Yep. I kinda thought this was coming. Think Trek will want their money back?
From: www.iht.com
Tour de France organizers excluded the Astana team from competing at this year’s race Wednesday, forcing Alberto Contador to ride for another team if he wants to defend his title.
The decision to not invite Astana to the July [...]

Bombshell

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2008 Kona Bicycles 24 Hours in Old Pueblo: More Riders, More Fun
More riders, more singletrack and more fun is in store for riders and spectators at the Kona Bicycles 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, which will take place Feb. 16-17 near Willow Springs Ranch, north of Tucson.
The event, now in its ninth [...]

The Giro steps up and lays out the “don’t bother showing up” card. Good on ya, send ‘em packing.
Managers of the four ProTour teams excluded from the Giro d’Italia are still in disbelief. Citing a selection process based on “ethics and quality,” Giro organizer RCS told Astana, Bouygues Telecom, Crédit Agricole and High Road [...]

Had he really penned Mario Cipollini? I mean, really? Its enough to make me want to buy his pants.
Ok, just kidding. About the (girl) pants. Cipo is apparently on the level. Or as level as Rock Racing can get. Go figure.
Former world champion Mario Cipollini could be [...]

Renta Centa Style, just like your mom bought her couch.
I give you,
The Church of The Big Ring
Behold if your not in your big ring then you be damned.
snake

Morning round up:
Fu Yo stumbles… Come on Fu Yu!
Fu Yu loses his red jersey to Tonton after Stage Four
Fu Yu, who has worn the red jersey since winning Stage One, failed to keep up with the leading peloton and was placed 12th with a time of 4′11:08.
Read more: thestar.com.my
Tucson’s off the hook.
Sheriff’s deputies [...]

This one coming at ya like all hell just broke loose:
From: Dejay Birtch
Subject: SingleSpeed Arizona 2008
There are still plenty of spots for you to come and enjoy the fun. 01/19/08 is the date and Tucson is the place to be.
If you want a spot saved for yourself email singleandfixed (at) hotmail.com with SSAZ08 as [...]

This just in…
hey y’all
Registration for the Single Speed World Championships 2008 in Napa, CA, USA, will open on January 1, 2008, at 12:00 a.m. PST. We will post an on-line form for people to fill out and email to us soon. Again, registration does not open until January 1, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. Any emailed [...]

This just in from cyclocross nationals in Kansas City: “Beer sales, they say, have lagged as the temperature has dropped.”
And we’re stuck there for another year? Time for Flagstaff to put in a bid. They’ll still be pounding ‘em down there after the sun’s burned out. “Fuckin’ dark, huh, Jonny? Fuckin’ cold, too. Better gimme [...]

From:
Subject: Why cycling shorts should always and only be black
Team Netherlands or team cameltoe?
cyclingnews.com/photos..

I will reserve comment as the photo speaks volumes.

Ever want to see what I rolled across the finish line with at El Tour de Tucson? In two words: Chainless Fury.

For a moment when the chain snapped off the 39, I was in the drops trying like hell to get a wheel in front of that fucker Pineapple, I thought I was going [...]

The Pineapple…

…is no longer in showroom condition.

So I got this hunch for 08……
This kid here

is going to blow up big time, cuz its Keim Time!!!!

I’ve never seen anything quite like it. El Tour is off the hook.
What is El Tour de Tucson?
Founded in 1983 with 198 cyclists, El Tour de Tucson has grown into “America’s largest perimeter bicycling event” with over 9,000 cyclists, 2,000 volunteers and 27,000 spectators. In its 24-year history, El Tour has raised over [...]

I wasn’t anywhere near this shit and it still went off the hook.
Go figure.
From: Lou
Subject: SS CX World Champs
You missed this one, blew it. Fellas, check out the action, more drinking
and bikes than one can handle in a day. Trebon, Wicks, Craig dueling for a
Vanilla frame and bragging rights. Toss in a Tequila [...]

. . . here comes Masters Cycling magazine, your guide to the world of sand-bagging, treachery and egomania. Every issue will have a mirror on the cover and contain a number of cutting-edge features vital to the gray panthers of the peloton, including:
The Mercedes-Benz GL550: Six Bikes That Look Fast On the Roof!
‘Watch Your Line, [...]

Ah, that was a fun night. Hanging out by the run-up is where I lost my voice.
And seeing the AZ contingent almost get escorted out by security for just being all Arizona and shit was classic. I love the fact the vid captures one sailing empty twelve pack soaring out on [...]

Oh yeah, that thing in July with more drug use than a dead show is still around for ‘08.
The Tour de France has been given a major overhaul for 2008 as organisers try to revamp the tarnished race.
Time bonuses have been scrapped and for the first time since 1966 the race will not start with [...]

These are a few days late getting posted, so sue me. Happy Friday.
From: Snake
Subject: RE: Pines to the Mines
Just so you know I won the first cross race in PHX. I only took me 4 laps of the 9 to get back into the rhythm. Then it was full stick all [...]