Archive for August, 2007
On Tap…
Laboring DayWhen I was a child, Labor Day was always one of those holidays I never quite understood. Beside the fact that I would always get it confused with Memorial Day [which is in the Spring, or is it the Fall], it never made much sense to me since my parents always had to work [...]
Definitely Thater Than Sooner
With Mark Hekman (A & F Pro Development) on the shelf for the season, Frank Travieso and Yosvany Falcon (AEG – Toshiba Jet Network) looked to inherit the overall lead in the USA Crit series with a good showing at the Chris Thater Memorial Criterium in Binghamton, NY this past weekend. Neither slammed their fist [...]
Armada Unveiled
Jonathan Vaughters and Slipstream/Chipotle are set to unveil their 2008 line up tomorrow, Friday, August 31st. I’m not quite sure if they will also give us a preview of the new bolder colored kits [how much bolder can you get than powder blue and orange argyle?], or if this means that Vaughters is done signing [...]
Where’s Waldo?
Kurt-Asle Arvesen cycling onto the Trafalgar Square stage. (photo by Steve Klein) You could call it my “Where’s Waldo?” moment.Find me if you can. But there I am, on page 13 (a lucky number among Scandanavians, which I am among in the picture) of the latest issue (September) of Cycle Sport America magazine. I was [...]
And the Winner Is …
So, who really won the Tour de France? The Onion knows. Non-Doping Cyclists Finish Tour De France “While Kvistik’s achievement is being celebrated by cycling insiders, critics of the Tour de France maintain that not enough is being done to combat the use of performance-enhancing substances in cycling’s premier event. “Nonsense—pure nonsense,” said Tour general [...]
Vuelta Time
Remember the good old days when Versus (then OLN) used to cover the entire Vuelta a España? Now, you can’t even find weekend coverage on television. The options? CyclingTV online (sign up here). The 62nd Vuelta begins Saturday in Vigo (Pontevedra, Galicia). Iker Rioja of the Cyclingnews has a short-and-sweet analysis of the teams that [...]
Teflon Lance
As the cycling world finds itself reeling from yet another year of disappointment, overall shady behavior and teams losing sponsors only a hair faster than a president can lose his cabinet, the “king” rises above it all yet again. And I say this with all sincerity. If you haven’t yet heard, LA has hosted the [...]
Brokeback Bicycle?
At this same time last year, there were reports that Jake Gyllenhaal was set to portray Lance Armstrong in an Armstrong biopic. Now it seems that Jake may actually be reprising his role in Brokeback Mountain, in real life. Not that there’s anything wrong with that… Related Posts:Nothing Quite Says Famous…Top 10 Reasons Lance Amstrong [...]
You Might Be A Roadie…
Not exactly in the realm of Jeff Foxworthy, but this was sent to me by one of the members of the Wolverine Sports Club. If you fit the description, you might just be a tried-and-true roadie. Road cyclists are the biggest sandbaggers and secret trainers around. They’ll say anything to soften you up for the [...]
On Tap…
The last weekend in August [yes, next Saturday is September 1st], brings one of the final three races on the US Cycling National Racing Calendar and my former team’s criterium. The elite professionals will be in Binghamton, NY this weekend to participate in the NRC and US Crit Series race, the Chris Thater Memorial. From [...]
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