Race of Champions $1 million purse: That’s one way to get riders to show up

Date: January 12th, 2007 | No Comments

There’s a new race on the cycling calendar, and it might not attract as much attention if it weren’t for the size of the winner’s purse. The winner of the inaugural Race of Champions in Abu Dhabi this November will walk away one million dollars richer.
It’s not just the winner who’ll walk away with moola, [read more]

Petacchi & Boonen to Tour of Qatar (The Only “q” Word I Know That Doesn’t Have a “u” In It.)

Date: January 11th, 2007 | No Comments

Alessandro Petacchi had a crap year in 2006 - injuries and illnesses prevented him from showing his stuff pretty much everywhere. Let’s hope this year’s different - I, for one, love watching the Ale-Jet show. Petacchi will begin his season at the Tour of Qatar, which will also be the debut of fellow sprinter Tom [read more]

Ride the winter blues away - all the way to Australia

Date: January 9th, 2007 | 2 comments

It’s January, so the items in the cycling press are either about doping or races taking place in the Southern Hemisphere. And I’m so tired of reading and talking about drugs that all I gotta say is, “Hallelujah for Australia.”

First up are the Australian Open Road Championships. Aussie Robbie McEwen is hoping to take part [read more]

Help Wanted

Date: December 21st, 2006 | No Comments

G’day! You’ve reached a section of Cycling Logue that is, sadly, empty.
In time, however, it will be filled with all sorts of fantastic information, so if this particular subject is your bag, bookmark it and come back later.
Meanwhile, why not encourage us to get off the couch and write about what interests you! Contact us [read more]