Dude’s ridin’ and writin’ up a storm!

This one is a Velonews.com diary entry about him and Canadian compatriot Svein Tuft, whom I wrote about at the Tour of Missouri – Svein Tuft: From touring to the Tour of Missouri podium.

Great stuff about an important…

In addition to his impressive Stage 4 win in Rolla, Michael Barry of Columbia authored an impressive tome in the New York times about the Tour of Missouri and professional cycling in the U.S.

Dude’s got a big engine and he can write,…

In contemplating the word that best describes the 2008 Tour of Missouri, "speed" was the first thing that came to mind.

The second ToM was ridden at a blistering pace, 27.3 miles per hour, which is…

In the course of a year, the state of Missouri has had a front-row seat in the growth and maturation of the American professional cycling team owned by Slipstream Sports.

A year ago at the inaugural Tour of Missouri, Slipstream-Chipotle celebrated…

With the best cycling team in the world leading him out, Columbia’s Mark Cavendish is virtually unbeatable in races that come down to a bunch sprint.

He knows it. His team knows it. His competitors know it. Everyone knows it.

It’s little…

One of the fascinating things about professional bike racing is the team car parking lot on race day.

It’s like venturing into 15 locker rooms, open not only to team personnel and media but also to the spectators, who mingle with…

Kathleen Nelson photo

Twas another big day for Team Columbia in driving the peloton Tuesday in Stage 2 of the Tour of Missouri.

With John Devine and Craig Lewis doing the bulk of the work, Columbia controlled the race in the 125-mile…

Columbia has re-signed Michael Rogers for next season. Rogers, a 28-year-old Aussie, had a bad crash at the Tour de France last season, then came down with a second bout of Epstein-Barr syndrome that knocked him out for the first…

Often in bike races, teams and riders form alliances to work together, whether it be riders from different teams taking pulls on a breakaway, or different teams riding at the front of the peloton to pull  back a breakaway.

But Team…

Photo by Kathleen Nelson

Mark Cavendish of American team Columbia thundered across the finishing line Monday afternoon in Kansas City, winning the first stage of the second Tour of Missouri.

The victory was Cavendish’s 15th of the season on the road, which…