Tour de France withdrawal
During the Tour de France, the telEvision at 10 Speed’s house is pretty much stuck on Versus, so it’s been quite a change in the few days since the Tour ended Sunday.
So, in no particular order, here are 10 of…
During the Tour de France, the telEvision at 10 Speed’s house is pretty much stuck on Versus, so it’s been quite a change in the few days since the Tour ended Sunday.
So, in no particular order, here are 10 of…
With Columbia-HTC driving the split in the field Monday in Stage 3 of the Tour de France, and with Lance Armstrong making the selection while teammate Alberto Contador missed it, some interesting questions are set to be answered Tuesday in the…
While Fabian Cancellara crushed the field in the opening time trial and took the first yellow jersey, methinks Alberto Contador and the Astana team seized control of the 2009 Tour de France on Saturday in Monaco.
Contador finished second to Cancellara, 18…
From the Associated Press …
Kazakh federation to resume paying Astana wages
By PETER LEONARD
Associated Press Writer
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kazakhstan’s cycling federation said Thursday it will resume paying salaries to Lance Armstrong’s Astana team now that it has received money owed…
Say this about Alberto Contador:
Dude’s a pro.
I say this because even though he’s a three-time grand tour winner, including the 2007 Tour de France, he seamlessly moved into the role of super-domestique this week for Astana teammate Levi Leipheimer at the…
See extended video of Lance Armstrong crash at Castilla y Leon
The twitter site of Astana director Johan Bruyneel brings updates of Lance Armstrong’s crash in the first stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon. In…
It remains to be seen whether the latest Lance Armstrong headline about Alberto Contador being “too nervous” is really a media-created firestorm or the sign of a huge rift developing in the fabric of the Astana cycling team.
Cyclingnews.com published a rewrite of the original…
What do you make of Alberto Contador missing the podium in Paris-Nice?
Alberto Contador put in a game effort Sunday in the final stage of Paris-Nice, but it wasn’t enough to affect the overall race result.
Contador finished second in the stage behind former teammate Antonio Colom of Katusha, and he took back but 17…
No one will ever accuse ol’ 10 Speed of forgetting to eat … but forgetting to eat and drink is what three-time Grand Tour winner Alberto Contador said did him in Saturday in the seventh stage of Paris-Nice.
Alberto Contador said he forgot to do enough…