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Behind the scenes

2009-03-17T18:36:00.000-04:00

Montepaschi Eroica - Behind the Scenes with GARMIN Slipstream from Media One Multimedia on Vimeo.

Kind of neat

2009-03-01T14:44:00.000-05:00

GARMIN SLIPSTREAM Service Course from Media One Multimedia on Vimeo.

Follow Tour of California on Twitter

2009-02-20T19:18:00.005-05:00

Following the Amgen Tour of California on Twitter has been great. It's showing, again, the value of the 'crowd'. There's been a couple of nifty scoops: Johan Bruyneel's tweets on stage 1 were more accurate than many cycling sites who were relying on bad info from radio tour - in fairness the weather was horrible that day causing unreliable radio and cell communicaitons. The twitteratti got the scoop on when Lance's stolen time bike was recovered. There are some fantastic insiders to follow mostly Garmin's Allen Lim and Bruyneel, but here's a list of key biggies to check out:

Not sure why Garmin-Slipstream isn't twittering so much at the ToC, they are usually the best team to do updates? Of the official team twitters, OUCH, is the best. And for a team noted for edginess Rock Racing's are the most boring and corporate!

Of course no riders Twitter during the race, but the post race tweets are always good from Lance himself.

Coolest gig in town

2009-02-06T19:57:00.002-05:00

Round two of the West Quebec Wheelers Roller Racing is Saturday Feb. 14 at SAW Gallery, 67 Nicholas St. at the Arts Court. Ottawa. Doors open at 7pm. Wheels roll at 8PM.

Admission is $10 for Wheelers, and $15 for non-Wheeler racers. Visit wqwheelers.com for more info »

sometime I wish...

2009-01-24T12:53:00.001-05:00

Sometimes I wish I had this much time on my hands...

http://vimeo.com/2772480

JetFuel Coffee Biking Camps

2008-12-12T14:05:00.003-05:00

The coffee boys are running some training camps in the hills of South Carolina. Check it out, looks like great prices and we can say from experience the riding in that area is top top notch. It's a real hidden gem for biking. www.jetfuelcoffeecamp.com

A classless act

2008-10-05T09:08:00.002-04:00

I didn't like it when Vino tested positive at the Tour. I thought when will these boneheads get it? When he announced his retirement I was happy for two reasons— one, he was gone; two, that did take balls to just say "'f'-it and 'f'-you I'm gone." It was a small bit of class... Well that's all gone now. What a j*ck*ss. Hopefully the UCI can keep this return from happening.

Svein Tuft - Silver medalist | One Fat Man

2008-09-25T18:19:00.000-04:00

Svein Tuft is a stud.

F*ck young

2008-08-18T22:37:00.005-04:00

Found at Drunk cyclist.

A clean-ish Tour

2008-07-25T01:36:00.000-04:00

You know it's a cleanish tour if Carlos Sastre is in the yellow jersey.

plug

2008-07-23T23:25:00.000-04:00

Maybe he's not so bad

2008-07-01T11:28:00.003-04:00

We've been pretty critical of Michael Ball in the past. But maybe he's not such a bad doood after all;

Ball said he was inspired to launch the fund by the plight of Mexican racer Fausto Esparza, who was partially paralyzed after a downhill crash at New Mexico's Tour of the Gila this spring.

"That's what really made me think about this," he said. "Here's a perfect example of a guy who has dedicated his life to the sport and now he's in a tough spot," he said.

Esparza, who spent several weeks at the hospital in El Paso, Texas, following the crash, has been moved to a facility in Mexico City, according to a source familiar with his situation. A call to a family member on Sunday was not immediately returned.

Ball said his goal is to raise $20 million over the next two years. The initial donation will come from the team, his Rock & Republic clothing company and himself personally. He said the fund will make donations to elite amateurs and professionals who are injured during a race. The fund's board of directors will decide on a case-by-case basis who qualifies and how much support should be given.

source: velonews

Tommy Gun?

2008-06-25T11:38:00.000-04:00

Apparently Tom Danielson has a nickname flare - like the italians. He also seems to be pretty frail, or not? cycling fans anonymous: Wednesday update - scroll down to the TD stuff.

24 days with the S-team

2008-06-24T01:25:00.002-04:00

In the last 24 days, the Symmetrics Cycling Team has won 10 races with 8 different riders.

This season the team has won 25 races. 10 different riders have won
races. Of those wins:

* 3 were stage race GC wins
* 6 were UCI wins
* 3 were NRC wins
* 4 were Continental PanAm Championships

The team has been featured in 234 independent articles on various websites and been mentioned in the following major Canadian or cycling media outlets:

* Globe and Mail
* Vancouver Province
* CBC
* Toronto Sun
* Montreal la Presse
* Journal de Montreal
* Calgary Herald
* Canada.com Network
* Velonews
* Cyclingnews

One minute with the S-club

2008-06-07T00:25:00.001-04:00

What don't you leave home without when you pack for the races?

El camino del Rey

2008-05-30T00:04:00.000-04:00

Jake's take on Hood

2008-05-23T12:17:00.003-04:00

The S Team returned to its roots last week for the 5th annual Mt Hood Cycling Classic. In 2005, Svein Tuft captured the team’s first ever American National Racing Calendar (NRC) victory by winning the prologue, the time trial and the overall. Andrew Pinfold also won the criterium. So in 2008, the team was motivated to return to Oregon.

The typical weather pattern for Mt Hood was absent this year. Usually the riders race between a temperature range of cold to downright awful. But this year, the heat wave arrived just in time with temps in the 30’s. Will Routley led the charge for the S Team in the 2km prologue, however everyone remained in contention for the overall, only a handful of seconds behind Bissell’s Ben Jacques Maynes. The 1st stage was a circuit race on Mt. Tabor near Jacob Erker’s house in Portland. Pinfold came close to a podium finishing in 4th with the rest of the gang close behind. The first road race of the week was the traditional up and down circuit at Cooper Spur resort. A late escape by Darren Lill of team BMC worked out for him. But the young man, Christian Meier, followed Health Net’s Rory Sutherland all the way to the line to finish 3rd and step onto the podium as well as grab the lead in the Best Young Rider competition. Sutherland showed everyone why he was last year’s NRC overall champion as he handily took the time trial on day 4. The S Team limited their losses and looked to make a difference over the weekend. Stage 4’s usual course was drastically changed in ‘08 due to heavy snow pack still covering all of the forestry roads that are typically used. The race instead remained on the highways around Mt. Hood. However the day still had nearly 9000 ft. of climbing. Health Net rode tempo for most of the stage to limit the gains of a dangerous breakaway. Eventually, Symmetrics joined in to help the chase to give their GC threat, Routley a shot for the win. Will stuck with Sutherland for most of the final climb finally succumbing in the last 2km.

Sutherland had seemingly locked up his overall victory, but the S Team still had one more opportunity to make its mark on this year’s race. The team was aggressive from the start knowing that Health Net would want a breakaway to go up the road. This way they could ride tempo and just control the race. Eventually, a break did escape with Andrew Pinfold. And Pinner did not disappoint, handily taking the sprint in the end, and captured his 2nd Mt. Hood criterium.

Another victory on the board for the S Team and great training leading into the next two big objectives. The team will leave at the end of the month for the Commerce Bank Triple Crown also know as Philly Week. This three race series finishes with the most prestigious and longest one day event in the U.S., the Philadelphia International Championship. From there, Svein Tuft will look to take the top step on the podium at Canada’s biggest international race, the Tour de Beauce. Finishing 2nd in 2005 and 2007, Tuft is a heavy favorite for overall victory.

more - including photos - at the Onefatman blog you should also visit the Symmetrics Cycling Team site.

Pinfold third in Georgia (video)

2008-05-05T01:06:00.001-04:00

Pokeweed the Cat

2008-05-03T20:16:00.000-04:00

Rock Racing sues

2008-04-12T00:07:00.000-04:00

VeloNews | Rock Racing sues to get into Tour de Georgia Michael Ball is such a douche.

The High Life - Vintage vid

2008-04-05T13:50:00.000-04:00

Slate V MSN

2008-03-29T09:09:00.001-04:00

Bad bike lane, bad.

Milano San Remo

2008-03-22T09:25:00.000-04:00

This is brilliant vintage footage of Milan - San Remo. Kelly catching Argentin with 1km to go.

Big Wheels Burning

2008-03-20T17:20:00.000-04:00

Apparently these Big Wheel Races in San Francisco are an Easter weekend tradition...

What a Clown

2008-03-18T23:06:00.000-04:00

March 17/08 4:15 pm EDT - Cipollini Retires ... Again: "Michael Ball - 'From a business perspective and from an overall team standpoint, the relationship between Mario Cipollini and Rock Racing was not advantageous, and would not work long-term. We have terminated his contract and wish him luck in future endeavors.'" Yeah right, you F*&king clown... why don't you go back to that club in LA, and sniff some more blow.