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An Image I Was Compelled to Make

I think I was listening to Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me and they made a joke about Armstrong’s age. I don’t even remember what the joke was but my wife and I immediately seized on the idea of him riding … Continue reading

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Reports Say Lance Armstrong to Return to Pro Cycling in 2009. With Astana?

As I’m sure you’ve seen/heard, VeloNews reported today that Lance will return to cycling next year, riding an abbreviated (but high profile) schedule for the Astana team. As can happen with this sort of story, within hours the team press … Continue reading

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Levi Leipheimer Wins Stage 5 Time Trial and Dons Golden Jersey

This basically makes the Vuleta a positive for me- no matter what happens with the expected Contador/ Sastre battle. Although… maybe Levi can repeat his third place from 2001 and still help Contador win his triple crown? Celebratory images stolen … Continue reading

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Nice Cycling Week- The Vuelta Starts Saturday and the Tour of Ireland Started Today

I’ll have a better Vuelta post later on this week, once I’ve had time to go over the course. Suffice it to say, with this dominant Spanish year we’ve had with the Olympics, Giro and Tour all going to different … Continue reading

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Levi Leipheimer Wins Time Trial Bronze. American Armstrong Wins Women’s Gold

Sweet! (Photo shamelessly stolen, in a fit of patriotic glee, from the Olympic site. Sorry NBC!) Cancellara, not surprisingly, won the gold. The Swiss rider actually caught Germany’s Stephan Schumacher, who started thirty seconds ahead, on the road, which must … Continue reading

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