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How Rasmussen Fooled Doping Control

Jessica — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:41:10 +0000

Just a little funny video the husband found about Michael Rasmussen’s apparent training methods prior to the Tour de France last year… It won’t even matter if you don’t understand Dutch.

Milano-Sanremo 2008 Photos

Jessica — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:50:37 +0000

Hi, remember me? No, I haven’t forgotten about the Cycling Logue. I’ve just been very, very, very busy. One of those “verys” involves what I keep calling “Project Italy,” wherein I and the husband are working on relocating to Italy. We’ve got visa paperwork in progress, but there’s no telling how long that could take. In [...]

High Road’s Big Day

Ashton — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:13:02 +0000

Team High Road’s Kim Kirchen won the 72nd and Gregory Henderson won le Tour de Georgia’s third stage as the sun crossed another continent later that same day. Those victories continued the string commenced about a week earlier as sprinter Mark Cavendish repeated as winner of Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen. High Road’s success has [...]

A Cavendish Cavalcade

Ashton — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:08:47 +0000

Mark Cavendish, the Team High Road sprinter from Great Britain who made his name riding indoor tracks, won the second and third stages of the Three Days of De Panne and followed it with a respectable finish in the closing time trial. Cavendish had to sprint from deep in the pack to win [...]

Upcoming races and their profiles!

Brett — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:17:44 +0000

February 17-24 is the Tour of California, which begins with a Prologue in Palo Alto. March 1 is the Omloop Het Volk, which kicks off the Spring Classics. With Filippo Pozzato as the defending champion, it should be a good indicator of the condition of the Cobblestone warriors. March 2 is the Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Tom Boonen [...]

Quick Step’s Qatar Quest

Ashton — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:11:36 +0000

Team Quick Step sent a very strong team to Qatar, obviously intent to have Tom Boonen leave wearing the winner’s Gold Jersey. They have made their intentions known at every step so far. David Millar obviously wanted to make a statement with his new team Slipstream/Chipotle. He practically dragged his following four [...]

Team High Road Wins TDU’s 2nd Stage

Ashton — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:17:35 +0000

German rider Andre Greipel frustrated all the local riders by outsprinting them to the finish of the second state of Australia’s Tour Down Under. This represents the first stage win for Team High Road under its present name. Here a link to the UK’s Daily Telegraph video that includes the finish. [...]

Credit Agricole’s Mark Renshaw Wins First Stage of Tour of Australia

Ashton — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:37:54 +0000

The Australian outsprinted Spaniard Jose Rojas of Caisse d’Epargne to take his first tour victory on his native soil in the first stage raced in 2008. Cycling.tv broadcast only about 25 minutes of hilites, but here is a link to the official race complete report. It wasn’t in real time but it certainly [...]

Welcome Back Pro Tour Cycling With The Tour Down Under

Ashton — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:12:55 +0000

The Down Under’s first stage will kick off on Tuesday, January 22nd, and the Tour Down Under Classic on Sunday, January 20th. A full field will be competing, including local favorites CSC’s Stuart O’Grady and Robby McEwen of the Lotto team. CheChu (Jose Luis Rubiera) will make his Team Astana debut. This [...]

New North American Team With A Special Twist

Ashton — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:49:42 +0000

Team Type 1 consists exclusively of riders who suffer from Type 1 Diabetes. Here is a link to their official web site. According to a recent Cycling News report, Team Type 1 intends to participate in North American UCI sanctioned races during the 2008 season. I sure hope the entire story is [...]

Big Spill at Revolution 2 in Melbourne!

Brett — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:06:19 +0000

In the Future Stars Double Kilo Dash, Trevor Griffiths dominated the Under 18 Men’s racing with three wins from three starts, even if much of the field was nursing injuries from the spectacular final lap pile-up in the opening 2000 metre scratch race. Riders tangled at fourth wheel entering the back straight, and slid [...]

Happy Holidays!

Jessica — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:50:57 +0000

It’s been awhile since any of us have posted over here, but don’t think that means we haven’t been thinking about it. So, let us take a moment to wish you all a very happy holiday season, with a little help from the folks at Specialized, who put together this lovely melody - played entirely [...]

Video Highlights from the Monte Zoncolan

Jessica — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:52:59 +0000

If you can put aside what you know about the dopers in professional cycling and just enjoy the visuals of the sport, then you’ll enjoy this little video highlight reel from the Giro d’Italia this year - it’s the famous Monte Zoncolan:

2008 Tour de France Route Unveiled

Jessica — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:58:47 +0000

The 2008 Tour de France route has been announced, and it’s marked by no prologue, fewer big transfers between stages and fewer time-trial miles, but lovers of the big climbs will be happy with the inclusion of mountain giants like L’Alpe d’Huez and Hautacam. It’s one of those counter-clockwise years, so the Pyrenees are on [...]

“Guilt by Association” and Other Doping News

Jessica — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:23:20 +0000

Okay, here are the two things that are bothering me today. I’m sure you’ll be shocked to learn that they both involve doping in cycling. 1. Danilo di Luca is denied a ProTour win because he’s associated too closely with a doctor who has been accused of giving performance-enhancing drugs to athletes. I’m all for suspensions and [...]