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Perhaps the best corollary is chess. In the 1990s, then-World Champion Garry Kasparov broke from FIDE, the corrupt and inept international body and created the Professional Chess Association. For the best part of twenty years, there was incessant fighting between the two and no real sense of who...

Thanks. It's hardly an innovative idea, but it's a neat challenge to put riding and sponsoring together. Easy to do and great to be able to contribute to a good cause. Feel free to contact me if you want to pledge, but even more so, put together your own fundraising.

I don't know if the following is in breach of forum rules and etiquette, but I'm riding in 2011 to raise funds for Bikes to Rwanda, an initiative that is sending bicycles to Rwanda to help stimulate their coffee industry among small cooperative plantations. As a cyclist living in the comfort...

Based on the original question, I was hoping more replies would provide hints about where someone could go to learn more about wheels.

This thread went quiet very quickly. Is there a team that's been better at imposing its tactical will on the peloton? Saxo Bank have had just about everything go their way with the exception of Schleck Sr. crashing out. From controlling the cobbles (terrific work from Voigt, Breschel...

He's been one of the real revelations of the Tour so far with some spectacular all-round riding ability. In defense of Garmin, though, keep in mind that he was supposed to be riding in support of VDV, so the team is already without one of their best climbers. Too, like Columbia, they also...

Meh. I don't get OLN, but prefer the British Eurosport live feeds anyway. Harmon and Kelly are light years better to listen to.

That was my thinking, too. Especially after yesterday, when he'll want to make up some sprinters' points.

For all that, Cancellara also surrendered the yellow jersey today. That's the sign of some teammate.

Yes. Or Hushovd, unless he's called on to see Sastre over the cobbles. But maybe Cervelo will give him free license to go for the green jersey this early.

He put in two pretty impressive time trials at Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.

Welcome to cycling. I guess it really depends on what you're riding, what you're riding for, what your budget is, and what your targets/ambitions in cycling are. If you're interested in racing, typically wheels are going to make the biggest difference if you have an otherwise decent bike. But...

Along with road rash, I managed to jam my thumb under me. Still quite sore several weeks later. The worst part, though, is doubting every single turn and descent. Went from a lion to a lamb in no time at all, and it's been slow building that back up...

I've been admiring that kit and the Bosberg's colors for some time. Is it possible to order that kit on the website?

North Americans can't appreciate the game, because they don't have the television attention span for it. They need frequent stops and American broadcasts have conditioned viewers to take time for commercial breaks. Football doesn't lend itself to that. North Americans also need sporting...