Archive for June, 2006
Today off the wire comes the most upsetting and frustrating doping news ever that has lead to more than 20 riders being cut from this years Tour de France including Ivan Basso, Jan Ullrich, Francesco Mancebo as well as dam near the entire Wurth team leaving Alexandre Vinokourov without a team and unable to ride […]
Ag2R director Vincent Lavenu recently announced that the teams newest addition Francisco Mancebo would lead this years Tour de France Line Up. Mancebo who rode an excellent Tour last year for the Spanish team Illes Balears aims at reaching the podium this year. Veteran French rider Christophe Moreau will support Mancebo for the Ag2R squad.
Moreau […]
Usually Tour de France race officials invite two wildcard teams for the seasons biggest race, which was the case this year. However with the recent doping scandal one of those non-pro teams was banned from racing this year Tour de France leaving only the French team Agitubel which will be lead this year by two Spanish […]
Over the years I have watched Lance Armstrong win in the mountains often, however in the last couple of Tour’s I think Armstrong rode a slightly different tactical race. Winning on the first summit finish and then riding in defence of his lead and stretching it out when possible was a tactic he used quite […]
Tour de France prologue winner in 2004 Fabian Cancellara was stunned and disappointed to learn he was not selected for this years CSC Tour de France squad. Turns out Bjarne Riis felt it was more important to fill his Tour team with riders with strong climbing skills since that is where Basso will look to […]
Several years ago I discovered Graham Watson, who is one of the greatest cycling photographers of the last 25 years. “20 Years” is a great collection by Watson which outlines how he found his calling as a professional photographer. There are some amazing images from the past 20 years, pictures from the spring classics to […]
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This is another excellent cycling computer that comes recommended by Tour Guy. About a month ago my wife purchased […]
Over the last several months I have probibly put in close to 500 miles cycling, it has been very enjoyable and I have watched my performance increase over time. Having a bike computer has really been nice and has allowed me to track my progress in various ways. Some of the newer cycling computers also […]
Spanish cycling team Saunier Duval announced their Tour de France line up earlier in the week with their climber Jose Angel leading the squad from Spain. Other riders to watch from Saunier Duval include Giro d’ Italia winner Gilberto Simoni and David Millar who was banned for a two year period (and has not raced […]
Last week Johan Bruyneel announced the this years Tour de France line-up for the Discovery Channel team, the selected riders included George Hincapie (of course) who was the only American rider selected for the squad. The full Tour de France team includes:
George Hincapie
Yaroslav Popovych
Paolo Savoldelli
Jose Azevedo
Egoi Martinez
Pavel Padrnos
Viatcheslav Ekimov
Benjamin Noval
Jose Luis Rubiera
Vladimir Gusev – Reserve
Michael Barry […]
OLN’s coverage of the Tour de France gets underway this Sunday with a special edition of “Cyclism Sunday’s” that will focus on this years Tour. Special guests including Tom Danielson of the Discover Channel will be on hand as Bob Roll, Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwin talk over this years highlights and discuss tour contenders […]
Last year I asked a simple question:
How do you beat Lance Armstrong?
Lance was a very well rounded rider that excelled in nearly all sports disciplines. He could climb incredibly well and often won mountain top stage finishes, he was also talented in the race against the clock winning nearly all the the time trials over […]
Several days ago I posted several questions to the blog here at yellow-jersey.net asking subscribers why they love the tour. Ruthann from Eden Prairie Minnesota shares some of her fondest memories of the tour:
1) How did you get into the Tour de France?
Watching it on OLN.
2) What is your fondest memory of the Tour de […]
Last year when I launched yellow-jersey.net I found an intresting computer game that lets “wanna-be’s” manage their own professional cycling squad. The game is very popular in Europe, their are even some fan websites online for the game.
This years addition of Pro Cycling Manager is the first time the game has incorporated “le Tour de […]
Traffic to yellow-jersey.net is really starting to build, I have noticed many people searching for Tv coverage of this years Tour, looks like OLN is stepping up again this year and will be airing live coverage seven days a week. OLN has made available a downloadable pdf with schedules. This years Tour de France starts on […]
In 2004 Iban Mayo gave Armstrong reason to worry as he beat the Texan by nearly two minutes on the famed French climb the Mont Ventoux during the Dauphine Libere (a race he went on to win). In front of the press Armstrong simply shook it off and said something to the effect of “get […]
The 70th Tour de Suisse began yesterday with a 154 kilometer road race which was won by World Champion Tom Boonen, the nine day stage race has been a favorite by German Jan Ullrich who has won the event in 2004. The race is the last opportunity for the pro’s to assess their forum before […]
Levi Leipheimer has had a firm grip on this years Dauphine Libere now for several days, winning the jersey on Mont Ventoux and defending it through the mountain passes. Their is no question Leipheimer has riden a tactically smart race and backed it up with strength and stamina.
Today’s summit finish of the Dauphine offered three major […]
Well, were now weeks away from the Tour de France the most colorful and majestic sporting event in the world. The love for the Tour de France is quite evident each year as millions of cycling fans tune in their tv’s, search for live video feeds online and even fly half way across the world […]
Man it has been a while since I have posted my ride stats, a lot has happened in that time. For one Tour Gal (My Wife) actually decided to pick up a road bike and we have been out about three or four times. Amanda has been working out at home for about three or […]
Over the last several days I have received several google news notifications about “Official Tour de France Guides” that have just become available from both Velonew and Procycling. As a subscriber to the very expensive Procycling I must say it is worth every penny for those that really love cycling. The magazine has incredible photos, […]
Today’s Mont Ventoux stage really shook up the over all standings, Levi Leipheimer looked impressive as he rode up the mountain at his own pace. Levi did not really attack rather he simply rode at a steady rate with three other riders including today’s stage winner Denis Menchov.
The attacks started early at the base of […]
Another strong showing for the American riders in the Dauphine Libere as David Zabriskie wins another stage in this years edition of the “mini Tour de France”. Zabriskie (CSC) had a break out season last year when he won the opening prologue time trial and held the yellow jersey for several days. His affection for […]
Another rider that we have seen very little of this season is Alexandre Vinokourov who inadvertantly got tangled up in the recent Spanish doping incident, which ultimately lead to the demise of Liberty Seguros (Vino’s team). However several companies from Kazakhstan stepped in to offer sponsorship for three years.
While the new sponsorship is good-news for […]
George Hincapie has always been their, whether that meant taking care of Armstrong on the decisive stages of all seven Tour de France victories (no other Discovery rider has riden all seven with Lance) or placing in the top 10 numerous times in the greatest one day bike race of all Paris Roubaix, George has been […]
Time for a good ole American show down smack in the middle of France just weeks before the big race … The Tour de France. Last Sunday the last and most important “preparation race” to the Tour de France got underway with a big showing from the Americans, CSC’s David Zabriskie took the opening prologue […]
