Quick Step’s Qatar Quest

By Ashton | January 29th, 2008 | Add a Comment »

Team Quick Step sent a very strong team to Qatar, obviously intent to have Tom Boonen leave wearing the winner’s Gold Jersey. They have made their intentions known at... [Read this entry]

Around the Web on Wheels: 4 February 2007

By Jessica | February 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Nothin’ but news…

I don’t recall if the Tour of California Santa Clarita stage on February 24rd is one that blogger Bob is attending, but if it is, he could shell... [Read this entry]

Prudhomme Not Sure Basso Will Ride 2007 Tour de France

By Jessica | February 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

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... [Read this entry]

Around the Web on Wheels: 2 February 2007

By Jessica | February 2nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

The wheels on the bike go round and round…

Floyd Landis has “pretty much written off this season,” which isn’t surprising. I don’t know how anyone could be expected to mount... [Read this entry]

Tour of Qatar: Boonen’s on Top, Brown’s Not Winning Friends

By Jessica | February 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Tom Boonen might not be wearing the rainbow jersey, but he’s still riding with the drive of the world champ. He’s now won four stages in a row in the... [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]