The real fun begins with stage 3 of Paris-Nice as the riders follow the Rhone river south from Fleurie to the hills outside Saint Etienne. This 165.5 km stage includes several category 2 and 3 climbs and finishes with the category 1 Col del la Croix de Chaubouret (1201 m).
The stage starts at 11:49 […]

Well, we set the race up the best we could have for Trent. Sadly, he crashed into a pole avoiding another crash and broke his bike. Since the peloton was split to pieces every where, we were a ways behind in the car. So no spare bike.
His teammates couldn’t help much either, as […]

The first stage here at Tirreno started up in typical Italian style: slow, relaxed, and with plenty of loud conversation. After about 30 km, a little flurry of attacks launched the long bomb break and the rest of us settled back into cruise mode.
The last time up the small climb on the circuit the […]

Today was horrible - very wet and very cold. I had my fastest crash ever, hitting the deck at 60+km/h on a straight descent. People in front of me went down and slid for what seemed like an infinite amount of time. Fortunately Rebellin, Sanchez, Schumacher, Bertognilli were there which meant we had a […]

At 201 km, stage 2 is the second longest stage of Paris-Nice. After getting off to a flat, fast start out of Nevers, the race heads southeast into the hills outside Belleville, where the riders will finish up with three category 3 and one category 2 climb.
The stage starts at 11:50 am and finishes […]

After 201 km of miserably wet weather, crashes and general chaos, Trent Lowe (picture left w/JV thumbs up) held his own with the front group and managed to take over the white best young rider jersey during stage 2. His performance also moved him up from 6th to 5th in the overall classification.
David […]

With Paris-Nice taking place up north under some brutal conditions, I won’t lie and say that any of us down here on the mediterranian coast of Italy are wishing we were there right now. We’re staying right on the water about 60 km up from Rome.
Those of us who came down directly from Eroica […]

Canadian cycling magazine Pedal profiled Canadian star Ryder Hesjedal, who talks about his accomplishments andngoals for 2008, life with Slipstream/Chipotle and facial hair.