By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 9, 2010
This time around, Mr. Clean Wiens will have two Tour de France big shots to contend with.
Posted in Racing | Tagged Dave Wiens, lance armstrong, Leadville 100, Levi Leipheimer
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 20, 2010
If the Landis accusations are truthful, here’s how Lance could help the cycling world shake its black cloud and move on.
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged blood doping, cycling doping, Dave Wiens, david zabriskie, EPO, floyd landis, George Hincapie, johan bruyneel, lance armstrong, Leadville 100, Levi Leipheimer, steroids, Tour de France
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 6, 2010
Folders are hot! The ugly ripple effect when a major retailer closes its doors. Bicycle insurance: Idea whose time has come? With more folks, especially Gen/pick your letter/ers, relying on bikes only for transportation, maybe so. If it does happen it will tell us something about a major demographic shift. Insurance always runs the numbers […]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged bicycle insurance, Dave Wiens, folders, marin dirtbowl.net
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 27, 2009
SeattleLikesBikes: Why planners need — really need — the reality check of actual bike riders. “One intersection that looked fine on paper turned out to be a spot where a new streetcar track would be a nightmare hazard for cyclists.” Bicycle Retailer: Crankworx attendance was up despite crappy weather. Really? It didn’t feel that way. […]
Posted in Lance's Chances, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Racing | Tagged bicycle planning, Bike Expo, Crankworx 2009, Dave Wiens, jill kintner, Leadville 100, Melissa Buhl
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 17, 2009
Today’s heroes: Septuagenarian cyclists still going strong, an inspiration to all of us callow sexagenarian cyclists. Mark the calendar: Seattle Bike-In is this Sunday at Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill. Cycle Killer, qu’est-ce que ce? On September 28, David Byrne will be at Town Hall with his new book, Bicycle Diaries. A $30 ticket […]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Racing | Tagged Crankworx, Dave Wiens, David Byrne, jill kintner, lance armstrong, Leadville 100, Seattle Bike-In
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 14, 2009
…but wishing I could be in two places at once, as long as the other one was Leadville Colo. Some quick links, then I gotta go RIDE! PinkBike has the rundown on the big Slopestyle course tomorrow. It may be tamer than last year, but that’s probably good. Too many crashes last year. Looking it […]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged Dave Wiens, Kokanee Crankworx 2009, lance armstrong, Leadville 100, Travis Brown
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 9, 2009
Lance Armstrong is now King of Colorado, sending a message to Dave Wiens re Saturday’s Leadville 100 joust. Lance is looking real strong, dusting the field at the Colorado state mountain bike championships in Snowmass. Wiens did not compete. There’s some simmering resentment that Lance, who has a house in Aspen but is from Austin […]
Posted in Lance's Chances, Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged Dave Wiens, lance armstrong, Leadville 100
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 2, 2009
At a glance, it’s Lance. For his epic rematch of last year’s stirring mano-a-mano Leadville 100, Lance Armstrong appears loaded for bear. A full season of racing under his belt, including the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France (a twofer he’s never done before). Pretty much full recovery from his broken collarbone. A year of […]
Posted in Lance's Chances, Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged chris carmichael, Dave Wiens, lance armstrong, Leadville 100
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on July 2, 2009
This Day in Drugs: Thomas Dekker is out of the Tour for doping…in 2007! Think the UCI honchos are trying to send a message here? Wonder how many of Lance’s old samples they have lying around, waiting for some new technology to analyze? BC Bike Race, Day 3: Morons are removing course flags to screw […]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, This Day in Doping | Tagged BC Bike Race, cascade bicycle club, Dave Wiens, lance armstrong, thomas dekker, Tour de France, tyler farrar