The Victoria Times Colonist talks to national cycling hero Ryder Hesjedal about his debut at the Tour de France and his stance as “…a clean athlete who is as upright as them come…”
From the article: “There are more clean riders than ever — the Tour has seen uglier days — but there are still always […]

Today’s 165.5 km flat to rolling stage 19 is made for the sprinters. If the battle for the green points jersey is still tight, this will be a good stage to follow.
Stage 19 is scheduled to start at 13:30 and finish between 17:06-17:26.

Another quiet day for the peloton, stage 19 rolled out under hot, sunny skies in Central France. A break of two took the first two places, with the rest of the peloton rolling in just over a minute behind. Julian Dean (right) was 8th in the field sprint - finishing 10th on the stage […]

The South China Morning Post features Taylor Phinney and his Olympic debut this August. “Two-time world junior cycling champ Taylor Phinney hopes to follow in his parents’ footsteps and reach the Olympic podium….”

For years bike racers have lived on pasta as their primary source of carbohydrates. Jonathan Vaughters has often said that he’ll never eat pasta again as long as he lives! At least the over-cooked pasta that is served in most of the race hotels around the world, the exception being the hotels at the […]

Location:Loire, Puy de Dome & Allier, France

Overview:Team Garmin-Chipotle riders are recording the stages of the 2008 Tour de France with their Garmin Edge 705s for all you data hungry fans out there. Each day we will feature one rider and his data.
Today’s 165.5 km flat to rolling stage 19 is made for the […]

Provided courtesy of Saris Cycling Group
My older brother and his wife are going to have a baby in three weeks. It will be their first child — the first of our family’s next generation. Between baby showers and trips to ‘Babies R Us,’ I’ve been taking every opportunity to make fun of him, razing […]

Another medium mountain today, the 196.5 km stage 18 includes a few surprises that could prove challenging for any weary legs. There’s one category 2, one category 3 and and one category 4 climb with grades ranging from 5-9%. The rolling finish into Saint-Etienne should be a fast one.
Stage 18 is scheduled to start at […]