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Nov. 18, 2009The Explainer - Time waits for no one
Dear Explainer, I recently read about the UCI’s decision to strip Davide Rebellin of the silver medal he “won” at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing because he tested positive for CERA. As my kid would say, “big whoop.” It’s now November ...
Nov. 16, 2009Removing individual pursuit from the Olympics is a mistake, John Wilcockson tells UCI President Pat McQuaid
AN OPEN LETTER TO: Mr. Pat McQuaid, President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI); and Mr. Michael Turtur, President of the UCI Track Commission cc: Mr. Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee ...
Nov. 4, 2009The Explainer - Doctor behaving badly
Dear Explainer, Like anyone who rides a bike, I was happy to see the conviction of the doctor who took it upon himself to teach a "lesson" to the two guys riding their bikes down the canyon near Los ...
Nov. 4, 2009The Mailbag - Anger and time to think about 'lessons' learned
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Oct. 30, 2009Mailbag: VeloNews.com readers debate way to curtail future road-rage incidents.
Do you want to contribute to Mailbag, a regular feature of VeloNews.com? Here's how: Keep it short. And remember that we reserve the right to edit for grammar, length and clarity. Include your full name, hometown and ...
Oct. 21, 2009The Explainer - We just wanna ride
Dear readers, As the last few weeks have shown, perhaps the biggest problem we cyclists encounter is finding a place to just ride. Ever since my “Whose bike path is it anyway?” column two weeks ...
Oct. 14, 2009The Explainer - Sharing the path, sharing the roads
Dear Readers, I have to admit that I unknowingly opened a can of worms when I picked Mike Tsai’s letter to answer in last week’s column,”Whose bike path is it anyway?” Gauging from the ...
Oct. 7, 2009The Explainer - Whose bike path is it anyway?
Dear Explainer, The part of town that I live in is blanketed by great bike paths that I frequent but recently I ran into a small problem. As I looked up from my power meter after completing an interval session, I saw a runner coming right at me ...
Oct. 1, 2009The November issue is on newstands now, with features on Tyler Farrar, Lance Armstrong's entourage, phenom Coryn Rivera and more
We all saw how well American Tyler Farrar performed at this year’s Tour de France, where he placed in the top-five of field sprints an astonishing five times. Sure, like every sprinter, he was overshadowed by Columbia-HTC’s Mark Cavendish. But ...
Sep. 30, 2009The Explainer - Ch-ch-ch-chatter bumps
Dear Explainer, My wife asked me on a ride out on the roads of North Boulder County "what causes washboards?" I promised her I'd pose the question to you; she's gotten wise to my usual male "authoritative sounding but full of BS answers." I used ...
Sep. 24, 2009Mud and Cowbells Road Diaries: Entering the lions' den
“Thirty seconds!” yells the UCI official and instantaneously you see the fidgeting of fingers on hoods and legs clipped into pedals. In cyclocross, the sprint is at the beginning of the race, rarely the end. So racers get their bodies ...
Sep. 23, 2009Who gets ProTour licenses and why?
Dear Explainer, I always end up mumbling and changing the subject when someone asks me to explain the ProTour licensing process, especially this time of the year when new teams are forming and seem to be vying for position. Could you explain how ...