May was a full gas type of month. The Assault on Mt. Mitchell, which is a big deal in the Carolinas, was just as the Amgen Tour of California was kicking off mid-May. After covering the Assaults we flew to California to catch up on Stage 4, the first big mountain stage. After that there was...

We are over halfway through the month of April (AKA spring classics month) and knee deep into the Monuments of cycling. These Monuments are cycling’s Seven Wonders of the World and include Milan-San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bastone-Leige, and the Giro di Lombardia. Of...

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...

A press release sent by the Team Astana management used a phrase that was as obvious as Andy Schleck’s attack on the Col du Tourmalet. “Alberto Contador no longer wishes to ride for the Astana team with whom he won two Tours de France, the Giro d’Italia and Tour Spain. For...

We are now in full count down mode to the 2010 Tour de France and if you’ve been listening to the experts you might think that the battle for the top spot of the podium is a done deal. Alberto Contador, without a doubt, has been head and shoulders above his competition so far this ...