Archives for June 2007
The Executioner Will Act on June 19th
The UCI has called a special mandatory meeting for all 20 of the Pro Tour teams. They have said that the meeting will discuss the sport’s negative image because of the numerous doping scandals. The meeting will take place on June 19th, and there is no published agenda. It is widely speculated that UCI will […]
Leipheimer Looks Strong in Dauphine Prologue
Levi Leipheimer looked strong in the opening time trial of the Dauphine Libere. He finished 2nd behind Bradley Wiggins. Leipheimer was the fastest finisher of the riders that are considered to be contenders in this year’s Tour de France. The Dauphine is considered an indicator of which riders are peaking just in time for the Tour de France. […]
First Real Warmup For Tour de France Starts Sunday
The Dauphine Libere 8 day stage race starts this Sunday. This race is widely considered to be an indicator of who will be a contender in the Tour de France. This race starts less than one month before the Tour de France is scheduled to begin. A strong performance at the Dauphine shows that the […]
Floyd Landis Book Tour - Preliminary Schedule
Floyd Landis will be crossing the country as his book is released on June 26th. Stop by one of these locations to support Floyd. Each event will include some sort of talk by Floyd or his team and a booksigning. The schedule is subject to change.
TV Appearances
June 26th: The Early Show- CBS Part I
June 26th: […]
No Need For Steroids
You don’t need steroids to go fast. This was proven by a 21 year old disabled man in a wheelchair earlier this week. Somehow a truck collided with his wheelchair and pushed him at over 50 miles an hour down the freeway. The wheelchair’s handles got stuck in the grill of the truck, and the driver […]
Quickstep’s Misstep
Details are still quite sketchy, but it looks like Team Quickstep-Innergetic is in some big trouble. Early morning raids on Team Quickstep riders, doctors, and staffers found “large quantities of doping products. A dozen people were arrested.” There hasn’t been any word on who was arrested. Early reports are that former World Champion Tom Boonen’s […]
Honchar is left Honch-off
T-Mobile announced that the 37 year old time trial specialist, Sergei Honchar, will be left off of the Tour de France roster this year. He tested “suspicious” for doping earlier this year. Honchar won two stages in the Tour last year, and is regarded as one of T-Mobile’s best riders.
T-Mobile director, Bill Stapleton, said that […]
Bike Fit
If you want to ride better, stronger, and more comfortably, you need to have the proper bike fit. This starts with the frame itself and then gets more exact as you adjust all of your components around. A good fit won’t guarantee a Tour de France stage win, but it can improve power and reduce […]
Bjarne Riis Will be Fired
Bjarne Riis, former winner/cheater in the Tour de France, will be fired from his position as Team CSC Manager. This is my prediction based on growing pressure from major sponsors.
Today it was announced that one of Team CSC’s major sponsors, MAN trucks, is pulling their sponsorship from the team. MAN has been pondering this move for […]
