What an Incredible Tour de France (so far)!

This has been a fantastic Tour thus far.  In my opinion it’s been the best in many years, hand’s down.  Each stage has brought drama; from the opening Prologue Time Trial, through the initial flat sprinter’s stages (culminating with Mark Canvendish’ lead-out man, Mark Renshaw, being dismissed from the Tour) through yesterday’s exciting and controversial [...]

Fabian’s Alleged Mechanical Doping

Hey riders,

A video is floating around on YouTube that raises the question of whether Fabian Cancellara is riding a “doped bike” in his huge Spring Classics victories at Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders earlier this year.

Check out the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nd13ARuvVE

The theory is that he has an electric motor concealed in his frame which is [...]

Hot Deal on 2010 Bikes!

I just learned of an unadvertised sale on brand new 2010 bikes from Trek, Cervelo and Gary Fisher that you should know about.  This is an unadvertised sale, so you’ll only hear about it through word of mouth. 

Penn Cycle is offering a 20% discount for THIS WEEKEND ONLY,  Feb 5 – 7, 2010.  Brand new, [...]

Lance, Leadville and Hollywood

Lance is a lightning rod.  People either love him or hate him.  With Lance, there’s no middle ground.  One thing you CAN say about Lance though, is that he has re-ignited interest for cycling, for the Tour and the other races he does, namely the Leadville Trail 100.

The key feature of this 100 mile MTB [...]

Back In The Saddle

Hi Cyclists,

I’ve been out of touch for the past couple weeks, and I apologize.  Some things came up that required much of my time and attention and couldn’t be avoided.  Sorry about that, but I’m back so let’s get going!

Tomorrow’s post will focus on the “Transition” period, which is that 2-4 week time period following [...]