By Paul Andrews, BI editor on July 17, 2010
A relatively quiet sprinter’s stage before the storm of Sunday’s entrance into the remorseless Pyrenees.
Posted in Tour de France | Tagged alessandro ballan, alessandro petacchi, alexander vinokourov, Mark Cavendish, massif central, pyrenees, revel, rodez, thor hushovd, tour de france 2010 stage 13, tyler farrar
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 29, 2010
Although not as dramatic as previous mountain stages, today’s race over Gavia Pass summed up the majestic beauty — and arduousness — of this year’s Giro.
Posted in Racing | Tagged alexander vinokourov, Cadel Evans, carlos sastre, gavia pass, giro d'italia 2010 stage 20, ivan basso, jobst brandt, palo alto bicycles
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 23, 2010
In the hopefully post-doping era of this year’s Giro, riders are showing what true champions are made of.
Posted in Racing | Tagged alexander vinokourov, Cadel Evans, giro d'italia 2010 stage 15, ivan basso, monte zoncolan
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 19, 2010
Four words for Alexander Vinokourov and Cadel Evans: What were you thinking?
Posted in Racing | Tagged alexander vinokourov, Bernard HInault, Cadel Evans, carlos sastre, Eddy Merckx, giro d'italia 2010, giro d'italia stage 11 2010, lance armstrong, riche porte
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 17, 2010
Backwash from bike wheels in a pack … yum! Kudos to the world’s greatest bike racers for gutting out a sloppy stage.
Posted in Racing | Tagged alexander vinokourov, Cadel Evans, Filippo Pozzato, giro d'italia 2010, matthew goss, tyler farrar
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 10, 2010
The humble, arrogant, soft-spoken, trash–talking, reticent, blabbermouthed comeback kid/old man has done it again.
Posted in Racing | Tagged alexander vinokourov, giro d'italia 2010, wouter weylandt
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 19, 2010
Alexander Vinokourov’s drug ban is over, so like Michael Rasmussen, he’s ready for another go on the Tour. Vino says he won’t be pursuing a title, but if something should happen to team leader Contador, we would assume all bets are off. The Tour de France 2010 is shaping up as the biggest Dopers Reunion [...]
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged alexander vinokourov, blood doping, michael rasmussen, tour de france 2010, tyler hamilton