Thursday morning’s press conference fireworks with Lemond overshadowed what I thought was the best question from the floor. When VeloNews’ Neal Rogers (who, by the way, was seated between me and Lemond) asked Lance to put himself in Alberto Contador’s Sidis for a moment and consider the young Spaniard’s reaction to Armstrong joining Astana… his [...]

This morning’s press conference with Lance Armstrong, Don Catlin and Taylor Phinney took an unexpected turn when Greg Lemond, seated in the front row (two seats to my left) opened the question period with a hardball aimed straight at Lance. The tension broke over the room like a giant wave as all cameras swung in [...]

CrossVegas, the first UCI C1 race on the calendar was already brimming with talent, but the last-minute appearance of Lance Armstrong (his flight landed an hour before the start) amped up the racing under the lights on a course that suited pure power over technique. Defending champion Ryan Trebon took the win with a late [...]

Bags packed, cameras charged and loaded I’m sitting at the gate in SFO waiting for the 7 am flight to Las Vegas and my first Interbike show. I’m looking forward to seeing friends and meeting some of the reps I’ve corresponded with through Velodramatic. Tonight the plan is to photograph Cross Vegas and tomorrow night [...]

The fall rut is upon us. With the scent of Eurobike still fresh in the air and Interbike peeking out from the desert scrub and slot machines, the annual cycle of bike lust is nearing it’s zenith. Can you feel it… it’s the quickening McCloud.

To put this in perspective, or perhaps to demonstrate how totally [...]

On the same day I’m supposed to celebrate my birthday, Stage Four of the 2008 Tour of California was punishing the peloton with a biting headwind, rain and hypothermia. It was a day when California’s Pacific Coast Highway bared her teeth and proved that she could inspire as many curses as complements.

Saturday, under idyllic skies, [...]