The Day The Music Died or The Death of Disco

By Ashton | September 10th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

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.[Read this entry]

No News Is Good News From Contador

By Ashton | August 10th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Cycling fans were allowed to heave a collective sigh today when Alberto Contador merely announced at his scheduled press conference that he has not doped. Little else was said... [Read this entry]

It’s Official: Cycling News Mimics Cycling Logue

By Ashton | July 29th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

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... [Read this entry]

On the Eve of a Cycling Showdown

By Jessica | July 27th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Among other things, this year could be the Tour of the Wayward Dogs. Another poor pup was let loose by some stupid owners and trotted out into the breakaway group... [Read this entry]

Watching the Tour Rise from the Ashes

By Jessica | July 26th, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Well, today’s relatively boring stage was a welcome break from the last few days of crazy mountains and even crazier doping revelations. As I was watching the re-broadcast of yesterday’s... [Read this entry]

I’m Scared To Post Anything About Stage 16

By Ashton | July 25th, 2007 | 3 Comments »

for fear that the subjects will be caught doping.
Michael Rasmussen survived every blow Team Discovery Channel threw at him today. There still is the possibility that Rasmussen will... [Read this entry]

A Peek Into The Mind Of Alberto Contador

By Ashton | July 23rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

I just saw this quote from Contador made after the time trial and before the first stage in the Pyrenees:

As of now, he’ll gauge his efforts against the performances of... [Read this entry]

Awesome Also-Rans Terrorize Tour

By Ashton | July 23rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »

No one picked Michael Rasmussen and Alberto Contador to be the two riders trying to establish dominance over one another (and each failing) to determine which of the two would... [Read this entry]

Pyrenees Pugilism (Or An Old Fashioned Mountain Top Slug Fest)

By Ashton | July 22nd, 2007 | 2 Comments »

That’s what we had today in Stage 14 and probably what we have to look forward to over the next three days.
Alberto Contador (this writer’s new favorite rider and... [Read this entry]

What Have We Learned After The Race Of Truth? Not Much

By Ashton | July 21st, 2007 | 2 Comments »

At least that’s true if we are trying to predict who will win this year’s Tour. But down in the details we have learned a considerable amount.
First, we... [Read this entry]