Bringing Cycling to Life Through Images
Martha Pomares is an incredible athlete. When I first showed her some options for cycling trips to Europe, she wanted to string together the Pyrenees, Dolomites and Alps one right after the other. Many Americans would look at the trips based on not too much effort, lots of European ambiance, […]
Team Argos-Shimano rider Marcel Kittel won the second stage of Paris-Nice today with an impressive sprint and strong teamwork. Elia Viviani (Cannondale) took second place ahead of Leigh Howard (Orica-GreenEdge). Viviani takes the lead in the general classification. Even the wind couldn’t prevent four riders from escaping out of the […]
The yellow jersey being worn by Nacer Bouhanni from the Francaise des Jeux team was caught up in a crash on stage 2 and had to abandon the race. He had won the stage at Nemours but today slid on a white line on a turn. He hit his face […]
Today was the start of the prestigious French race, Paris-Nice. It kicked off with a 2.9 km short but technically difficult prologue. The time difference between the fastest ten riders was because of distance minimal, but it was Damien Gaudin, who was fastest, and he did the route one second […]
Lausanne, 1 March 2013 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeal of the Italian cyclist Riccardo Riccò against the decision of the Anti-Doping Tribunal of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) which imposed a suspension of twelve years on him, beginning on 19 April 2012, due […]
Tayler blogs about the Merco Cycling Classic February 28th, 2013, Merced, California -I was so excited to see the women’s stage race return to Merco Cycling Classic this year! When I raced the Merced Irrigation District road race in 2011 it was my very first race as a professional and […]
Ellen Van Dijk wins Le Samyn des Dames in Belgium today. Carmen Small tells how: February 28th, 2013, Belgium – It’s cold, it’s raining, it’s grey, the mood is meh….but we are professionals so what do we do, we put on a smile, get dressed, HTFU and head out to […]
According to an article in USA Today, Armstrong is forming his defense. They say he’s going to argue that he never submitted a false claim to the government and the case is too old to pursue. They’re reporting that the government either knew or should have known what was going […]
The North American Handmade Bicycle Show taking place in Denver this weekend. It’s a great show with lots of creativity and products. Among the most unusual are bikes from Calfe made from bamboo. The two guy from Festka came all the way from the Czech Republic to show off their […]
The 2014 Giro d’Italia will start in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The announcement was made in Belfast this week with the Ireland Minister of Tourism. They know the logistics will be challenging. In 2012 the Giro started in Denmark.
