Category Archives: General News

Cecchini “livid” over Tyler Hamilton’s allegations

Tyler Hamilton’s new book, The Secret Race – Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs, recently leaked to the press via mysteriously-obtained…

It’s not about Exodus

And after Festina, when the people saw that WADA, Moses Tygart, and the labs delayed to come down out of the (hors categorie) mount Sinai, the people gathered themselves together…

Degenkolb denies “playa” claims

With four stage victories to his credit, the hottest thing on two wheels at the Vuelta Espana so far has been Team Argos-Shimano über sprinter John Degenkolb, but off the…

Tour of Hangzhou cancelled amid corruption allegations

The UCI issued a press release yesterday announcing that the Tour of Hangzhou was postponed until 2013 due to “… general conditions necessary to guarantee that the race would fulfil the…

Lance Armstrong confesses “I did it for the alimony”

Cyclismas scribe Frank Mercer had the opportunity to share some sushi at Aspen’s famed Matsuhisa with the embattled Lance Armstrong just days after his decision to walk away from arbitration…

Lance – No ordinary dope

Lance Armstrong was no ordinary cyclist, nor was he any ordinary doper. His was a business model that changed the face of professional cycling, perfecting techniques of doping, media management,…

Opinion: My response to the Ritte Sport blog post on Lance Armstrong

This is an opinion piece by Twitter personality, VeloVoices contributor, and Cyclismas tee-shirt designer @Kiss_my_Panache. He recently read a blog post by Ritte Cycling co-founder Stratton Easter about Lance Armstrong on the…

Message from the headmaster

Dear Parents and Children It has come to my attention that a certain former pupil at Sprocket High has been in trouble with the police recently. Some of you will…

It’s not about the jerseys

Professional road cycling is at another one of those crossroads. We’ve been here before for a variety of reasons, and we’ll go there again in the future as it is…

Jonathan Vaughters: Conditioning and Moral Hazard?

Daniel Katz is a 22 year old rider for the Stage 17 Racing development team. He and his DS, Mike Roecklein (@MikeRoecklein on Twitter), were discussing the Jonathan Vaughters New…