SB Nation User Blog: steph-

Analysis: Fight for Tour green jersey is between Cavendish and Hushovd

steph- — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:11:19 -0000

Analysis: Fight for Tour green jersey is between Cavendish and Hushovd

Cycling Weekly - by Lionel Birnie

Mark Cavendish sprinted as hard for his 16th place in Barcelona as he had to win in Brignoles and La Grande-Motte and get third place in Perpignan.

Had he finished two places worse off, in 18th, he'd have seen the green jersey switch to the shoulders of the stage winner Thor Hushovd......

Tour de France, cycling a clash of cultures for Americans, Europeans

steph- — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:38:41 -0000

Tour de France, cycling a clash of cultures for Americans, Europeans

from Sports illustrated - By Alexander Wolff, SI.com

Alberto Contador is a 26-year-old professional bike racer from Spain who in two seasons has won the Tours of France, Italy and his homeland. It's a feat matched by only four other riders in history, and by last fall Contador's performances had depleted the European press of its supply of superlatives. Then, in March, wearing the yellow leader's jersey one week into the Paris-Nice stage race.....

[Ed. - updated title to reflect original piece's correction from "class of cultures"]

JerkStrong - How Lance Armstrong is like Sarah Palin.

steph- — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:36:14 -0000

JerkStrong - How Lance Armstrong is like Sarah Palin.

from Slate....By Bill Gifford

Is Lance Armstrong running for something? Had you shown up for the prologue of the Tour of California back in February you might have thought so. Thousands of fans crammed against barricades to see Armstrong's first race on American soil in almost four years, a 2.4-mile loop around the state capitol in Sacramento......

Kim Kirchen (Team Columbia-HTC) Recovers from Broken Collarbone in Time to Ride the Tour de France.

steph- — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:55:52 -0000

Kim Kirchen (Team Columbia-HTC) Recovers from Broken Collarbone in Time to Ride the Tour de France.

I was able to spend a few minutes chatting with Kim Kirchen earlier this season. I rather liked his view of riding the Tour as a Classics rider.

PROMAN Women’s Professional Cycling Team Establishes a New Junior Development Program

steph- — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:34:45 -0000

PROMAN Women’s Professional Cycling Team Establishes a New Junior Development Program

PROMAN Women’s Professional Cycling Team is doing something quite exciting. They are taking the men's U23 team concept and applying it to young women racing in the US. PROMAN is actively developing young women to race in Europe and prepare for the Olumpics. I spoke with Proman's general manager Nicola Cranmer and their star sprinter Shelley Olds recently for podiuminsight.com

Keep an eye on one of their young stars...phenom Coryn RIvera....who has already won 21 national titles in road, track, and cyclocross - http://www.corynrivera.com/

Interview with Yaroslav Popovych – Happy to be back riding for Bruyneel and Astana.

steph- — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:19:51 -0000

Interview with Yaroslav Popovych – Happy to be back riding for Bruyneel and Astana.

"Coming back to Astana is like coming home for me."

It was pretty obvious from his huge smile and easy going disposition that Yaroslav Popovych was ecstatic to be back with Bruyneel and riding for Astana.

Bicycle and beer museum, or pipe dream?

steph- — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:18:54 -0000

Bicycle and beer museum, or pipe dream?

Where some developers recently saw a demolition and a parking lot, LaRiviere sees a dream. "A bicycle museum — 'slash' — beer garden," he said, plus a wall filled with graffiti art. "That's what I want to build."

A Special Greeting for crashdan

steph- — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:50:04 -0000

crashdan.....your new fan, Emilia, would like to send you a special greeting in hopes that this will help you get over your rather nasty cold. She was bummed that you were ill this morning and hopes you can meet her next year at either the Tour of California or the Redlands Classics. She was quite excited that you were able to watch her race the Downtown Crit on Saturday. Emilia is a fantastic sprinter!

Get well Dan! (smile)

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