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New look Vuelta for 2007

Date: August 9th, 2007 |

Part of this was in a reply to Ashton’s post below, so I thought I would delve a little deeper.
For this year’s edition of the the Vuelta, Vinokourov an Kashechkin’s out, and now Alejandro Valverde is out (riding the Tour of Burgos and in the GP of Plouay to prepare the Road World Championships). [read more]

Exorcising the Demons of Doubt

Date: August 6th, 2007 |

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During the last week of the Tour de France this year, as I was going on about how great I thought Mauricio Soler was - a shining example of the new generation of cycling in the midst of a bunch of cheaters - it turns out the husband was harboring doubts. While I was watching [read more]

Who Should Make These Anti-Doping Decisions?

Date: August 1st, 2007 |

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Everyone involved in professional cycling publicly protests the doping abuses that have inflicted so much damage on the sport. Perhaps some of the official organizations harbor private reservations, but publicly they are united in principle.
There can be no question that doping still takes place because some of those who tested [read more]

It’s Official: Cycling News Mimics Cycling Logue

Date: July 29th, 2007 |

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Yes, it is true. The Cycling Logue was the first official publication to refer to Alberto Contador as a “The kid”. Now the most venerated name in online cycling news has adopted our name for him and has tried to assert it as his new, official nickname.

Remember, you heard it here first on [read more]

Around the Web on Wheels: 07.26.07

Date: July 26th, 2007 |

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Here’s some of the news that’s been slipping through the cracks:

Alessandro Petacchi’s been cleared of doping charges by the Italian Cycling Federation. The Italian Olympic Committee says it will appeal. Lather, rinse, repeat.

The 2008 route for the Tour of California has been announced, and after reading Bob’s reports from this past February, I really need [read more]

The “Former Winner of Paris-Roubaix” Slipstream Addition Has Been Announced

Date: August 7th, 2007 |

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As Jessica reported several days ago, Team Slipstream recently announced that a former winner of the Paris-Roubaix would be joining their team. That rider now has been named as Swedish champion Magnus Backstedt.
Magnus, who presently rides for Liquigas, already is a favorite of many U.S. cycling fans and will continue to strengthen [read more]

Around the Web on Wheels: 08.04.07

Date: August 4th, 2007 |

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While we wait for the Tour of Germany to begin, here’s a roundup of some recent cycling news.

Patrik Sinkewitz admitted using the testosterone gel that got him fired from T-Mobile; Samuel Abt has some appropriate words for Sinkewitz after making such a bone-headed mistake (it’s a good article, read the whole thing), and the Gerolsteiner [read more]

Slipstream Bolsters Roster with Former Paris-Roubaix Winner

Date: July 31st, 2007 |

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Team Slipstream is gearing up for a spot in the 2008 Tour de France by signing Tour veterans like David Millar, Dave Zabriskie and Christian Vande Velde, but they’re apparently already thinking bigger than just le Grande Boucle. Team director Jonathan Vaughters says Slipstream has also signed a “former winner of Paris-Roubaix,” but wouldn’t say [read more]

Teach Your Children Well

Date: July 28th, 2007 |

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their parents health will slowly go by.
So goes the old song by Crosby, Stills and Nash, written decades before David Crosby’s well publicized problems with drug addition and gun-toting parole violations. Crosby failed to follow his own advice until he was well past middle age. Will Professional Tour Cycling have what it takes [read more]

Can Cycling Be Saved?

Date: July 24th, 2007 |

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So, after spending the better part of a day mulling over the current state of cycling (and steadfastly avoiding all cycling websites so as not to find out any more bad news), I have a few thoughts. And since I have a horrendous head-cold right now and can’t think clearly, I’ve decided I’m going to [read more]

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