Bringing Cycling to Life Through Images
Muddy Mayhem Last week I had the opportunity to photograph numerous war veterans and other people with other issues at a hand cycling event in Fort Collins, Colorado. It was really inspiring to watch this people give it their all to power these “mountain bikes” with their arms.
According to an article in today’s Denver Post, former mountain bike downhill star Missy Giove was busted last month with 400 pounds of marijuana and $1 million in cash. Federal drug cops were watching her and caught her with a truck full of 350 pounds of pot and the rest […]
It was announced in Paris that former Tour de France champion Laurent Fignon is battling advanced cancer of the digestive track. He’s undergone 15 days of chemo but thinks the cancer may have metastisized to his pancreas. Fignon is 48 years old and is famous for his 8 second loss […]
There was a big article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal about the feud between Greg Le Mond and Lance Armstrong. It all started with critical comments made by LeMond in 2001 about Armstrong’s association with controversial doctor Ferrari. Armstrong called LeMond and apparently laid into him about it. LeMond has […]
Twenty five days before the start of the Tour de France on July 4, a joint announcement from the UCI, AFLD and ASO willl be made. They will be announcing the names of the first riders to be convicted of doping based on their biological passport discrepancies. The announcement will […]
In yesterday’s Teva Mountain Games, Todd Wells and Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski were off the front together the whole race until the last lap. Horgan-Kobelski passed Wells to win the race in 1:45:26. Wells finished 1:12:58 behind. The women’s race was won by Katie Compton of Colorado Springs who finished in 1:34:22.
Stage 9: The Milan Circuit was won by Suitsou of Team Columbia. Stage 10: Cuneo-Pinerolo was won by race leader Di Luca. Stage 11: Torino-Arenzuno was won by Mark Cavendish. Stage 12: Sestri Levante-Riomaggiore TT was won by Menchov who now has the pink leader jersey. Levi Leipheimer finished second. […]
I wish I could have been at the Giro this year but with the world economy where it is, I need to hold out for the Tour. But judging by what happened today with Astana, I feel a little better. Apparently sponsors of Team Astana have not paid the team […]
Cocaine was found following a doping control on Belgian sprinter Tom Boonen. This is the second in-competition positive test for cocaine in a year and the third time since November 2007. Boonen blames the pressure from the sport. He says he really has a problem with alcohol and has had […]
After additional doping tests from the summer Olympics, silver medalist David Rebellin and Stefan Schumacher were found to have doped. Schumacher is already serving a two year ban for positive tests at the Tour de France. Armstrong is back racing at the Tour de Gila in southern New Mexico and […]
