Archives for February 2009
Dave Zabriskie’s Home Burglarized
A sad note to report today. While Dave Zabriskie was busy taking 2nd place in the Tour of California last week, his home was burglarized. According to DZ, everything is gone…bikes, cars, Olympic momentos…everything. If you come across anything that seems like it might be Dave’s stuff or something that seems fishy on e-bay or elsewhere, […]
Tour de Georgia Petition
There is a petition to save the Tour de Georgia. It is a worthy cause, as Georgia is a great race. The problem, however isn’t a lack of interest from the State of Georgia or the current organizers (medalist sports). The problem is that there is no money available to make the race happen. The […]
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Thank Goodness!
Lance’s bike has been found. I will sleep much easier knowing that the runaway bike is in custody.
It was the best of times, It was the worst of times.
Wow…is this how Floyd wanted to make his comeback? The storyline was awesome. Two years off because of a doping violation, and the hardcore animal that Floyd Landis is was to be back at the Tour of California to show everyone that he was back. He could show his strenght against the best in the […]
Front Page News
So, just in case you haven’t heard yet….Lance had his bike stolen at the Tour of California. Two days later, and the story is picked up by big news sources. Right now, it is on the front page of Yahoo!. Is this really front page worthy? Unfortunately, bikes go missing at these events very often. […]
Respect Timeline for Lance Armstrong
Here is my respect for Lance Armstrong Timeline (respect measured on scale of 1-10):
1987 – 1990 Competes as Triathlete…..Respect Factor: 5
1991 Wins the US Amateur Cycling Championship…..Respect way up to 8
1993 Wins World Road Championship……Respect through the roof 10+
Wins Stage 8 at the Tour de France…..Respect through the roof 10+
Combs his hair in […]
Surprisingly High Incidence of Vehicular Negligence
When I moved to Florida about 4 months ago, I was initially very excited about my new cycling environment. All new roads in the state of Florida, built with the help of State money, must have a bike lane. The part of town that I live in is fairly new, and therefore has a vast network of these bike lanes. […]
