Tour of California
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Giro to Launch High-end Road and MTB Shoes for 2011
Feed the Habit &bull Yesterday
With superstar Levi Leipheimer dancing in Giro prototypes for the past year or more, Giro makes it official and has released the details on their new high-end road and mountain bike shoe lineup for 2011. These shoes have been tested… Full Story »
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US cyclist Van Garderen solidly in Top 10 at Vuelta
Biking Bis &bull Sep 1, 2010In Tuesday's hard-fought Stage 4 with its steep climb at the finish, for instance, Van Garderen finished just 8 seconds behind the day's winner, Igor Anton (Spain) of Euskaltel Euskadi. That helped preserve the 22-year-old cyclist's position in the Top 10… Full Story »
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Standard-Examiner - Ogden, Layton, Brigham, Weber, Davis, Sports, Entertainment, Dining, Utah Jazz, Real Salt Lake, Ogden Raptors, Top of Utah News
www.standard.net via @tours_travel &bull Aug 19, 2010Standard.net mobile edition offers an optimized edition of the Standard-Examiner website accessible to virtually all mobile devices. Visiting standard.net on your mobile device will take you to this version automatically. OGDEN -- In a frenzy of speed and spandex, a peloton of world-renowned professional and local cyclists began Stage 1 of the 2010 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah in front of Union Station Wednesday morning. The peloton of 144 riders built a crescendo of speed with hundreds of spectators cheering around the Historic 25th Street block before heading up Ogden Canyon for… Full Story »
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So which Colorado stages will the Quiznos Pro Challenge use? - VeloNews
velonews.competitor.com via @blogsoftheworld &bull Aug 12, 2010Thousands of fans looked to the steps of the Colorado state capitol last Wednesday morning as Gov. Bill Ritter, Lance Armstrong and representatives from Quiznos and USA Cycling announced their intention to hold a seven-day UCI stage race in the state next year. One man missing… Full Story »
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The World Quotas - new and unknown rules
Podium Café &bull Aug 6, 2010
There's just over one week to go before the final deadline for the World Championships Quotas is set on 15 August. In the sneaky ways of the UCI they have changed the rules seemingly without anyone noticing. And in the crazy ways of the UCI, the new rules make no sense whatsoever. In this… Full Story »
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Never Take a Toy Camera to the Tour de France
Velodramatic &bull Jul 29, 2010
Last Sunday I planned to shoot the pros as they circled the Champs Elysees but after a brief scout decided there was no easy way to get a good sight line down the fast side with the barriers pushed back… Full Story »
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Tour de France Duds: 4 GC Riders Who Lost Prestige, Promise at the 2010 Tour
Euro Peloton &bull Jul 28, 2010
It was a banner year for many riders at this year's Tour de France, including Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, Mark Cavendish, Alessandro Petacchi and more. But there were several riders who did not fare as well at the Tour. In fact, the argument could be made that some riders put in such poor performances that they will no longer… Full Story »
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Tour for Kika - The Final Day in Pictures
Velodramatic &bull Jul 27, 2010
The last post just scratched the surface of our ride into Paris and the celebrations there. Here's a huge gallery that I hope captures some of the magic, poignancy and sheer elation of our arrival. From our first glimpse of… Full Story »
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YouTube - cyclefilm's Channel
www.youtube.com via @cyclefilm &bull Jul 27, 2010The following content has been identified by the YouTube community as being potentially offensive or inappropriate. Viewer discretion is advised. Please confirm that you wish to view this video. This video or group may contain content that is inappropriate for some users, as… Full Story »
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Post-Tour de France news round-up
Bikeradar.com &bull Jul 27, 2010
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero praised Tour de France winner Alberto Contador as an example of "tenacity and hard work" on Monday at a reception for the cyclist at his official residence. I want to thank you for always having defended with pride the colours of our flag. You are an example of hard work and tenacity and of how to behave and compete in sports," he said, adding he believed Contador with win another Tour. Contador, the winner in 2007 and 2009, pulled on his third Tour de… Full Story »
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Arrivee a Champs Elysees Avec Flechage du Tour
Velodramatic &bull Jul 25, 2010
Paris. The team, all 15 riders, made it safely to the capital yesterday. Led by the Tours own Flechage team (with klaxons ringing and lights flashing) they rode straight up the Champs Elysees ... Hundreds of Parisians and tourists cheered them on as I hung out our photo… Full Story »
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Stage 16 - Over the Tourmalet
Velodramatic &bull Jul 23, 2010
As you can see I'm 3 stages behind our progress. Here are some of the images from Stage 16... Some good detailed images Michael, good team spirit too, they react well to your camera. That's a beautiful horse you found… Full Story »
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The Boys, The Girls and The Waitress
Velodramatic &bull Jul 20, 2010
The first collection of VeloDramatic Photography shot during 2008-2009 featuring images from the Tour of California, Lance Armstrong winning Nevada City, Northern California racing, the Rapha Continental, The American Velodrome Challenge, and Specialized's Ride to Vegas. Full Story »
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Stage 15 - Over the Port de Bales
Velodramatic &bull Jul 18, 2010
I'm in Vielha, Spain, inconveniently typing this from the hotel lobby... Wilfred, Wouter, Stefan and I just walked back from the cantina round the corner where we had a drink. Nice to be out in the cool night air, after… Full Story »
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On the road to recovery...
Cycling Art Blog &bull Jul 17, 2010
Capitol Reef Stage Race - 3rd Stage and GC - Place Bib Last First Team License Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 GC Gap 1 490 LOUDER Ken FFKR/SPORTSBASEONLINE 179491 0:17:15 0:47:58 2:18:11 03:23:24 2 492 RONNOW... Back to Green for Alessandro Petachhi - Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) is back to wearing the green jersey after losing it yesterday… Full Story »
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Pasta and Pain au Chocolat
Velodramatic &bull Jul 17, 2010
Yesterday I achieved something quite special for a non-riding member of the team, I was given the dubious honor of the coureur balai (CB) jersey. The translation doesn't make great sense but basically it means "driver of the broom wagon"… Full Story »
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L'ardroiser a Moto
Cycling Art Blog &bull Jul 17, 2010
I like this video story on the very first female L'ardrosier a moto at the Tour. Ardrosier is the person that works with a stone slate used for restoration usually for roofing. In Le Tour it's to describe the black chalkboard the holder records on with the critical time gaps for the riders. Tour Of California - Part 3 - Ahh, Saturday morning, a… Full Story »
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No Time to Breathe
Velodramatic &bull Jul 16, 2010
The first collection of VeloDramatic Photography shot during 2008-2009 featuring images from the Tour of California, Lance Armstrong winning Nevada City, Northern California racing, the Rapha Continental, The American Velodrome Challenge, and Specialized's Ride to Vegas. Full Story »
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The Col de la Madeleine, and the Perilous Descent to Gap
Velodramatic &bull Jul 14, 2010
It was another hot stage today with the group getting pushed much of the way to Bourg-les-Valence by a fierce tailwind. After the only significant climb in the stage they made good time until Simon had a bad puncture that… Full Story »
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Lance, Voeckler and Boom Climb to Avoriaz
Velodramatic &bull Jul 12, 2010
I managed to shoot Stage Eight of the race as it left Morzine yesterday. Lance fighting to come back with help from Brajkovic. The hi-res images clearly show a fierce determination in Lance's eyes. Thomas Voeckler using his tongue to… Full Story »
