I won’t bother you with another post outlining USADA’s charges against Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel, Dr. Michele Ferrari, Pedro Celaya, Luis del Moral, and Pepe Marti. If you read any cycling news site there are several articles about the hot topic. But here are a few things I found...
Why Horner got flicked
posted by Neil Browne
With the Tour de France just under three weeks away, teams are announcing their selections to the biggest race on the planet. RadioShack-Nissan published their long-team for the Tour de France and there was a surprise. Regardless of the public war of words team manager Johan Bruyneel had with Andy and Frank Schleck there was really no doubt that the team, owned by a Luxemburg real estate mogul, wasn’t going to include those two for the Tour. Others such as Fabian Cancellara were a lock. But to a lot of people’s surprise Chris Horner was not listed as a potential member of the Tour squad. On Facebook Bruyneel defended his decision...
Presbyterian Hospita...
posted by Neil
[media-credit id=2 align="alignleft" width="300"][/media-credit]The ninth annual Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium in downtown Charlotte brought out the heavy hitters. The women were racing for 25 miles and for a $25,000 total purse while the men were racing for 50 miles and...
Giordana Velodrome o...
posted by Neil
In the planning stages since 2002, the Giordana Velodrome is opening to the public Saturday in Rock Hill, South Carolina at the Riverwalk community. Local attorney Spencer Lueders, the city’s Economic Development Department, and Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates were the driving...
Asheville wins bid f...
posted by Neil Browne
USA Cycling officially announced that Asheville, North Carolina submitted the winning bid to host the 2016 national cyclo-cross national championships. The other candidates: Boulder, Colorado and Austin, Texas, were awarded the 2014 and 2015 championships respectively. Due to the high quality...
The Lance Armstrong ...
posted by Neil Browne
Honestly I can’t say I’m totally surprised that the federal investigation into Lance Armstrong has been dropped. The reason for my lack of surprise? The investigation seemed to be dragging on and on. The burden of proof is much higher in these types of cases and while it was rumored that...
The comedic stylings...
posted by Neil Browne
During the winter months pro road cyclists can catch up on various projects (Rory Sutherland painting his house) or take care of some personal business (Tejay Van Garderen getting married). In the case of Mike Creed he decided that this was the time to try stand-up comedy. Those who follow...








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