Stories by Neal Rogers

• Posted: Thu, Nov 20th
  Farrar's at camp, but his thoughts are with his hospitalized father
  Although this week’s Garmin-Chipotle team camp has been a series of meetings, fittings, easy rides, meals and team-building exercises, it hasn’t ...
• Posted: Wed, Nov 19th
  Garmin-Chipotle team camp gets under way in Colorado
  Garmin-Chipotle’s fall training camp started out with a bang this week. A literal bang, actually, as the team kicked off its second annual November meet-and-greet camp with a round of paintball in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, near the team’s U.S. headquarters of ...
• Posted: Fri, Nov 14th
  A conversation with Gérard Vroomen
  Even before Carlos Sastre won the Tour de France this past July, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) had announced that it was ending its long run as a title sponsor of the world’s No. 1 team. And while Sastre’s Tour victory was something of a going-away present to ...
• Posted: Sun, Nov 9th
  Armstrong responds to Simeoni
  Lance Armstrong says he isn’t responsible for the dismal state of Filippo Simeoni’s career, nor has he ever done anything to intimidate the Italian champion. In an interview with VeloNews Saturday, the seven-time Tour de France winner said he was bothered by ...
• Posted: Fri, Nov 7th
  King headed to Cervélo
  Bissell rider Ted King appears poised to be riding alongside Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre on the new Cervelo TestTeam next year. King, 25, had a breakthrough season in 2008, finishing second overall in the NRC individual rankings. Wins included the Hanes Park ...
• Posted: Thu, Nov 6th
  Stevic facing lifetime ban in Italian case
  Toyota-United rider Ivan Stevic is facing a lifetime ban by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) for use of a prohibited substance, possession of prohibited substances and illegal trafficking of prohibited substances dating back to 2004.
• Posted: Sun, Nov 2nd
  Georgia Gould and Tim Johnson win on Day 2 of the Boulder Cup
  The second day of UCI cyclocross racing in Boulder, Colorado, saw repeat scenarios develop as on Sunday, with an identical result in the women’s race and a new winner from the same podium finishers from Saturday’s men’s race. In men’s racing, a lead group quickly ...
• Posted: Mon, Oct 27th
  Looking back and looking ahead - Part II
  In part 1 of a two-part interview with Jonathan Vaughters, the Garmin-Chipotle team manager discussed new rider acquisitions and the team’s reason for going ProTour in 2009. Here, in part 2, Vaughters discusses Tom ...
• Posted: Fri, Oct 24th
  Looking back and looking ahead - Part I
  It’s been an interesting end of season for American pro team Garmin-Chipotle and its team manager Jonathan Vaughters. The Garmin squad saw some impressive late-season performances by Dave Zabriskie, who finished third at the world time trial championship, and young riders ...
• Posted: Thu, Oct 9th
  In an interview with Neal Rogers, Tyler Hamilton talks about redemption, the cycling mafia and life on Rock Racing.
  Just after his dramatic win at the U.S. professional road championships, Tyler Hamilton sat down with VeloNews managing editor Neal Rogers to talk about the win, his return from a two-year doping suspension and his personal life, including his ...
• Posted: Mon, Oct 6th
  Leipheimer reflects on a long and interesting season
  After a heavy late-season schedule that included the Olympic Games, the Vuelta a España and the world time trial championship, Astana’s Levi Leipheimer is finally back in the U.S., enjoying his off-season at the Santa Rosa, California, home he shares with his wife, ...
• Posted: Fri, Oct 3rd
  Spokesman regrets saying Levi Leipheimer was "too tired."
  USA Cycling and American Levi Leipheimer have clarified the events surrounding the Astana rider’s non-participation in the world road championship race held Sunday in Varese, Italy. Contradicting earlier reports, the national federation acknowledged Friday that Leipheimer ...