With the publication of the English-language translation of Bjarne Riis’s autobiography – Riis: Stages of Light and Darkness (Vision Sports Publishing) – let’s turn the clock back and take a…

Yes, the three week daily marathon ended today. For once I agreed with Velonews.com scribe Andrew Hood when he wished via Twitter for the Giro to last three months rather…

Like many cycling fans, I was astonished and dismayed to read about the Isaac Howe crash during the Electric City Circuit race because inital reports indicated that it was an…

This past week, we saw the gamut from crazy to awesome and back again during both the Giro d’Italia and the Amgen Tour of California. In typical Twitter fashion, the…

Dan Kalbacher (@DanKalbacher) is a blogger, cycling fan, neo-racer, and law enforcement official with a degree in Criminology, Law and Society. He brings a unique understanding of the Isaac Howe…

The CAS has finally ruled this last week that the British Olympic Association (BOA) lifetime ban on dopers was in violation of the World Anti-Doping Association Code (WADA), and thus…

The Giro. The fight for pink. Ah yes. Wine. Espresso. Biscotti. Pasta Bolognese. Beautiful women.   What are my good sensations for this year’s Giro? Well, thankfully, there haven’t been…

Since my regretful comments to cyclingnews.com editor Daniel Benson this past fall, and my subsequent retraction of the same this week, I felt it was time the UCI to come…

Once there was a little boy who cheered in a field when his hero won the race. So great was his display of emotion that it was captured on film,…

Just ask any ex pro over 40 about the butterflies and he’ll know what you mean. The last 40k of a race used to be the best place to look…