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04.20.2008 9:53 pm

Tour de Georgia: An epic prologue

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

That would be for moi, who just arrived in Savannah after an epic travel day to get here.

Ol’ 10 Speed drove from STL, 900-some miles, 13-some hours. Pretty much a straight shot. Put the PD team car on cruise…

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04.19.2008 10:23 pm

Astana or Rock Racing will win Tour de Georgia

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

With apologies to American teams High Road and Slipstream-Chipotle and the boys from U.S.-sponsored CSC, ol’ 10 Speed is thinking that a rider from either Astana or Rock Racing will stand atop the podium at the end of the Tour de…

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04.18.2008 4:50 pm

Rock in Missouri

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

I asked what the team’s inclusion in the Tour de Georgia would mean for Rock re: the Tour of Missouri.

“It really helps us in our bid to go into anything that Medalist Sports is doing. I think what happened in the Tour of…

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04.18.2008 4:37 pm

More Michael Ball

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

I asked him about UCI President Pat McQuaid saying Rock was good for the sport, but that he maybe shouldn’t have signed guys implicated in Puerto (Tyler Hamilton, Oscar Sevilla, Santiago Botero) and that he should have worked within the…

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04.18.2008 4:25 pm

Michael Ball, sort of live

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

First question was based on Rock Racing suing to get into the Tour de Georgia, then reaching a settlement to get in the race after Saunier Duval withdrew. This on top of three riders being banned from the Tour of California…

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04.18.2008 4:20 pm

10 Speed teaser: Michael Ball

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Colorful Michael Ball, the owner of Rock Racing, is set to be on a teleconference momentarily, and 10 Speed is on the call.

Gonna attempt to disseminate parts of the call as it unfolds. Ain’t the Internet great?

–30–

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04.15.2008 5:28 pm

Rock Racing gets spot in Tour de Georgia

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Just got this release from happenin’ Rock Racing, touting its inclusion in the Tour de Georgia as a result of Saunier Duval’s withdrawal and an out-of-court settlement with Medalist Sports. (Rock had sued the TdG organizer for inclusion into the…

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04.05.2008 4:08 pm

Rock’s stars are rockin’

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Rock Racing’s Tyler Hamilton, Oscar Sevilla and Santiago Botero were barred from the Tour of California because their names have been implicated in the two-year-old Opercion Puerto scandal, tho none have been charged with a doping violation relating to Puerto.

Yet,…

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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.…

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03.31.2008 8:16 pm

Weekend cycling update

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Big day for American teams at Criterium International: Big Jens Voight of U.S.-sponsored CSC won the Criterium International for the fourth time, building a big enough lead in the second stage Sunday to be able to coast defending it in the time trial…

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