stuff.co.nz talks to Kiwi cyclist Julian Dean about his preparedness for the Olympic road race, which kicks off events on Saturday, August 9.
From the article: “My condition and my form came good in the last week and I was good on the climbs in the last week (the Tour de France) and probably […]

Chicago Tribune columnist Philip Hersh writes about his recent interview with Christian Vande Velde as one that was unlike any other he had ever had with an athlete in his almost 40 years of work as a sports writer.
From the article: “Vande Velde was very upset with a column about doping I had […]

CyclingNews.com talks to David Zabriskie about his Olympic debut and his singular focus on the time trial as a major season goal after his unfortunate crash in the Giro d’Italia.
From the article: “Perhaps the only positive outcome of a season-defining injury, particularly in cycling, is that it can allow a rider to put an […]

Set to defend Dan Halloway’s Elite Criterium Stars & Stripes, the Felt - VMG / Garmin - Chipotle U23 team hit the front at full gas with 7KM to the finish. Reminiscent of the best of the days of Chipollini’s lead out train, Danny Summerhill delivered teammate Dan Holloway perfectly to the 250 meters […]

The latest installment in Bonnie Ford’s inside look at the team at the Tour de France. Check it out for an epic “inside the team” view of how the race unfolded and some truly behind the scene photos.

John Wilcockson writes in his insightful “Inside the Tour” column about this year’s “cleaner” Tour and how teams with strong internal anti-doping programs all had riders in the top 15. He also profiles Christian Vande Velde and his newfound role as team leader and GC contender.
From the article: “While Tour wild-card entry Garmin-Chipotle — […]

TeamUSA.org profiles Mike “Meatball” Friedman as he makes his Olympic debut in Beijing in the 50 km Madison track event.
From the article: “Although Friedman considered himself a road cyclist, he decided to pursue track cycling partly, he said, ‘because of my body physique. I’m short and round, and low to the ground’ - like […]

The St. Petersburg Times features prodigy and late bloomer Taylor Phinney and his rise as one of the top American cyclist in less than three years.
From the article: “Phinney did not begin racing until 2006, and a year later, he won the Junior Road World Championships in Mexico at age 17. Suddenly, he was being […]