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New PETA Ad

Sep 20th, 2007 | By | Category: General

No, not the sexy new ad starring Alicia Silverstone naked. Instead, this one features cycling’s own naked-headed star, Levi Leipheimer. In the ad, Levi talks about how easy, and important, it is for pet owners to spay and neuter their dogs and cats. Check out the new Levi ad on PETA’s web site. And if […]



The Spokesmen LIVE in Las Vegas

Sep 17th, 2007 | By | Category: General

In addition to The FredCast’s coverage of Interbike 2007, we are also happy to report that The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable Podcast will have a very special, live version of the show on Wednesday, September 26 at 12:45 pm. If you’ll be at Interbike, please stop by the cycling.tv studios where all of the regular Spokesmen […]



Two Email Firsts

Sep 11th, 2007 | By | Category: General

As you now know, the campaign of Senator Fred Thompson has graciously decided to change the name of their podcast. They have now publicly announced their intention to change the name, and are now having a contest on their web site to name the new show. They have assured me that they will stop using […]



Show #79 – You Guys Are Awesome

Sep 11th, 2007 | By | Category: Podcasts

Listen now by clicking here: [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/thefredcast/The_FredCast_79.mp3] For The Week of September 10, 2007 Sponsored by Cambria Bicycle Outfitter Click here to get a special offer just for FredCast listeners! IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK iPod Contributes to Cyclist’s Death Louisiana Town Tries to Ban Bikes Schools Put Bikes Into PE Curriculum Racing News Tour of […]



Campaign Gets it Right

Sep 10th, 2007 | By | Category: General

Had a conversation with the attorney for Senator Thompson’s campaign this morning. She agreed that they will stop using the ‘FredCast’ name within 7 days. A huge THANK YOU to all the listener support, to Doc Bradshaw (listener/attorney/Fred) and to the Senator’s campaign for doing the right thing. Now I need to have a conversation […]



Show #78 – Finally!

Sep 5th, 2007 | By | Category: Podcasts

Listen now by clicking here: [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/thefredcast/The_FredCast_78.mp3] For The Week of September 3, 2007 Sponsored by Cambria Bicycle Outfitter Click here to get a special offer just for FredCast listeners! IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK New Garmin Edge GPS Units New Shimano Carbon Cranks 11 Cyclists Injured in SUV Crash in Miami Pedestrian Killed in Collision […]



The Onion Jabs at Pro Cycling

Sep 5th, 2007 | By | Category: General

Thanks to listener Mark for sending along the link to this article in The Onion. This tongue-in-cheek jab at pro cycling’s doping woes tells the story of the non-doping cyclists who have only recently finished the Tour de France. According to the fictional account: Finland’s Piet Kvistik, a domestique with the Crédit Mondial team, was […]



Paris Rental Bikes

Sep 5th, 2007 | By | Category: General

FredCast listener Henry just returned from Paris and reports on the new rental bikes available around the City of Light. He writes These new rental bikes seemed to be very popular when I was in Paris last week. They come with built-in generator and front & rear lights (not bright enough, IMHO), as well as […]