Stage 12 was won by Pozzato. Richie Porte is still in pink. Australien Matthew Goss won stage 9 in the Giro today from Frosinone to Cava de’Terreni. Cadel Evans won the 7th stage in Montalcino and Vinokourov is back in pink. The fourth stage put Nibali in pink. David Millar […]
Other News
Cheating at Leadville 100 in 2009
According to an article in today’s Denver Post, two women cyclists from last year’s Leadville 100 may have cheated in the race and are facing felony criminal impersonation charges. It’s alleged that Wendy Lyall used Katie Brazelton’s entry number for the 40-49 age group. Both are from Vail. They’ve confessed […]
Cycling This Week May 3, 2010
Levi Leipheimer won the Tour de Gila in New Mexico. Scandals of the week Blood Passport results snagged Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas), Tadej Valjavec (Ag2r) and Jesus Rosendo Prado (Andalucia-Cajasur). The UCI will open disciplinary hearings against them. Valjavec has been dumped by his team. Valverde continues to be able to […]
Prolific Lance
Lance Armstrong and girlfriend Anne Hansen announced they are expecting another child in October. This will be Lance’s fifth child.
Levi Leipheimer takes the lead
Levi Leipheimer is the first leader at the Tour of the Gila. He won the first stage from Silver City, NM to Mogollon. Tom Danielson finished second, followed by Cesar Grajales. He hopes it will show what he will have to offer in the upcoming Tour of California.
Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara has decided to sit out the Amstel Gold Race next Sunday after winning Paris Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders this season. He’s also going to skip Fleche-Wallone and Liege-Bastone-Liege. He is planning to race the Tour of California in May.
Lance Armstrong to race Tour of Switzerland
Lance Armstrong will be racing the Tour of Switzerland June 12-20, as well as the Dauphine Libere which runs June 6-13. This looks like his pre-Tour de France preparation. Alberto Contador is not expected to participate in either of these two events.
2010 Tour de France Teams Announced
The 22 Teams for this year’s Tour de France have been announced. AG2r-La Mondiale, Astana, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Caisse d’épargne, Cofidis, HTC-Columbia, Euskaltel, Française des Jeux, Footon-Servetto, Lampre, Liquigas, Milram, Omega-pharma Lotto, Quick Step, Rabobank, Saxo bank, RadioShack, Team Sky, Katusha, Garmin-Transitions, Cervélo Test Team, BMC. There are expected to […]
American Mountain Bike Series
2010 American Mountain Bike Challenge announced – Series features 21 events in 16 states 01.25.10 Colorado Springs, CO USA Cycling announced today the dates and venues for its 2010 American Mountain Bike Challenge. AMBC events will serve as qualifiers for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships July 15-18 in […]
2011 Tour de France
The Tour de France has announced the depart for the 2011 race. It will start about 150 meters off the continent near Noirmoutier on July 2. Ile Noirmoutier was the start of the 2005 race. They will finish with a climb on Mont des Alouettes near Les Herbiers. Stage 2 […]