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What does “feeling great” mean to a cyclist?

Post author By M. Özgür Nevres
Post date December 27, 2013
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Today’s quote is from Tyler Hamilton. Hamilton was a teammate of banned cyclist Lance Armstrong during 1999, 2000, and 2001 Tour de France where Armstrong won the Yellow jersey. He is the only American rider to win one of the Five Monuments of Cycling (Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2003). Unfortunately, he was doping when he won the race, like the vast majority of the pro peloton, in the “dark ages of cycling”.

But after reading his book, The Secret Race, I am convinced that Hamilton is a good guy. You can also read the comments about the book on amazon.

Tags The Secret Race, Tyler Hamilton, US Postal

Tour de France Cyclists and Teams Races

Kimmage has doubts about Wiggins and Team Sky

Post author By M. Özgür Nevres
Post date January 2, 2013
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Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins, Tour de France 2012 — Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France 2012 in a dominant style with the help of Chris Froome. Prior to the 2012 Tour, Wiggins's highest finishes in a Grand Tour were third in the 2011 Vuelta a España and fourth in the 2009 Tour (later promoted to third after Lance Armstrong's result was annulled in October 2012). Wiggins had shown his form in the lead-up to the Tour by winning the general classifications in three stage races in the 2012 season: the Paris–Nice, the Tour de Romandie and the Dauphiné. As a time trialist, Wiggins was thought to be the rider most suited to the race's course.

Paul Kimmage, journalist and former pro cyclist, has doubts about Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky, suggests that their dominance at Tour de France 2012 is suspicious.

Previously, during the Tour de France in July, Kimmage has said that he believes Team Sky was not as transparent as they promised when the team was founded. He had added that: “People ask me how I feel about Wiggins leading the Tour de France – I don’t know, I can’t answer the question. When asked about doping, the answers from Wiggins now sound the same as with Armstrong and Floyd.”

Tags George Hincapie, Paul Kimmage, Team Sky, Tyler Hamilton, UCI, Union Cycliste Internationale, US Postal

Cyclists and Teams

USADA Banned Six Former Lance Armstrong US Postal Teammates

Post author By M. Özgür Nevres
Post date October 11, 2012
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Team US Postal — 11 former teammates of Lance Armstrong testified under oath in USADA's investigation into doping practices carried out by Lance Armstrong and the US Postal team, which found Armstrong guilty of several doping related charges. Frankie Andreu, Michael Barry, Tom Danielson, Tyler Hamilton, George Hincapie, Floyd Landis, Levi Leipheimer, Stephen Swart, Christian Vande Velde, Jonathan Vaughters and David Zabriskie were part of a 26-strong group that gave written testimonies. As a result of the investigation, Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and chose not fight the charged leveled at him. The six active former teammates suspended for six months and disqualified some of their past results.

US Anti-doping agency USADA banned Lance Armstrong’s former US Postal teammates Levi Leipheimer, Christian Vande Velde, David Zabriskie, Tom Danielson, Michael Barry, and George Hincapie from racing for six months, and disqualified some of their past results.

Tags George Hincapie, Tyler Hamilton, US Postal