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Wilier Triestina Izoard road bike awarded Gear of the Year Award

Wilier Triestina USA today announced The Gear of the Year title its 2009 all-carbon monocoque Izoard road bike was awarded by industry leading publication Outside Magazine. The fourth model in the Wilier Triestina lineup following the Cento1 and Le Roi road bikes and the Cento Crono time trial bike, all ridden by ProTour team Lampre and reigning World Champion Alessandro Ballan, the Izoard proved to be the most bike for the money based on Outside road test and review scores.

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Dog Breath: Toujours la France


"Was winning the Tour seven times that offensive?!?" — Lance Armstrong firing a bon-mot shot at the French via Twitter

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UCI chief Pat McQuaid says Lance Armstrong “had every right to take a shower.”

International cycling chief Pat McQuaid on Friday defended Lance Armstrong and criticized France's anti-doping authority (AFLD) over its handling of Armstrong's alleged misbehavior at an out-of-competition anti-doping test in France last month. On Thursday the AFLD announced it was pursuing Armstrong for unprofessional behavior, claiming the Texan had violated strict dope-testing rules.

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The French anti-doping agency says the UCI confirms it has jurisdiction to open discipline hearings on Armstrong.

Lance Armstrong's 20-minute shower last month may be getting him into more hot water. The French anti-doping agency, AFLD, said Thursday it may go ahead with disciplinary hearings against Armstrong for allegedly violating international anti-doping rules by leaving a French out-of-competition drug tester cooling his heels while Armstrong took a shower after a training ride. Armstrong has denied misbehaving during a test of his hair, urine and blood and notes that the tests came back negative for any kind of banned substance.

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The Explainer – Why no word?

Dear Explainer,
I am curious about the rules when it comes to national and international anti-doping agencies’ announcements of a positive doping test. I look back at the Landis case when it seemed that the newspapers knew about a positive A sample before the rider himself did. Like Landis, we all followed the testing process, the follow-ups and then a very public (often ugly) hearing and the appeal to CAS.

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