Though the players were the same, the outcome of today’s final sprint for stage 5 of the Volta a Portugal was slightly different. With some team sacrifice and a strong lead-out from the Argyle Armada, Tyler Farrar (above) was in perfect position position for the sprint where he took second to Francisco Pacheco (winner of […]

Austin Murphy of Sport Illustrated reports on Taylor Phinney’s Olympic bid and his fast rise as a cycling talent.
From the article: “A year ago, the kid didn’t know the individual pursuit from Trivial Pursuit. But Connie explained it to him — she’s a former world champion in the discipline — and he decided to […]

I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel in terms of my recovery. I’ve had a pretty relaxed summer, although it has definitely been the most difficult period of my life up to this point. Traumatic brain injuries are so frustrating in so many ways. I never imagined how many […]

Mike Friedman riding with Madison partner Bobby Lea competed in the fast 50 km Madison today in the Laoshan Velodrome in Beijing. The 200-lap race included sixteen sprints. The Americans started out hot finishing second in the second sprint and first in the third sprint before losing ground on the field.
Olympic Track Cycling Madison […]

Making his Olympic debut, Mike “Meatball” Friedman (USA) will be competing today in the 50 km Madison race at the Laoshan Cycling Complex in Beijing, China.
The race is scheduled to run from 17:30-18:25 Beijing Time.

After a day of recovery, stage 5 eases the riders back into the hills with a couple of lesser climbs and a 186 km long course.
Today’s stage starts at 12:45 and finishes at 17:20.

The 41st edition of the Tour du Limousin starts with the shortest, easiest stage of the four day race. The 166 km course does however include a short climb - le Maupuy - that the riders will climb by both sides before finishing in Gueret.
Today’s stage starts at 12:30 and finishes between 16:16-16:39.
Team Garmin-Chipotle […]

The risk of crashing on a bike is to a considerable extent decided simply by how much time a person spends out on the bike. While race time is obviously the time we see and think about most with our guys, in fact they spend a lot more time on the bike outside of racing. […]