Maple Leaves Over Milan: Nationality in Cycling
Was Ryder Hesjedal’s victory at the Giro d’Italia a Candian victory… or merely [a win for Garmin-Barricuda? →]
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Cobo Sees Red on the Angliru
The Vuelta a España heads into its final week with another new race leader as [an unheralded veteran makes his charge. →]
Contador Case Clouds Cycling’s Comeback
Alberto Contador didn’t three-peat at the Tour de France, failing to win his first grand tour start since 2007. [Of course, he might not have even been the defending champ THIS year... →]
2011 Tour de France: Voeckler Releases New Vintage
The past quarter century since Bernard Hinault won the last of his five Tours de France have yielded hard times for fans in the host nation. They have had to watch as Americans won 10 of the past 25 editions, and Spaniards another eleven of the remainder. They have seen a Dane, a German, an [...]
2011 Tour de France: Cavendish Pulls Closer to History
Victory in a wild Stage 5 sprint finish launched a young sprinter closer to all-time greatness… Zach breaks down the numbers in this look at Mark Cavendish. [READ MORE →]
2011 Tour de France: Pre-Race Reconnaissance
Cycling is unique in that the climax of its season comes not at the end of the season but dead center in the heart of the calendar. It isn’t the Tour Down Under in January or the Giro di Lombardia in October that the top riders of the road dream …
2011 Tour de France: Nagging Pre-Race Questions
Cycling is unique in that the climax of its season comes not at the end of the season but dead center in the heart of the calendar. It isn’t the Tour Down Under in January or the Giro di Lombardia in October that the top riders of the road dream …
2011 Giro d’Italia – Rest Day Ruminations (Stages 13-15)
94th Giro d’Italia/07-29 May 2011 Throughout the course of the Giro d’Italia, Sports Nickel’s resident Non-Traditional Sports Fan in America will offer his news and notes on the action from the first grand tour of the 2011 cycling season…