Author Archives: Whit

About Whit

My experiences might easily fit many cycling fans' definitions of â€œliving the dream.â€ Since getting hooked on the sport watching Lance Armstrong win the 1993 U.S. Pro Championship, I've raced as an amateur on Belgian cobbles, traveled Europe to help build a European pro team, and piloted that team from Malaysia to Mont Ventoux. As a former assistant director sportif with Mercury-Viatel, I've also seen the less dreamy side of the sport â€“ the side rife with broken contracts, infighting, and positive dope tests. These days, I live with my lovely wife in Pennsylvania and share my experiences and views on the sport at Bicycling Magazine, the Embrocation Cycling Journal, and at my own site, PavÃ©.

2010 Tour de France – Stage 20 Live Blog

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Whit

Come on over and join me today in today’s Live Blog for Bicycling Magazine.Â I’ll be sharing duties with Joe Lindsey, Bicycling contributor and writer of The Boulder Report. Hope to see you there!

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 19 Wrap-Up

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Whit

Iâ€™m certain to have missed the time cut by now, but hereâ€™s my two cents anyway: 1. Is Fabian Cancellara to Tony Martin and time trials what Alberto Contador is to Andy Schleck and the Tour de France?Â Discuss. 2. Seriously though, I thought I learned my lesson the first 3 times I bet against … Continue reading →

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 19 Live Blog

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Whit

Come on over and join me today in today’s Live Blog for Bicycling Magazine.Â I’ll be sharing duties with Joe Lindsey, Bicycling contributor and writer of The Boulder Report. Feel free to heckle me for my picks! Hope to see you there!

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 18 Wrap-Up & Stage 19 Predictions

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Whit

Itâ€™s funny how our opinion of certain riders changes during the course of the Tour de France.Â It makes sense, though, as the Tour is the sportâ€™s grandest stage, the perfect place for riders to reinvent themselves and careers to be resuscitated â€”or resurrected. Take todayâ€™s sprint for example: Mark Cavendish won Stage 18 with … Continue reading →

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 18 Live Blog

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Whit

Come on over and join me today in today’s Live Blog for Bicycling Magazine.Â I’ll be sharing duties with Joe Lindsey, Bicycling contributor and writer of The Boulder Report. Things should get underway at about 8:30EST. Hope to see you there!

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2010 Tour de France – Stage 17 Wrap-Up

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Whit

In the end, todayâ€™s stage was perhaps a bit anti-climatic, as first Andy Schleck and then Alberto Contador proved unable to shake the other on the Tourmalet.Â Clearly, these two are the cream of this yearâ€™s Tour de France cropâ€”and considering how only 8 seconds separetes them, weâ€™re on the verge of one of the … Continue reading →

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