From the ESPN webpage. “This is serious and this case needs to be clarified,” Pierre Bordry, the outgoing head of France’s anti-doping agency, told RTL radio. “Clenbuterol is a forbidden substance, whatever the amount which is detected. If they really found it, it’s forbidden.” WADA director general David Howman told The Associated Press that testing [...]

File this under “Boom!” Alberto Contador has revealed he has failed an anti-doping test for the banned substance clenbuterol during this year’s Tour de France. A message issued by Contador’s personal press officer said Contador had been a victim of food contamination and would give a press conference in his home town of Pinto, near [...]

This vid is getting knocked around the interwebs. Not sure what I think of all of the issue presented yet. Well, not in the sense that I can artfully articulate them aside from simple stating: bikes belong. But, we all knew that much already. Two simple words with a whole lot of gloss. Anyway, get [...]

I am going to break it down really easy. And with more pictures than you are used to. I can’t help it. We took 150+ pictures. There’s even more on my blog. Highlights – * The dirt demo was more fun than I have ever had in my life! Hanging out with Dirty Biker, the [...]

I love it when something falls into my lap that required little more than a cut & paste job on my part. Thank you Peter “beer can” North. You made art today. From: Peter North Subject: Forgotten CyclingNews photo Seems CyclingNews is not playing fair. They did not post the correct photo with the story. [...]

This one is just fucking sad. Robic was 100% hardman. Dude was solid. I am very sad to read this. Jure Robic, five-time winner of the Race Across America, was killed on Friday following a collision with a car near his home in Jesenice, Slovenia. Initial police reports state Robic, while descending a narrow mountain [...]

This one in from Vance. The bicyclist hit by a motorist on Woodlands Village Boulevard Thursday afternoon has died. According to information from the Flagstaff Police Department, David Cornelius, 58, died Sunday night at Flagstaff Medical Center. On Thursday at about 4:30 p.m., officers were called to the intersection of West University Drive and Woodlands [...]

The outdoor demo was everything i thought it would be, and then some. One big fucking huge playground for adult bike dorks. It was PONIES and RAINBOWS all day long. I wasn’t used to that kitty litter type of dirt at all. Dominic and I both spent time with the EMT’s. I crashed twice. Dominic [...]

As my friends and ‘constituents’ make the sojourn to the Nevada desert, I am sadly at home missing out on the fun that is Interbike. I decided not to go this year, and I am sad for that decision, but I figured since I’m heading to Denver this weekend, one long distance trip is plenty [...]

The Armstrong Investigation continues to march forward. There is a rather extensive “List of doping allegations against Lance Armstrong” over at wiki. Today’s latest below. A woman who worked closely with Lance Armstrong during the years he won the Tour de France is expected to testify before a federal grand jury as early as next [...]

Velonation has a piece up on Betsy Andreu. It is worth your time. VN: What factored into your decision to take on someone like Lance Armstrong, and what motivates you to keep going? BA: We didn’t decide to “take him on”. We decided not to lie for him. I guess that could be construed for [...]

My first ‘cross race of the season is Saturday. It’s really just a practice race for the OVCX series opener on Sunday. No points for Saturdays race, but it’s good practice for me. I am looking forward to a sufferfest. Last year’s popular format of a non-points “pre-season” race on Saturday followed by the season-opener [...]