Quick on the heels of the UCI Anti-Doping Summit, the ASO and TdF Race Director Christian Prudhomme have announced the route of the 2008 Tour, and have hinted at some upcoming changes in the makeup of the race field.
First off comes the course. It will be slightly less mountainous, but is said to be a […]

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Reynolds announced a recall of some of their UL forks. It’s possible for the fork tip to separate from the leg, causing a possible crash.
Van Dessel Bicycles founder Edwin Bull has bought back the company.
Slipstream-Chipotle will be riding on Zipp wheelsets through the 2009 season.
Formula has issued a voluntary recall of some of their Oro […]

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Here’s some of the latest headlines:

Reuters reports that Skoda will continue their sponsorship of the Tour de France through 2011.
Yesterday, we reported that Alberto Contador confirmed with Astana. Today, news comes that Levi Leipheimer will go there as well.
Americans took 31 medals at the recent Masters Track World Championships.
The numbers of tests perfomed on professional […]

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Damiano Cungeo captured his second Giro di Lombardia on Saturday, where he held off Samuel Sanchez, Davide Rebellin and Cadel Evans in the final sprint. Evans finished close enough to the top to take the overall ProTour classification.
Young Czech rider Zdenek Stybar won the World Cup cyclocross event Sunday in Kalmthout, Belgium.
Australian Matt Wilson of […]

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In light of how they are treating Iban Mayo, I’m going to stand up right now and say that the UCI should move their headquarters to Salem, MA.
Just yesterday, the Spanish Cycling Federation closed their case against Mayo when the tests on his “B” sample from the Tour de France came back negative.
As you might […]

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Here are some news headlines from road and cyclocross racing:

Expect Cadel Evans to be gunning for a finish near the top of this weekend’s Tour of Lombardy. With Danilo DiLuca out of the picture, a finish of 6th or better will put him at the top of the Pro Tour ranks for 2007. If Vinokourov’s win […]

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This article on Yahoo Sports (courtesy of Reuters) provides a general biographical overview of Oscar Pereiro. It states that he is the sixth Spanish winner of the Tour de France after Federico Bahamontes, Luis Ocana, Pedro Delgado, Miguel Indurain and Alberto Contador.
The poor guy just can’t get a break. He’s the red-headed stepchild of Spanish cycling.
Condator gets the […]

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As we previously reported, Oscar Pereiro was named the winner of the 2006 Tour de France by the UCI a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday, the Amaury Sport Organization (ASO), the organizer of the Tour de France, declared Pereiro as the official winner.
Race Director Christian Prudhomme, reality distortion field solidly in place, said that “Finally, we […]

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Fall is coming to Europe, and that means that it’s time for some of the classic end of season races.
The Paris-Tours race was yesterday, and three time winner Erik Zabel of Milram led out teammate Alessandro Petacchi for the final sprint. Robbie McEwen got clipped by a spectator in the final 100 metres and nearly […]

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I attended my first ever cyclocross race this weekend, the Java Johnny’s - Lionhearts race in Middletown, OH. �
I had the kids with me, so I didn’t dare try to attend the whole day, but we showed up in time to see Katie Compton tear up the course in the Elite Women’s class. Cyclocross seems to be an […]

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