This Day in Doping: "Pure Tour" no more?
About that “Pure Tour” of 2009? It’s getting closer to dirty. Spaniard Mikel Astarioza’s breakaway seemed unreal on the 16th stage. Now it seems it … Read more
This Day in Doping: Making cycling look clean
Update: Brit cycling star Bradley Wiggins is making his blood profile public…let’s see a baseball player do THAT! It was decent of Major League Baseball … Read more
Members question direction of Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
Can a professionally run mountain bike organization also be a socially vibrant club? Or, as one Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance member put it at a … Read more
Daily Roundup: Bleet the heat, banned cyclists, NoTubes lawsuit, Lance boosts Tour TV and more
It’s hot, may reach 101 degrees in Seattle, making it the hottest day ever … recorded … in history. Right now we’re at 94, I’m … Read more
This Day in Doping: Chief downplays 'clean Tour'
Bicycle.net has a great update on the “clean Tour” of 2009, but as Prudhomme notes, it’s too early to declare victory. For one thing, detection … Read more
Daily Roundup: New Mojo, Bike stimulus funding, Jill Kintner on Mont Ste. Anne and more
Ibis has announced a 6-inch version of its killer Mojo carbon fiber frame. The geometry is slacker but I can’t imagine a ton of difference … Read more
Calendar reminder: Kranked 'Revolve' premier Thursday
See Kranked’s latest “Revolve” mountain-biking film and benefit your trails at the same time — head for North Bend Theater Thursday evening at 6:30 and … Read more
Armstrong Courting Schleck(s) for Radio Shack Team?
It was a small gesture, barely noticed. But when Lance Armstrong placed his left hand on Andy Schleck’s right shoulder and congratulated him “warmly” on … Read more
This Day in Doping: Rasmussen 'rejected,' 2008 Tour revisited, A scientific analysis analyzed
Bicycle.net: UCI opposes letting Michael Rasmussen, the 2007 Tour “winner” who was kicked off his team as he was poised to take the yellow jersey … Read more
See Colours and Puke: The joy of Whistler
Every year I go to Whistler expecting it to show signs of Moab Disorder. Moab of course used to be the center of the mountain … Read more