convicted.
Chavanel remains with Quick Step
after Tour success.
"Good for reducing bar height
but too flexible for challenging descents."
Federal investigation takes a
step forward.
American Floyd Landis admitted
drug use.
“During that Tour de France I
personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera,
and myself receiving blood transfusions."
Has the RadioShack press machine
kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
"He drank too much. He drank
every night during the tour."
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
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Today Anthony Charteau of team
Bbox Bouygues Telecom came in with the lead group after being first
over the summit of the Col de la Madeleine.
Phew, that Col de Madeleine
thing was a doozy. No rest for the weary, here, though.
Norwegian demonstrates that it
takes more than stage wins to take the points jersey to Paris.
Andy Schleck gets the jersey he
wanted, broken elbow for Cadel Evans, Lance Armstrong looked like old
self, and more….
Schleck's slalom, wheeling and
dealing, Sky mystery solved.
The race blew apart on the
legendary Col de la Madeleine.
Stage 9 start time: Tuesday
11:30 CEST (2:30 AM PDT);
Earliest live
video: 13:00 CEST (4:00 AM PDT);
Approximate
finish: 17:16 CEST (8:16 AM PDT).
Scott will introduce the E-Sub
20 and the E-Sportster at the Eurobike tradeshow this fall.
Images of the Tour leader's bike.
It's been an amazing first week
of the Tour de France.
There’s a reason why Giant’s
5in-travel Trance X is the company’s bestseller – because it’s so
versatile. For 2011, it loses a little weight, gains a little stiffness
and gets a 0.5°
slacker head tube angle.
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Belief builds motivation and
confidence.
His painful broken elbow visible
under minimal bandages, Cadel soldiered on through what can only have
been an horrific day.
Armstrong seeks stage victory in
final Tour.
"If I'd attacked one more time
I'd have dropped myself." - Andy Schleck CyclingNews
The Russian is fourth with a
clear shot at the podium.
We now know why BMC's Cadel
Evans lost eight minutes on the road during Stage 9 of the Tour de
France.
Armstrong says helping
Leipheimer get on the podium and helping RadioShack win the team GC are
top priorities.
"The Salsa Ala Carte Ti is way
up there among the best titanium hardtails on the market."
For the first time, an American
has won the Giro Donne.
“No one can dominate, or has the
strength and the team to dominate, so they’re gonna leave the race wide
open,” says Levi Leipheimer’s coach.
Capo, or Capo Forma as they were
formally known has grown into a global leader in 'cool' looking cycling
kit.
The fork legs can separate from
the fork crown, resulting in a loss of control, the commission said in
a statement.
"Simple design at a very
attractive price but lenses limit their score"
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Without a doubt Cadel Evans of
Team BMC put in a heroic ride in today’s stage 9 of the Tour de France.
Unknown to almost everyone, including his teammates, the Australian was
riding with a fractured elbow.
Last German ProTour team looks
doomed as sponsor pulls out and search for replacement proves fruitless.
If you're going to spend
>$1000 for a power meter on your bike, it only makes sense to
learn how to use it properly rather than as a very expensive
speedometer.
Revolution trainer doesn't
require a rear wheel.
"Stylish, stable, solid,
convincing feel, easy to use – and nothing to fault."
End of an era—one sight we’re
not likely to see again: Armstrong leading Contador.
Federal investigation takes a
step forward.
American Floyd Landis admitted
drug use.
“During that Tour de France I
personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera,
and myself receiving blood transfusions."
Has the RadioShack press machine
kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
"He drank too much. He drank
every night during the tour."
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
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Stage 9 start time: Tuesday
11:30 CEST (2:30 AM PDT);
Earliest live
video: 13:00 CEST (4:00 AM PDT);
Approximate
finish: 17:16 CEST (8:16 AM PDT).
Four major climbs, including the
Col de la Madeleine. Hors catégorie.
Lance Armstrong has been laid
low by an unprecedented string of bad luck at this year's Tour de
France.
Saxo Bank is leaving cycling at
the end of the season, but Bjarne Riis says the team has new sponsors
at the ready.
Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins sat
down with the media to talk about his race so far - and to look ahead
to the big days to come.
Gains made yesterday strike the
right balance.
It was announced today that BMC
has accepted an invitation to race in the Tour of Utah...America's
Toughest Stage Race...from August 17-22.
Beatuiful scenary in Qinghai.
Abbott becomes first American to
win the Giro Donne.
Here’s a look at their line of
lubes made just for cycling.
The Sky team is hit with the
loss of Simon Gerrans, while team leader Bradley Wiggins struggles in
the Tour de France.
Allar wins the sprint for 2nd.
Mr Scott's design has two
segmented tubes, containing a cable.
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Garmin’s sprinter is optimistic,
and taking the Tour day by day.
A good man to talk to about
where Lance heads now and what’s in his head.
Contador: Schleck Is Greatest
Rival, Bruyneel Disappointed by Armstrong’s Turn of Luck, Evans Avoids
Media to Focus on Rest, Recovery, Hesjedal Joins Yellow Jersey Hunt...
Cavendish stage wins "huge
relief."
Tour's final alpine stage
promises fireworks.
Johan Bruyneel said RadioShack
will now rally around Levi Leipheimer at the Tour de France.
Lance Armstrong strains after a
crash distanced him from the field in Sunday's stage 8 of the Tour de
France. Subsequent crashes appear to have derailed the seven-time Tour
winner's hopes for an eighth title.
Chris Horner describes the crash
and chase that took Lance Armstrong out of contention in the Tour de
France.
Alice Springs MTB Enduro tests
two of the team's racers.
Campagnolo has announced an
initiative called Revolution 11 which apart from smart new logos
encompasses changes across the full range of 11-speed components with
the aim of reducing weight and improving shift performance.
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The Canadian’s big chance to
emerge as a GC contender is here.
Phil Liggett and Paul
Sherwen observed that "Lady Luck" seemed to have finally
abandoned him.
“He
[Armstrong] really had some bad luck. Yesterday, we lived through an
experience that we will never see again. When I saw the repeat of the
stage last night on television, I was thinking about all the victories
that he has won. He obviously didn’t have his best day. All of the bad
luck came together at once. I didn’t enjoy seeing this. I’ve always had
a lot of admiration for him. If he finishes this Tour, I will have even
more.” - Alberto Contador BikeWorldNews
Oldest Tour de France rider to
retire at end of 2010 season.
Nine days of racing and 1,569.4
kilometres have been completed so far in the 2010 Tour de France. And
what a race it's been... the riders will be relieved that a rest day
has finally arrived.
Most people would ignore the
effects of wind while climbing and only consider potential energy
changes.
What Lance does next and who has
a carnitas taco?
HTC-Columbia inks bearing deal
with Ceramicspeed.
Iran's Mehdi Sohrabi maintained
his stranglehold on the 2009-2010 UCI Asia Tour individual rankings
after opening the month of June with a successful Tour de Singkarak.
American Floyd Landis admitted
drug use.
“During that Tour de France I
personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera,
and myself receiving blood transfusions."
Has the RadioShack press machine
kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
"He drank too much. He drank
every night during the tour."
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
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Crashes and injury put an end to
Armstrong's overall victory ambitions.
Cable network to air one-hour
highlights show on TdF rest day.
Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) bests
Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) in Morzine-Avoriaz.
American teammates had a helluva
good week at the Giro Donne.
Ken Hanson (Team Type 1) emerged
from the dark and outsprinted Rahsaan Bahati (Bahati Foundation) and US
National Elite Crit Champion Steve Reaney (CalGiant) to win the San
Rafael Twilight Crit.
Kat Carroll (Peanut Butter Co
TWENTY12) counter-attacked when her 5-rider break was caught in the San
Rafael Twilight Crit on Saturday and then spent 25 laps alone at the
front to take the win.
The climbs of the Tour de France
have begun.
Fignon, Kroon, World Cup, Frigo,
Procycling polls, Landis.
Stage
8 start time: Sunday 12:30 CEST (3:30 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 12:30 CEST (3:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:31 CEST (8:31 AM PDT).
The Tour de France
classification will be re-shaped in today's stage to Morzine-Avoriaz,
according to seven-time winner Lance Armstrong.
"Light, smooth-rolling, stiff,
exceptional performance."
The lead group rolls across the
finish line in the heat.
Santiago still seems in good
shape...
...a clandestine alliance might
be happening between Armstrong and his blogging friends, Fat Cyclist
(Elden Nelson) and BSNYC (Eben Weiss). Their blogs, like
Rick Reilly's unpopular ESPN columns, could potentially become a tool
to brainwash people.
Interpol involved in gathering
evidence.
Has the RadioShack press machine
kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
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Big Tex is out, but the mountain
trolls have arrived.
Lance’s crash at the base of the
Col de la Ramaz spelled the end of his Tour chances and may well be
what’s remembered as his ‘turning point.’
Armstrong says he will stay in
the race and work for the team.
Team Sky's objective is clear
ahead of the first day in the Tour de France's high mountains: help
Bradley Wiggins up the classification.
Green machine for the mountains.
The most green I’ve seen in a
forest ever. I couldn’t stop admiring the majestic trees…and majestic
singletrack. Behold!
Recovered from crash riddled May
and June.
One of the most important things
to help with motivation is to Ride on a trainer that feels right.
"Subtle styling and polarised
lenses make for great budget shades."
The Wall Street Journal
published an article headlined Blood Brothers, after conducting an
extensive interview with Floyd Landis.
German rider was part of
Operación Puerto.
Four-year bans to become a
reality for first-time offenders?
...the WSJ a credible news
source, that times, dates, places and multiple sources that are well
listed in chilling detail making the case a strong one.
Armstrong is tired of the
"stupid [expletive] question." So are a lot of people, whether they
despise him or revere him. It has been more than a decade since the
question was first posed publicly, yet real closure still seems distant.
Landis said he concluded at
least 60 Trek bikes intended for team members were sold to the public
for $10,000 to $20,000.
"He drank too much. He drank
every night during the tour."
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US National Team captures three
stage victories.
“He [Armstrong] crashed right in
front of me. Something happened and he punctured his
front tire and went down really hard. He was pretty beaten
up. I
thought he would really be up there in the front today, just all this
bad luck for him. I feel little bit sorry for him. I know he wanted to
be good in his last Tour. I think his morale is really low. I think he
will try to win a stage.” - Andy Schleck VeloNews
American Floyd Landis admitted
drug use.
OCLAESP continues search for
doping material.
"The more appropriate
investigation and use of taxpayers' money should focus on the confessed
fraud committed by Landis, an admitted perjurer with an agenda."
Armstrong’s lawyer calls for
investigation into others to be dropped.
The Wall Street Journal reports
that the probe is moving quickly and that George Hincapie and Tyler
Hamilton are cooperating. Lance Armstrong’s lawyer calls it ‘garbage.’
Former US Postal riders rumoured
to speak with Novitzky.
No news yet on 2009 inquiry into
Astana and Caisse d’Epargne teams.
President insists Armstrong has
never had favorable treatment.
RadioShack team manger denies
all doping charges.
Saxo Bank rider irritated by
ex-Ullrich trainer's vague statements.
“During that Tour de France I
personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera,
and myself receiving blood transfusions."
One can perhaps derive a sense
of why the Omerta is a sustainable concept in the industry.
It’s proof that incriminating
allegations by former team-mates do not bother him, even when it is
published in a newspaper like the Wall Street Journal.
Seven-time Tour champion Lance
Armstrong.
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
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Can anyone beat Alberto Contador
when the road turns uphill? That is the question of this year's Tour.
A stage described as a "medium
mountain" stage conformed exactly to expectations. The six classified
climbs included two long category two-rated ascents towards the end.
American pads overall lead with
commanding victory.
Levi Leipheimer was much in
demand and seemed to be doing the RadioShack press calls by himself.
Stage 7 start time: Saturday
13:00 CEST (4:00 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 13:30 CEST (4:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:22 CEST (8:22 AM PDT).
Mark Cavendish will have a on
his hands in the upcoming Tour de France stages. American Tyler Farrar
ran Cavendish all the way to the line and nearly got the best of him
yesterday in Gueugnon.
The road is titling upward in
the Tour de France. There's nowhere left to hide.
Former Giro winner looking for
Tour stage win.
Texan is itching to climb back
into thick of race and surge past Contador.
US road champion solos to stage
victory in the Alps.
Coryn Rivera stands atop the
podium after taking her 30th career national title in the womens points
race during Friday's morning session.
...a clandestine alliance might
be happening between Armstrong and his blogging friends, Fat Cyclist
(Elden Nelson) and BSNYC (Eben Weiss). Their blogs, like
Rick Reilly's unpopular ESPN columns, could potentially become a tool
to brainwash people.
Interpol involved in gathering
evidence.
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kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
"He drank too much. He drank
every night during the tour."
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Vasseur revs up.
Thomas Voeckler honored his
French Champ’s jersey by attacking late in the race.
RadioShack racer predicts
upcoming Contador-Armstrong battle.
“Garbage
in, garbage out. That's the best way to describe the Wall Street
Journal article today based on improper leaks and discredited innuendo
about the investigation into Floyd Landis's ever-changing
stories.” -
Timothy Henman
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After his turbulent start to the
year and then the exploding pressure cooker of emotions that
accompanied the previous day's win, Mark Cavendish's victory yesterday
almost felt like a return to normal.
No more bar tabs.
CompetitorTV has the latest
video diary from the RadioShack rider.
Belgian rider's first child, a
baby daughter named Lou, born during the stage to Guegnon.
Rental car hit by fast-driven
horse.
PD-7900 DURA-ACE carbon
composite SPD-SL pedals.
30g too much weight for some,
while others consider it.
The Wall Street Journal
published an article headlined Blood Brothers, after conducting an
extensive interview with Floyd Landis.
German rider was part of
Operación Puerto.
Four-year bans to become a
reality for first-time offenders?
...the WSJ a credible news
source, that times, dates, places and multiple sources that are well
listed in chilling detail making the case a strong one.
Landis said he concluded at
least 60 Trek bikes intended for team members were sold to the public
for $10,000 to $20,000.
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American Floyd Landis admitted
drug use.
OCLAESP continues search for
doping material.
"The more appropriate
investigation and use of taxpayers' money should focus on the confessed
fraud committed by Landis, an admitted perjurer with an agenda."
Armstrong’s lawyer calls for
investigation into others to be dropped.
The Wall Street Journal reports
that the probe is moving quickly and that George Hincapie and Tyler
Hamilton are cooperating. Lance Armstrong’s lawyer calls it ‘garbage.’
Former US Postal riders rumoured
to speak with Novitzky.
No news yet on 2009 inquiry into
Astana and Caisse d’Epargne teams.
President insists Armstrong has
never had favorable treatment.
RadioShack team manger denies
all doping charges.
Saxo Bank rider irritated by
ex-Ullrich trainer's vague statements.
“During that Tour de France I
personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera,
and myself receiving blood transfusions."
One can perhaps derive a sense
of why the Omerta is a sustainable concept in the industry.
It’s proof that incriminating
allegations by former team-mates do not bother him, even when it is
published in a newspaper like the Wall Street Journal.
Armstrong is tired of the
"stupid [expletive] question." So are a lot of people, whether they
despise him or revere him. It has been more than a decade since the
question was first posed publicly, yet real closure still seems distant.
Seven-time Tour champion Lance
Armstrong.
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
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Stage 7 start time: Saturday
13:00 CEST (4:00 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 13:30 CEST (4:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:22 CEST (8:22 AM PDT).
The first mountain stage of the
2010 Tour de France.
Swiss Fabian Cancellara retained
the overall leader's yellow jersey.
2009 Tour runner-up Andy Schleck
doesn’t think world champ Cadel Evans can stick with the other
favorites in the mountains.
American Mara Abbott proved that
she's the best climber...and descender...in the bunch, with a decisive
win today in Stage 8 of the women's Giro d'Italia.
It may not be the Tour de
France, but Hayden Roulston is also in the middle of a tour where the
Kiwi is working hard to get his leader the green jersey.
Stage 6 start time: Friday 11:45
CEST (2:45 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 14:30 CEST (5:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:17 CEST (8:17 AM PDT).
Cadel Evans and Andy Schleck
expect attacks from Lance Armstrong as the ground tilts upward.
Texan captures three US junior
national titles.
Champagne at 10am? Welcome to Le
Tour.
...a clandestine alliance might
be happening between Armstrong and his blogging friends, Fat Cyclist
(Elden Nelson) and BSNYC (Eben Weiss). Their blogs, like
Rick Reilly's unpopular ESPN columns, could potentially become a tool
to brainwash people.
Interpol involved in gathering
evidence.
"He drank too much. He drank
every night during the tour."
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Rory Sutherland
(UnitedHealthcare) and Scott Zwizanski (Kelly Benefit) climb side by
side.
The pros rub shoulders, hips,
arms, and even heads during a typical race.
Farrar: One hand wonder.
Three time Tour de France winner
Greg LeMond in action at the 1989 Tour.
"They
found more than 200 blood bags in Spain. Up until this point, only 5
riders have been suspended. So one has to wonder where the other names
- including those from other sports - have gone." - Erik Zabel
VeloNationn
Astana for clean cycling. Dry
cycling, too.
Dave Zabriskie says his left
knee started acting up in stage 2 and has gradually been getting worse.
Desire has a way of informing
our senses, giving us taste even before a thing is served. Our longing
has a way of making us focus, making each detail of preparation a
ceremony.
"Saddles are massively personal
but we like the firm, comfy feel of this."
Even with the new Impec under
the team tent, BMC has not forgotten about it's newly released Team
Machine, neither should you.
The UCI has signed a deal with
VRT, the Flemish language public TV channel in Belgium, for the
broadcast of all events of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup.
German rider was part of
Operación Puerto.
Four-year bans to become a
reality for first-time offenders?
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Cavendish makes big strides,
palm branches between Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, injury
updates and other cycling news….
RadioShack team manger denies
all doping charges.
Saxo Bank rider irritated by
ex-Ullrich trainer's vague statements.
“During that Tour de France I
personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera,
and myself receiving blood transfusions."
One can perhaps derive a sense
of why the Omerta is a sustainable concept in the industry.
It’s proof that incriminating
allegations by former team-mates do not bother him, even when it is
published in a newspaper like the Wall Street Journal.
Armstrong is tired of the
"stupid [expletive] question." So are a lot of people, whether they
despise him or revere him. It has been more than a decade since the
question was first posed publicly, yet real closure still seems distant.
Has the RadioShack press machine
kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
...the WSJ a credible news
source, that times, dates, places and multiple sources that are well
listed in chilling detail making the case a strong one.
Seven-time Tour champion Lance
Armstrong.
The Wall Street Journal
published an article headlined Blood Brothers, after conducting an
extensive interview with Floyd Landis.
Landis said he concluded at
least 60 Trek bikes intended for team members were sold to the public
for $10,000 to $20,000.
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
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Stage 6 start time: Friday 11:45
CEST (2:45 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 14:30 CEST (5:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:17 CEST (8:17 AM PDT).
Stage 6: Montargis — Gueugnon.
Unusual heat wore on the
peloton, Frank Schleck update and other bicycle racing news…
Former Spanish time-trial
champion Jose Ivan Gutierrez initiated the day’s breakaway with an
early attack.
HTC-Columbia's Evelyn Stevens
showed today that she may be the best all-around American racer.
Mark Cavendish and Tyler Farrar
should be back at the head of the Tour de France sprints soon, perhaps
even in today's stage five to Montargis.
Jonathan Vaughters told
Christian Vande Velde to go home and forget about racing until he has
the motivation to come back.
Cavendish let go some pretty raw
emotion at his first win of this Tour.
Stage 5 start time: Thursday
12:30 CEST (3:30 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 14:30 CEST (5:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:06 CEST (8:06 AM PDT).
Both of Britain's road race
national champions are currently leading a classification in a major
stage race after Emma Pooley moved into the lead in the mountains
classification of the Giro Donne in Italy.
The renowned funny man left no
one laughing at the Tour.
Custom cover disguising revised
design.
"Effective, but a bit pricey for
how often you might use it."
"Solid performance and five
quality lenses at a staggeringly low price."
Aero shape, real-time data
telemetry, samurais and blood – Cav's bike has it all.
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German rider was part of
Operación Puerto.
Four-year bans to become a
reality for first-time offenders?
Contador fit and ready.
Former Flèche Wallonne winner
heads back to the hospital for a happy occasion.
“Will Contador ride for me
again? That seems impossible to me.” - Johan
Bruyneel VeloNationn
Brailsford, Pévenage, Basso,
Podium girls and a Bob.
Tyler Farrar still isn’t 100
percent, but the Garmin-Transitions sprinter is back in the mix.
He may have won the Tour de
France seven times compared to Alberto Contador's two, but Lance
Armstrong has still admitted the enigmatic Spaniard is the most
talented rider the sport has seen despite the fact that the two don't
talk.
The full version of the official
Tour de France app costs $14.99.
Training Overload + Recovery =
Adaptation.
"The outcome wasn’t to my
expectations in terms of what I was hoping for.”
The bicycle's front fork can
crack or break.
Soon there will be another
women's club on the podium.
24 national titles will be on
the line for junior cyclists in T-town.
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About 2 ½ years ago she first
learned of her cancer.
“During that Tour de France I
personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera,
and myself receiving blood transfusions."
...a clandestine alliance might
be happening between Armstrong and his blogging friends, Fat Cyclist
(Elden Nelson) and BSNYC (Eben Weiss). Their blogs, like
Rick Reilly's unpopular ESPN columns, could potentially become a tool
to brainwash people.
Interpol involved in gathering
evidence.
"He drank too much. He drank
every night during the tour."
One can perhaps derive a sense
of why the Omerta is a sustainable concept in the industry.
It’s proof that incriminating
allegations by former team-mates do not bother him, even when it is
published in a newspaper like the Wall Street Journal.
Armstrong is tired of the
"stupid [expletive] question." So are a lot of people, whether they
despise him or revere him. It has been more than a decade since the
question was first posed publicly, yet real closure still seems distant.
Has the RadioShack press machine
kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
...the WSJ a credible news
source, that times, dates, places and multiple sources that are well
listed in chilling detail making the case a strong one.
Seven-time Tour champion Lance
Armstrong.
The Wall Street Journal
published an article headlined Blood Brothers, after conducting an
extensive interview with Floyd Landis.
Landis said he concluded at
least 60 Trek bikes intended for team members were sold to the public
for $10,000 to $20,000.
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
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Stage 5 start time: Thursday
12:30 CEST (3:30 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 14:30 CEST (5:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:06 CEST (8:06 AM PDT).
Probably a Sprint with a slight
chance of a breakaway.
Armstrong Perseveres, Punches
Fly among the Peloton, Haussler Chooses Green and Gold, Armstrong
endures heckling while Hunter and Fuglsang throw each other punches.
After two crash-filled stages
there was a significant lack of action on the second shortest road
stage of the tour.
"It brings a tear to my eye to
see Ale-Jet reliving his past glories..."
Dutch rider extends lead over
Arndt.
The peloton racing the Tour of
Austria faced a brutal 20 kilometer finishing ascent.
Stage 4 start time: Wednesday
13:50 CEST (4:50 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 14:30 CEST (5:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:20 CEST (8:20 AM PDT);.
Stage three was everything it
was hyped to be by journalists, riders, team directors and crazed
aficionados of the cobblestone.
Weiser bravely fought breast
cancer for more than two years.
American sprinter surviving; may
be able to sprint in second week.
"I just cannot get on board with
the notion that cobbles and other non-typical cycling course
characteristics are a bad thing for the Tour de France and other three
week stage races."
Cobblestone: Racing forward,
racing back in time.
Nobody was happier about Thor,
the Hammer, the Norse God, the slayer of Grendel or Fabian Cancellara —
can’t remember which — than the fans for Norwegian sprinter Thor
Hushovd.
Tour 2010 is off to a harrowing
start. “Harrowing,” in this case, is French for “incredibly awesome.”
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Mark Cavendish is simply not the
rider he was in 2009.
Julian Dean has led others to
the Tour de France podium many times, but until today he had never made
it there himself.
Esperanto, McGee, Thomas,
Armstrong, Hunter, Stapleton.
Lampre mystery man with TDF
podium girl Laura Antoine.
Alberto Contador
congratulating Alexander Vinokourov after his victory in
Liege.
"S#$%! Cavendish is slower than
my mother! I wish I was in France. Why I am in Austria, not in
France?" - André Greipel Pappillon
Cervélo rider will compete for
Australia.
Chavanel: I could have crashed
him first thing.
The
old days of Lance Armstrong's team controlling the Tour de France are
over. His RadioShack team suffered at the hands of Saxo Bank in
Tuesday's stage three to Arenberg, letting Andy Schleck's Saxo Bank
hammer at the head over the cobbled roads.
It was the best of times, it was
the worst of times.
Norwegian champion unveils
custom painted Cervélo S3.
Not many component manufacturers
keep their product releases as secret as Shimano.
Lawrence hosted a great series
of bike races last weekend.
Without Boonen on the Tour,
Quick Step and Eddy Merckx can be forgiven for not predicting
Chavanel’s coup.
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There’s real time, then there’s
Tour time.
Long day at the front for De
Greef, Bradley Wiggins relieved to move to normal stages, AFLD
satisfied with dope testing and more…
"Our observation is that Lance
has not looked comfortable so far in the Tour."
“During that Tour de France I
personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera,
and myself receiving blood transfusions."
...a clandestine alliance might
be happening between Armstrong and his blogging friends, Fat Cyclist
(Elden Nelson) and BSNYC (Eben Weiss). Their blogs, like
Rick Reilly's unpopular ESPN columns, could potentially become a tool
to brainwash people.
Interpol involved in gathering
evidence.
"He drank too much. He drank
every night during the tour."
One can perhaps derive a sense
of why the Omerta is a sustainable concept in the industry.
It’s proof that incriminating
allegations by former team-mates do not bother him, even when it is
published in a newspaper like the Wall Street Journal.
Armstrong is tired of the
"stupid [expletive] question." So are a lot of people, whether they
despise him or revere him. It has been more than a decade since the
question was first posed publicly, yet real closure still seems distant.
Has the RadioShack press machine
kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
...the WSJ a credible news
source, that times, dates, places and multiple sources that are well
listed in chilling detail making the case a strong one.
Seven-time Tour champion Lance
Armstrong.
The Wall Street Journal
published an article headlined Blood Brothers, after conducting an
extensive interview with Floyd Landis.
Landis said he concluded at
least 60 Trek bikes intended for team members were sold to the public
for $10,000 to $20,000.
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
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Stage 4 start time: Wednesday
13:50 CEST (4:50 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 14:30 CEST (5:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:20 CEST (8:20 AM PDT);.
A flat, fast day for the
sprinters.
Shake-up on the cobbles.
It didn’t take long for the
Garmin-Transitions team to get over the shock of losing its top rider —
the argyle crew got right down to work on Tuesday’s cobbles.
Younger brother Andy follows
safely on Fabian Cancellara's wheel.
Lance suffered perhaps his worst
luck ever at Le Tour – losing time due to a flat tire.
Financially strapped race fails
to get off the ground.
The brains behind USGP Bruce
Fina and Joan Hanscom.
Stage 3 start time: Tuesday
12:35 CEST (3:35 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 14:30 CEST (5:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:31 CEST (8:31 AM PDT).
Four winners of Paris-Roubaix
tell Road Bike Action what they think of cobbles in the Tour de France.
Injury scare for Contador after
crash.
The road turned upward for the
first time this week, and there's a new leader at Italy's Giro Donne.
David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit)
wins overall at Fitchburg Longsjo. Jay
Thomson (Fly V Australia) 2nd, Jeremy Vennell (BISSELL) 3rd. Cath
Cheatley captures second
Fitchburg title.
Team Quick Step's Sylvain
Chavanel and his French teammate Jérôme Pineau will be sporting
custom-painted Eddy Merckx bicycles.
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In addition to the different
bike, Ivan Basso (Liquigas) also stuck with his lighter and faster
Mavic Cosmic Carbone Ultimate wheels instead of the shallower wheels of
most of his teammates.
Thus far this summer I've been
hit by a car, swerved at, brake checked, spat at, swore at, and even
attacked by a freakin' senior citizen road-rager.
Some still sore about Cancellara
“neutralization”, cobbles did not undo the GC, injury updates and more….
Fabian Cancellara did the work
of an entire team today.
“I
think the ASO owes the entire Tour peloton a public apology. I lost one
of the best friends I have in cycling, Fränk Schleck. And it was
written all over the road before the stage even started. It was a
stupid race, and a stupid mistake from the race organization. All I
want is a public apology. They should say ‘Dear riders, it was a
mistake, putting on a stage like that.’ It was stupid, it’s as simple
as that.” - Jens Voigt BikeWorldNews
Jens Voigt and Matti Breschel
attend to their fallen teammate Frank Schleck.
Another chaotic stage at the
Tour de France sees big changes on GC.
If Garmin-Transitions rider
Christian Vande Velde didn't have bad luck he'd have no luck at all.
Vande Velde on way home,
Farrar’s future in race looking doubtful.
Norwegian sprinter Thor Hushovd
(Cervelo) has aired his frustration at the Tour de France commissaire's
decision to neutralise Monday's points allocations after crashes
affected the stage, thwarting his chances of taking the green jersey.
No roadside bike changes allowed
in stage three finale.
Dozens of riders lost grip and
wiped-out on the technical descent of the Stockeu.
"Old-fashioned pump with good
looks – but very hard work over 60psi."
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Interpol involved in gathering
evidence.
"He drank too much. He drank
every night during the tour."
One can perhaps derive a sense
of why the Omerta is a sustainable concept in the industry.
One of cycling’s central tenets
is that it is a gentlemens’ sport.
Possible portent of future SRAM
technologies, too.
Nodal looking
rather...uh...sticky at the Vuelta. Did he just drink a pint of Elmer's
Glue?
It’s proof that incriminating
allegations by former team-mates do not bother him, even when it is
published in a newspaper like the Wall Street Journal.
Armstrong is tired of the
"stupid [expletive] question." So are a lot of people, whether they
despise him or revere him. It has been more than a decade since the
question was first posed publicly, yet real closure still seems distant.
Has the RadioShack press machine
kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
...the WSJ a credible news
source, that times, dates, places and multiple sources that are well
listed in chilling detail making the case a strong one.
Seven-time Tour champion Lance
Armstrong.
The Wall Street Journal
published an article headlined Blood Brothers, after conducting an
extensive interview with Floyd Landis.
Landis said he concluded at
least 60 Trek bikes intended for team members were sold to the public
for $10,000 to $20,000.
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
The
peloton speeds along the roads of Belgium in stage 2 of the Tour de
France. (James Startt).
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Stage 3 start time: Tuesday
12:35 CEST (3:35 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 14:30 CEST (5:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:31 CEST (8:31 AM PDT).
After the mass crash on the
Stockeu descent, yellow jersey Cancellara called a truce on the day’s
racing.
"I
had a weird feeling this morning. I had a strange feeling when I woke
up," he said. "Almost all day I wondered why I came off the beach. But
I'll be back at it tomorrow." - Lance
Armstrong Yahoo!
Stapleton, Cancellara, crashing
Aussies, PMU hands, Shack, Holz.
It will be interesting to see if
the peloton has the same sense of fraternity Tuesday on the
cobblestones, when the inevitable crashes return center stage.
Garmin having both their
GC-captain and their sprinter in tears and shipped off to hospital
should be enough to earn them the "Most Unlucky" title.
The stage through the Ardennes
was animated by an eight-man breakaway.
Is there anyone one there who
can beat Ina?
Norwegian champion’s success
celebrated.
Stage 2 start time: Monday 12:10
CEST (3:10 AM PDT);
Earliest live
video: 12:15 CEST (3:15 AM PDT);
Approximate
finish: 17:32 CEST (8:32 AM PDT).
Team Sky looks to protect
Geraint Thomas' fifth place in the Tour de France ahead of tomorrow's
cobbled stage to Arenberg.
Bobke feels like a Yankee Doodle
Dandy In Brussels...
Horgan-Kobelski stands atop the
podium with Sam Schultz in 2nd, Dave Wiens in 3rd, Jeremiah Bishop in
4th, and Burke Swindlehurst in 5th.
Jeremy Vennell (BISSELL) clocked
the fastest time to win the TT - photo c Nikki Cyp.
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Vande Velde, Farrar and Dean
taken to hospital after stage two.
Defending Tour de France
champion Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong and the Schleck brothers
escaped with minor injuries after a massive crash in Monday's second
stage.
Go-slow into Spa a protest on
stage conditions.
Knowing when and how to attack
is a key to victory for Tour riders and local crit and club racers.
Bruyneel and Sanquer both back
their riders’ chances.
"We have some legal issues to
resolve," she told reporters. "There are misunderstandings to clear up."
"A competent performer, but it’s
rather cheap-feeling and outgunned in the budget market stakes."
Being given the view of the
races through a two hour window that has adverts and commentary
dedicated to the riders I reckon I'm missing the whole picture.
Women's road bikes provided the
highlights of day two of Specialized's 2011 launch in Keystone,
Colorado (see day one here). Although there were few major updates, it
was worthwhile seeing how the race-specific Amira has performed in
competition, a year after it was launched.
New R5 complete with new Rotor
Q-Ring chainrings and crank, too.
There are plenty of Australians
behind BMC’s Cadel Evans, hoping, wishing, willing him to victory in
this year’s Tour de France.
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The Garmin sprinter said his
Flemish is not as good as he thought.
The famous Moots head tube badge.
Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of
northern France, known well to cycling fans for the presence of some of
the worst roads found anywhere in the sport.
Schleck. Down but not out. Yet.
It’s proof that incriminating
allegations by former team-mates do not bother him, even when it is
published in a newspaper like the Wall Street Journal.
Bernard feels yesterday’s loss
of points may prove crucial.
Australian finishes stage
despite breaking collarbone early on.
A walk down pit row in Rotterdam
proves that the go-fast industry is not standing still...
Guaranteed minutes of fun for
the entire family.
Armstrong is tired of the
"stupid [expletive] question." So are a lot of people, whether they
despise him or revere him. It has been more than a decade since the
question was first posed publicly, yet real closure still seems distant.
Has the RadioShack press machine
kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
...the WSJ a credible news
source, that times, dates, places and multiple sources that are well
listed in chilling detail making the case a strong one.
Seven-time Tour champion Lance
Armstrong.
The Wall Street Journal
published an article headlined Blood Brothers, after conducting an
extensive interview with Floyd Landis.
Landis said he concluded at
least 60 Trek bikes intended for team members were sold to the public
for $10,000 to $20,000.
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
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Stage 2 start time: Monday 12:10
CEST (3:10 AM PDT);
Earliest live
video: 12:15 CEST (3:15 AM PDT);
Approximate
finish: 17:32 CEST (8:32 AM PDT).
Hansen worst off with suspected
broken collarbone.
A crazy crash-marred first day.
Who would've thunk it?
The Tour de France hasn't even
reached the feared cobblestones and massive crashes have already taken
down the majority of the peloton.
“That
was S-T-R-E-S-S-F-U-L!! Managed to make it to the finish in one piece.
Amazing how much more intense the TdF is vs any other race.” - Lance
Armstrong Facebook
She did it again today.
Stage 1 start time: Sunday 11:45
CEST (2:45 AM PDT).
Earliest live
video: 14:30 CEST (5:30 AM PDT).
Approximate
finish: 17:25 CEST (8:25 AM PDT).
BMC's Mathias Frank has
abandoned the Tour de France after suffering a broken right thumb, a
torn muscle in his left thigh and a badly cut lip in a high-speed crash.
Cheatley remains atop women's GC.
Cheatley continues to lead
ladies overall.
As they say, it ain't braggin'
if you can back it up. And "Sparticus" backed it up.
An 83km Epic style racing across
the Grasslands.
It’s spring again, and the next
few stages will bring us back to the classics. Stage 2 brings us to the
Ardennes, and Stage 3 the COBBLES!
Demolition man Alessandro
Petacchi.
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Briefs on McEwen, Wiggins,
Footon, Millar and Evans.
Alberto Contador stayed upright
but got a blow to his leg in one of the finale crashes. Basso smacked
his knee after dodging dog.
Crash, crash, and crash again,
this opening road stage was one of the most crash-filled yet.
Today was a disaster but at
least I have proof I can do a wheelie on a race bike.
HTC-Columbia team owner ready to
let Greipel leave.
Stopping the clock in a perfect
ten minutes, Fabian Cancellara crushed another Tour prologue Saturday.
Lance Armstrong get a new lid in
Rotterdam.
A long stage, a tall girl.
Twenty-six top manufacturers
have just launched their 2011 product lines at the second Bike
PressCamp in Park City, Utah.
Another special machine for the
seven-time Tour winner.
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Armstrong is tired of the
"stupid [expletive] question." So are a lot of people, whether they
despise him or revere him. It has been more than a decade since the
question was first posed publicly, yet real closure still seems distant.
Has the RadioShack press machine
kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de
France?
...the WSJ a credible news
source, that times, dates, places and multiple sources that are well
listed in chilling detail making the case a strong one.
Seven-time Tour champion Lance
Armstrong.
The Wall Street Journal
published an article headlined Blood Brothers, after conducting an
extensive interview with Floyd Landis.
Landis said he concluded at
least 60 Trek bikes intended for team members were sold to the public
for $10,000 to $20,000.
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
In the early days of the Tour,
one of the most-discussed and least popular matters is always crashes.
Making the Tour team and dealing
with the ‘mind tornado’ of pre-Tour madness.
Last Tour of Lance Armstrong.
One-off helmet may be a sign of
things to come.
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Stage 1 start time: Sunday 11:45
CEST (2:45 AM PDT).
Earliest live
video: 14:30 CEST (5:30 AM PDT).
Approximate
finish: 17:25 CEST (8:25 AM PDT).
Despite being 38 years old and
recent allegations of doping during his career, the American did well.
Sunday's 223.5km opening road
race stage is from Rotterdam to Brussels.
German sprinter remains in race
lead.
Prologue
start time: Saturday 16:15 CEST (7:15 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 17:30 CEST (8:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 19:42 CEST (10:42 AM PDT).
American is deluxe helper for
Evans in Tour de France.
Fabian
Cancellara becomes the first rider in history to race on an
entirely transparent bike in a bid to allay accusations of motor
doping.
Daniel Carruthers feeling great
and riding strong.
Despite his 6ft-plus height, I’m
struggling to keep my fellow rider and guide in my sights. And as the
sun sets, anxiety about being left behind on a hillside that’s renowned
lion territory starts to gnaw at me.
Enter the Easton-Cyclingnews
Wheelset a Day Giveaway.
The American bike maker rolls
out new technology, colors and story lines...
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After last year's successes at
the Tour de France, Mark Cavendish has experienced a rough start to the
2010 season.
What is it? Sprinter Party! Got
Climbs? Not a one.
Seven-time Tour winner's fourth
place bests GC rivals.
Spaniard Alberto Contador and
other late starters in the Tour de France opening prologue time trial
today now look to have a better opportunity of winning as Rotterdam
weather has taken a turn for the worse.
“I
felt the punishment I received for what had happened was unfair,
especially considering the magnitude of the problem and the people who
were never punished.” - Floyd Landis VeloNews
The opening days of the 97th
Tour de France are centred around the port city of Rotterdam in the
Netherlands.
How do you say “bouncing off the
walls with joy” in French?
Australian knows that chasing
dreams can take a long time.
Scott F01 aero road bike
unveiled for HTC-Columbia.
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There was a festive atmosphere
in Rotterdam today. Rain and wind didn’t stop tens of
thousands of rowdy Dutch fans from lining the course.
The American says his goal is to
help his BMC team all the way to Paris.
That’s right, the first weekend
of July means only one thing to cycling fans world ’round: the Tour of
Austria!
The WSJ is regarded as a
legitimate mainstream media news outlet, and it does not practice
"tabloid journalism."
Compares former teammates'
credibility to a carton of sour milk.
"...Three former U.S. Postal
riders had said in interviews that doping had occurred in the team
during Armstrong’s tenure..."
Former Postal teammates, Lance
Armstrong and Floyd Landis at the 2005 Tour de Georgia.
It would confirm a suspicion
we’ve long held that doping authorities regulate by choice rather than
the book — playing favorites along the way.
Lance Armstrong has once again
denied the allegations made by Floyd Landis that systematic doping took
place when he was riding for the US Postal team.
A personal attack is committed
when a person substitutes abusive remarks for evidence when attacking
another person's claim or claims.
Landis told the WSJ that he
received a call from Armstrong suggesting that he deny everything after
being caught doping during the 2006 Tour de France.
According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
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Prologue
start time: Saturday 16:15 CEST (7:15 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 17:30 CEST (8:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 19:42 CEST (10:42 AM PDT).
The 2010 Tour de France will
kick off on Saturday with the 8.9 km prologue in Rotterdam.
This stage marks the first
traditional prologue for the Tour since 2007. Who won in 2007? Why
Fabian Cancellara, of course.
Mark Renshaw’s new prototype
F01. It will see its first use in the 2010 Tour de France. Claimed
weight is 840 grams for the frame, which is lighter than many aero
frames.
While
most of the world is gearing up for the start of the Tour de France
tomorrow in Rotterdam, the best female racers in the world are in Italy
this week for the Giro Donne, the women's Giro d'Italia.
Past Tour winners get a special
present from SRAM.
The 2010 Tour de France bike
race is going to be difficult to miss this year, given the daily live
and recapped TV coverage, online video streaming, live animations, and
text updates for computers and mobile devices.
Roll by on Friday at 1pm CET (That's 4am PDT, 7am EDT),
and check out what the team has to say about the Tour.
"I am ready to conquer the
cobbles with the yellow jersey on my shoulders."
The 22-year-old has ascended
from a novice Cat. 5 racer as a college student in 2007 to a new pro
with Team BMC this year.
The big bunch of multi-colored
riders in the grupetto came through, it was was one those, "Damn, this
is so cool!" moments.
Daniel Carruthers is a New
Zealander who is based in Hangzhou, China and races for Team Champion
System.
"Good balance of shock
absorbance, stiffness and shape on a budget ..."
This is the new top-of-the-range
BMC road machine for 2011, the Impec. More than anything else, it
represents a whole new way of making bikes.
The Le Tour Challenge gives
cyclists around the world the opportunity to "virtually" compete
against in the 2010 Tour de France.
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Lance Armstrong rides during a
training session on the route of the prologue of the Tour de France in
Rotterdam on Friday.
All through Rotterdam, most
creature are stirring, riders, sporting directors, mechanics,
soigneurs, journalists and fans. And old Chris Prudhomme, with his
staff in the thousands, is just settling in for three weeks of chaos.
The cobbles are dusty, and the Alps, they are high, the Pyrenees
waiting to make riders cry.
Tom Steels knows all too well
how the blood and thunder of a sprint finish can cause a rider to act
impulsively.
Kiss, yes. But you can't borrow
my TT bike.
The original and well travelled
SRAM Spy Case.
Spaniard used banned substance
in saddle sore cream.
"If everything seems under
control, you're not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti QuotationsPage
Says Armstrong donation
documents need to be made public.
Stapleton brings more technology
into the mix to enhance cycling experience.
Some good, honest, old-school
quotes.
Tour Teams reconnoiter Stage 3
cobbles while Vaughters' Garmin-Transitions sits in. 'Yeah, these are
really bumpy'.
A lot of kilometres have rolled
under his tubulars – a contract with Garmin, a Vuelta, a Giro, and last
week, another Canadian elite TT championship.
For 2011, Trek's flagship 6
Series range follows in the footsteps of past Madones with a new
lightweight 'SSL' variant. This is 100g lighter on average, bringing
claimed weight down to just 815g (bare 56cm frame with 'nude' paint
scheme), and putting Trek well in-line with carbon superbikes from
other manufacturers.
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According
to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time,
Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret
procedure.
One last thing - for crying out
loud don't be “that guy” who say's, “Don't tell me what happened today,
I haven't seen it yet.” I will punch you.
Should be an interesting morning
of croissants, coffee and ... the WSJ tomorrow:
Today LeMond predicted that
Armstrong will decline to start the Tour or will abandon before the
race arrives on French soil.
Cancellara looks good in yellow.
Lance Armstrong says Tour may be
his last European race, 540 doping tests scheduled, Contador
says Armstrong could win on his own merit, and more.
Lawyer claims he has been tried
for same offence twice.
Contador facing multi-pronged
threat to title.
New Twist In Cycling: A Truss
Bikers Can Trust.
A good all-round mountain bike
will do most things really well, but when you start to specialise in a
certain discipline, a specialist bike will always fare best.
Denies Rasmussen played a role
in his development.
The best part? It’s free!
American rookie anxious at the
start of his second Grand Tour.
Contador Expects a Unified
Astana, Menchov Counts Himself as a Contender, Farrar Puts Cavendish in
His Sights...
The national anti-doping agency
opened proceedings Thursday against Josef Kugler, Michael Knopf and
Hannes Gruendlinger for alleged doping over the past five
years.
Her athleticism not restricted
to just two-wheeled activities, she also earned a black belt in Tae
Kwon do.
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Teams bring on new partners, get
extra attention for existing ones.
Ivan Basso: The smilin' Italian.
LIVE video from 6:00pm CET
(12:00pm
U.S.
Eastern) today.
Sunshine in Rotterdam for
pre-presentation rides.
"We're here to win the Tour with
possibly the strongest team in the Tour ever." - Bjarne Riis Yahoo!
Claudia Hausler.
Garmin's first objective: put
Christian Vande Velde on the podium in Paris.
Several former USA Cycling
National Development Program riders, including Tyler Farrar pictured
here, are prepared to race the 2010 Tour de France starting Saturday.
Garmin-Transitions’ top GC rider
starting Tour with pain and uncertainty.
Arenberg will be first major
rendezvous of race.
American takes on fifth
consecutive Grand Tour.
Felt Bicycles, have issued a
voluntary recall of about 2,100 Felt model B12, B16 and S32 road bikes
from 2009.
Kaarle McCulloch and Anna Meares
relaxing between events.
On Tuesday, representatives
signed what’s being hailed as a “landmark” trade agreement that could
end China’s 17 percent tariff on Taiwan-made bicycles and parts sold
within China.
She never said anything about
not bringing a pair of wheels! Or stashing a Campy Record gruppo with
seatpost, saddle and pedals in my duffel bag.
“I’m going to make it this
time!” and then you don’t. Oh well.
Lee crossing the finishing line.
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find all the articles previewing the 2010 Tour de France!
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Contador impervious to
psychological warfare.
Saxo Bank manager Bjarne
Riis dismissed reports about the past and future of his team
and focused instead on what he said was its current status as possibly
the strongest ever outfit in the Tour de France.
In anticipation of the the Grand
Depart of the Grande Boucle, and in the waning slip stream of the best
Giro d’ Italia in many years, it bears asking what elements make up a
grand Grand Tour.
We
put the SuperSix through the regular test loops and were impressed with
the overall ride of the bike, the power transfer, the noticeable
stability and responsive feel....
Designed to combine the
efficiency and stiffness of a road race machine with the comfort and
handling required for long distance rides.
Breckenridge, Colorado hosting
US Marathon Championships this weekend.
Olecranon Fracture of the elbow.
25 year-old ‘new’ Irish man Matt
Brammeier.
Julian Dean is in Rotterdam
ready and eager for the first few days of the Tour de France, the
critical ones for the Kiwi leadout man and his Garmin Transitions
partner Tyler Farrar.
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The New England classic NRC race
has a new stage order that is sure to shake up the GC. And a
last-minute entry by Floyd Landis has tongues waggin’.
The polka dot girls, Tour de
France, 2009.
Deux jours pour aller! Le Mevel
is the great French hope, Voigt doesn’t like the cobbles, U.S. ties
France for teams in the race, Riis dismisses Saxo Bank turmoil and
more….
This bit of land had a tortuous
history during the 20th Century, but architecturally Muggia is
completely Venetian."
Simona Krupeckaite (LTU) has
broken the world record for the 200m flying start, the previous
record was established in 1993 by Olga Slioussareva (RUS).
Lance Armstrong and a handful of
the other 2010 Tour de France favourites previewed yesterday one of the
most challenging stages of this year's race - the cobbled run to
Arenberg, stage three.
Schlecks brothers agree not to
discuss their future until after the Tour.
Oui, Oui it is Tour time.
Franco Pellizotti leads Pierrick
Fedrigo up the Col du Tourmalet in the 2009 Tour.
Fuji’s 3.0—a 700c flat bar
bike—got top billing in the fitness category.
Briton said that he’s fitter
than last year and ready to chase podium finish.
Colombian cyclist Hernan Herron
being blessed by his mother before he goes out on a training ride.
Jeremy Hunt gave a wry smile
when Cervélo's press officer mentioned his age at the team's pre-Tour
media briefing on Thursday.
"Fantastically light and stiff,
with lively suspension feel and unmatched small bump compliance. But
it's expensive, requires a dedicated hub, and disassembly is required
for spring rate and low-speed damping adjustments."
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