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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.

Quick Step’s Omloop Training Ride – Photo Essay

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

To tide you over until our Belgian Opening Weekend Preview, here’s a terrific set of photos from Quick Step’s pre-race training ride help earlier in the week.  All photos by Tim Van Wichelen–for more terrific imgaes from Tim and his colleagues, head to Cyclingview. Bikes prepped… …and cars packed. Time to hit the road! Devolder … Continue reading →

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Pavé’s 2010 Season Preview – Part 4 (Teams 5-1)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

Here are the Top-5 teams in Pavé’s Top-5 teams of 2010. Share your comments below and thanks for reading! #5 – BMCThe new-and-improved BMC is the first of 2 Professional Continental teams in the Top-5, proof that a Pro Tour license isn’t the only key to success. Jim Ochowicz must have had quite a bit … Continue reading →

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Pavé’s 2010 Season Preview – Part 3 (Teams 10-6)

Posted on February 24, 2010 by

Here’s Part 3 of Pavé’s 2010 Season Preview.  Today we take a look at the first half of the Top-10.  For at look at Parts 1 and 2, click here and here respectively.  We’ll wrap it all tomorrow with a look at what I consider to be the 5 best teams in the sport.  As … Continue reading →

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Pavé’s 2010 Season Preview – Part 2 (Teams 15-11)

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

Here’s Part 2 of Pavé’s 2010 Season Preview.  Today we’re profiling teams 15-11 in our ranking.  For teams 20-16, click here.  Share your comments below! #15 – Lampre Poor Lampre.  Not only did they lose one of their best riders this past off-season—former World Champion and Tour of Flanders winner Alessandro Ballan—but they also almost … Continue reading →

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Pavé’s 2010 Season Preview – Part 1 (Teams 20-16)

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

In Belgium, newspapers don’t publish their official season previews until the week before the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad—the official opening day of the Belgian cycling season. I like doing it that way too—it gives a bit of time to get acclimated with the new season before attempting to sort everyone out.  So, over the next 4 … Continue reading →

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Weekend Preview – Algarve, Haut Var, the Ruta, and More

Posted on February 19, 2010 by

Here’s just about everything you need to know about the next few days of racing: 1. Before we preview the weekend’s festivities, we should take a minute to wrap-up the Tour of Oman, which finished today with an ITT won by—as we correctly predicted—Edvald Boassen Hagen. Unfortunately, thanks to an untimely stop to answer nature’s … Continue reading →

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