Well, we’re here for the first big Classic of the season. It’s one of my favorite races of the year, but also one of the most stressful. Though the early morning start in Milan is always relaxed with a strange, dull, cold Milan-feeling about it, the mood is soon blanketed by what’s to come.
After […]

Well, we got the invitation to the ball. I think everyone in this organization has worked beyond hard to make this happen. So this is a bit of a reward for that. The funny (ironic) thing is, now that we’ve gotten the invite, the real work begins.
Getting the invitation to the big ball means you’ve […]

We can now officially remove Maggy (Magnus Backstedt) from our Injured Reserves list.
Tuesday, he completed the difficult 7-day Italian stage race Tirreno-Adriatico. He finished (how shall I say it?) well back. But given his Tour of Qatar crash in January, and the surgical repair of his fractured right clavicle in London the next […]

Alert Slipstream/Chipotle fan Chris Legget wrote from Nevada with this query. Seems legit. What’s the consensus?
“I have just one question: Is David Zabriskie trying to look like Kevin Costner in American Flyers?” - CL

What a week! The last few days have been a bit rough and I have to admit I am glad to have them behind me. This was my second Paris-Nice, and after last year’s race, which was on an “easier” course, I knew what I was in for before the race started. Nevertheless, I […]

Milano-San Remo, this was the race that woke me up to the fact there was more to bike racing than the Tour de France. Living in Hong Kong and not having any family who were into cycling meant that I learnt about the sport through magazines and books and old tapes of races. Milan-San Remo […]

PezCycling interviews Directeur Sportif Matt White about his new job, upcoming Italian races, and argyle.

Canadian Cyclist features a Q&A with Ryder Hesjedal, current Canadian time trial champion. Ryder is fresh off his 8th place finish overall in the challenging Tirreno-Adriatico.
Said Ryder: “This is definitely one of the better results I’ve had. This is a hard race. You’ve got to be there every day; it’s a race decided […]