What’s a blog without a music video?

‘Specially one with a shoutout to Missouri’s own … Miss Sheryl Crow, who summited Alpe d’Huez a few years back. Different coast, but the tune fits the theme of Day 1 in the Tour de Georgia.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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?

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The lineups have been set and the Tour de Georgia is shaping up to be a fantastic race, a heavyweight bout for bragging rights as America’s team.

You have the remnants of Lance Armstrong’s old Discovery Channel team in the…

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…

According to cyclingnews.com, Saunier Duval has withdrawn from the Tour de Georgia, citing a spate of injuries.

Could this mean that Rock Racing, which has sued to get into the race, will be on the starting line on Monday?

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