An informative and fun interview with one of the great personalities of the TdF and cycling in Europe. It is an interview from a few years back, but fun to read even now. Did you know he is actually sponsored?
We didn’t see as much of him this year as in previous tours which is a [...]
What is amazing to me about all the events and statements surrounding the Landis issue, is the number of people of high position with various sporting organizations who have made statements condemning Landis and Cylcing, before the results are in and he has had a chance to clear his name. Did they not learn anything [...]
Traditionally news of big name transfers in the cycling world comes at about this time of the year - usually right after the tour, but they continue on through the Vuelta before trailing off completely. Of course we already have one piece of Discovery Channel related news.. Eki’s Retirement as a rider but new position [...]
The end of an amazing cycling career was signaled today on the Champs-Elysées. One of my favorite pros, Viateslav Ekimov will retire from the pro ranks in September.
Viatcheslav Ekimov rode clear as the peloton parted for him approaching the first of 8 laps of the Champs-Elysées. Eki (also known as ‘Slava’, Russian for Glory) then [...]
Well I imagine that sales of the Phonak Cycling Kit will pick up now, especially as this one includes autographs as well. Floyd is the latest American champion of le Tour! Finishing the tour’s 3657.1 kilometers in 89 hours 39 minutes and 30 seconds — an average speed 40.784km/hr.
Wim Vansevenan brought up the rear of [...]
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Overshadowed in all the press by the scandalous speech by outgoing Tour de France director Jean-Marie LeBlanc during the unveiling of the 2006 route, incoming tour director Christian Prudhomme remarked as he presented the course in October of 2005:
“It is an awesome final week and it will be like a dream if the result will [...]
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What a great time trial!
Serguei Gonchar wraps up the tour winning both time trials and spending 3 days in yellow with a great ride today. Only Andreas Klöden could come within one minute of Gonchar’s finish at 41″ back. Klöden’s great ride, along with a 20th place ride by Carlos Sastre, allows Klöden to replace [...]
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Just to bookmark a pretty good article with a great title about Stage 17.
In the OLN pre-race show when asked if Floyd could possibly get back into it, Phil Ligget said categorically “No.”
By conventional wisdom he was right. Theoretically none of the GC leaders would allow Landis to get free of their group. They would work together to keep him under control, especially knowing he is a skilled [...]
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An absolutely amazing performance!!
Floyd took a huge gamble and delivered an amazing ride to erase much of the losses of yesterday’s disastrous stage. Sastra is driving hard now to move into the maillot jaune, and Oscar Pereiro is descending like mad to keep himself in it. Landis might be back in Yellow at the end [...]
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