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Champion System Team Training Camp Deemed A Success
Volume and intensity were the focus of the Champion System Pro Cycling Team during two weeks of training in Southern California. The 22 riders on the roster enjoyed mild January conditions as they built-up preseason mileage and broke in their new Fuji racing bikes during four-to-seven-hour training rides around Agoura […]
Denver Nuggets Coach Karl Comments on Armstrong
George Karl, the coach of the Denver Nuggets basketball team, has commented on the Armstrong doping mess. Karl himself is a cancer survivor. Karl has started his own foundation which received support from Livestrong. He was asked by a local sports newscaster if he still supports Armstrong. “That’s a hard […]
Pereiro Says Cycling Treated Differently than Other Sports
Oscar Pereiro, winner of the 2006 Tour de France, claims to know of soccer players who have doped and are “idolized” by the general public. Retired cyclist and Tour de France winner, Oscar Pereiro, was handed the yellow jersey after original winner Floyd Landis was disqualified for his doping. […]
Lance Armstrong Oprah Interview Part 2
LANCE ARMSTRONG-OPRAH WINFREY INTERVIEW Part 2 O: Do you feel disgraced? L: Of course. But I also feel humbled. I feel ashamed. This is ugly stuff. O: In October 2012 USADA stripped Lance Armstrong of his 7 Tour de France wins and banned him from elite competitions. Then came the […]
Lance Armstrong Oprah Interview Part 1
Transcript of part 1 of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Lance Armstrong. We found Lance to be sincere, apologetic and forthcoming in most questions. Some areas he wasn’t ready to discuss in this forum but it’s a more mature Lance that has been seen previously. O: Did you ever take banned […]
Cycling Doping History Story Part 1
Cycling Doping History Story Part 1 with an emphasis on the Tour de France With the current furor over Lance Armstrong’s doping story, there seems to be a whole lot that the mass media is leaving out of the picture. For someone unfamiliar with the sport, it seems as if […]
Tour de San Luis Offers Formidable Start for BMC
BMC Racing Team’s Thor Hushovd and Tejay van Garderen said they will take similar approaches to their season-opening races when they start the Tour de San Luis Monday in Argentina. Van Garderen Eyes Time TrialVan Garderen, best young rider at last year’s Tour de France, said the combination of warm […]
Colombia Starts New Season at Garda Trentino
The start of an exciting new season is getting closer and closer for Team Colombia. On Friday, January 18th, the Escarabajos will fly to Italy, where they will rejoin the team staff and have some days to re-settle into the European lifestyle before the early races of the season. Only […]
Contador Training in Argentina
Alberto Contador will start the season in Argentina Team Saxo-Tinkoff’s Alberto Contador is training in St. Luis, Argentina. Yesterday was a workout on more than more than 4 hours to take advantage of the excellent weather conditions in the region. After lunch was a press conference for the local media […]
