Posted: Wed, Nov 19th
The Explainer: Olympic aspirations and disc brakesDear Explainer dude,I know that most of us talk as if this time of year is known as the “off-season,” but for some of us — and me in particular — this is the height of the cycling season. I love ‘cross. When I ride on the road, I’m thinking of cyclocross; when I ...
Posted: Fri, Nov 14th
Armstrong, Simeoni give peace a chanceAfter trading barbs over a four-year-old incident during the Tour de France, Italian champion Filippo Simeone and American Lance Armstrong have apparently buried the hatchet.
Posted: Wed, Nov 12th
The Explainer: Motive, intent and punishmentDear Explainer,Is there an instance in which a rider returning from a two-year ban has been caught doping again?
Posted: Tue, Nov 11th
Jury awards damages in 2004 Olympic muck upA federal jury has awarded more than $300,000 to mountain bike racer Susan Haywood for USA Cycling’s failure to report race results to the UCI, an act of negligence, the court concluded, that cost her a spot on the 2004 Olympic team.
In the summer of 2004 Haywood was ...
Posted: Wed, Nov 5th
The Explainer: Grudge or intimidation?Dear Explainer, I apologize if this is a dumb question, but when I heard Lance Armstrong was going to race the Giro next year I was confused. Wasn't there a warrant for his arrest or something of that nature in Italy for something akin to witness intimidation?Rick ...
Posted: Wed, Oct 29th
The Explainer - Why not block?Dear Explainer guy,Why is blocking such a rarely used tactic? It seems that when there is a long breakaway that teams with riders in the break do not block or slow down the chase. Why is that? More typically, these riders do not take a turn at the front. I would think it ...
Posted: Wed, Oct 22nd
Why draft on the big climbs?Dear VeloNews,For years, I’ve been watching the Tour, the Giro and the Vuelta and can’t understand how people — especially announcers — continually refer to riders having an advantage when they have teammates setting tempo on a big climb.While I understand ...
Posted: Wed, Oct 15th
Kohl admits dopingTour de France king of the mountain Bernhard Kohl admitted on Wednesday that he had doped in preparation for this year’s race.
In a Wednesday evening press conference in Vienna, Austria, Kohl took full responsibility for a “bad decision,” driven at least in part by the ...
Posted: Wed, Oct 15th
The Explainer: What about those (suspect) stage 'wins?'Dear VeloNews,So now that Ricardo Riccò, Stefan Schumacher, Leonardo Piepoli and Bernhard Kohl have all tested positive for CERA, what happens to the results they achieved during the Tour de France? Riccò, Schumacher and Piepoli “won” five stages among them and ...
Posted: Wed, Oct 8th
Why so long for Schumy?Dear VeloNews, Can someone explain this? Sure, I'm happy that Stefan Schumacher and Leonardo Piepoli have been caught using EPO, but can anyone explain why it took three ...
Posted: Sat, Sep 20th
2008 Vuelta a España: Live Updates - Stage 2001:22 PM: Good day and welcometo VeloNews.com's Live Coverage of the 20th stage of the 2008 Vuelta a España, a 17.1-kilometer individual time trial from La ...
Posted: Mon, Sep 8th
2008 Vuelta a España: Live Updates - Stage 912:18 PM: Good day and welcometo VeloNews.com's Live Coverage of the ninth stage of the 2008 Vuelta a España, a 200.8-kilometer ride from Vielha to ...
