Archive for the ‘Cycling’ Category
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
With the Olympics starting in just a few days, US cyclicsts have been spotted rolling into Beijing sporting specially designed surgical-type masks to protect them from the air pollution.
These masks raise three questions for me:
- Don't the masks bring back fears of SARS for the locals?
- What do Chinese bank ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
When Perez Hilton reports something, I used to believe it as the truth. But after he reported Fidel Castro was dead, I had to second guess my thinking. So take this for what it is, strictly gossip. Perez says that Kate Hudson has dumped cyclist Lance Armstrong and already moved ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
The NYTimes has the complete story, but the YouTube video speaks for itself.
Officer Pogan, an all-star football player in high school, hit the cyclist as if he were a halfback running along the sidelines, and sent him flying.
Is this how the NYPD runs try-outs for their football team ?
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Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Earlier this week I predicted this week's stages of the Tour de France would be rather dull. I reached this conclusion because the courses were flat and didn't lend to someone overtaking the yellow jersey.
What I forgot to mention is that the Tour de France flat stages are sorta like ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Monday was the first rest day of the 2008 Tour de France. As we predicted before the break, Cadel Evans let loose in Stage 10 to take the yellow jersey and a commanding lead over his rivals. There are 5 more stages before another rest day, and these stages will ...
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
The first full week of the 2008 Tour de France is complete -- and I am getting tired of gazing at men in spandex.
With a three week-long tour through France, it's a shame that the TV and online coverage doesn't dedicate more time to the cultural aspects of the country ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
As we approach the weekend and stage 8 of the Tour de France, our predicted winners are all in the top 12 and within 1:34 from the yellow jersey. Here's what to expect in the next few days:
Saturday, Stage 8: This course to Toulouse is filled with very challenging rolling ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Over 180 riders kicked off the Tour de France today. We predicted Alejandro Valverde will win, and he took control of the tour today with a stage 1 victory. We're expecting a Paris finish with Valverde in yellow, followed by Cadel Evans, Damiano Cunego and Carlos Sastre. Here's where those ...
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
Competitive cycling has gotten rid of the dopers, or so they'd like us to believe. Floyd Landis lost the appeal of his suspension this week, Michael Rasmussen was suspended last year, and Ivan Basso is serving his suspension through 2009. Some of the racers notorious for doping are still riding, ...
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Sunday, June 8th, 2008
If you've been reading sports sites other than ours lately (but why would you really?), you may have seen this ad for Lance Armstrong's new sports drink: FRS Healthy Energy.
According to reputable sources, Lance has taken an equity position within the company who makes FRS, and they were actually the ...
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