Monthly Archives: July 2009

Santa Cruz: We can’t afford Tour of California

The city of Santa Cruz, California, will consider at next Tuesday’s city council meeting whether to commit to hosting a stage of the 2010 Tour of California. The city has had to cut tens of millions of dollars from its budget due to falling tax receipts, and Santa Cruz is looking for other areas to read more »

Ready? Okay! TdF Stage 19

*** SPOILERS *** What do we call Cav’s victory salute today? The cheerleader “Ready? Okay!” Or did Cav look more like a drum majorette as he crossed the finish line today? He looks happy to have this win — his 5th stage win in the 2009 Tour de France — even if there’s no chance read more »

TdF Stage 18: Otra pregunta

While everybody else rode today’s time trial stage with black wheels, Lance Armstrong turned some heads with another pretty cool art bike from artist Yoshimoto Nara. Even his teammate, Alberto Contador, got a little stylish with his aero wheel. *** SPOILERS *** Contador’s amazing performance today is prompting questions on doping, which Contador declines to read more »

Team RadioShack?

It looks like Lance Armstrong will race for Team Radio Shack in 2010. RadioShack and Lance to Form New Cycling Team in 2010 — powered by http://www.livestrong.com I gotta say, I sure didn’t see that one coming. But we know it’s real because the website has a black and yellow theme. In other Tour de read more »

2009 Tour of Missouri start times

JEFFERSON CITY, MO (July 22, 2009) — Event organizers and Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder today announced the start and estimated finish times for each of the seven stages for the third Tour of Missouri professional cycling race, scheduled for September 7-13, 2009. The following cities will play host to a leg of the 2009 read more »

They’re groomed like precious poodles

A comment about fixed gear bikes — “They’re groomed like precious poodles.” Seth Godin: Winning on the uphill. Check out this grocery getter bike. Wow. It even folds. Via. Is Sunday Streets the next Critical Mass? It’s illegal to bike to school in James Kunstler’s hometown. Bike Hugger: Disc brake conversion. Tahoe Trail Building: “The read more »