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Michael Barry’s Diary – A homecoming at the Dauphiné
A last wave goodbye, the tears in my parents’ eyes as they waved back, the pit in my stomach at the idea of being gone for months, and I then I was through the gate and walking towards the waiting lounge.
This is what I call getting them started early.
This is what I call getting them started early.
Mt. Hood Cycling Classic
Mt. Hood Cycling Classic
Nema winning CSC over 30 race
Nema winning CSC over 30 race
Martinez wins as Colex defends at Tour de Beauce
Bernardo Colex (Tecos Trek UAG) let his rivals know that he wasn't going to give up the Yellow Jersey at the Tour de Beauce without a fight, with an aggressive ride up Mont Megantic to finish second on stage three behind Miguel Martinez (Amore E Vita-McDonalds).
A report from RAAM – If you don’t snooze, you lose
Writing this article presented some interesting challenges. Here I sit in the support van, halfway across the US in the Race Across America (RAAM), somewhere in Kansas, supporting Team Type 1 in their bid to repeat their 2007 victory and hoping to set a new record. If this were an audio segment, I’d be slurring my words something awful, because I haven’t slept but six hours in the last three days.
O’Bee and Pic score wins at Nature Valley
In 2007, Kirk O’Bee and his HealthNet-Maxxis team dominated the Nature Valley Grand Prix, with one exception: the final overall standings. Last year, the men in green and black won four of five stages and enjoyed the leader's jersey for two days, but could not wrestle the final GC from the grip of Toyota-United’s Ivan Stevic. This year, O’Bee got off to a good start, winning the 65-mile second stage in a sprint – just as he had done a year ago - but this time he pulled on the leader’s yellow jersey afterward.
Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske – Talking in Dodge
Dear Readers,
The response to From Tombstone to Dodge has been tremendous, some favorable, some not-so-favorable. So although I intended to discuss two more issues this week that were raised by Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden in his The Bulls Eye blog entry “Cyclists and Dodge City," I thought I’d share some of the letters with you.
Gerlach’s struggle with drugs featured on A&E
Former American pro road racer Chad Gerlach, once a promising U.S. Postal Service rider who became homeless and addicted to drugs, will be featured on episode of A&E’s “Intervention” next week. Gerlach rode professionally for Montgomery-Bell in 1995, U.S. Postal Service in 1996, Navigators Insurance in 1997, Oilme-Klein in 1998 and Sierra Nevada in 2002. Gerlach never raced a grand tour, but won a sprint stage at the 1996 Kent Tour of China and two stages of the 1998 Tour de Langkawi.
Weather and confusion dominate NVGP opener
The first stage of Minnesota’s Nature Valley Grand Prix was called off Wednesday night, midway through the men’s session.
Dessel solos to Dauphine stage win
Most riders in the 60th Dauphiné Libéré will tell you they’re more worried about what’s going to happen in July than what’s happening this week in France. Don’t believe it. If Thursday’s attack-riddled 193km, three-climb stage from Vienne to Annemasse was any indication, the next few days are going to be a real dogfight. Cyril Dessel (Ag2r-La Mondiale) claimed an impressive solo victory after attacking over the Cat. 1 Le Salève climb out of a 16-man breakaway that threatened to ride away with the race.
UCI suspends French federation
Citing a lack of “loyalty” the management committee of the UCI has suspended the French Cycling Federation from the ranks of the international body for the duration of 2008. The decision follows months of tit-for-tat feuding between the UCI and France’s major race organizer, the Amaury Sports Organisation the firm responsible for the Tour de France and other major events, a dispute in which the FFC has sided with ASO in recent months.
ProTour adds Russian tour
A much-anticipated Russian stage race will be part of a revamped ProTour calendar for 2009 as the UCI pushes forward with its sometimes beleaguered racing league. Officials confirmed Wednesday that a five-day race in Russia’s Sochi region will be held May 20-24 as part of the 2009 ProTour calendar. Sochi, which straddles Russia’s portion of the Black Sea, has been selected to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the nearby Caucasus Mountains.