Posted: Wed, Nov 5th
The Explainer: Grudge or intimidation?Dear Explainer, I apologize if this is a dumb question, but when I heard Lance Armstrong was going to race the Giro next year I was confused. Wasn't there a warrant for his arrest or something of that nature in Italy for something akin to witness intimidation?Rick ...
Posted: Wed, Oct 29th
The Explainer - Why not block?Dear Explainer guy,Why is blocking such a rarely used tactic? It seems that when there is a long breakaway that teams with riders in the break do not block or slow down the chase. Why is that? More typically, these riders do not take a turn at the front. I would think it ...
Posted: Wed, Oct 22nd
Why draft on the big climbs?Dear VeloNews,For years, I’ve been watching the Tour, the Giro and the Vuelta and can’t understand how people — especially announcers — continually refer to riders having an advantage when they have teammates setting tempo on a big climb.While I understand ...
Posted: Wed, Oct 15th
Kohl admits dopingTour de France king of the mountain Bernhard Kohl admitted on Wednesday that he had doped in preparation for this year’s race.
In a Wednesday evening press conference in Vienna, Austria, Kohl took full responsibility for a “bad decision,” driven at least in part by the ...
Posted: Wed, Oct 15th
The Explainer: What about those (suspect) stage 'wins?'Dear VeloNews,So now that Ricardo Riccò, Stefan Schumacher, Leonardo Piepoli and Bernhard Kohl have all tested positive for CERA, what happens to the results they achieved during the Tour de France? Riccò, Schumacher and Piepoli “won” five stages among them and ...
Posted: Wed, Oct 8th
Why so long for Schumy?Dear VeloNews, Can someone explain this? Sure, I'm happy that Stefan Schumacher and Leonardo Piepoli have been caught using EPO, but can anyone explain why it took three ...
Posted: Sat, Sep 20th
2008 Vuelta a España: Live Updates - Stage 2001:22 PM: Good day and welcometo VeloNews.com's Live Coverage of the 20th stage of the 2008 Vuelta a España, a 17.1-kilometer individual time trial from La ...
Posted: Mon, Sep 8th
2008 Vuelta a España: Live Updates - Stage 912:18 PM: Good day and welcometo VeloNews.com's Live Coverage of the ninth stage of the 2008 Vuelta a España, a 200.8-kilometer ride from Vielha to ...
Posted: Sun, Sep 7th
2008 Vuelta a España: Live Updates - Stage 801:14 PM: Good day and welcometo VeloNews.com's Live Cverage of the eighth stage of the 2008 Vuelta a Espana, a 151 race from Andorra to a mountain-tip ...
Posted: Sat, Sep 6th
2008 Vuelta a España: Live Updates - Stage 701:32 PM: Good day and welcometo VeloNews.com's Live Coverage of the seventh stage of the 2008 Vuelta a Espana, a 223.2-kilometer race from Barbastro to a ...
Posted: Fri, Sep 5th
La Vuelta a España: Contador, Sastre ready for the battle aheadAs the organizer of the third of the world’s three grand tours, Victor Cordero spotted a unique opportunity to turn the 2008 Vuelta a Espana into something special when Spaniard Alberto Contador won this year’s Giro d’Italia.
Posted: Mon, Sep 1st
2008 Vuelta a España: Live Updates - Stage 301:23 PM: Good day and welcometo VeloNews.com's Live Coverage of the third stage of the 2008 Vuelta a Espana, a 168.6-kilometer ride from Jaen to ...
