Lance Armstrong-riding into the sunset?

Well I called it wrong the other day. I looked into my Magic 8-Ball and asked, “Will Lance attack on stage 13?” The answer was in the affirmative but I guess even Magic 8-Balls have an off day. Then Armstrong, in what later was described as a planned attack, joined a break that actually stayed [...]

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Tour de France Drinking Game

Drinking games are almost a rite of passage for a member of the Browne family. In honor of my Irish dad I’m sharing this version of the family tradition which combines two things he loves: watching the Tour de France and drinking. If you are participating in my Versus Tour de France daily online live [...]

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Lance Armstrong: What’s next?

With Lance Armstrong’s European racing retirement just a couple of weeks away, what’s up next for the seven-time Tour de France champion? At this point rumors abound on what his next move might be. In the short term he’s still racing the Tour and with his chance of winning the overall completely gone, his only [...]

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Lance Armstrong: The Painful End of an Era

This was the stage where the Tour de France was truly going to start. Stage 8 offered up two category 1 climbs–guaranteed to shake up the general classification. Little did we know that this stage was now going to be forever known as the place where Lance Armstrong’s Tour de France career came to an [...]

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The Floyd Landis exclusive!

Out of the blue I received a phone call. My source – code name “Balls Deep” was on the other end speaking Pig Latin. I’ll spare you the Pig Latin, but translated my contact relayed this exciting bit of information, “Word from behind the car wash is that Landis is riding again.” What?! I made [...]

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Tour of Flanders photos from the locals

My G’ville buddies made the hop across the pond to Belgium, the home of the Classics, witnessing the Tour of Flanders first hand. And when your connections include Rich Hincapie of Hincapie Sportswear, clothing sponsor of BMC, you know they got hooked up. Randy Owens had his trigger finger on the camera and shot some [...]

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Cycling fans tip: A little red makes a big difference

This past weekend the cyclocross world championships were held in the Czech Republic. In a sport dominated by Belgians it was not surprising to see the Lion of Flanders flag throughout the course, at times practically draped across the course forcing riders to almost ride through the symbol of the Flemish. This weekend at a [...]

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Floyd Landis nails time trial at the Tour of Bahamas

If you read my previous post you know that Floyd Landis is participating in the Tour of the Bahamas this weekend. He just emailed me the hot news from day one of the race – the time trial. “All that drinking is starting to pay off. I beat the course record set by Zman [David [...]

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2010 speculations and musings

The racing season is right around the corner and all the pro teams are counting the days till their specific race rendezvous. Taking a quick glance at the various team sites you can see where riders will be. In the case of Kenda p/b Geargrinders it’s the Tour de Taiwan in March. The Tour of [...]

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Nature Valley Grand Prix

The Nature Valley Grand Prix is a six-day stage race in Minneapolis, Minnesota. And in this land of a thousand lakes the locals love an outside festival. This was one of those great summer moments when the hardy natives can disregard their thermal wear and don summer gear. Packed like sardines, the masses cheer, yell [...]

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