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Sep. 30, 2008Garmin's Will Frischkorn finds that sometimes time off the bike can be more tiring than riding ...
Editor's Note: Will Frischkorn is a professional rider on the Garmin-Chipotle team who occasionally shares his journals with VeloNews.com readers. Few things are harder for a cyclist than not ...
Sep. 24, 2008Michael Barry's Diary - Head down and go
As the road climbed uphill into the lower Alps the peloton began to shatter. Riders attacked, while others drifted against the flow of the group. Gaps formed in the long line of riders. At the back, groups of dropped riders pooled together while, up ...
Aug. 5, 2008Michael Barry's Diary - The Olympics: From 1996 to 2008
Four of us climbed into the back of the borrowed team Saturn truck, picking good spots for our lawn chairs. Once we were settled, the door was pulled shut and locked. We sat in darkness while our team captain, Steve Bauer climbed into the ...
Jul. 30, 2008Adam Craig reports in on his big week
Before we get to storytime I’ve got a bit of homework for everyone … click on this link. Read about my ...
Jul. 25, 2008Will Frischkorn's Tour de France diary, stage 19
When I said yesterday that you could tell which directors weren't pleased with their teams' races, today you could tell who was f-ing pissed. If it weren't for the fact that they made the day one of the most painful I've ever raced I'd actually feel ...
Jul. 22, 2008Will Frischkorn's Tour de France diary, stage 16
First up, rest days rock. After two weeks of racing, a day to relax a bit and kick back is like Christmas when you still believe in the big man. A morning to sleep late, eat a ridiculous amount of food, tool around on the bike for a while ...
Jul. 19, 2008A Trans-Alpine experience
Drew Geer and Mark Gouge are racing the Jeantex Bike Transalp 2008 powered by Nissan, an eight-stage epic mountain bike stage race, from Füssen, Germany, to Riva del Garda, Italy, passing through Austria and Switzerland. The two are racing for ...
Jul. 18, 2008Adam Craig's Diary
Editor's Note: It's official: Team Giant's Adam Craig is one of two men picked for the U.S. Olympic cross-country team. He continues to share his journals with VeloNews readers as he races around the world. This week he report on some East Coast ...
Jul. 17, 2008Will Frischkorn's Tour de France diary, stage 12
We’re officially more than half way through! Unfortunately it was a day kicked off with less than great news in the start area. We were parked right beside the Saunier-Duval bus (the most impressive tonka-toy-ish beast that instills jealousy in ...
Jul. 14, 2008Will Frischkorn's Tour de France diary, stage 10
That was one of the hardest days I've ever had on a bike. Just straight up suffering from 20 minutes in until crossing the line. I'm back on the bus now, 45 minutes yet 'til the hotel, where thankfully we get to enjoy our rest day (and Tour-special ...
Jul. 12, 2008Will Frischkorn's Tour de France diary, stage 8
Today was a stressful day out on the roads of France for one and all. We woke up to beautiful sunny skies and what looked like it would be a warm day. An hour later the rain socked in and didn’t let up all day long. When the entire field is ...
Jul. 11, 2008Will Frischkorn's Tour de France diary, stage 7
Ouch. Today was on! The first true blood comin’ out the ears, kick each other in the balls, scrape knuckles on the road sorta stage. Last night David sent out a message to all of us to "mentally prepare" ourselves for some havoc out ...
Jul. 8, 2008Adam Craig gets the word — he's made the Olympic mountain bike team
For the last year, American cross-country mountain bike racer Adam Craig (Giant) has been battling it out on the World Cup and National Mountain Bike Series for a slot on the U.S. team. Last week, after a solid performance at the world ...
Jul. 8, 2008Will Frischkorn's Tour de France diary, stage 4
And now the real racing begins... After three road stages on the rolling roads of Brittany, we had a bit of a change today with a shorter-than-normal-for-the-Tour time trial. We'd flown in a day early last week to scout this one out so there were ...
Jul. 7, 2008Will Frischkorn's Tour de France diary, stage 3
First, apologies, as this one is going to be a bit shorter than normal. It's been a bit of a hectic afternoon and I'm writing this from the massage table on the crackberry. Sorry Sophie! What's going through my head right now? A lot! I've never ...
Jul. 6, 2008Will Frischkorn's Tour de France diary, stage 2
This part of France, Brittany, is a cycling-mad area. I could write again about the crowds, as they were just as impressive as yesterday, if not more so, and still blowing my mind. It’s also a pretty stunning area when it’s sunny. ...
Jul. 5, 2008Will Frischkorn's Tour de France diary, stage 1
Garmin-Chipotle rider Will Frischkorn is riding his first Tour de France. He will share his journal entries with VeloNews.com readers after each stage. People. That's the word of the day. I'm always amazed by how many people swarm the ...
Jul. 5, 2008BC Bike Race: A week of the sweetest pain.
Editor's Note: Subaru/Gary Fisher pro endurance racer Nat Ross has been sharing daily diaries from the BC Bike Race with VeloNews.com readers. Today, Ross reports on the final stage in Whistler. We just finished the 7th stage in the 2nd ...
Jul. 3, 2008BC Bike Race: Kona maintains its lead
Editor's Note: Subaru/Gary Fisher pro endurance racer Nat Ross has been sharing daily diaries from the BC Bike Race with VeloNews.com readers. Today, Ross's teammate Chris Beck is providing his perspective on the fifth stage, from Sechelt to ...
Jul. 2, 2008Team Kona — Barry Wicks and Kris Sneddon — takes the lead at the BC Bike Race.
Editor's Note: Subaru/Gary Fisher pro endurance racer Nat Ross will be sharing daily diaries from the BC Bike Race with VeloNews.com readers. This is the fourth installment. Mountain Bike Stage Racing is epic and crazy! We are heading ...
Jul. 1, 2008The BC Bike Race heats up
Editor's Note: Subaru/Gary Fisher pro endurance racer Nat Ross will be sharing daily diaries from the BC Bike Race with VeloNews.com readers. This is the third installment. Day 3’s course in the BC Bike Race offered some sweet ...
Jul. 1, 2008Will Frischkorn's Tour de France diary, preview
And we’re off to the big show! After the past week together in Girona the Garmin-Chipotle team is off for France. Camp, at home for most, provided us with one last opportunity to truly relax, top off sleep stores and log a few last solid ...
Jun. 29, 2008Nat Ross's BC Bike Race Diary - Day 1
Editor's Note: Subaru/Gary Fisher pro endurance racer Nat Ross will be sharing daily diaries from the BC Bike Race with VeloNews.com readers. This is the first installment. Stage 1 Shawnigan Lake to Lake Cowichan Grass attack! ...
Jun. 25, 2008Fresh Korn - The beginning of the dream
When Americans think of cycling, the first, and often only, thing that pops to mind is the Tour de France. For me, starting out as a truly fredly 15-year-old on an ill-fit bike wearing kits that I can’t help but cringe at now, it was the same. ...