Brajkovic is this year’s Dauphine Libere winner! Alberto Contador won stage 6 at Alpe d’Huez today but was unable to unseat race leader Brajkovic of Team Radio Shack. Daniel Navarro won stage 5 at Chamrousse near Grenoble. The race was 17,5km at an average pitch of 7,5%. He escaped from […]
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2010 Teva Games Mountain Bike Race
Here are some photos from today’s 2010 Teva Mountain Games Cross Country Mountain Bike race. The favorite Jeremy Horgan Kobels easily won the race. Jay Henry was close behind until partway through the third of three laps when he was passed by Bryan Alders who came in second. Pro men […]
Doping This Week June 3
Caucchioli has been suspended for two years by CONI following abnormalities in his biological passport at the 2009 Tour of Poland. Caucchioli In an interview by Sal Ruibal in USA Today, Greg LeMond says he feels vindicated by Floyd Landis’ allegations of systematic doping at the former US Postal/Discovery Team. […]
Mechanical Doping
There’s a video circulating on YouTube suggesting that Fabian Cancellara has been doping in a different way. It suggests that he has a special button on his handlebars that he pushes to start and stop a small motor that is inside the down tube. The video suggests that his bursts […]
Valverde Suspended
Alejandro Valverde has been suspended for two years for his involvement in Operation Puerto and his infamous blood bag #18. All his victories for 2010 have been annulled but previous wins are intact. He’d already been suspended from racing in Italy from May 2009-2011.
Morgul Bismark Reincarnation
The Morgul Bismark stage of the old Coors Bicycle Classic was reincarnated today as part of the inaugural Superior-Morgul Race. This was the first year of the race which consisted of street sprints Friday night in Superior as well as a criterium on Saturday. Today was the Morgul Bismark race […]
150 Years of Gears
150 Years of the Bicycle The Longmont, Colorado Museum and Cultural Center is hosting an exhibit of 150 years of bicycles through July 3. Included are Ron Kiefel, Andy Hampsten and Davis Phinney bikes and jerseys from the 7-Eleven team days as well as a decorative Asian pedicab, banana seat […]
Cycling Week of May 24
May 30 Ivan Basso has won the Giro d’Italia! May 29 Johann Tschopp of Switzerland won stage 20 of the Giro from Bormio to Passa del Tonale. Basso is still the race leader. May 28 Ivan Basso has the pink jersey after an escape with Scarponi and Nibali on Stage […]
More Floyd Fallout
The fallout continues from Floyd Landis’ admission of doping. Nearly everyone in cycling is denying everything. There seems to be a war of words between Lance and Floyd and the other top cyclists. Some are saying that Floyd wanted a place on the Radio Shack team in return for keeping […]
Floyd Landis Coming Clean
Floyd Landis has finally come clean and is ready to name names. In an interview with ESPN he said he doped mostly all of his career and so did everyone else. It has cost him his marriage, his career, all his money and his reputation. His mother has convinced him […]
