Races

How Rasmussen Fooled Doping Control

Date: June 20th, 2008 |

Just a little funny video the husband found about Michael Rasmussen’s apparent training methods prior to the Tour de France last year… It won’t even matter if you don’t underst [read more]

Video Highlights from the Monte Zoncolan

Date: October 30th, 2007 |

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If you can put aside what you know about the dopers in professional cycling and just enjoy the visuals of the sport, then you’ll enjoy this little video highlight reel from the Giro d’Italia this year - it’s the famous Monte [read more]

George Hincapie Wins Stage Two In Missouri

Date: September 12th, 2007 |

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The Discovery Channel Team rider was in a twelve man break that entered the two, two-mile circuits through the streets of Springfield about 12-14 minutes ahead of the Peloton. Saunier Duval’s David Canada was the other major player in the break.
The last four miles were very exciting to watch, as Hincapie covered [read more]

Vuelta Stages Nine and Ten

Date: September 10th, 2007 |

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Noted mountain goat Leonardo Piepoli (Saunier Duval) won the ninth stage of the Vuelta at the top of Estación de esquí Cerler. Rabobank’s Denis Menchov finished 15 seconds behind Piepoli, but that was enough to vault Menchov into the Gold leader’s jersey.
A combination of the climbs, the fatigue of the sprinters, [read more]

Contador Canned At World Championships

Date: September 7th, 2007 |

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Sometimes I think the guys running these various feifdoms are doing all this junk just to keep me from remaining a fan! They’d better stop soon!!
Here’s t [read more]

Milano-Sanremo 2008 Photos

Date: May 19th, 2008 |

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Hi, remember me?
No, I haven’t forgotten about the Cycling Logue. I’ve just been very, very, very busy. One of those “verys” involves what I keep calling “Project Italy,” wherein I and the husband are working on relocating to Italy. We’ve got visa paperwork in progress, but there’s no telling how long that could take. In [read more]

2008 Tour de France Route Unveiled

Date: October 25th, 2007 |

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The 2008 Tour de France route has been announced, and it’s marked by no prologue, fewer big transfers between stages and fewer time-trial miles, but lovers of the big climbs will be happy with the inclusion of mountain giants like L’Alpe d’Huez and Hautacam. It’s one of those counter-clockwise years, so the Pyrenees are on [read more]

The Day The Music Died or The Death of Disco

Date: September 10th, 2007 |

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Team Discovery Channel, that is. I never was a fan of disco music and was glad to see it go. But I will sorely miss this cycling team.
Team Discovery Channel (or “Disco” in the shorthand vernacular of many cycling fans) makes its swan song tomorrow when they appear in the Tour [read more]

Bert Grabsch of T-Mobile Wins Vuelta Time Trial

Date: September 8th, 2007 |

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and Team Discovery Channel’s Stijn Devolder finished 45 seconds back in third place, fast enough to take over the GC Leader’s Gold Jersey. Now the team with no future has worn the GC Leader’s Jersey in two of the three Grand Tours, has won le Tour de France, various other races and placed highly [read more]

Zabel Zips Past The Usual Suspects

Date: September 7th, 2007 |

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German rider Erik Zabel of Team Milram won today’s sprint, beating out all other sprinters who survived two mass crashes, one about 30 km from the finish and another at about the 1km banner. Rabobank’s Oscar Freire (who won his third stage of the Vuelta yesterday) was not among the first group to finish. [read more]