The Volta a Portugal takes a day off before the race hits the mountains in earnest.

WGN Radio in Chicago interviews Christian Vande Velde on his Olympic experience in Beijing, life in Girona, Spain and the Schleck brothers.

VeloNews profiles Dr. Julie Emmerman, a psychotherapist who specializes in athletes and who also happens to work with several of Team Garmin-Chipotle’s cyclists.
From the article: “So often athletes are put on a pedestal and looked at as beyond the realm of human suffering,” said Dr. Emmerman. “But just because you are privileged athletically doesn’t mean […]

Giving it their all to the end, Team Garmin-Chipotle wrapped up the 2008 Tour of Utah with four riders finishing in the top 15 of the final time trial. Tom Danielson (right) had a solid ride finishing fourth while Peter Stetina (below right) further confirmed his status as a top all-around talent by finishing […]

After all the breakaways, time bonuses, mountain top finishes and a time trial, it’s amazing that the overall win comes down to just a few seconds. In this sport, every second counts, and every day. I had one of my best rides of my season today in the Tour of Utah final individual time […]

Fourth from the left, Tyler Farrar giving it a go for the finish of a crazy fast stage.
Today was insanely fast. We covered 165 km in 3 hours and 40 minutes. I’m still crossed and so are the rest of the guys. We did the first 50 km in one hour and it didn’t slow […]

The Denver Post talks to Taylor Phinney, his father Davis and his coach Neal Henderson about his performance in the 4000-meter individual pursuit semi-finals in the Beijing Olympics.
From the article: “To put Taylor’s Olympics in perspective, Saturday was only his 10th pursuit race. He didn’t pick up the sport until last fall. He didn’t turn […]

After yesterday’s hard mountain day, stage 4 backs it off a bit. Today’s relatively short course is 154.4 km long and rolling to downhill to Viseu.
Today’s stage starts at 13:30 and finishes at 17:20.