John Degenkolb (GER) has finally broken the deadlock and taken his first win of the 2014 season on stage 1 of the Tour Méditerranéen. After going close on several occasions at the Étoile de Bessèges last week, Degenkolb was really motivated to get his first victory of the year and […]
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Armstrong: If I was the carpenter, Pantani was the artist
This piece was written by Lance Armstrong and appeared on the web today. “American remembers great rivalry I’ll never forget when I heard about Marco’s passing. I was at home in Girona when a message came through. Complete shock is the only way I can sum up how I felt. […]
Independent Reform Commission May Work with Armstrong
It’s been reported that the new commision (Cycling Independent Reform Commission) will be looking at the doping issues from 1998-2013, which includes the years of the Lance era. But they may be more open to working with athletes, including Lance. They can suggest reduced sanctions and they are […]
Marcel Kittel makes it three at Dubai Tour
Marcel Kittel (GER) has won the fourth and final stage of the Dubai Tour, making it three in a row for Team Giant-Shimano. It was another seamless team performance, delivering Kittel to the final 200m in a perfect position to take his third stage of the race. The race panned […]
Phinney Wins Dubai Tour; Cummings Runner-Up
BMC Racing Team’s Taylor Phinney completed a wire-to-wire victory Saturday at the Dubai Tour – while also earning best young rider honors – and teammate Steve Cummings was runner-up. Keeping Pace With ExpectationsPhinney won the Stage 1 individual time trial Wednesday, added one second to his lead with third place […]
Bottega Gran Fondo
JOIN US! We want to share with you a special event taking place this April in Napa Valley: Michael Chiarello’s Bottega Gran Fondo. This event celebrates Chef Chiarello’s passion points: sustainable farming, cooking, wine-making and cycling. EVENT DATE: April 12-13, 2014 Location: Yountville, CA Michael Chiarello’s Bottega Gran Fondo is the […]
2014 Dubai Tour Stage 2 – Phinney Keeps the Lead
Palm Island Atlantis, United Arab Emirates Dubai Tour, Stage 2: Phinney Keeps The Lead Hot wind, high sun and fierce battle for position in the field was the main content of today’s 122 kilometer long second stage of the Dubai Tour from Dubai to Palm Jumeirah where Tinkoff-Saxo’s Nikolay Trusov […]
Marcel Kittel wasted no time in winning a stage of the Dubai Tour
He took his victory at the first sprint opportunity on stage two. After being set up in a good position by his teammates in the finale, he kept a cool head in finding his way to the front and powering away to the line to take his second win of […]
BMC Racing Team 1-2 In Dubai Tour Opener – Phinney wins
BMC Racing Team’s Taylor Phinney won the BMC Racing Team’s second race of the season Wednesday while teammate Stephen Cummings was runner-up in the individual time trial that began the Dubai Tour. Among The Early StartersPhinney powered his BMC timemachine TMR01 to a time of 12 minutes and three seconds […]
Armstrong, Hincapie say there is more to the Andreus’ story
This article appeared in the Detroit Free Press. It’s pretty consistent with what I know of cycling in the 90s and what was being said by “people in the know”. “By Kristen Jordan Shamus Detroit Free Press staff writer ‘In the world of pro cycling in the mid- to late-1990s, […]