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Jul. 4, 2008The Coach(ed) Corner: BC Survival Camp
I’m going to start this week’s column with an extended photo caption. On the left is Andreas Hestler, professional mountain bike racer and member of the Rocky Mountain Bicycles team. On Thursday, he and partner Max Paxton grabbed the stage 6 win at the BC Bike Race, a ...
Jul. 4, 2008Team Columbia presents Tour squad, new jersey
For the second consecutive day, an American team kicked off its Tour de France by unveiling a fresh jersey design created to for a new title sponsor.
Team Columbia, the former T-Mobile team referred to as Team High Road for the first half of the 2008 season, presented its ...
Jul. 4, 2008Caisse d'Épargne: Valverde aiming for podium
Spain’s Green Bullet isn’t sweating it. Alejandro Valverde says if he doesn’t win the Tour de France this year, he’s got plenty more in his legs.
That’s not to say that he’s shying away from a unique opportunity to become the third consecutive Spanish winner, but ...
- Jul. 4, 20082008 Tour de France start list
Silence-Lotto(director: Herman Frison)1. Cadel Evans (Aus) 2. Mario Aerts (B) 3. Christophe Brandt (B) 4. Dario Cioni (I) 5. Leif Hoste (B) 6. Robbie McEwen (Aus) 7. Yaroslav ...
Jul. 4, 2008On the eve of the Tour - A Casey Gibson Gallery
There were big crowds at the teams' presentation at the Tour de France Friday afternoon. Photographer Casey Gibson was there, too.
- Jul. 4, 2008A new column by coach Neal Henderson
Just the Facts - Who, What, Where, When and Why
This article will serve as a basic introduction to a weekly column that I’ll be posting at VeloNews.com over the next couple of months. I am Taylor Phinney’s personal coach and I will be traveling with Taylor and his ...
Jul. 4, 2008CSC-Saxo Bank ready to roll
Just looking at the faces of Team CSC-Saxo Bank’s nine-man lineup Tour de France squad and it’s obvious that this team means business.
With the lone exception of baby-faced Tour rookie Andy Schleck, CSC consists of hard-nosed, bad-asses who intend to impose their will on ...
Jul. 4, 2008BC Bike Race: Hestler and Laxton cruise ahead on the singletrack
Pure Singletrack Bliss.
Today’s course was something that Max Plaxton and Andreas Hestler (Rocky Mountain) will remember forever. On top of riding some of the best singletrack that North America has to offer, they won today’s stage in style.
The incredible 65km ...
Jul. 4, 2008Inside Cycling, with John Wilcockson - Kashechkin's year in limbo - Part 2
Editor’s Note: After team leader Alexander Vinokourov tested positive for homologous blood doping during last year’s Tour de France, the entire Astana team left the race under a cloud. Vinokourov’s top lieutenant Andrey Kashechkin tried to relax by spending time ...
Jul. 4, 2008These eight favorites will battle for victory in the 2008 Tour de France
One of these eight men will win the 2008 Tour. Here, we break down each of their chances based on four key metrics.
CADEL EVANS (Aus), Silence-Lotto
Climbing
Though not a pure climber, Evans is consistent and economical on all types of climbs. He rode last ...
Jul. 3, 2008Chodroff and McGraff win the first stage of the 2008 Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic
Empire Cycling's Jonathan Chodroff won the first stage of the 2008 Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic race in Massachusetts on Thursday.
Chodroff finished the 6.2-mile race in 16:02, followed by Bissell's Graham Howard less than a second behind. Colatvita's Luis Amaran was third at 9 ...
Jul. 3, 2008National marathon cross-country championship awarded at Breckenridge's Firecracker 50
The Firecracker 50 cross-country mountain bike race will rumble through the streets of Breckenridge, Colorado, Friday as the nation’s best battle for the U.S. national marathon title. The grueling 50-mile race, known for its 10,800 feet of total elevation gain, kicks off at 11 ...
