2009 archive
Members of the press apparently had a lot of time to get quotes and brush up their stories as they waited an hour for Lance Armstrong to urinate in the anti-doping trailer at the end of the prologue for the Amgen Tour of California.
Here's some of what's out there today about the comeback kid:
“Just to be in his presence. I don’t have to touch him but seeing what I saw today, I think I want to retire and be a groupie. No, not a stalking groupie. An appreciative groupie. For what he’s done for so many people. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/02/15/exaggeration-and-understatement-in-lance-armstrong-return/
The free, online video feed on Tour Tracker for the 2009 Tour of California boasts a lot of imporvements. Among them, a sharper picture and an inset from elsewhere on the course. Shown here is Lance Armstrong at the prologue in Sacramento on Saturday.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/02/15/adobes-tour-tracker-for-2009-tour-of-california/
It's deja vu all over again as Fabian Cancellara again won the prologue of the Amgen Tour of California on Saturday in Sacramento, finishing about 1 second ahead of defending champ Levi Leipheimer.
The biggest cheers were reserved for Lance Armstrong, however, who finished in 10th place, just 4.2 seconds behind the winner over the 2.4-mile course.
Cancellara, the Swiss time trial specialist on Team Saxo Bank, won the prologue last year and held onto the leader's yellow jersey until the end of Stage 2. Leipheimer finished in fourth place in last year's prologue.
Other notable finishes in the prologue include David Zabriskie, 3rd; and George Hincapie, 6th…
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2009 photo of Fabian Cancellara, time trial specialist for Saxo Bank cycling team (formerly CSC)
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/02/14/fabian-cancellara-4/
I just checked and the new and improved Tour Tracker is up and running at the 2009 Amgen Tour of California website. We're talking two video feeds — the main one boasting 4 times the resolution as last year.
It was running video highlights from the previous three Tours of California before the beginning of the prologue in Sacramento on Saturday. Phil Liggett was the commentator.
There are quite a few improvements in the latest edition of Tour Tracker, but be warned: you'll need to download Adobe flashplayer V. 10. It's a quick download…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/02/14/tour-tracker-up-and-running-for-2009-tour-of-california/
Congratulations to Taylor Phinney on winning gold in the 4km individual pursuit and the 1km in cycling's Track World Cup in Copenhagen.
On Friday, Phinney set a 4:15.223-minute mark in the qualifying round that broke by 4 seconds a 13-year-old US track cycling record; his winning time in the gold medal round was 4:19.119 to beat Ireland's David O'Loughlin.
On Saturday, he won the 1km track event, setting another US record in a qualifying rounds.
The 18-year-old from Colorado is the son of two cycling gold medal winners …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/02/14/taylor-phinney-wins-2-golds-in-world-cup-track-updated/
He's returning to professional cycling on US soil this weekend, and already the drama has begun.
I'm not talking about Lance Armstrong; I'm talking about Floyd Landis.
Floyd Landis returns to professional cycling in Sacramento on Saturday for the 9-day Amgen Tour of California, but he almost didn't make it. He crashed on Thursday.
Landis has served his two years in purgatory after lab tests during the 2006 Tour de France showed that he doped. Now Landis is leader of the OUCH pro cycling team …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/02/13/crashed-and-bruised-floyd-landis-still-racing-tour-of-california/
Floyd Landis on a training ride near Temecula, California, earlier in 2009 with the OUCH pro cycling team. From the OUCH pro cycling website.
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When David Rowe offered to stop by on his virtual book tour to promote “The Ride of Your Life,” I jumped at the chance to interview him.
It's not often that I get the opportunity to talk bicycling with someone as knowledgeable and expressive as David. Based here in the Pacific Northwest, he's been riding a bicycle for 30 years. Although he doesn't race, he regularly participates in bike rides that are longer than 100 miles.
His ebook is a guide to preparing yourself mentally for the challenge of taking on long-distance cycling. We touched on some of those issues in this interview, like riding through pain, balancing bicycling with your job and family, and how to prepare for a long-distance independent bicycle tour ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/02/12/an-interview-with-the-ride-of-your-life-author-david-rowe/
David Rowe has published an ebook entitled “The Ride of Your Life, Aligning Heart and Mind for Success in Long-Distance Cycling.” You can read an excerpt at RoadBikeRider.com.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/02/12/david-rowe-cyclist-and-author/
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