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Jun. 22, 2009Barry Wicks Journal: Dodging rapid roadies.
Editor's Note: After a spring layoff from the writing gig, Kona pro mountain bike and cyclocross racer Barry Wicks is back by popular demand.
A vividly red bloodied face, mashed into the pavement, flashes through my ...
Jun. 11, 2009Garmin's Will Frischkorn reports on mid-season life in the ProTour
Editor's Note: Will Frischkorn is a member of the Garmin-Slipstream ProTour team and writes regular journals for VeloNews.com. Click to read Frischkorn's previous journals.
Half way already? ...
May. 28, 2009I am Ted King: Muchos Nationalities
With 18 stages now logged in the books at this year's Giro d'Italia I'm finding my creative juices running a bit dry.
After the last rest day, this final week is slightly strange since it's only five race days and features yesterday's mere 83km ...
May. 26, 2009Columbia-Highroad's Michael Barry gives an inside view of Monday's brutal Giro stage.
Pescara, Italy — Each hundred meters of the two final kilometers of every stage is signed at the roadside. On a flat stage I take little notice of the signs as we speed through the kilometers in two minutes as the sprinters charge to the ...
May. 24, 2009I am Ted King: Time to celebrate
Simon Gerrans won yesterday's stage 14 of the Giro! At our hotel last night, there were fireworks, there was dancing, the champagne was flowing, and music was blaring!
Of course I think this has less to do with Simon's win and more to do with the ...
- May. 21, 2009I am Ted King: Cinque Terra TT in hindsight
I'm going to start by tooting my horn a bit here and saying that I'm a fairly handy time trialist.
Furthermore, I'm lucky enough to be riding the finest, fastest, and one of the most heavily sought after time trial machines on the market, the ...
May. 20, 2009Michael Barry's diary - A matter of safety
As we near the summit of the mountain the speed increases.
The peloton passes the one-kilometer to go sign, riders suddenly burst out of their saddles to hold the wheel in front, no longer able to maintain the speed while seated.
Over the ...
May. 17, 2009Ted King reveals an urge to rewrite a John Denver song
After being in Italy for a week and a half and with eight days of racing completed here at the Giro, I've noticed a thing or two. In fact, based on this list I've compiled, I've noticed at least ten things.
1. I've noticed that the final ...
- May. 16, 2009Michael Barry's diary - A team of boys
The days have been long but fruitful. We have ridden more kilometers in the last week than most cyclists ride in a month, yet the hours in the saddle still seem to be passing quickly.
The stages raced are slowly becoming a blur as our travel is ...
May. 13, 2009I Am Ted King: For the love
To start, it might be worth pointing out that these entries are being written via BlackBerry, so I apologize for their sometimes-rambling nature. Also for more immediate thoughts by yours truly, I'm on Twitter at @iamtedking.
In ...
May. 12, 2009Michael Barry's Diary - We will surely fight until the end
While the Tour de France is formulaic in its structure, the Giro is a mishmash of stages.
Four days into the race and there have been three different leaders, challenging finishes and varied terrain. The Tour doesn’t reach the mountains until ...
May. 10, 2009Ted King, riding for Cervelo at the Giro d'Italia, reflects on his time in the collegiate cycling ranks.
Editor's Note: This year Ted King is making his professional European racing debut with the upstart Cervélo TestTeam. While first getting a taste for the European peloton with the U.S. espoir national team in 2005, King returned to the ...
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