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08.02.2008 12:01 am

AP: Millar says cycling’s rift leaves riders isolated

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

David Millar of Garmin-Chipotle chats with the Associated Press about the rift between the UCI and ASO, and more …  
By JEROME PUGMIRE
AP Sports Writer

PARIS (AP) - British rider David Millar said the rift between cycling’s leadership and race organizers…

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07.15.2008 5:35 pm

17 teams leave UCI ProTour

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

With the Tour de France as the backdrop, 17 of the 18 UCI ProTour teams have voted to drop out of the ProTour.

Apparently, they have made an alliance with the grand tour organizers to form a different league, which is…

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06.10.2008 8:15 pm

Arrrghhh. Tom Boonen’s good name and cycling take a tumble

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

When cyclist Tom Boonen picked up a speeding ticket a few months ago in his fancy, red, high-powered sports car, ol’ 10 Speed saw it as a public figure getting undo press for a minor infraction that wouldn’t be a…

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04.13.2008 3:31 pm

Cycling’s “Heart of the Matter”

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

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 are…

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04.11.2008 11:45 pm

vs. vs. vs., enough with the vs.

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

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 vs. UCI,…

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04.04.2008 2:06 am

A chat with Pat McQuaid, Part I: Cycling in America

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

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 of California…

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04.02.2008 7:00 pm

10 Speed teaser: A chat with Pat McQuaid

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

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.

 Among the…

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03.31.2008 8:37 pm

Avril Imbécile

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

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

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03.28.2008 11:08 pm

Contador pledges loyalty to Astana

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

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 for…

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03.27.2008 5:19 pm

Take that, ASO: Contador leads Vuelta a Castilla y León

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

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 crossed…

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