Doping fines, self-enforcement, doping stories, Mauro Santambrogio, “low-T”, ED, Riccardo Ricco, Cycle of Lies, skillz doping, Scheldecross, Zilvermeer, Laurens Sweeck, Steve Tilford, the older generation, motorpacing, van Garderen, “double standards”, TV, The Lance Chronicles, under the Postal Bus.
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Say Hello to Lupo Wolfie
The Giro d’Italia announced a new mascot today. I haven’t been graced with the accompanying PR copy, but I’d guess it’s something along the lines of “Lupo is the perfect mascot to bring this great Italian race to a world-wide audience!” Lupo’s arrival marks the end of the road for the race’s previous mascot, Girbecco,…
The Week In Bike #48 – 12 December 2014
Rabble rabble, Europcar, finances, rules, Astana, doping, CAS, stare decisis, Pickett’s Charge, money, appearances, progress, catastrophe, GP Hasselt, Druivencross, #CANTTOUCHTHIS, PFP, van der Poel skillz, road schedules, changing focus, returning emails, the list.
The Week In Bike #47 – 5 December 2014
WorldTour teams, moustache, Astana, technicalities, MPCC, Neri Sotolli, Facts-4-Kreuziger, camouflage, Milton Keynes World Cup, Flandriencross Hamme, IAM Cycling, Velon, Vaughters, utopian pensions, money, rights, CyclingTV, consumer appeal, NCBSN, the basics, bells and whistles, trust.
The Week In Bike #46 – 28 November 2014
Playing pro, cars, airports, TSA, Astana, Francorchamps, Koksijde, airplanes, leg room, hotels, Velon, l’Equipe, ASO, telling stories, cycling season, Cancellara, Hour Record.
The Week In Bike #45 – 21 November 2014
Bono, advertising, value, factories, cheap stuff, expensive stuff, peak Rapha, enthusiasm, stoke, Superprestige Gavere, mud, Vantornout, Cant, Koksijde, hour record, Martin, MTN-Qhubeka, data, wild cards, corruption, Kazakhstan, UCI, WorldTour licenses, funny doctors, a message from your Uncle Billy.
The Week In Bike #44 – 14 November 2014
Cold, Amstel, beer, Superprestige Ruddervoorde, signs, Jaarmarktcross Niel, movie bikes, interviews, Nibali, Vinokourov, Astana, Brajkovic, United Healthcare, guilt by association, teams, Evelyn Stevens, Lehman Brothers, “real” jobs, employment, tenure, security, weirdos, Thomas Dekker, Hour Record.
The Week In Bike #43 – 7 November 2014
The cycling TV product, VeloCenter, Koppenbergcross, Bpost, Superprestige, Zonhoven, Wiggins, Hour Record, Roubaix, Motofish Coffee, teams, minimum wage, sponsors, riders, Pantani, vaporware dope case, late payout, …but yeah TV production is the problem.
The Week In Bike #42 – 31 October 2014
New hour record, Yams, off-season traffic, cute dog, lie detectors, Kreuziger, thyroids, mishandling, Hamilton, MTN Qhubeka upgrades, Six Degrees of Jean-Paul Van Poppel, transfers, Wyman, sponsorship, Wonka, road cycling, WorldTour, Superprestige, governing bodies, leagues.
The Week in Bike #41 – 24 October 2014
Tour fashion police, Lennie Briscoe, 2015 Tour Route, Chris Froome, Vinokourov, transparency, Nibali, talking points, www.ninox.cc, Japan Cup, World Cup Valkenburg, electronic shifting, USA Cycling, Hincapie, Armstrong, fondos, crime, punishment, authority, enforcement.