Archive for June, 2005
Just a quick post about a great article about this years addition of the Tour de France.
2005 Tour de France Facts Figures & More
Fantastic news coming out of France this afternoon, race medical inspector Marc Vandevyvere reported that all 189 riders passed their drug tests this year allowing all the registered riders to compete in cyclings biggest event. The race did not fair so well back in 1998 as the French cycling team Festina were caught in a […]
Sunday, July 10th 2005
Tuesday July 12th 2005
That is my prediction on where the fight begins for the “general classification” or overall race leader. I personally think that weekend (sat and sun July 9th and 10th) will be hell on wheels for a number of riders who are not up to par with their mountain climbing […]
Over the years cycling gear continues to evolve through human imagination and a desire to move faster with less physical work. Some equipment is safety related while other equipment is designed to help you slice through the wind and reduce drag.
When I raced we did not have the aerodynamic handlebar extensions, our foot clips were […]
Earlier today I mentioned about receiving my shipment of tour goodies from France, last night I spent about 30 minutes paging through and looking at the ads and photo’s and noticed a web address:
www.cycling-manager.com
Today I thought it would be fun to work through the tour program and check out the websites I found, the first […]
Christmas in late June? Well it sure could have been yesterday as I got my “tour goodies” for this years Tour de France. Last year my brilliant wife thought it would be fun to order some T-Shirts and assorted goodies from the tours official site: http://www.letour.com/
It would seam that each year now we will order […]
Paris – Nice is a 7 day stage race that takes place early in the season (March) it is considered one of the first “major” stage races of the year. The race starts in northern France and slowly works it’s way to the warm south of France. Because the tour heads towards warmer weather it is […]
Over the past several years teams have tried and failed to overtake Armstrong for the general classification in the Tour de France. T-Mobile is one excellent example, trying various tactics to beat the American in their (team) bid for a victory. T-Mobile has possibly one of the most expensive squads each year at the tour […]
German cycling star Yan Ullrich seams a bit overly confident in the last days leading up to the tour this year, saying he is poised ready to steal Armstrong’s last Tour de France victory from the Texan as he prepares for this final race as a pro cyclist. Yan Ullrich then went as far as […]
Quick step rider and time trial specialist Michael Rogers reports he is in prime condition for this years big cycling event the Tour de France. After nearly winning the 9 stage Tour de Suissie Rogers is confident and feeling strong as he enters into his prime cycling years. Rogers is the team leader for QuickStep […]
Hey, wanna have some fun with this years Tour de France …. like fantasy football? Check out cyclingnews fantasy tour de france game! It is quite simple to play, you select a team of 15 riders with allocated points, then each day your awarded points based on how “your team” does in the individual stages […]
Basque cycling team Euskaltel-Euskadi has been on a roll lately (no pun intended) winning the last two major stages races with wins at both the Tour Suissie and the Dauphiné Libéré. Both races offer tour riders an excellent primer before the sports biggest race, the Tour de France in July each year.
In late June, 28 […]
The Tour de France is fast approaching with less than 6 days before the start of the prologue time trial, for about two weeks in July I usually get a bit nervous about Lance’s well being. The week prior to the tour I get a bit caught up worrying about accidents and miss-happs, then as […]
Salt Lake City’s David Zabriskie finally got the word he has waited two years for on Sunday, when he was named to Team CSC’s Tour de France team. His hopes of riding in biking’s most prestigious race were derailed two years ago when he was hit by a car during a training ride in Millcreek […]
1997 saw Yan Ullrich at the top of his game as he won the Tour de France with the absence of Lance Armstrong, at the time Lance was in the fight of his life as he battled cancer. However since 1999 Ullrich has played “second fiddle” to Armstrong as he has dominated the sport (and […]
Roberto Heras knows about winning, in fact he has helped Lance Armstrong during several tours and was his right hand man during the all important mountain stages several years ago when he rode for the defunct US Postal Team (now the Discovery Channel Team). Roberto has also won some very impressive races himself including last […]
This years Tour de France will start off with a very interesting twist from day one as the tour offers up a Prologue which is nearly three times as long as last years prologue and gives true time trial specialists a chance to distance them self from their rivals. The prologue comes in just over […]
Alexandre Vinokourov has had an incredible cycling career winning this years Liege Bastogne Liege, finishing 3rd overall in the Tour de France in 2003 as well as winning the Pair Nice tour that same year. Vinokourov now 31 years old is thinking about his future, specifically about the Tour de France saying “I have maybe […]
Robbie McEwen, lookin good last year as the winner of the coveted green jersey will no doubt have his sights focused on winning the green again this year. What is the green jersey and how does this competition differ from that of the overall yellow jersey? Simply put the green jersey is based on “points” […]
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Voight, look’in good in yellow!
Jens Voigt had an excellent ride today that saw the German power-house clinch the yellow jersey after escaping the peleton on stage 9 (which was also a real ball buster of a mountain stage with 6 climbs). Voigt who rides for Team CSC came in about 3.5 minutes before the main […]
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Despite the recent crowning of Lance Armstrong as the only rider to win the Tour de France seven times consecutively, Eddy Merckx is considered by many to retain the title as the best racer of all time. This is due in no small part to the fact that he is a five time champion of […]
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Also known as the “Giro” this three week stage race covers the beatuiful countryside of Italy, which is run each year durning the month of May. The three week race was first held in 1909 and was shorter in duration to the race today. The Giro is one of three major stages races which have […]
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