High Road/Team Columbia have certainly had a great year already, but this first week of the Tour has been bonkers. Green Jersey, White Jersey, stage win and now… The maillot jaune for Kim Kirchen. They’re a well run, talented team … Continue reading →

If you’d asked me before the stage to pick the winner, I probably would have picked a dozen or more before picking Stefan Schumacher. I definitely would have picked each and every other member of the top ten (named like … Continue reading →

I’ve read Will Frishkorn‘s blog for a while now. When I started reading it, he was a rider on a top domestic team with a great anti-doping message (and some international ambitions) and it was kind of a look at … Continue reading →

Really impressive result from the Caisse d’Epargne rider. That was a hell of an attack and shows that he really is on form. That said, I can’t help but think it’s potentially a tactical mistake. If he’s really serious about … Continue reading →

Writing this while watching the intro show and wondering, where in the world is Al Trautwig? WTF? Beyond that, there’s still time to go through some of my normal preview activities…