Here’s a little good news for race-starved American cycling fans: Cycling.tv will be broadcasting the 2005 World Championships TT and 2005 Paris Brussels LIVE over the internet this September. Paris-Brussels, one of the oldest bike races in the world, dates back to 1893. Despite the name, the race begins 60k northest of Paris in Soissons,…
Month: September 2005
Pro Cycling News – Petacchi wins again, and a Mini-Rant on France
Well, isn’t this suprising? Alessandro Petacchi winning Stage 12 of the Vuelta in a group sprint after a picture-perfect leadout? Who would have thunk it? Seriously, though, why don’t we just give Petacchi all the remaining flat stages right now (and the Rainbow Jersey, while we’re at it), so we can jump to the final…
Sigma Sport BC 1200 – Review
A basic, middle-of-the-line computer from your favorite German fitness product company. Avg. speed, ridetime, stopwatch, ride distance, max speed, total odo, and even a countdown odometer (for those of you who can’t subtract). Retail is $25, a wireless mount (which I got) is 15 more. Set-Up: 4. Pretty simple. After you find the hidden button…
Pro Cycling News – Gossip on the Vuelta Rest Day
Top Story: Lance engaged to Sheryl Crow, making her perhaps the first trophy wife ever to be a decade older than her husband (unless, of course, Big Tex is the one being stuffed and mounted, here…) The seven-time Tour winner made sure to clear the decision with his three kids before popping the question; no…
GMSR Race Report – Burlington Criterium
This Stage 4 was unusual. Generally, at the end of stage races, I am all panicked to do (and hopefully, win) something before the race ends. Not at this particular Green Mountain Stage Race. I was all relaxed at breakfast, sipping orange juice and spooning down Matt Rossman’s health-food brand Oat Sqaures. Got to the…
Pro Cycling News – Recapping the Weekend
I’m back, and we have much to discuss. Vuelta: Euskatel (remember them?) rider Roberto Laiseka won today, taking advantage of an ever-tightening GC battle to slip away for a mountaintop win. Denis Menchov is still in gold after taking it Saturday’s TT, and hanging with the leaders yesterday, when Paco Mancebo won his first Grand…
GMSR Race Report – Sugarbush Mad River Road Race
“When life gives you lemons…” Just to recap, if you haven’t been keeping up at home, the prologue on Friday made me a GC contender, before some cheese weasel decided it would be sweet to ride to the front and then crash on Saturday. So I went into today’s epic contest with my options pretty…
GMSR Race Report – Sugarbush Chamber Circuit Race
The course, Stage 1 of the 2005 Green Mountain Stage Race was new this year, and I wasn’t all that psyched about it. 72 miles is a long way, and things looked pretty freakin’ dull on the profile. Things unfolded pretty much the way I had expected (early break for KOM points, gruppo compatto for…
Pro Cycling News – Vuelta, Avenir, Britan, Gossip
Ok, I was wrong all the way around the other day. The Vuelta was a group sprint, but with a reduced group, won by Max van Heeswijk, who charged back to the front after flatting with 15k to go (man, what I wouldn’t do for a 20-car caravan to chase back through in Cat 4…
GMSR Race Report – Egan's Big World Prologue
What’s it like to be a doper? I think I can tell you. Not that I dope. I don’t (it costs too much). You could say I’m as clean as a the soap tray in a Mormon’s dishwasher. But after 2 month in Colorado, the air in Vermont for the 2005 Green Mountain Stage Race…