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2011 Amgen Tour of California
Tomorrow, May 15, the 2011 edition of the Amgen Tour of California kicks off and it's sure to be a great eight days of racing.
The Tour of California is the largest cycling event in America. And because of that many of the great riders from around the world will be taking part. And with 18 teams in the race there are bound to be some some great rivalries.
Here are the 2011 teams:
The official site has nice video previews of each of the stages of the race. Unfortunately there wasn't an embed option so you'll have to go to the videos page of the Amgen Tour of California site.
Tomorrow's Stage One starts in South Lake Tahoe and heads to North Lake Tahoe-Northstar at Tahoe Resort.
Miles: 118.7 KM: 191.0
Start: Sun, May 15: South Lake Tahoe
Finish: North Lake Tahoe - Northstar at Tahoe Resort
Start Time: 10:30am Finish ETA: 3:12-3:36pm
Start: Sun, May 15: South Lake Tahoe
Finish: North Lake Tahoe - Northstar at Tahoe Resort
Start Time: 10:30am Finish ETA: 3:12-3:36pm
The question is, what team and/or rider are you rooting for? Me, I'm still all about the argyle.
Lance Armstrong crash aftermath
Here's a video from versus.com showing Lance Armstrong right after the crash and then on his way to the hospital.
He's pretty beat up.
He's pretty beat up.
Armstrong crashes out of Tour of California
The picture above this posted by the AmgenTourofCali twitter page. It shows Lance Armstrong minutes after crashing. You can see his face is tore up and his jersey and bib too.
Armstrong's longtime coach Johan Bruyneel had this to say on his twitter:
Sorry to report there was a huge crash, with Chechu and Lance involved. Lance had to abandon and is going to the hospital for Xrays.
We now have to huge things to look for, A. the seriousness of Armstrong's injuries and B. how his exit of the Tour of California will affect the rest of Team Radioshack.
Armstrong responds to Landis
I wrote early today about how Floyd Landis finally came clean about doping in the past.
Well, Lance Armstrong had this to say on his twitter page:
Just spoke to the press here in Visalia. The transcription of my comments will be on www.teamradioshack.com soon. Thanks.
Here's video from before the Tour of California started today:
Look for more about this story to break as the weeks go by.
UPDATE May 20, 2010 2:36 PM: Here is the link to the Lance Armstrong press conference.
Well, Lance Armstrong had this to say on his twitter page:
Just spoke to the press here in Visalia. The transcription of my comments will be on www.teamradioshack.com soon. Thanks.
Here's video from before the Tour of California started today:
Look for more about this story to break as the weeks go by.
UPDATE May 20, 2010 2:36 PM: Here is the link to the Lance Armstrong press conference.
Landis finally admits to doping
The once praised American cyclist Floyd Landis finally admitted to ESPN's Bonnie Ford that he did in fact use performance enhancing drugs.
Landis, who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France victory, has been adamant about his innocence since the accusations occurred. His site, floydlandis.com used to even say "how they convicted an innocent man." (it has since been taken down)
I rooted for Landis in the 2006 Tour de France. And I watched as he overcame that huge deficit to take the lead after falling WAY behind the previous day. I watched as he "won" the Tour and was happy that America was still on top of the world's biggest cycling race. Oh, and I felt sad when it came out that he had cheated to win.
Therefore, when Landis comes out and says that other athletes he was working with, such as Lance Armstrong and Dave Zabriskie, were also doping I find that I must take his words with a grain of salt.
Landis has repeatedly lied. Even going so far as to write a book in 2007 titled, "Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France." (I see that book falling into bargin bins everywhere now)
The fact is the man has lied. Lied again. And lied one more time. In print and in interviews for almost four years now. Now do I know if Armstrong and Zabriskie doped? Of course not.
But I do know that Landis claimed his innocence for a very long time, only to come clean years later. His word vs. theirs. (Because Landis has no proof) You pick who you'd listen to. But for me, I'm listening to Armstrong and Zabriskie.
Check out the reaction from ESPN:
Landis, who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France victory, has been adamant about his innocence since the accusations occurred. His site, floydlandis.com used to even say "how they convicted an innocent man." (it has since been taken down)
I rooted for Landis in the 2006 Tour de France. And I watched as he overcame that huge deficit to take the lead after falling WAY behind the previous day. I watched as he "won" the Tour and was happy that America was still on top of the world's biggest cycling race. Oh, and I felt sad when it came out that he had cheated to win.
Therefore, when Landis comes out and says that other athletes he was working with, such as Lance Armstrong and Dave Zabriskie, were also doping I find that I must take his words with a grain of salt.
Landis has repeatedly lied. Even going so far as to write a book in 2007 titled, "Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France." (I see that book falling into bargin bins everywhere now)
The fact is the man has lied. Lied again. And lied one more time. In print and in interviews for almost four years now. Now do I know if Armstrong and Zabriskie doped? Of course not.
But I do know that Landis claimed his innocence for a very long time, only to come clean years later. His word vs. theirs. (Because Landis has no proof) You pick who you'd listen to. But for me, I'm listening to Armstrong and Zabriskie.
Check out the reaction from ESPN:
Argyle Armada finishes with two 1st places
Today proved to be a good day for Team Garmin-Transitions. Two big races. Two big wins.
Let's start with the Giro d'Italia.
American Tyler Farrar sprinted to his second stage victory in this year's Giro d'Italia on Tuesday to thwart a rare Italian attempt for home glory.
Let's start with the Giro d'Italia.
American Tyler Farrar sprinted to his second stage victory in this year's Giro d'Italia on Tuesday to thwart a rare Italian attempt for home glory. Astana's Alexandre Vinokourov kept hold of the leader's pink jersey after the 10th stage, still one minute 12 seconds ahead of Australian world champion Cadel Evans on his BMC.
The win extends Farrar's lead in the red jersey points competition and is his second stage victory in this year's Giro. Not bad for a kid from Washington.
Now heading back to North America for the Tour of California.
Dave Zabriskie ended a long streak of almosts at the 2010 Tour of California with a breakthrough victory on Stage 3.
The Garmin-Transitions rider outsprinted his elite breakaway mates Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) and Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) to take not only the stage win, but the leader's gold jersey as well.
That's right, Zabriskie is now the overall leader.
What a great day for Garmin-Transitions. Go Argyle!
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