Three Americans are assigned to help Italian cyclist Ivan Basso win the Tour de France bike race for Team CSC this year.
It's at least the second time in the Tour de France for all three. They are Bobby Julich (right), Christian Vandevelde and the third American ever to wear the yellow jersey, David Zabriskie.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/19/bassos-csc-team-names-3-americans-for-tour-de-france-5-on-other-teams/
Lance Armstrong is not letting the controversy over last year's doping allegations die quietly.
In response to a report that concluded the World Anti-Doping Agency acted irresponsibly in the mishandling of urine samples from the 1999 Tour de France, Armstrong is seeking discipinary action against WADA chief Dick Pound. (Updated June 22) …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/19/armstrong-wants-anti-doping-chief-dick-pound-punished/
The Discovery Channel and Gerolsteiner pro cycling teams named their Tour de France squads Friday, and Americans lead the lists for both.
George Hincapie, left, is leading the Discovery team and Levi Leipheimer, right, heads the Gerolsteiner squad. Both have competed in the Tour de France many times.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/16/americans-head-discovery-and-gerolsteiner-tour-de-france-squads/
It's been slightly more than two weeks since Spanish authorities sprung a trap that netted a bicycling team manager, the assistant director of another team, a doctor, and several others in a blood doping probe.
Looking at the news so far, it's striking how many cyclists not implicated in the probe have fallen victim in the run up to the Tour de France because of their association with some teams. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/15/fallout-from-spanish-blood-doping-probe/
Lance Armstrong may be retired, but the Outdoor Life Network is still working around the clock to broadcast live and replayed bicycle racing from the 2006 Tour de France.
The OLN TV's live coverage usually begins daily at 8:30 a.m. (ET) daily, including weekends, and concludes about 11:30 a.m. (ET). Coverage for some of the longer bike race stages in the mountains begins 30 to 60 minutes earlier …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/13/where-to-watch-the-2006-tour-de-france/
The Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team will throw its best bicycle racers at the peloton in the first half of the Tour de France, then support whoever is in the top position.
Unlike past years when the team rode in support of Lance Armstrong from Day One, Johan Bruyneel said, this year the team will remain flexible. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/09/discovery-teams-tour-de-france-strategy/
American cyclists swept the top four positions in Wednesday's 27-mile individual time trial at the Dauphiné Libéré bike race.
David Zabriskie repeated his prologue win on Sunday by finishing in 52 minutes and 48 seconds. He was followed by Floyd Landis, Levi Leipheimer and George Hincapie.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/07/zabriskie-wins-time-trial-at-dauphine-libere-bike-race/
Biking Bis readers picked Ivan Basso by a wide margin as the most likely cyclist to win the Tour de France bike race that begins July 1.
The Italian cyclist who handily won the Giro d'Italia in May received 59% of the votes. If the Team CSC leader does win the Tour, he'll be the 13th cyclist to win both events, the last being fellow Italian Marco Pantani in 1998. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/02/breakaway-win-for-ivan-basso-in-tour-de-france-poll/
Now that the Giro d'Italia is behind us, I'd like to find out who you think will win the Tour de France. Check out the poll at right. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/29/who-do-you-think-will-win-the-2006-tour-de-france/
The so-called Google Earth Community must have a lot of cycling fans. They've already composed each stage of the 2006 Tour de France onto Google Earth.
I remember seeing some of these bike race route maps appear midway through last year's Tour, not long after Google Earth was released. The hackers got an earlier start this year and have added lots of features. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/27/3-d-views-of-2006-tour-de-france-route-on-google-earth/
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