7 Eleven celebrated at the Grand Hyatt Sunday night after the end of the race in Denver. The dinner was to benefit the Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinsons’ research. It was a great reunion and lots of old familiar faces were on hand including Jeff Pierce, Ron Kiefel, Doug […]
Cycling News
Lots of Armstrong Support
According to an AP article, Lance Armstrong’s charity is seeing record donations in the wake of the doping allegations. The article says that Peter Shankman, vp of public relations at Vocus Inc “He never said he’s guilty, he said he’s sick of fighting.” None of the allegations has been proved. […]
2012 Lotto Decca Won by Ellen Van Dijk
August 27th, Belgium – The end of the season is approaching. Usually the world championships in September are the highlight of the season, which means the moral is always building up towards the end of the season. But in this Olympic year it’s a bit different. Because almost everyone […]
2012 Pro Challenge Finale
Christian Vandevelde pulled out the win and it upset Leipheimer’s surprise win from yesterday.
2012 Tour of Denmark Won by Westra
Vacansoleil-DCM‘s Lieuwe Westra, riding Bianchi Oltre and Pico Crono Carbon bikes, took the overall win at Post Danmark Rundt – Tour of Denmark 2012, on Sunday, August 26th. After the success on the fifth stage, a 14.5-km ITT, the Dutch rider kept his leadership on the finish of the final stage, 165 km fromSlagelse to Frederiksberg. In 2012 Westra […]
2012 Pro Challenge Stage 6
BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen slipped from first to third overall Saturday at the USA Pro Challenge when he could not follow the attack of Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) on the final climb of Flagstaff Mountain. Leipheimer is now in the yellow jersey. He was in a small […]
Effect of Armstrong News on Cancer Programs
The Denver Post published an article today about the potential effect of the USADA scandal on Armstrong’s cancer efforts. In 2006 his foundation did a five year grant of nearly $2 million to the University of Colorado Cancer Center. There are 8 cancer centers in the US that receive funding […]
Washington Post’s Sally Jenkins’ Comments on USADA vs Lance
This article by Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post is being copied here so cycling fans can better understand what’s been going on. I personally have photographed Lance for 20 years and been around the sport even longer. It’s refreshing to finally see someone write an honest, comprehensive, and clear […]
2012 Pro Challenge Stage 5
Cool start to the race this morning in Breckenridge. Nine riders made a break which shrunk to 7 after cresting Hoosier Pass. The break included Zaugg, Nibali, Firsanov, Santaromita, Jones and Nepomnyachshiy. It rained a little along the course but that held off for the most part until the awards podium. […]
Landis to Reimburse Donors or Go to Jail
Floyd Landis has been charged with wire fraud in connection with his coverup on his doping in the 2006 Tour de France. If he repays donors to his defense fund in 3 years, he will avoid jail time and a big fine. His court appearance is tomorrow morning in San […]