Stuff.co.nz talks to Julian Dean about the Tour de France footage he will have after tackling Alpe d’Huez with a camera taped to his helmet.
Said Julian: “Another cool highlight of Alpe d’Huez will be my 35 minutes or so of video footage I managed to capture on the way up. I had the bright idea […]

The Pueblo Chieftain features home town hero Danny Pate as he heads for Paris on the final stage of the 2008 Tour de France. The profile features quotes from Danny’s mother Linda Ausmus.
From the article: “The 29-year old Pate has thrilled cycling fans from Southern Colorado with his exploits through the three weeks of the […]

VeloNews correspondent Andrew Hood talks to Christian Vande Velde after his 4th place finish in the final time trial of the 2008 Tour de France.
“I’m happy with my ride today,” Vande Velde said at the line. “I had Matt White and Allen Lim in my ear, and I had Dave Millar’s time splits, and […]

VeloNews’ John Wikcockson writes about the showdown in today’s individual time trial. Besides the battle for the yellow jersey, he also speculates on the 4-man shootout for 3rd overall between Frank Schleck, Bernhard Kohl, Denis Menchov and Christian Vande Velde.
From the article: “…the surprising Vande Velde, has gotten stronger as the race progressed. If […]

As promised in his last column, Lucas Euser answers reader’s Tour questions in his Napa Valley Register column.

The UK’s CyclingWeekly talks to David Millar about his form and his take on the final podium in Paris.
From the article: “David Millar (Garmin) admits he has struggled in the final week of the Tour de France, but he’s excited about the Saturday’s decisive 53km time trial and how it will decide final podium […]

Forbes.com profiles Taylor Phinney as the perfect athlete and an inspiration for young cyclists and Olympians world wide.
From the article: “Taylor has been surrounded by excellence his entire life,” Henderson points out. “Not just by his parents, but his parents’ friends and others around him that make what he is accomplishing feel more doable […]

In his daily Fresh Korn diaries, Will Frischkorn writes about how intense and painful stage 19 was despite the fact that it was supposed to be a transition stage before Saturday’s individual time trial
“That uphill start I mentioned — I don’t think we ever dropped below 40ks on it. Unreal. Constant attacks, most by real […]