Right after the Tour de France screeches to a halt in Paris, the transfer season starts. During the Tour we are teased with tidbits of information of where riders might end up. Rumors were rampant about the two hottest properties on the market: Alberto Contador and the Schleck Brothers (I know technically the two brother …
Drinking games are almost a rite of passage for a member of the Browne family. In honor of my Irish dad I’m sharing this version of the family tradition which combines two things he loves: watching the Tour de France and drinking. If you are participating in my Versus Tour de France daily online live …
Out of the blue I received a phone call. My source – code name “Balls Deep” was on the other end speaking Pig Latin. I’ll spare you the Pig Latin, but translated my contact relayed this exciting bit of information, “Word from behind the car wash is that Landis is riding again.” What?! I made …
My G’ville buddies made the hop across the pond to Belgium, the home of the Classics, witnessing the Tour of Flanders first hand. And when your connections include Rich Hincapie of Hincapie Sportswear, clothing sponsor of BMC, you know they got hooked up. Randy Owens had his trigger finger on the camera and shot some …
If you read my previous post you know that Floyd Landis is participating in the Tour of the Bahamas this weekend. He just emailed me the hot news from day one of the race – the time trial. “All that drinking is starting to pay off. I beat the course record set by Zman [David …
The racing season is right around the corner and all the pro teams are counting the days till their specific race rendezvous. Taking a quick glance at the various team sites you can see where riders will be. In the case of Kenda p/b Geargrinders it’s the Tour de Taiwan in March. The Tour of …
The Nature Valley Grand Prix is a six-day stage race in Minneapolis, Minnesota. And in this land of a thousand lakes the locals love an outside festival. This was one of those great summer moments when the hardy natives can disregard their thermal wear and don summer gear. Packed like sardines, the masses cheer, yell …