Weekend in Review-Fabulous, Hope for George and Credit to Vaughters
We all knew that when Spartacus puts his head down in a TT, chances are usually very good, especially if the race has any significance, that Fabulous can’t be beat. The man’s ability against the clock is only superseded by his growing list of nicknames. I fully expect to see at least one or two [...]
Paris-Nice Preview and Prediction
The “Race To The Sun” – Paris-Nice rolls out this Sunday for an 8 stage, 1,288km test as the first time many of the sport’s biggest contenders will racing together. Most of the bigger names have a few races under their belt and will look to make this race an exciting one. All eyes on [...]
Weekend In Review-Bad for Belgium, Fat Dutchmen, U-S-A! U-S-A!
The Pro Cycling world moved into the ‘regular season’ over the weekend with Het Volk and KBK opening the spring classics and a number of other events across the globe. For those looking for the highlights: Bad weekend for Belgium – Belgium and much of Europe was pummeled by a vicious storm over the weekend. [...]
Cervelo’s Sophomore Season – 2010 Preview
Cervelo enters their sophomore year after far exceeding realistic expectations for a 1st year team last year. The team started with a unique entry by bringing back bike manufacturer team ownership and marketing a unique connection to the fans. Along the way, the team collected some significant and very visible wins. In 2009, Haussler provided [...]
2012 Giro expected to start in Washington DC
The Giro d’Italia looks to make cycling history by announcing tomorrow that the 2012 Giro will begin in Washington, D.C.. Last year, it became public knowledge that discussions took place between Giro officials and DC Mayor Adrian Fenty in order to try to bring the Giro to US soil. Il Sole 24 Oro is reporting [...]
Quick Step Geared For Classics, Looking for More – 2010 Preview
On the eve of the first of the semi-classic, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, it only makes sense to preview the Pro Tour team most geared toward the classics, Quick Step. The core of the team that had tremendous success the early part of 2009 is back for 2010. 2009 brought Quick Step victories in the Tour [...]
BMC – the Most Likeable Team in the Peleton? 2010 Preview
I can already see the cheesy promo montage in my head – Mark Knopfler subtly wails out “I want my Bee Em Ceeeeee….”, the guitar kicks in and images of Hincapie, Evans and Ballan stream by in rapid succession, intermixed with subliminal messages of Swiss precision bicycle manufacturing, displaying images of power, determination and victory. [...]
Zirbel keeps it light, waits for results
When the news of Tom Zirbel’s “A” sample coming up positive for DHEA came to light, my initial offering was that my impression of Tom’s handling of the issue seemed different – honest and sincere; I took his explanation of unknowing ingestion and believed him. This wasn’t a man driven to extremes to excel, he [...]
fear and loathing, lies and hypocrisy (pro cycling’s PR machines)
By comparison to the 3-letter sports we’re bombarded with on American television, professional cycling’s PR machines aren’t quite so well oiled. The typical NFL/NBA/MLB/NHL interview canned response sequence to all interviews could be paraphrased as “I did good, but I am part of the team. We played well today. I hope we play good next [...]
ciclirati’s biggest and best of 2009
Ciclirati’s Biggest and Best 2009 Awards of all things two-wheeled have a couple typical categories, but tend toward memorable moments. With very little pomp and circumstance, the awards go to: Best Way to Fly – Jens Voigt’s Specialized Shiv TT setup. Big fan of Jens, his panache, and the ‘little known facts’ lists. I know [...]
