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Category Archives: Races
Another Look at Worlds Qualification
Thank heavens for astute (and polite) readers! As someone commented after Wednesday’s post, I seem to have overlooked something in my discussion of the UCI’s procedure for determining the number of starters for each nation in the Worlds road race. In a nutshell, the UCI World/Pro Tour ranking is only used to determine the first … Continue reading
Is Worlds a Sham?
In this week’s Monday Musette I mentioned my shock over the fact that traditional cycling nations such as France and the Netherlands will have their numbers reduced in this year’s World Championship road race due to the fact that both nations will—as of August 15th—be outside of the Top-10 in the UCI’s World Rankings. Now, … Continue reading
Weekend Preview – UPDATE
I knew it was too good to be true… The UCI has just announced that Euskaltel’s Mikel Astarloza tested positive on June 26 for recombinant EPO. He is of course being considered innocent until proven guilty, but he certainly won’t be participating in tomorrow’s Clasica San Sebastian. Otherwise, it casts a shadow on what had … Continue reading
Weekend Preview – Clasica San Sebastian
The rest of the season kicks-off in earnest tomorrow with the annual running of the Clasica San Sebastian. Starting and finishing in San Sebastian, the 237km race usually suits punchy climbers and one day specialists able to hang over the race’s major climb, the Jaizkibel, coming with about 39km to go. Locally called the Donostia-Donostia … Continue reading
Tour de France Wrap-up – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Ever seen a spaghetti western? To me, this year’s Tour might as well have been directed by Sergio Leone and played over a soundtrack by Ennio Morricone. Stark landscapes, aging heroes, young upstarts, pistols, you get the idea… Where they had Clint Eastwood, we had Lance Armstrong. Where they had a cast of Spanish-American outlaws, … Continue reading
Tour de France – Stage 21 Wrap-up
To be honest, the final stage of the Tour de France is always a bit of a let-down for me. Not because of the racing, but because it means the end of the race…like going to bed after your birthday party or on the night before school starts again… We’ll have more wrap-up throughout the … Continue reading