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 […]
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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 […]
Jonathan Vaughters Perspective
An interview in the Denver Post by John Henderson with Jonathan Vaughters discussed the Lance-Oprah interview, part 1 to be aired tomorrow. Vaughters seemed to think Lance could be useful in the fight against doping in cycling. He could help WADA and USADA by telling how he got away with […]
2013 National Track Calendar
USA Cycling announces dates and locations for 2013 National Track Calendar. The event spans 7 events at velodromes nationwide beginning May 15 with the Matrix Track Cup p/b Richardson Bike Mart at the Superdrome in Frisco, TX before culminating with the Grand Prix at the VELO Sports Center in Carson, […]
Saxo-Tinkoff and Anfi Group Continue Partnership
Team Saxo-Tinkoff and one of Europe’s leading holiday and leisure companies, Anfi Group is proud to announce that our partnership will continue in 2013. Anfi Group and Team Saxo-Tinkoff have agreed to extend the collaboration, which began last year. Anfi Group will host two Team Saxo-Tinkoff’s training sessions in 2013 […]
Champion System Pro Cycling Team Launches 2013 Squad
The Champion System Pro Cycling Team got its 2013 season underway in Los Angeles on Friday. A 22-rider roster was revealed featuring five current national champions from Canada, China, Ireland, Japan and South Korea. In all, the second-year squad has riders from 14 different countries, making it one of the […]
BMC Racing Team Presented For 2013
The 26 riders on the 2013 edition of the BMC Racing Team, which features reigning world road champion Philippe Gilbert, were presented Friday at the new BMC Concept Store in Eke, Belgium. Four New RidersLast year, the BMC Racing Team placed two riders in the top 10 at the Tour […]
Armstrong Interview with Oprah Preview
Lance Armstrong taped his interview with Oprah Winfrey yesterday at a hotel in Austin, TX for 2 1/2 hours that will be edited down to 90 minutes. He is supposed to be interviewed some more today. Rumors are swirling about what took place during the interview. The New York […]