I’d tell ya I went for this awesome ride today, but I’d be lying. What I really did was a whole lot of nothing much. I did, however, air up the tires on three of my bikes and ride each one of them around the block.
Total ride time: less than one half [...]

The birds are singing…
German Jörg Jaksche, one of dozens of cyclists implicated in the Operación Puerto doping scandal that erupted last year, admitted Saturday that he used banned substances for years.
“I’m Bella. It’s my blood which was found in three bags (at Dr Fuentes offices). I was a client of Dr. Fuentes from 2005 to [...]

…went to a bar and caught me a 40.
Yo, I changed it up from Saturday night. I can’t lie to ya.

Schooly D. Straight outta 1987.
Happy Friday. This is what it looks like at my house tonight.

Anyway, here are a couple of mails that got knocked around this week for your [...]

And the geeks are lining up to buy them as if Jenna Jameson had offered to autograph their dicks for them. Using lipstick. The lipstick on her lips. At $500 for the low-end model and $600 for the full-zoot version, I recommend you spend an equivalent amount on quality tequila and pretend you have one [...]

Petacchi will be in the Tour after all. Oh joy of joys.
I got him down for four (4) stage wins.
In an apparent vote of confidence, the Milram team has named Alessandro Petacchi to its Tour de France team despite suspending the sprinter for a suspicious doping test at the Giro d’Italia.
Source: velonews.com
Jesus, what’s [...]

I’d categorize this one under the heading “brutal assessment”.
Sometimes the truth hurts, don’t it?
From: SAC
Subject: Armstrong, doper?
Jonny–
Looks like the gloves are coming off…check this:
sportsillustrated.cnn.com
How long until LA is stripped of 7 TdF titles?

I’d say the possibility of Armstrong being stripped of one, if not all, of his Tour titles is, how should I [...]

This just in from our man BradQ. If you don’t already know, he’s a contributor on Drunkcyclist and the editor of Urban Velo.
Small world, eh?
Urban Velo #2 is now available. Same free download, this time with more pages and fewer ads! We’re into riding bike in the city, without all of that elitist bullshit [...]

Mazzoleni is out. Who had him picked? The odds were what, one to one on that?
The Astana has dropped Italian rider Eddy Mazzoleni from its nine-man Tour de France team due to doping allegations….
Mazzoleni, a strong climber, has been dropped because of his implication in a doping affair dating back to 2004.
Source: [...]

Tonight will not be here tomorrow.
The bottle will still be here, barring accident or injury.
Just like ourselves.
But tonight will not be here tomorrow.
And for that I grieve.
Another round then,
and a toast to the night.
We will miss you when you’re gone.

After dinner tonight I went out for an hour long ride on my single speed cross bike. The bars are high, the seat is comfortable. It felt pretty good. The air was good, cool and crisp. The ground begs for rain; it is dusty as all hell out there. I [...]

It’s Press Release time again:
MTB Documentary “Klunkerz” Hollywood Premier This Saturday
Legends and Filmaker to Attend LA Leg of Bicycle Film Festival
Los Angeles, California – June 28, 2007 – – The Hollywood premiere of Bily Savage’s film Klunkerz will take place at five o’clock Satruday afternoon, June 30th at the Vine Theater as part of [...]

The hits just keep coming.
From: Kt
Subject: Et tu DiLuca
You read the latest on Cycling News? DiLuca recorded on tape talking w/ a
doctor about taking EPO prior to Milano-San Remo… shit just keeps sliding
downhill…
Yeah, I saw that. I’d like to say I’m surprised…
But I’m not.
In a recorded conversation from March 3, 2004, five days before Milano-Sanremo, [...]

The last time I organized something, I said never again. Ever. That was four months ago. About the same amount of time it takes me to forget that i swore to myself i would never again drink myself into oblivion.
Friday all of this is going to come back around and you can [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Terry Fina, 518.641.9110, PedrosFestExpo (at) aol.com
Pedro’s Festival – Fun in the Summer Sun for the Whole Family

Guess again if you think Pedro’s Festival is only for cyclists…

Guess again if you think Pedro’s Festival is only for cyclists…
It’s an annual summer ritual for the diehard mountain bike fan but Pedro’s Festival offers much [...]

The only reason that I can is because I’m from Idaho.
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I hate this dead time of year right before the Tour starts. It’s always the same; the breathless anticipation of who’s on form, who’s the favorite, who’s a long shot, and who’s been implicated in a drug scandal.
My pic to win three or four stages this year at a gallop, Alessandro Petacchi, was [...]

Fun times with my daughter these last few days. I’m not going to the office this week and she’s not in day care. We’ve got nothing but each other and a fridge full of food.
So the other day I’m thinking I gotta take a dump. Its time. I can’t put it off a moment longer.
Best [...]

I can’t claim this, it came to me via email. No matter. It’s still funny.
There are only three kinds of roadies.
Sprinters, climbers or time trialists? No. Devotees of Shimano, Campy or SRAM? Uh-uh. Racers, fitness riders or people who’ve had their driver’s license suspended? Nope.
If you’ve done enough group rides, you know the [...]

I got this one a few days ago and just received clearance to drop it on DC. Arizona homeboy and all around good guy Rick Cimaglia ran into a spot of trouble recently.
From: Rick
Hey All:
Word usually gets out fast in the cycling world, and if you haven’t heard yet, I am on the injured [...]

In case you missed it over at the Washington Post this week: Dick Cheney is out of his goddamned mind. Seriously. Three easy reading installments with a fourth scheduled to drop on Wednesday. Check it out: blog.washingtonpost.com/cheney.
Read ‘em and weep. The guy is off the chart crazy. I can’t even pick a favorite gut-churning factoids [...]