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A dramatic finish in the ENECO Tour (Tour of Benelux) saw Hincapie hit the deck in a controversial finish. George Hincapie looked set to bring home the win after several attacks by Vincenzo Nibali were neutralized. Nibali was seen as the biggest threat even though he was 11 seconds down. In the final sprint Philippe (…)

Ivan Basso’ case will be argued next week on August 29th in front of CONI. It seems that there is a bit of doubt into the evidence given by the Spanish Guardia Civil related to Basso’ involvment in Operation Puerto. Despite of a possible incriminating fax that lists Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich the President (…)

Ivan Basso and crew have been very quiet about Operation Puerto and issues related to doping. Today Riis hit out at Ivan Basso stating that “Ivan needs to prove innocence before everyone”. This makes it unlikely that the Italian will return to CSC if he is found innocent of the charges stemming from Operation Puerto. (…)

Damiano Cunego looks to be wrapping up his long season soon. This means that he will not vie for one of 9 spots on the the Italian team for the World Championships Road Race in Salzburg, Austria. Cunego’s riding style would be an ideal fit for the hilly course, but a long season with results (…)

The legendary Chris Thater Memorial happens on the weekend of August 26th and 27th. One of the biggest races in the Northeast features a heavy duty lineups of top domestic pros and top riders at all levels. I will be competing in the Men’s 4/5 race on Sunday morning at 8am. Here is a preview (…)

(pic from http://www.buffalophotocd.com/) The Ascension Crit in North Tonowanda, NY was my latest escapade. Two consecutive weekends of racing in criteriums brought about similar results, all not great. I have to figure out how to do this crit thing. The biggest problem I have is the constant accelerations which wear me down after a while. (…)

The news has been everywhere and the writing was on the wall, but earlier this week Andy Rihs made it official, the Phonak Team is no more. The beleagured cycling team will close up shop at the end of the season after their marketing cache evaporated following several doping scandals. iShares did not want to (…)

The Segway is bad enough with a range of 24 miles and a top speedof 12.5 mph. Now comes the latest bad product, the treadmill bike! Take a bike and put a treadmill on it. It is like running inside, but outside on a completely unnecessary contraption. The next invetion will be pedal powered legs. (…)

If you are in Edinburgh, Scotland checkout the film festival which features “The Graeme Obree Story”. The biopic of former Hour Record holder Graeme Obree details his various troubles on and off the track. Back in 1993, an unemployed amateur, Graeme Obree, came out of nowhere – well, Prestwick – to smash the world one-hour (…)

Maxim magazine usually features a lovely model or celebrity as “Today’s Girl” The key is that the person is a female. For August 1th. the feature is Floyd Landis, or a urine sample riding a bike. Here are the reasons he is featured: The alleged crime: After Tour officials found Jose Canseco-esque amounts of testosterone (…)