It looks like it might be a bad week for cycling. Tyler Hamilton’s dope case got pushed back to Jan. 10. That’s not the date for a decision, mind you, but for closing arguements. The actual decision? I’ll guess probably sometime around the ’06 Vuelta, just to make sure Tyler can’t ride for two years,…
Pro Cycling News – Heras Awaits Verdict, Romandie Revealed
Tomorrow, Roberto Heras will find out whether that Sword of Damocles that’s been hanging over his head for the past half a month will come slamming down through the proverbial skull of his cycling career, or clatter harmlessly to the ground beside him, it’s apparent danger merely parallax distortion. Discounting the Lance allegations from earlier…
Pro Cycling News – Ullrich's '06, A New Sponsor, Other Junk
A slow day indeed. The big news is Jan Ullrich is going for the TdF/Deutchland Tour double next season. Big Jan, who lost the ’05 edition of the Deutschlandtour to Levi Leiphiemer, possibly because of a misaligned front wheel, feels the ’06 parcours is better suited to his riding style, and would rate a victory…
Cycling News Plagiarism – Rant
So, on my update from this past Wednesday, I made a fairly serious accusation of plagiarism against VeloNews. Now, because I tend to assail that publication with all manner of polemic, and because I dealt with it only in passing (just by linking), it may not have received the close examination it deserved. Because this…
Pro Cycling News – Threshold Sports' Woes and Other Tidbits
It’s a slow newsday. But I will make up for it later, I promise. Anyway, the current financial woes of the GP San Francisco are no secret. But Threshold Sports’ President and CEO David Chauner says here that everything is fine. Threshold, who also recently lost the USPRO Championship event to upstart Tour de Georgia…
Pro Cycling News – Jens, I'm not Sorry.
When my mind wanders, I sometimes find myself contemplating how wasted those Germans who spat on Jens Voight and called him Judas at the ’04 TdF Alpe TT must have been. Even if you disagree (read this one carefully – lots of fun ProTour rumors) with what he says, how can you not like a…
Pro Cycling News – Organization is Everything
First topic today is the Giro split-stage. Or rather, the lack thereof. Yes, it’s just too hard for professionals to get up early, and work a super long day, even though their afternoon shift is really just a downhill coast into town. I just don’t know how all those USCF 4 and Collegiate C and…
Cycle-Smart International Cyclocross Race – Report
I’m not one for this “going to a race every weekend” sort of lifestyle some folks pursue. It’s not out of laziness or dislike of the sport or any particular training plan, but because it’s danged expensive to piddle away that kind of dough. Do I look like a rich millionaire? Do I look like…
Pro Cycling News – Breaking the Curse of VeloNews
Bob Roll once wrote, when ticking through his cycling alphabet, that “V is for VeloNews, without which we would know nothing.” My, oh my indeed how things have changed. Because today is a relatively slow one, let’s briefly examine how. On Cyclingnews, you could read an interview with Allan Peiper, where he describes living in…
Bikes vs. The World: Round #2 – Gary Fisher vs. Bobby Fischer
Ok, so perhaps last week’s contest between Campagnolo and Camp Anawana was a little esoteric. No big deal. Today’s battle between Gary Fisher and Bobby Fischer (yes, that link is his official page) should prove far more of a crowd pleaser. Category Bike Culture: Gary Fisher Pop Culture: Bobby Fischer Winner Claim to Fame: Mountain…