SB Nation User Blog: orangekick

1hr long interview with Johan Bruyneel

orangekick — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:06:56 -0000

Johan Bruyneel is the latest sports professional to grace the radio waves at the Competitors Radio show with Bob Babbitt and Paul Huddle.

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Johan Bruyneel was the mastermind behind Lance Armstrong's seven consecutive Tour de France titles. We had the rare opportunity over at The Trek Superstore in San Diego on Saturday July 12th to film and record a one-on-one interview with Johan in front of a crowd estimated at over 300. Johan's new book is entitled WE MIGHT AS WELL WIN. Johan is a great interview.

recorded July 12/2008

http://www.competitorradio.com/details.php?show=253

podcast download link

Gusev fired by Astana over suspected doping

orangekick — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:13:48 -0000

Russian Gusev fired by Astana over suspected doping

MONTLUCON, France, July 25 (Reuters) - Russian cyclist Vladimir Gusev has been fired by Astana on suspicion of doping, the team said on Friday.

Astana, who are not taking part in this year's Tour de France, carry out internal tests on their riders and when the data is considered abnormal the cyclist is fired.

"Astana has terminated the contract of...Gusev due to irregular values," the Kazakhstan-funded team said in a statement, underlining that Gusev had not failed a dope test.

"The values were gathered during internal out-of-competition tests under the supervision of Dr Rasmus Damsgaard."

Astana, the team of Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain, were not invited to this year's race because of their past doping record.

Reinventing the wheel

orangekick — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:42:25 -0000

A positive magazine article on the sport of cycling featuring the Canadian bike company we all know and love -- Cervelo...!

ROB Magazine.

Here's some interesting quotes:

"How do you make the case that it's all about the bikes when headlines scream it's really about the medicine cabinet?"

"The partners believe it's the health- and fitness-conscious baby boomers who will ultimately drive Cervélo's business forward."

"Some observers go so far as to claim cycling is the new golf."

"It's one of the last intense physical activities you can do before you kick the bucket"

"All those A-type personalities can't do marathons because their knees are shot, but they can still ride."

Vuelta a California: Stage 3... LIVE!

orangekick — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:10:55 -0000

Light Rain

Feels Like:
8°
Barometer:
1019 mb and steady
Humidity:
90%
Visibility:
2.41 km
Dewpoint:
7°
Wind:
Calm

[editor's note, by chris] Thanks Orangekick for starting this off; I got waylaid... The stage should look similar to yesterday's (scenery aside... though I understand Sacramento is the Milan of the Central Valley now ;-0). One of the better elements to the race early on is the diversity and proliferation of incentives to chase. Astana may be committed to waiting for someone else to take up the reins, but a number of other teams now must be feeling the heat to make a run at the GC or a stage... and will be drilling back the inevitable breaks.

Giro di Missouri: Stage 5... Live!

orangekick — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:41:37 -0000

The fifth stage of the Tour of Missouri -- 207km of roads from Jefferson City to St. Charles, Missouri.

Tour de France 2007 in Google Earth

orangekick — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:07:28 -0000

As in the previous two years, biking enthusiasts have put together the details on the routes for all stages of this year's Tour de France

http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/06/tour_de_france_2007.html

Hey Gang...

One of my favorite accessories is the Garmin Edge GPS-- not to keep track of my heart rate, or worse, my average speed (I don't race, why would I train?). But to collect and store all of my rides, since I approach my bicycle with the idea that I'm sightseeing with a flair for high performance.

Anyway,

The joy in this tool is seeing the trackpoints overlaid on a map, and my opinion this is the single best way of to optimize the routes that I chose for a ride.

I use a program called "Ascent" on my iMac to maintain a catalog of my rides. Tracks are displayed in a browser window organized by weeks, months and years. A track can be opened and displayed against various satellite and topo maps. You can also directly export the data into Google Earth-- for a "fly-by."

--and be sure to check out Team-Milram's data @ Motionbased:

http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/user/team-milram

Giro d"Italia stages can be viewed here and exported to Google Earth for some cool close-ups of some fabulous countryside.

OLN Canada to cover another Tour de France

orangekick — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:20:29 -0000

for those of us who were stressed with the name change of the American affiliate without corresponding changes here at home.

Fear not...!

OLN preps another Tour de France
by Jesse Kohl

OLN has release the broadcast sked for its exclusive coverage of the Tour de France, airing July 7-29. The 23-day broadcast will mark OLN's seventh year covering the prestigious cycling event as riders compete for the yellow jersey. Sponsors for this year's tour include Canadian high-end cycle maker Cervélo, Specialized, Molson and War Amps.

http://www.mediaincanada.com/articles/mic/20070621/tour.html

enuff of the dope talk, let's talk about my crotch...!

orangekick — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:00:41 -0000

What's the best way to avoid saddle chaffing?

Oddly enough, I don't get chaffed on rides less than 50km, anything more I'm screaming bloody murder. Typically I like to ride 3 hours a day-- 4 hours depending how chaffed my bottom becomes-- back 10 or 15 years ago chaffing wasn't a issue because the chamois was made from leather.

yes, those were the days.