I Need a New Cyclist to Love

By Jessica | July 5th, 2007 | 7 Comments »

You may recall my girlish fascination (to put it mildly) with Ivan Basso (who I still think is un figo), but then he got a 2-year suspension. Then I began... [Read this entry]

Breaking News: Is Petacchi Admitting Abusing Asthma Drugs?

By Jessica | July 3rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »

The husband found this article on Tuttobici, and says that the other Italian sites aren’t reporting it as strongly (that he admitted to this) - Petacchi did testify in the... [Read this entry]

Petacchi “Suspended” by Milram

By Jessica | June 28th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Oh, the humanity! How is a cycling enthusiast like myself who happens to have a thang for Italian cyclists supposed to cheer for anyone anymore?
First my beloved Ivan Basso... [Read this entry]

Giro: Ale-Jet Gets 4th Stage, Di Luca Seems a Lock

By Jessica | May 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Alessandro Petacchi had to sprint on his own from so far out today that he was still breathing heavily several minutes later during interviews, and then even still on the... [Read this entry]

Giro: Petacchi Gets 3rd Stage Win, Everyone Else Crashes

By Jessica | May 23rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Okay, not everyone else… But it sure looked like it at the finish.
How could a day that started so easily go so wrong at the end? The race was... [Read this entry]

Giro: Ale-Jet Finally Gets One

By Jessica | May 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Alessandro Petacchi finally shook the demon from his back and got a stage win at the Giro d’Italia - his first since 2005 - and he almost couldn’t stop weeping... [Read this entry]

Around the Web on Wheels: 21 February 2007

By Jessica | February 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »

There’s news coming in from all over the place…

Is Jan Ullrich quitting cycling?

Talks between the UCI and Tour de France organizers over the ProTour have gone south again, and Paris-Nice... [Read this entry]

Around the Web on Wheels: 12 February 2007

By Jessica | February 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Some news snippets for you…

Team Unibet.com won’t be racing in Italy this year, apparently.

Ivan Basso (aka My Boyfriend) is giving lots of interviews lately. This time he’s talking to Skylife... [Read this entry]

Around the Web on Wheels: 30 January 2007

By Jessica | January 30th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Look, Ma! Some actual racing news!

In the first matchup between some of the fastest men on earth, Tom Boonen beat Alessandro Petacchi to the line “by a full bike length”... [Read this entry]

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

By Jessica | January 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

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... [Read this entry]