Tag Archives: Cadel Evans

French Models are upset by excessively thin cyclists ruining their reputation (photo courtesy cosmopolitan.co.uk)

Fashion Models United files lawsuit against CPA

The group representing the rights of French fashion models has filed a lawsuit in Paris against the Association of Professional Cyclists (CPA), which represents most of the professional cycling peloton, for allegedly…

SchleckChute™ fails to deploy, Andy forced to finish race

In an unfortunate incident at the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday, Team RadioShack-Nissan superstar Andy Schleck was forced to finish the race after his SchleckChute™ failed to deploy. “I’m not…

Cycling’s “Big Three” apologize to the peloton for skewing average salaries

Mark Cavendish, Alberto Contador, and Cadel Evans issued a joint statement today, apologizing to the other 470 members of the professional peloton for “inappropriately skewing the average salary and sullying…

The UCI Overlord declares the Best and Worst of the Week – Episode 5

The past seven days have proven to be somewhat interesting in the world of cycling. Savio, Kolobnev, Klöden all with questionable activities made it “entertaining.” Onward we go to the…

Yannick Noah calls Schlecks “irrelevant” at 2012 Tour Presentation

Former tennis phenom and current pop star Yannick Noah was a surprise attendee at the Tour de France route presentation yesterday in Paris.  The French icon towered above the entire…

Cavendish lobs first strike in war on Wiggins at Tour de France presentation

The hotly-anticipated Sky showdown of the Green Jersey vs. Yellow Jersey began in earnest today at the presentation of the 2012 Tour de France route. Recent addition to Team Sky…

The Overlord’s Dispatches from the Throne Volume 26

This week’s episode marks six months of writing as the character known as the @UCI_Overlord on twitter. What started as a parody of Pat McQuaid, the current head of the…

Two Weeks of the Tour – An Outsider’s View

Let’s face it, I’m a cycling fanboy. I cut my teeth on a generation of Americans who followed in the footsteps of Jonathan Boyer, the grandaddy of Americans in European…