Archives for July 2009
Contador Rejects $22.7 Million
French newspaper L’Equipe reported today that Alberto Contador has turned down an offer from Astana that would have paid him the equivalent of $22.7 million over the next four years. Contador’s brother/manager confirmed the offer. Contador has one year left on his contract with Astana, but it is obvious that he has no plans on […]
Prudhomme Never Sure of Clean Race
Christian Prudhomme, the Director of the Tour de France says he is keeping his fingers crossed that the final round of drug testing from this year’s race comes back clean. In a phone interview this morning, Prudhomme said, “After a long history of positive tests and scandals, including the 2006 incident, I am never sure […]
Team RadioShack
RadioShack, the electronics retailer based in Texas, is being announced as the new title sponsor of Lance Armstrong’s cycling team. This announcement ends speculation that the team will use Trek, Nike, or Livestrong as chief financier for the project. Details on the team will be announced later today.
RadioShack sells electronics in stores and via cell […]
Countdown to the Big Announcement
Lance Armstrong has announced that he will announce, on Thursday, a new American sponsor and team for 2010. Meanwhile Johan Bruyneel, Armstrong’s longtime Team Director, has announced that he is leaving Team Astana after this year. The staff at TheRoadBike.com is now announcing that we have heard about these announcements, and can’t wait until someone […]
Dean and Freire Shot by Spectator
From cyclingnews.com:
Both riders injured after air rifle attack, but will start on Saturday
Oscar Freire (Rabobank) and Julian Dean (Garmin-Slipstream) were hit by lead pellets fired from an air rifle during Friday’s stage 13 at the Tour de France. Neither rider was seriously injured and both plan to start in Saturday’s fourteenth stage.
Three shots were heard […]
Leipheimer Breaks Wrist, Withdraws From Tour
Levi Leipheimer has withdrawn from the Tour de France with a broken wrist. He suffered the injury in a crash with less than 2km to go in the stage yesterday. Levi confirmed his withdrawal from the race via his Twitter account. The Astana press agent, Philippe Maertens, confirmed the injury this morning. He said, “He […]
Tony Martin: The Wildcard
There is a rider sitting in 7th place in the overall standings at the Tour de France that nobody seems to be talking about. His name is Tony Martin, and he is a wild card to win it all or at least in the top 3. He is less than one minute behind when considering […]
Vande Velde and Wiggins Team Up
It seems like all attention is on the Alberto Contador v. Lance Armstrong leadership struggle, but there is another interesting story out there. It is the story of Garmin-Slipstream making a transition from time trial specialists to grand tour contenders. Look back at last year, and you will see Garmin as a team that could […]
The Curious Case of Lance Armstrong
Why Lance Armstrong Needs to Lose the Tour de France
Lance Armstrong has one of the most impressive resume’s in the world. He has won seven Tour de France titles, completed several sub-3 hour marathons, created a foundation un-matched in funding the fight against cancer, and can seemingly have any woman he wants. Lance Armstrong has a […]
The Race For 2nd Place
Tomorrow, on stage 8 in the Tour de France, a new race will begin. It is the race for 2nd place. In the first mountain stage of the Tour de France today, Lance Armstrong fell from 2nd place to 3rd place in the overall standings. He is only 8 seconds off of the lead, and […]
