Steve Frothingham
BACKGROUND: Frothingham came to VeloNews in 2008 from the Associated Press' Concord, New Hampshire, bureau, where for years he reported, wrote and edited articles about plane crashes, snowbound hikers, presidential politics and other disasters. In an earlier life he was managing editor of the trade magazine Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. He lined up for his first bike race (a BMX race) in 1980, and has raced on the road, mountain and cyclocross ever since at a consistently mediocre level.
BIKES IN THE GARAGE: 1997 Richard Sachs custom road bike, 1997 Brodie steel hardtail, 2008 Jamis Dakar XCR Pro, Redline Conquest Team cyclocross bike, Specialized BMX bike (landfill rescue), Nashbar tandem (yard sale impulse buy)
Stories by Steve Frothingham »
Posted: Sat, Sep 12th
Liquigas's Chicchi comes from behind to win in Missouri sprintFrancesco Chicchi (Liquigas) came from behind on Saturday to win a bunch sprint in stage 6 of the Tour of Missouri, sweeping around Thor Hushovd (Cervelo) and Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Colavita) in the final meters to win a Missouri stage for the second year in a row. ...
Posted: Fri, Sep 11th
Zabriskie smashes Sedalia TTAfter four days of racing that left the first two riders tied and the first 85 riders within one minute of the leader, the 2009 Tour of Missouri finally took shape Friday in the stage 5 time trial. Garmin-Slipstream's David Zabriskie demolished the field, taking the stage ...
Posted: Thu, Sep 10th
Saxo's Haedo dethrones race leader Hushovd after winning stage 4 at the Tour of MissouriJJ Haedo (Saxo Bank) took the yellow jersey in the 2009 Tour of Missouri on Thursday after winning a tough uphill sprint against race leader Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) on the “capital wall” in Jefferson City.
It was another mass dash after the peloton gobbled up a ...
Posted: Wed, Sep 9th
Hushovd hustles to Missouri leadThor Hushovd took advantage of a difficult final 2km and a tired Columbia-HTC team on Wednesday's third stage of the Tour of Missouri to take his first stage win and the overall lead.
Posted: Fri, Sep 4th
Damsgaard responds to speculation about Lance Armstrong's Tour blood samplesThis week the Danish newspaper / Web site Ekstra Bladetran published an article in which physiologist Jakob Mørkeberg examined Lance Armstrong's Tour de France blood samples and said they might ...
Posted: Thu, Sep 3rd
After a 15 percent drop in sales, Mavic's parent company says it's considering selling off the brand.Mavic's parent company is exploring selling off the bike component brand as it struggles with manufacturing capacity and a 15 percent sales decline in the first half of this year.
Amer Sports, which also owns the sports brands Salomon, Wilson, Precor, Atomic, Suunto, and ...
Posted: Mon, Aug 24th
Katie Compton has new sponsors and a new plan for her 'cross season. But first: it's off to MTB worlds in Australia.Cyclocross star Katie Compton has a new 'cross team and bike sponsor for the 2009-2010 season, and a new competitive focus for the season. But first, Compton has a little something else to focus on: the mountain bike world championships in ...
Posted: Mon, Aug 17th
Armstrong: I'd bet on Colorado stage race happeningLance Armstrong says he'd bet on a professional stage race returning to Colorado in 2011, in part because Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is "motivated and eager" to make it happen.
Armstrong, speaking to reporters after winning the Leadville Trail 100 on Saturday, also said he ...
Posted: Sat, Aug 15th
Armstrong wins Leadville 100Lance Armstrong (Mellow Johnny's) won Colorado's Leadville 100 on Saturday, knocking more than 15 minutes off of the old record, about a half hour ahead of six-time winner Dave Wiens.
Armstrong rode about 60 miles alone off the front, finishing with a nearly flat rear tire. ...
Posted: Fri, Aug 14th
Shriver, one of 'Trek's fast guys' at Leadville, says he'll do more than work for ArmstrongMatt Shriver, one of the Trek-sponsored riders expected to ride in support of Lance Armstrong at Saturday's Leadville Trail 100, says he has his own goals, too.
Armstrong told VeloNews Thursday that while he did not recruit a team of domestiques or pacers for the ...
Posted: Thu, Aug 13th
Sho-Air's Manuel Prado, the third man on the 2008 Leadville podium.Depending on how you look at it, Manuel Prado came within one and a half minutes, or 35 minutes, of the win at last year's Leadville Trail 100.
By the time Prado (Sho-Air-Specialized) crossed the line in downtown Leadville, race winner Wiens and second-placed Lance Armstrong ...
Posted: Thu, Aug 13th
Armstrong hopes a strong Leadville field delivers him to a record win. Lance Armstrong is hoping a strong field will help deliver him to a victory in record time at this Saturday's Leadville Trail 100 in Colorado.
The Astana rider told VeloNews Thursday that while he hasn't recruited a team for the race, his sponsor Trek has sent a ...
