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No Cummings in France for the Ineos Men
In a surprising late confirmation current DS and former pro/breakaway extraordinaire Steve Cummings will not be present for the Tour this year. According to CyclingNews Zak Dempster will be earning overtime in France after G’s Giro attempt last month.
And we’re back! What a wild decade it’s been on and off the bike - Disc brakes are here to stay, aero bikes are just bikes now, GCN’s excellent racing coverage came and went… but much like Bert Grabsch’s thighs during the late 00’s, time goes dieseling on.
The 2024 tour is upon us and it’s looking to be an exciting vintage with many suitors for the GC. Will Pog do his best Pirate impression and pull a double? Will Red Bull give the other Slovenian wings? Can we discount Remco and a barely recovered defending champ? Stage 1 might show us our first glimpse or just as probably a breakaway fight for early glory. Either way it proves to be some big ringing fun.
Trofimov and Silin apparently drunk at the airport after Olympic test event in Rio
Between Paolini and this it seems that Katusha riders really like to have a good time... But seriously, is 2 drunk Russians really news??
Chaingate 2.0?
http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/news/nibali-vs-froome-misunderstanding-or-breach-of-etiquette_379488
Porte punched by fan during stage 10
Apparently French fans have something against the Tasmanian Devil or Team Sky
“I hope Rafa will dedicate this win to Grande Ivan @ivanbasso who just undergone surgery #ForzaIvan @kurdyukov_espru #TDF2015 @tinkoff_saxo”
Oleg declaring victory 20 minutes before the stage is over... I hope he buys Majka an Aston Martin this year.
Paolini Tests Positive for Cocaine
Apparently Luca likes to party
An angry postal worker during stage 2 in Utrecht... Perhaps he was mad that the entire peloton can push a bigger gear than him
We're back!
And with good news - it turns out the reigning World Champ is a Big Ringer.
Success!
Likely thanks in part to our very own Change.org petition, Lance Armstrong admitted to Oprah tonight to using doping products during all 7 Tours de France.
More to come.
The Finish Line
Tomorrow, October 22nd, marks the potential end of the line for Lance Armstrong.
In Switzerland the UCI will announce their ruling on the USADA's Reasoned Decision. Will McQuaid and Co agree and strip Big Tex of his 7 Tour titles? Will the UCI find no wrong doing to protect themselves and former president Hein Verbruggen?
The answer is likely going to be something in between - some sort of compromise that Keeps the UCI's "integrity" intact, simultaneously demonizes and protects Lance, and at the same time continues to make Landis, Hamilton, and LeMond out to be the zealots they have been said to be for years.
What remains less clear is will UCI will accept the USADA's reduced bans for all of Armstrong's former teammates who testified? Moving forward, will this type of whistle-blowing be frowned upon or encouraged?
ReVENGE
It has been confirmed that Mark Cavendish will ride for Omega Pharma-Quickstep in 2013 (does anyone else think this was as anti-climatic as Cav's move to Sky last year??) There was quite a bit of chatter about the Manx Missile's contract with Sky - would Lefevere buyout or make a trade to get the Boy Racer? The details have not been released but we can assume it was not an inexpensive transaction for any party involved; Perhaps Levi's recent sacking made room in OPQ's budget?
Whats more is Cavendish will be reunited with manufacturer Specialized - let's see if their partnership will lead to super bike part deux?
https://www.change.org/petitions/lance-armstrong-admit-publicly-to-any-past-doping-while-on-us-postal
Goodbye Vino
Today marked reigning Olympic champion Alexandre Vinokourov's last race - an exhibition crit he won ahead of Philippe Gilbert and Vincenzo Nibali.
After a sometimes tumultuous 14 year career that saw multiple classics victories and an overall at the Vuelta, its time to say Sau bolynyz Vino!
You and your big ringing style will be missed.
2012 Big Ring Cyclist of the Year
Ladies and Gentleman, presenting your 2012 Big Ringer of the Year...
Tony Martin.
This photo was taken following the 2012 Runs Um Den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt race - Martin's first back after being hit by a car in early April.
Martin finished 4th, and would go on to winning the Tour of Belgium weeks later. This was followed by a dismal Tour, sustaining a broken wrist in stage 1. He would drop out by stage 9 to focus on recovering in time for the London Olympics, where he finished 2nd behind Bradley Wiggins in the Time Trial.
But Der Panzerwagen would fully recover to take the win in the inaugural UCI Team Time Trial in Limburg, Netherlands, along with his Omega Pharma-Quick Step teammates. He would follow this by being crowned the 2012 World Time Trial Champion.
Known for pushing a big gear, Tony Martin reminds us time and again what The Big Ring Blog is all about.