By Christine Vardaros October 29, 2012 I just returned from the Czech Republic where I raced the first two rounds of the Cyclocross World Cup series events. I would like to say how pleased I am with the outcome but that is unfortunately not the case. I had flat […]
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Sean Yates Fired From Team Sky
Last week, Sean Yates said he never saw any doping or anything suspicious while working as a director at Team Sky or when he rode with Lance. He drove a team car in 2005 for Discovery. Well, he got fired anyway. The general manager of Team Sky, David Brailsford, wants […]
Julich Resigns From Team Sky
Julich resigned from his trainer position at Team Sky and released the following statement: Dear Team Sky, family, friends, fans, and supporters of cycling, I would like to preface this statement, by saying that while I don’t expect all of you to believe some of the things that I am […]
VanGarderen Extends BMC Contract
Tejay van Garderen, the winner of best young rider honors at this year’s Tour de France, has extended his contract with the BMC Racing Team, President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz announced Thursday. Future Team Captain In addition to a fifth place finish overall at the Tour de France, Van Garderen won […]
Coldeportes Colombia Excited About 2013 Tour
Esteban Chaves attended the presentation of the 2013 Tour de France with team manager Claudio Corti in Paris. Chaves says the double ascent of Alpe d’Huez is a dream for climbers. There will be six high mountain stages which include four uphill finishes. “The route is great – General Manager Corti […]
Contador Talks About Armstrong
At the presentation for the 2013 Tour de France, Alberto Contador commented on the Armstrong debacle. “From my point of view, he was humiliated and lynched. They are destroying him. If cycling is popular in the United States, it is thanks to him. It’s also thanks to him that Americans […]
Tour de France 2013 Stages
THE STAGES 2013 TdF STAGE DATE START FINISH DISTANCE 1 Saturday, June 29th Porto-Vecchio Bastia 212 km 2 Sunday, June 30th Bastia Ajaccio 154 km 3 Monday, July 1st Ajaccio Calvi 145 km 4 Tuesday, July 2nd Nice Nice 25 km Team Time Trial 5 Wednesday, July […]
2013 Tour Highlights
The route Running from Saturday June 29th to Sunday July 21th 2013, the 100th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,479 kilometres (before ratification). First up Corsica… then nothing but the French mainland. Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse were the only two departments in […]
Tour de France Map 2013
Here’s the just announced map for the 2013 Tour de France
Laurent Jalabert Supports Lance
Retired French cyclist Laurent Jalabert has said he’s not questioning the merits of the case against Armstrong but that even if Lance had doped, he was an outstanding champion.