Well, now it’s official with a video from Lance.  He will be racing in the Tour de France in 2009!  I could not be more excited!  As I’ve noted before in the blog, I have really lost interest in the Tour since Lance left the race.  This means I will actually get to watch the [...]

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Well, that’s the rumor from VeloNews.  The new reports that Lance will ride for Team Astana, now run by his former race director, Johan Bruyneel, says Lance is not part of their team.  Bruyneel, himself, said he was unaware of any Lance comeback.  Bruyneel directed Lance’s team for all seven of his Tour victories, so [...]

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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of being a guest blogger over on the mtobikes.com blog.  MTOBikes (Made-To-Order Bikes) “combines the wisdom of the trials behind us with the vision of the trails ahead. With this guiding passion we have sought out a group of knowledgeable professionals and the best vendors with the most durable parts [...]

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Back in April, I blogged about Trek and Greg LeMond ending their business relationship with a lawsuit and counter-suit, both alleging poor sales, poor performance, and breach of contract.  Thanks to the The Adventure Blog via BicycleRetailer.com, I’ve learned that this case recently took a turn towards the bizarre: In an odd twist, an inmate [...]

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I went back to the Ocala National Forest for another ride, yesterday.  The ride went great…right up until my rear tire lost all it’s air.  Luckily, we found a camper with an air compressor that was willing to help me out, but the tire just went flat, again.  Fortunately, we were able to make it [...]

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Last weekend, I had the opportunity to visit the US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC.  This is a man-made whitewater river where our Olympic trials for whitewater kayaking and canoeing were held this year.  The Center includes a huge building with a gear store, restaurant, restrooms, and many other facilities.  The complex includes the [...]

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A second rider has tested positive for the blood doping drug, EPO at this year’s Tour de France. I’m glad I have not wasted my time with this year’s race. This time the racer is Moises Duenas Nevado with the Barloworld team. Additionally, the French police found additional banned substances in his hotel room after [...]

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I haven’t watched a single Tour de France stage since Floyd Landis “won” in 2006, in spite of watching religiously the prior 7 years. I really lost interest after the initial doping charge against Floyd and all the subsequent riders implicated in the 2006 blood doping scandal. It sucks to find out your sports heroes [...]

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Over the weekend, I got my package from FRS Energy with my free trial of this new energy drink endorsed by Lance Armstrong. I was expecting something like 5-Hour Energy, but it’s really more like a supplement, like Cytomax or Endurox. The free trial (product was free, had to pay for shipping and handling which [...]

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I just found out that Eastbay is having a huge tent sale going on through June 25th where you could save up to 80% off on your tent purchase. I know it’s way too hot for me to even think about camping, now, but I will be grabbing as much stuff off-season as I can [...]

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