Jeez, what is up with all the Vino’ press lately? The guy has an interview in L’Equipe and gets coverage like he’d cracked the Zodiac case or something. But sure, it’s newsworthy that TdF contenders have a sparse early season schedule [pause] NOT! It’s about as newsworthy as a story on a TdF contender fine-tuning…
Tag: Media
Bad MSR Previews, More Puerto Fun
Hmm, third week in March…I seem to recall there was some sort of big thing in cycling around this time…OMD! – that’s “OMG” en français – it’s the “just over three months to the Tour de France” mark! Better track down and interview a race favorite! Seriously, though, Reuters was probably better off running a…
Kloden Wraps Up T-A, The Real Season Begins
Stick a fork in the ’07 pre-season, kids – it’s done. Down-again/up-again Andreas Kloden held on to win Tirreno-Adriatico, perhaps reminding Team Astana’s enemies in The Cartel that the Kazakh squad’s talent more than outweighs Rene Haselbacher’s incessant crashes. Anyway, Het Volk, Paris-Nice and T-A are big, important events, but the season begins in earnest…
Upsetting the Natural Order of Things
J-P Nazon? Franco Pelizotti? Who are these clowns? Where’s Tom Boonen? Where’s Fabian Cancellara? Where’s Ivan Basso? I demand superstars! Seriously, If I’d just dropped 4k on a Specialized or a Trek or a Cervelo this spring, I’d be really miffed! I thought the peloton ran at two speeds, meaning that my bike was guaranteed…
New UCI Dope Plan, More Cartel Fun
I love the fact that the Associated Press has a style guide. It’s kind of like Oprah giving advice on debt management; the author isn’t exactly an expert on the subject. Take this article (please!) – it’s not the misleading statements, gross oversimplifications, or flat-out inaccuracies; it’s the limp-wristed prose that hurts.