An independent investigator says Lance Armstrong should be cleared of any suspicions in the blood doping allegations raised by L'Equipe magazine last fall.
At the same time, the Dutch independent investigator said the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the French testing laboratory acted improperly and unethically in the way it handled the specimens. …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/31/lance-armstrong-cleared-in-1999-doping-probe-wada-chief-objects/
On any long distance bicycle tour, lodging could easily be the biggest expense. When you're at home, you don't think twice about taking a hot shower after your 50-mile ride, plopping down on your soft couch or taking a nice nap in front of the TV.
Do that on a long bike tour and you'll soon be taking out a second mortgage on that home. Here are 8 suggestions from that harshest teacher of all, personal experience, and things I've read about touring on the cheap. …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/31/8-ways-to-sleep-cheap-on-your-next-bicycle-tour/
Now that the Giro d'Italia is behind us, I'd like to find out who you think will win the Tour de France. Check out the poll at right. …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/29/who-do-you-think-will-win-the-2006-tour-de-france/
Italy's Ivan Basso officially won the Giro d'Italia bike race Sunday, wearing the overall leader's pink jersey for the past 14 days.
This was no squeaker; Basso won by 9-minutes 18-seconds over his closest challenger Jose Gutierrez of Phonak. Gerolsteiner cyclist Robert Forster won the final stage in Milan in a bunch sprint at the finish. …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/28/no-surprise-ivan-basso-wins-giro-ditalia-tour-de-france-is-next/
This publicity photo strikes me as one of the most bizzare I've seen in a while. In light of the Giro d'Italia, it's maybe something that could have been composed by filmmaker Frederico Fellini.
To publicize Lance Armstrong driving the pace car Sunday for the Indianapolis 500, Armstrong posed next to the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 he'll drive. Behind him, 33 Indy race car drivers stood astride their Trek bicycles. …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/27/gentlemen-straddle-your-bikes-lance-armstrong-at-indianapolis-500/
Lance Armstrong poses between a bicycle and the Corvette pace car he will drive at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Behind him, 33 Indy race car drivers straddle their bicycles. At Indianapolis 500 website.
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May 27, 2006
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/27/lance-armstrong-and-indy-racers/
In case there was any doubt, Italy’s Ivan Basso showed the peloton that he’s in charge of the 2006 Giro d’Italia bike race.
The leader of Team CSC not only won another mountain stage, his third, on Saturday, but added at least a minute to all his challengers. …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/27/basso-wins-another-mountain-stage-at-giro-bike-race/
The so-called Google Earth Community must have a lot of cycling fans. They've already composed each stage of the 2006 Tour de France onto Google Earth.
I remember seeing some of these bike race route maps appear midway through last year's Tour, not long after Google Earth was released. The hackers got an earlier start this year and have added lots of features. …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/27/3-d-views-of-2006-tour-de-france-route-on-google-earth/
Here's a Google Earth map of the route cyclists will take to climb L'Alpe D'Huez on Stage 15 of the Tour de France on July 18. Tour de France link available at Google Earth Blog.
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May 27, 2006
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/27/the-bike-route-up-lalpe-dhuez-for-2006-tour-de-france/
Spectators on most difficult uphill finish on the most difficult day of this year's Giro d'Italia bike race witnessed two separate battles on Friday, about a 2 1/2 minutes apart.
Juan Garate (QuickStep) beat breakaway companion Jens Voigt (Team CSC) at the summit of Passo di San Pellegrino after the pair battled back and forth all the way up the mountain. …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/26/two-head-to-head-contests-in-one-stage-at-giro-ditalia-bike-race/
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