Every fraction of a second counts

Lance Armstrong just missed his chance to cap off his 2009 comeback Tour with a Maillot Jaune presented by Ben Stiller. Instead, Fabian Cancellara had to accept Greg Focker’s kisses on the podium. Maybe it was a calculated move to not have the guy who cost him an $85 fine for lingering at a French [...]

Stuey vs Brian like Bruyneel vs Astana

The new Astana kit design by Johan Bruyneel to show his dissatisfaction with the non-payment of salaries reminds me of this clip from Family Guy.

Crashes everywhere

(Lance Armstrong crash) 2009 seems to be the year of the crash. Not only in the pro ranks but in the Weekend Warriors ranks of lowly Cat 3, 4 and 5. Look at top pro racers such as Lance Armstrong, Scott Nydam, Cameron Evans and David Impey crashing and sustaining injuries from severe to usually [...]

Lance Overtraining

Looks like Lance just got done with a brutal day up the Ventoux or maybe he lost way too much blood with all of those UCI tests coming in so often. Or both. Best week ever

Tour Down Under news report on press conference

Here are some snippets from the big pre Tour Down Under press conference that kicks off Lance Armstrong’s return to Pro Cycling.

Lance in the Wind Tunnel

Lance Armstrong doing some windtunnel testing in San Diego. via twitter.com/neilroad and http://roadmagazine.net/

Armstrong Reacts to Tour Route

Lance Armstrong was not at the Tour presentation, but he did give his reactions to the 2009 Tour route today. First off, Lance likes the innovative route of the 2009 course that starts in Monaco with a 15km hilly TT and visits Barcelona and Girona, Spain. “The route of the 2009 Tour de France strikes [...]

2009 Tour Route

The 2009 Tour de France route was unveiled today in Paris. Notibly absent was Lance Armstrong who is Twittering from Austin and developing a radical new TT position. The Tour contenders in Paris including Alberto Contador and Cadel Evans liked the course. The first stage is a 15km hilly TT in Monaco. The Team Time [...]

Why Old Athletes Come Back

An article in Live Science gives some insight into why athletes such as Dara Torres, Brett Favre and Lance Armstrong decide to come back to the sport after retiring. With Armstrong, he never really left the limelight since he was either competing in the New York or Boston Marathon, running around with Matthew McConaughey or [...]

Armstrong Return Ruffling Feathers

Lance Armstrong plans on announcing his plans for 2009 over the next two days. First at the Clinton Global Initiative and next at Interbike. Lance Armstrong will hold a pair of press conferences in the next two days — the first on Wednesday in New York and the second on Thursday at the Interbike trade [...]