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About Whit

My experiences might easily fit many cycling fans' definitions of “living the dream.” 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 – 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, Pavé.

Welcome to Pavé!

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

Thanks for visiting us in our new home.  While we might need a few days to work out some kinks, we hope you like the new confines.  Please update your bookmarks, feeds, and readers. As always, please feel free to share your comments, suggestions, and feedback–we appreciate the advice as we try to make the … Continue reading →

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2010 Tour de France – 10 Questions

Posted on July 2, 2010 by

It’s the day before the start of the 2010 Tour de France.  While countless questions abound, here are 10 that I’ll be looking to have answered.  Feel free to share your own questions and comments below. 1. What impact will the Wall Street Journal’s “Blood Brothers” feature have on Radio Shack’s Tour? While I would … Continue reading →

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2010 Tour de France Preview – Part 4

Posted on July 1, 2010 by

Here’s the fourth and final installment of Pavé’s 2010 Tour de France Preview.  In case you missed a day, click the link to read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.  Feel free to share your comments below. Sky Professional Cycling TeamHalfway through its first season of existence, Team Sky has already achieved one of … Continue reading →

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2010 Tour de France Preview – Part 3

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

Here’s the third installment of Pavé’s 2010 Tour de France Preview.  I’ll wrap things up tomorrow with the final installment, and then present some interesting questions to be answered during this year’s Tour on Friday.  In case you missed them, here are links to Part 1 and Part 2 of the Preview.  As always, share … Continue reading →

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2010 Tour de France Preview – Part 2

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

Here’s Part 2 of Pavé’s 2010 Tour de France Preview.  You can read Part 1 here.  Please share your comments and picks below. AG2RLike most of the French teams in this year’s Tour de France, AG2R comes to the race hoping to find relevance through stage wins, days spent in various leader’s jerseys, and maybe—if … Continue reading →

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2010 Tour de France Preview – Part 1

Posted on June 28, 2010 by

Pavé’s 2010 Tour de France coverage begins this week with our second annual Tour de France Team-by-Team Preview. As rosters are finalized, we’ll take a look at each team’s prospects for the Grand Boucle, highlighting several key riders as we go. To be fair, we’ll work alphabetically, skipping the teams with rosters still undefined until … Continue reading →

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