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Velonews on Stage 15. _Proving that there is still great sportsmanship in professional cycling. Lance falls, but Hamilton and Ullrich tell the race leaders to wait for him_ Armstrong was sent toppling to the ground just as he was accelerating away from Ullrich and the lead bunch of riders with about 10km to go. Armstrong…

After Stage 14, Lance is in trouble. _Ullrich is looking very strong at 15 seconds behind and Vino is just 18 seconds, tomorrow is the last mountain stage and Lance hasn’t been great at the individual time trials…gulp, here’s his own personal assessment_ With astonishing frankness, Armstrong spoke about his supposed ‘decline’. “It’s fair (to…

Custom Clothing. Hat tip to rec.bicycles.tech, Sugoi makes custom jerseys. Just the thing for the STP. Get a bunch that say *ignition* on it 🙂

“Ullrich Wins!”:http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/live.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=1200&Language=ANG. Wow, Ullrich, decisively won the Stage 12 time trial. What a performance to watch. Ullrich has won before and with four mountain stages coming, this is going to be a very interesting race. Now Stages 13-16 are going to be super interesting. It’s on at 6 AM Pacific Time on Outdoor Life. You…

Lance is only 30 seconds or so ahead, so the upcoming time trial is key. “Chris Carmichael”:http://www.olntv.com/tdf03/carmichael11.html says that this could be the deciding moment. A short race, perfect for an Ullrich vs. Armstrong race. Also, if you missed it, here the incredible footage of the “Beloki”:http://www.olntv.com/tdf03/carmichael11.html crash on stage 10 and Lance doing the…

tubing. A long thread on what frame material is better led to this article that is an objective view of the material strength. Great for geeks, while others debate (endlessly) whether a steel, aluminum, titanium or carbon fiber bike is better. Anyway interesting reading, it shows essentially, that steelis the most dense between aluminum and…

Heartratemonitor.co.uk Comparison. A good comparison of the two best cyclocomputers out there. The Polar, I have. It is twice as expensive because it measures power output more exactly, but the HAC4 has more features. Plus, Lance uses the HAC4. Anyway, I ordered the power output kit for the Polar, so we’ll see. Beside the more…

Roadcycling.com – Cycling news – It’s a secret … sorta. Great article about new bicycles. Good picture of the Trek Madone 5.9. Also, Cannondale has a bike that weighs just 14.8 lbs (!!!!). And, the new Campagnolo Record Carbon apparently has different directions for their carbon fiber, so a derailleur won’t snap like a toothpick…