By Jeremy Arnold – CaliRado Cyclist July 23, 2007 – Loudenvielle, France After destroying the peloton en route to victory in Stage 15 of the Tour de France, Alexandre Vinokourov made a surprising admission during his post-race press conference on Monday. When asked how he was able to bounce back from disastrous days to earn [...]

By Jeremy Arnold – CaliRado Cyclist Now that we’re a little over halfway through the Tour de France, I thought it would be a good time to put the first 11 stages in perspective and share some thoughts on the action so far. Forgive me if it gets a little freestyle in here but let’s [...]

By Jeremy Arnold – CaliRado Cyclist Not many people know this, but new Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen and I go way back. Most people think that he got the nickname “Chicken” because he is so skinny but in fact, I am actually the primary reason he was given the name when we were [...]

By Jeremy Arnold – CaliRado Cyclist In an effort to deal with the fact that one of the toughest guys in Professional cycling is named Fabian, I thought it would be interesting to research the origin of the man in the yellow jersey’s moniker. As it turns out, the name Fabian actually has a pretty [...]

By Jeremy Arnold – CaliRado Cyclist Instead of breaking down the Tour de France like everyone else, I thought now would be a good time to revisit some quotes that may or may not have been uttered during the many pre-race press conferences. In this exercise, you will have to choose who the listed statements [...]

By Jeremy Arnold – CaliRado Cyclist They say that the United States is the land of the Free and the home of the Brave. Fitting with this reputation, it seems that a number of American cyclists view helmet use as somewhat akin to religion or politics or any number of personal choices we are fortunate [...]