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  Land Of The Free Home Of The Knave

  Americans. Honestly, why were they allowed get involved in the great sport of cycling? When they popped their colonial heads over the garden fence and asked “Can we ...

  On November 19, 2011 / By admin
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  Venezuela, Iran and Libya vie for Geox Team Sponsorship

  In an eleventh hour attempt to save his Geox team, yet again, Josean Fernández Matxin travelled to three corners of the globe to secure funding from three unlikely sources ...

  On November 13, 2011 / By admin
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  Vacansoleil receives WorldTour blessing; LeopardShack Hydra in limbo

  As reported by velonation.com earlier today, Vacansoleil received confirmation that they will be participating in the top tier of cycling for 2012. Reports that those awaiting the confirmation at ...

  On November 12, 2011 / By admin
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  Joe Papp, Pat McQuaid and Liz Taylor

    I am sitting in Joe Papp’s front room. It’s a nice room, pleasantly decorated and homey. I ask myself how pleasant and homey it will feel after ...

  On November 12, 2011 / By admin
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  The Winners! Overlord’s Awards of Mass Distinction are Announced!

  After many, many, many brown envelopes opened and counted, it is time to announce the victors in my year-end awards for the illustrious sport of cycling. I’d like ...

  On November 11, 2011 / By admin
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  Thrills, Spills & No Pills – the retrospective of a very important loser

  As a cyclist of less than two years vintage, one of my aims for 2011 was to have a stab at road racing. I cannot exactly explain why ...

  On November 11, 2011 / By admin
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  Landis “Feels Vindication” in Hacking Trial Guilty Verdict

  In a decision rendered in French court today, former Tour de France champion Floyd Landis was found guilty of computer hacking, receiving a suspended jail sentence of 12 ...

  On November 10, 2011 / By admin
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  IMF Demands Austerity Cuts for Euskaltel Cycling Team

  After a contentious meeting between UCI president Pat McQuaid, Euskaltel cycling team head Manuel Madariaga, and IMF managing director Christine Lagarde, the Euskaltel team was told to make ...

  On November 7, 2011 / By admin
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  The Trifecta That Shaped U.S. Cycling in the Armstrong Era

  The evolution of funding in cycling from the traditional trade-team format that was prevalent in the sport prior to the mid 1980s to its current sponsor-style format (brought ...

  On November 7, 2011 / By admin
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  The UCI Overlord’s Cycling Tweeters Index of Suspicion – November, 2011

  New faces and new places mark our suspiciousyness list for November. We have concerns that the Lance Armstrong twitter account may actually be a spambot, based upon the ...

  On November 4, 2011 / By admin