Laurent Fignon has died of cancer at the age of 50. He may be best remembered for losing to Greg LeMond by 8 seconds on the Champs Elysee in 1989 during the final stage of the Tour de France. He did win the Tour twice, in 1983 and 1984. […]
Other News
USPS News
According to a piece in the Denver Post today, Luis Garcia del Moral, who was the chief doctor for the former USPS team has dismissed Floyd Landis’ doping claims. He’s said he’d never seen any of those things.
Assault on Pikes Peak
This Sunday, August 29 will be the inaugural Assault on Pikes Peak. The city of Colorado Springs and Summit Cycling Productions will be hosting the event. The route is 18.5 miles with 6360 feet of vertical climbing to the summit of 14,115′. Pikes Peak Highway is usually closed to bikes […]
SFO Gran Fondo
Some pro cyclists will be on hand to ride with the amateurs in the inaugural SLO GranFondo in San Luis Obispo, CA on October 23. The event is to start in Mission Plaza. Some Team Columbia riders will be present, as well as Olympian medalist Mari Holden. For more information […]
2010 Leadville 100
The race started at 6:30 am at barely dusk.
2011 Tour de France rumors
It’s still two months away-the official announcement of the 2011 Tour de France route. But rumors are already swirling that the start will be in Brittany and will possibly look like this: Stage 1: Passage du Gois – Mont des Alouettes Stage 2: Les Essarts- Les Essarts (CLM par équipes) […]
Doping Scandals
August 7, 2010 The former head of the defunct Gerolsteiner team, Hans-Michael Holczer, has accused Levi Leipheimer of most likely having blood doped in 2005, according to an article by AFP. He was suspect that year on the first Tour rest day and the UCI was looking for a pretext […]
2011 Tour of Colorado
It’s Official! The Tour of Colorado will take place August 2011. Lance Armstrong was in Denver today alongside Governor Bill Ritter to announce the race. The inaugural race will start and finish in Denver. The rest of the route will be announced in a couple of months. The dates are […]
Post Tour News
It’s official-Alberto Contador has signed with Team Saxo Bank for 2011. And Wednesday, Lance Armstrong and the state of Colorado will officially announce the Tour of Colorado bicycle race for 2011. Details to come… — Alberto Contador has announced that he’s quitting the Astana team at the end of the […]
2010 Tour – Stage 20
Paris The 2010 Tour ended with a typical sprint and Contador winning his third yellow jersey. Mark Cavendish took the sprint on the Champs Elysee. Second place went to Andy Schleck who finished 39 seconds behind and Dennis Menchov 2 minutes behind. The top 4 categories were Contador in yellow, […]
