Planning a Trip

Montreal-Boston Tour - A New North American Race

Date: February 18th, 2007 |

What the world needs now is more big cycling events on this side of the big pond. Isn’t that how the song goes? No? Oh. Well, it should. And the organizers of the new Montreal-Boston Tour think so, too.
The inaugural Montreal-Boston Tour will run from August 5-12 this year, covering about 1200km, and it’s been [read more]

The Tour of California rosters are announced, and I’m still wondering why I’m not in California…

Date: February 15th, 2007 |

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Last year as the husband and I watched the Tour of California, we said to each other, “Y’know, we should really go down there next year for that.” Yes, well, we should have followed through with that thought, because the rosters are effing fantastic looking, and we’ll be watching it on television. Dammit.
I mean, how [read more]

Prudhomme Not Sure Basso Will Ride 2007 Tour de France

Date: February 3rd, 2007 |

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The new Tour de France director, Christian Prudhomme, is in Qatar (the same organization runs both the Tour de France and the Tour of Qatar). That doesn’t keep him from thinking ahead to July, though, and speculating about whether certain riders will be taking part in the Grande Boucle.
The Italian sports daily, La Gazetta dello [read more]

It’s an Annual Party at Alpe d’Huez’s “Dutch Corner”

Date: January 29th, 2007 |

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If I wasn’t already an Italophile, I’d fall in love with the Dutch in a second. For one thing, they proudly wear my favorite color - orange - and for another, they’re the craziest cycling fans I’ve ever seen. I’m quite convinced that if there were such a thing as a Dutch pimp, he’d look [read more]

Tour 2007 - London/England Routes Announced

Date: January 17th, 2007 |

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If you’re planning a trip to see the 2007 Tour de France, you’d best be scouting out your travel plans toute suite. (That means “right quick,” doesn’t it?) Hotels and youth hostels along the route get snapped up quickly, and while no one can reserve a camping spot on an Alp, the sooner you lock [read more]

Tour of California Same-Day Coverage on Versus - Begins This Sunday

Date: February 16th, 2007 |

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I posted before about the Versus cycling television schedule, which (oddly) didn’t include information about the Tour of California. Partly, I think that’s because their website reflects the whole “Cyclysm Sunday” thing, and they’re actually going to be showing same-day coverage (not just Sundays) of the Tour of California. But it’s still confusing, since they [read more]

2007 Paris-Nice Route

Date: February 15th, 2007 |

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The 2007 Paris-Nice route has been announced, with a prologue in Issy-les-Moulineaux (just outside Paris, so it counts as Paris apparently) on March 11 and ending with the traditional final stage on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice on March 18.
This year, the race will take a new turn as the peloton will pass France’s [read more]

Chatting with Ivan Basso (If Only I Could Be So Lucky)

Date: January 31st, 2007 |

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Tim Maloney at Cyclingnews is, perhaps, the luckiest man in the world. He sat down with My Boyfriend (AKA Ivan Basso) before Basso flew from Italy to California for the Discovery team’s training camp, and the exclusive interview begins here. Among other things, Basso says that riding his bike helps him stay sane, which is [read more]

Get to Italy for Italian National Championships

Date: January 25th, 2007 |

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If I haven’t made it perfectly clear already, I’m an Italophile. I’ll take any excuse I can get to talk about Italy. I’ll also jump at any chance to go to Italy. If you, however, need more motivation than I do, this ought to help - the Italian national championships have been scheduled.
The racing will [read more]

Tour of California Viewing Advice?

Date: January 15th, 2007 |

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Time off from work – check.
Money to make to trip and still be able to eat on occasion – check.
Flag to inspire Kazakh riders – check.
With much excitement I am proud to announce that I will be attending this year’s Tour of California. I am psyched for many reasons not the least of which [read more]