Recent content by Rosedale

Ban the use of radios by directeurs sportif. Riders could keep radios so that the organisers can communicate danger, crashes, changes of route etc. Riders would then have to read the race and decide what to do.

Michael Ashenden writes....where else in the civilised world would we tolerate an environment where citizens were afraid to tell the truth? I would suggest that you need to look no further than the banking and financial services sector

What has this got do do with the Vuelta?

Almost all National championships are held on the weekend immediately preceding the Tour de France. I suggest that the World Championships are held on the weekend immediately preceding the Vuelta.

Oh no he's not. Armstrong can't hold a candle to Hinault. Hinault rode and won all kinds of race including Paris-Roubaix. He wasn't a one race wonder like LA

I agree. But the stage could have finished at the top of the Tourmalet. On the Andorra finish there was no room for team buses so riders had to ride down to the hotels. Why not today?

The problem in the Vuelta was that Levi promised to help Alberto and then did no work.

I Don´t Like It Either I do not like the new site. As one who often catches up on news late, I dislike the spoilers. I liked the ability to identify which day news applied to. Sorry, I have to look for another site for my cycling news. Anyone know a good site with far less American news and...

Perhaps the baseball authorities will rename the World Series

This was published on the main news page of Cyclingnews.com:- Lance Armstrong's girlfriend, Anna Hansen, gave birth to a baby boy named Max, on Thursday, June 4. Armstrong announced the news through a posting on his Twitter account at approximately 11:15pm (EDT). "Wassup, world? My name is...

The business with Pauwels yesterday only goes to show that cycling would benefit greatly if radios were banned

That's rich coming from the nation which has to wear shoulder pads to play football

The best description of Leipheimer was by the cycling correspondent of a Spanish newspaper during last year's Vuelta. He described Leipheimer as being like a piece of discarded chewing gum.

I thought this was a cycling forum. As far as I am aware balls of any type are not involved in cycling. Not sure what this means.

Leipheimer has done what he usually does - nothing. He follows wheels, never attacks, never initiates anything. During last year's Vuelta, a Spanish cycling correspondent likened him to chewing gum - difficult to get rid of, just sticks to you. It's a good thing that all riders are not like...