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Boulder Indoor Cycling

The Boulder Indoor Cycling venue is quickly becoming the place to be for cycling enthusiasts from near and far.  It’s a really cool place housing a 142-meter indoor wooden track with 45-degree corners and 16-degree straights.  In case you’re not going fast enough on the track you can have a […]

Lance Armstrong shoulder xray

Lance Update

Lance underwent successful surgery for his broken clavicle which was fractured into 4 pieces.  A stainless steel plate as well as 12 screws were used in the repair, which is more than what’s typical but what was needed in this case. Lance went home to his Austin house to recuperate.  […]

Lance Armstrong out of Giro

Lance Armstrong was involved in a group crash about 20k from the finish at Baltanas during the Castille-et-Leon race in Spain.  He was evacuated to a university hospital in Valladolid.  He has a non-complicated fracture of his right collarbone.  He is now not expecting to participate in the Giro d’Italia, […]

2009 Tour de France Teams

ASO announced the names of the 20 teams selected for the 2009 Tour de France: There will be 180 riders at the start line in Monaco on July 4.  These are the teams selected: AllemagneTeam Milram (MRM) Belgique Quick Step (QST)Silence – Lotto (SIL) Danemark Team Saxo Bank (SAX) Espagne […]

Paris Nice Stage 8 2009

Paris Nice Stage 8: Nice-Nice Final day of Paris Nice. Contador made his move attacking on the Col d’Eze.  He was joined by Frank Schleck and Antonio Colom.   At 5 k to go they had 17 seconds on the peloton.  Colom had the most energy and took the stage.  Alberto […]

2009 Paris Nice Stage 7

Stage 7 Manosque – Fayence Bad day for Contador.  Everything began to fall apart today for Alberto Contador on the Col de Bourigaille about 30 k from the finish.  Contador was in a break with Sanchez and Colom.  About 2 k from the top, they were joined by Schleck, Voight, […]

2009 Paris Nice Stage 6

Stage 6 St Paul Trois Chateaux – Montagne de Lure On a windy and hilly day, Sylvain Chavanel lost nearly two minutes and the yellow jersey on the 13 k climb up to the ski station at Montage de Lure.  Alberto Contador reclaimed it and is now 1’13” ahead of […]

Paris Nice Stage 5

Stage 5 Annonay – Vallon-Pont d’Arc Jeremy Roy excaped early in the day with Tony Martin and Thomas Voeckler.  They stayed ahead of the peloton all day and at one point had a 6’35” minute advantage.  They maintained their lead over all the mountains in today’s stage.  Jeremy Roy managed […]

Paris Nice Stage 4 2009

Stage 4 from Vichy – Saint Etienne On the descent of the Col du Beau Louis, 20 k from the finish, Christian Vandevelde attacked.  He stayed away the rest of the stage to claim his first Paris-Nice victory.  Alberto Contador gained back 30 seconds and is now in 4th place […]

Sylvain Chavanel waving from podium in Montlucon

Paris Nice Stage 3

Sylvain Chavanel (file photo) Stage 3: Orval – Vichy The first climb of the race was the Cote de Croix du Chene, just 4.1% and 2.3 km long.  It was on the Col de Besse that the peloton splintered.  Contador was not with the lead group.  Sylvain Chavanel was with […]