I’ve been called by various people the joker of the cycling industry, described as “someone who loves the sport enough to laugh at it” and I often enjoy a joke at my own expense. I’ve also been known to get into fights, yell at people, drink more than what is socially acceptable and be too competitive. For good or bad all of these traits I get from my Irish dad. He was the original, “Shit my dad says” saying the most outrageous things to get a rise out of people. My British mom passed on more sensible genes and better ears than the ones dad has protruding from his head. Last month, just before I was about to go live on my...
Tour of Utah –...
posted by BrowneEyeMedia
We’ve had some exciting stage race news of late, the Tour of Colorado…err… The Quiznos Pro Challenge was announced. The Colorado stage race is light on details but with Lance Armstrong being the Colorado governor’s BFF I’m sure the first year will go off without...
Two Pro Cyclists see...
posted by BrowneEyeMedia
This past Sunday the third annual Brentwood Grand Prix took place in sunny Southern California. The field contained two national champions from two different cycling specialties – reigning time trial champion David Zabriskie and former criterium national champion Rahsaan Bahati. Two...
Will Women’s B...
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It’s the age-old issue – equal pay for equal work. For bike racing this is a touchy subject as men and women’s prize lists are rarely equal. Not only is the pay rarely equal but the race distances are also significantly shorter. Local race promoters are stuck between a rock...
Alberto Contador – T...
posted by Neil
Right after the Tour de France screeches to a halt in Paris, the transfer season starts. During the Tour we are teased with tidbits of information of where riders might end up. Rumors were rampant about the two hottest properties on the market: Alberto Contador and the Schleck Brothers (I know...
