By Skiles Keith What are people looking for in a saddle? Some people may only look for aesthetics, while others are looking for performance or ultimate comfort.Younger riders may not know any better as far as comfort, or they just don’t feel any problems. Older and more experienced riders seem to know what they are [...]

The CaliRado Cyclist “Better Late Than Never” was the theme of Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California as George Hincapie and Team High Road finally got the victory that had eluded them all week. The delinquency of this post is also emblematic of this theme. See the synergy there? After a week full [...]

The CaliRado Cyclist Stage 6 from Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita was one of the most dynamic of the 2007 Amgen Tour of California. 2008 proved to be every bit as wild if not much more. Just ask Mark Cavendish. But only if you want to get sworn at and possibly punched. The young British [...]

The CaliRado Cyclist The town of Solvang again played host to the Stage 5 time trial of the Amgen Tour of California and Levi Leipheimer again crushed all of the competition. And yet again, tasty Danish pastries were consumed by yours truly. After the horrible conditions of the previous stage, partly sunny skies and dry [...]

The CaliRado Cyclist Hey Folks, it’s going to be a short recap of Stage 4 today because I just flew into Santa Barbara from Colorado and boy, are my arms tired. Yes, that is the worst joke in the world and yes, I said the exact same thing last year. But then again, it’s been [...]

The CaliRado Cyclist Due to a slight error in judgment by the race organizers, Stage 3 of the Amgen Tour of California traveled from Modesto to San Jose. Modesto and San Jose? Really? Anyway, as we struggle to overlook the numerous shortcomings of the host cities for a moment, it should be noted that this [...]

The CaliRado Cyclist Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California traveled east from Santa Rosa to the state capital of Sacramento under mostly cloudy, often rainy skies and cool temperatures. It’s a beautiful route with some difficult climbs before and after crossing the Napa Valley leading to a long slightly downhill run to SacTown. [...]

The CaliRado Cyclist Alright, alright. Here we go again for Stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California, with a familiar winner on a familiar course. As another famous J.J. (Evans from Good Times and Chicago, not Haedo from CSC and Argentina) once said, “Dyn-O-Mite!” Let’s go to the tapes for a recap of the [...]

CaliRado Cyclist Hello Race Fans, welcome to our coverage of the third edition of the Amgen Tour of California. Or as Phil Ligget calls it, “The Tour of Caulifoenia.” Local Background Info: Organizers have made some changes to the event this year and the prologue has been moved from the classic Coit Tower course in [...]

THF Realty is proud to announce the 2008 THF Realty Cycling Team. The combined efforts of THF Realty, Ghisallo Sports, Midwest Testing, Brinkmann Constructors and Long John Silvers have resulted in a new Cycling Team that will be contesting races across the United States. With a mix of young athletes like Nolan Froese and Austin [...]

Check out this site that I came across the other day. This Blogspot member hails from Idaho and loves training. At first, the nick names might intimidate the new reader, but hell, I caught on, and feel like I know Boise better. http://biker1stu.blogs

The CaliRado Cyclist Boulder, ColoradoParis, France Sources close to the Amaury Sports Organization have leaked news that invitations to the 2008 Tour de France may be extended to entertainers Jerry Lewis and David Hasselhoff instead of high caliber Pro Tour cycling teams Astana and High Road. While there has been no official announcement at this [...]