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Arrrrggghhh! Not Another George Hincapie Story!

Yup. British import procycling magazine calls it “A Season of Discovery”:”George Hincapie and his Discovery Channel team-mates soon discovered this year that life without Lance Armstrong was much tougher than expected. We spoke to Hincapie in his South Carolina home … and looked back over a season that delivered more frustration than success, and found [...]

Who’s The Guy In The Hat With George?

Could it be? It is! That’s Our Boy Lance with George Hincapie Wednesday. I didn’t know George was in Hollywood with Lance! (Photo by Friedemann Vogel/Bongarts/Getty Images)So, what did Our Boy Lance have to say to the media Tuesday at the Tour?Cycling needs the support of its fans following the doping scandal that prevented this [...]

American History

Over the 4th of July weekend, George Hincapie did his country proud becoming only the 4th (I sense a theme) American to wear the Maillot Jaune, ever. The other Americans: Lance Armstrong, Greg Lemond, and David Zabriskie. Yes We Are! Related Posts:Who’s The Guy In The Hat With George?Hincapie Claims Queen Stage, Van Garderen In [...]

The Bike We All Want

Here’s the bike Trek wants you to buy (hey, didn’t 53rd do just that?!) If you don’t think that the George Hincapie crash in Paris-Roubaix last weekend doesn’t have Trek concerned, then consider this press release today on the 2006 Discovery Channel Team Bikes and the Madone SL: WATERLOO, WI — (MARKET WIRE) — 04/14/2006 [...]

Hincapie Update

Here’s an update from the Associated Press; George’s injuries don’t appear to be too serious: Hincapie won’t need surgery ahead of Tour de FrancePosted 4/12/2006 5:30 PM ET GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — American cyclist George Hincapie’s injuries will not require surgery, and he is expected to be ready for the Tour de France. Hincapie, a [...]

Take Tue(-sday)

C’est le Paris-RoubaixIt’s been said that the only reason Johan Bruyneel is considered one of the sport’s great Director Sportifs is because he always had the strongest rider in Lance Armstrong. Even though he’ll never be able to get around this fact, Bruyneel should always be included in the discussion of great Directors because of [...]

From Where Failure Stems…

An old cycling axiom held true for George Hincapie today at Paris-Roubaix; If you have good form and good legs you don’t need good luck, you just have to stay away from bad luck. After traversing over 200 of the 259kms, Hincapie’s recent failure to win the coveted race quite literally stemmed from his stem, [...]

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