This is the followup to my rant about the contentiousness and litigiousness of cycling, circa 2008. One particular verse from Don Hensley’s “Heart of the Matter” resonates, and the lawsuit people should take heed.

There…

Is anyone else growing weary of the contentiousness in professional cycling these days?

I mean, come on. It’s enough to make you go cross-eyed.

ASO vs. Astana, UCI vs. ASO, Leclerc vs. McQuaid, French Cycling Federation vs. UCI, UCI Pro Tour teams…

Pat McQuaid and the Union Cycliste Internationale are bullish on America. 

And why not?

In Missouri we’ve seen first-hand the growth of cycling in the United States with the success of the inaugural Tour of Missouri, which joined the Tour…

Yes, the Pat McQuaid, the president of the Union Cycliste Internationale.

McQuaid took time out his schedule Tuesday to speak with 10 Speed in what we hope is the first of many conversations with some of the major players in cycling.…

Cyclingnews.com and Velonews have the April Fool’s scoops

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Despite rumors that he might switch to Caisse d’Epargne and defend his Tour de France title, Alberto Contador says he’s sticking with Astana, which received an un-vitation to the TdF and other events promoted by the Amaury Sports Organization.

Bully…

Alberto Contador, essentially banned from defending his Tour de France title by race organizer Amaury Sports Organization, took a figerative shot at ASO in winning a mountaintop finish Thursday in the Vuelta a Castilla y León.

According to Velonews’ Andrew Hood, Contador…

Had enough of the alphabet soup in international cycling – ASO, UCI, WADA, USADA, CAS, TdF, et. al.?

Then, take your solace in this one — U.S.A.

For all the whoo-ha in international cycling, cycling in the U.S. has never been stronger. Three major races,…

Four of the five teams with U.S. ties received invitations to the Tour de France from the Amaury Sports Organization.

 American-based Slipstream-Chipotle and High Road, two teams at the forefront of the anti-doping movement, were invited, along with American-sponsored teams CSC…

Not that the ASO or the teams care, but here is the UCI release …  

 Press release : Consequences of Paris-Nice: UCI declaration

18.03.2008

In order to let the riders to concentrate on their race, the International Cycling Union (UCI) opted…