Gas prices got you down? Well in Europe gas prices have always been at sky high levels thanks to the huge taxes added on to the price of fuel. Riding bikes as a means of commuting is much more common. In Lyons, France, they developed a system of sharing bikes that uses networking to get… Read more »
Yearly Archives:: 2005
7 Tips for Crit Racing
In New York State, one of the many big races of the year is coming up. It is the Chris Thater Memorial Crit Race in Binghamton. For that race a local racer forwarded this article that gives every budding racer tips to use when riding a Crit. Thanks to Kate Stewart of Team Mission in… Read more »
French lab cannot confirm tests were Armstrong’s
From Reuters is the following story where it is stated that the samples tested were anonymous and cannot be confirmed to be Armstrong’s actual samples. The samples could probably be Armstrong’s since after each stage, the stage winner, the overall leader (yellow jersey) and a random rider are all tested. But it is not clear… Read more »
L’Equipe: Armstrong used EPO in 1999
The French Sports daily L’Equipe has published a four page story stating that Lance Armstrong took EPO to win the 1999 Tour de France. The investigaion used B samples of random riders with today’s testing methods. It is not clear from this story if they actually pin pointed Armstrong’s specific samples. The investigation tries to… Read more »
Meet Floyd’s Mom
A group of cyclist from the VeloChimp’s home club have a chance encounter with Floyd Landis’ Mom. OCC : Onondaga Cycling Club dot ORG
Leipheimer wins mountain stage.
Levi Leipheimer takes the fourth stage of the Tour of Germany that finished in the mountains of Austria. Leipheimer showed good form to beat his teammate Georg Totshnig who was riding on home soil. Leipheimer felt bad for beating his teammate on his home turf, but explained that he needed to put as much time… Read more »
Bennati wins in Austria
The Tour of Germany ventured into Austria today for a mostly flat stage that ended in a sprint. Daniele Bennati (24) of Lampre-Caffita beat Filippo Pozzato to the line to take the win. Yahoo! Sports – Cycling – Italian Bennati wins bunch sprint in Austria
Guidi caught doping
Another blow for Phonak as Fabrizio Guidi was caught doping. No details yet, but Guidi is now suspended from the team. Guidi is the fourth cyclist from Phonak to be caught for a doping offense in the last year. Others caught were former world champion Oscar Camenzind, Santiago Perez and Tyler Hamilton. Ciclismo: Italiano Guidi… Read more »
George Hincapie Interiew
Canadian based cycling news site PEZ Cycling News has a great interview with George Hincapie. PEZ does great interviews as they have a relaxed attitude and ask some great questions. PezCycling News – What’s Cool In Pro Cycling
See Lance in Colorado
If you want to see Lance Armstrong up close and live in Colorado, then you are in luck. Armstrong will be at the grand opening of a “Lance Armstrong 24 Hour Fitness Center” in Lowry Colorado. So what is so special about a “Lance Armstrong 24 Hour Fitness Center”? It has large indoor Lance Armstrong… Read more »