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DENVER – The USA Pro Cycling Challenge today announced the participation of the world’s No. 2-ranked team, Saxo Bank-SunGard of Denmark. This is also the team of three-time Tour de France winner and recent Giro d’Italia champion Alberto Contador. “Saxo Bank-SunGard is one of the world’s top teams and having […]
It’s been reported that Lance Armstrong and Tyler Hamilton unexpectedly ran into each other in the trendy Cache Cache restaurant in Aspen on Saturday. Some people said there was an altercation that included Lance telling Tyler he’d make his life a living hell. And wanting to know how much Tyler […]
Belgian cyclist Mario Aerts of the Omega Pharma-Lotto team will be retiring. He will not fulfill the last year of his contract. He’s 36 years old and has been suffering from cardiac arrythmia.He’s hoping to celebrate the end of his career with a glass of champagne following the Belgian championships. […]
Colorado’s altitude is expected to be a big factor in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in August. Stage 2, the “Queen’s Stage”, goes from Gunnison to Aspen. Cottonwood Pass at 12,126′ is a dirt road for 12 miles followed by Independence Pass at 12,095′. These are the two highest known […]
This year’s Pro Cross Country Mountain Bike race saw the men do 4 laps. The winter in the Colorado high country had above average snowfall, so there was quite a bit of runoff crossing the trail. That made for some muddy conditions in some spots and dusty and dry in […]
Here are some excerpts from an article appearing in the Denver Post today by journalist John Henderson. Lance’s critics will need more than Tyler’s 60 Minutes interview to strip him of his 7 Tour titles. Some prosecuting attorneys that deal with grand juries have said that Lance’s case “wasn’t terribly […]
USA Pro Cycling Challenge National Contest for Fans to Create Competition’s Official Commemorative Posters Beginning Today, Fans Can Submit Artwork on Facebook – Winning Entries to be Seen by Millions May 25, 2011, DENVER – The USA Pro Cycling Challenge invites fans to create national and host city commemorative posters […]
Tyler talked with 60 Minutes for a long time and said a lot. He said doping was happening on the US Postal team before Lance joined the team. He said pretty much the whole peloton was doing the same – EPO, testosterone, blood doping. He was obviously uncomfortable trashing Lance […]
Lance’s team is refuting claims by 60 Minutes and vice versa. Once of Lance’s lawyers, Robert Luskin has reportedly said in an interview that he had repeatedly informed CBS that “if you want us to respond meaningfully beyond a simple denial, you need to tell us who the witnesses are.” […]
More fallout this Sunday on 60 Minutes. An unnamed source has told 60 Minutes that George Hincapie is among three former teammates of Lance Armstrong who has admitted to seeing Lance take illegal doping products during his cycling career. Hincapie has said that neither he or anyone authorized by him […]
