It has long been wondered if US cycling would be able to survive the retirement of Lance Armstrong. Today we got our answer, and unfortunately it isn’t the answer I wanted. The Discovery Pro cycling team announced today that after this season the team will be disbanded (PaceLine …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Major Blow for US CyclingGoing on a bike ride to get Mazie!
Watching the final time-trial of the 2007 Tour. Go Disco!
The 2007 Tour de France is winding down, and is frankly a complete mess. The culprit, doping. Or, the appearance of doping. Yesterday was Stage 16 and the scene of a great battle on the Col d’Aubisque. After the stage Rabobank withdrew and fired the maillot jeune of the tour. …
Keep reading · 4 minutes: Doping in the TourGlad to see the climbers in this years Tour have finally gotten mad.
Tammy, Mazie and I went on a bike ride today. Tammy is prone to comment about how great it is to just “ride your bike”. What she means by this is to disregard the crazy gear of cycling – special shorts, shoes, shirt, socks and everything else – and just ride your bike. Street …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Cargo Shorts Banned from CyclingUpset that the Amstel Gold cycling race got 2 hours, while Paris-Roubaix got 1 hour.
Watching Tour of Flanders on TiVo.
A few months ago I sent a suggestion to the mayor of Minnetonka to request that they work with the League of American Bicyclists to get Minnetonka the designation of a Bicycle Friendly city. She had someone on her staff look into it but they ultimately decided it would be too …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Make Minneapolis Bicycle Friendly