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Matthew Parris’ Apology

Jan 5th, 2008 | By | Category: General

Thanks to Carlton Reid from Bike Biz for letting me know that Matthew Parris has now apologized for his murderous comments about cyclists. To whit: I offended many with my Christmas attack on cyclists. It was meant humorously but so many cyclists have taken it seriously that I plainly misjudged. I am sorry. According to […]



The Internet Responds to Anti-Cyclist Column

Dec 30th, 2007 | By | Category: General

Here are links to some of those who have responded to Matthew Parris’ vile editorial on the lynching of cyclists: Phil Gomes (Spinopsys) Carlton Reid (QuickRelease.tv) Tim Jackson (MasiGuy) Stonehead Tejvan Pettinger (cyclinginfo.co.uk) Treadly and Me George Riches A Letter to The Times Another Letter to the Times The Bike Show Mike Hartley Gareth Rees […]



Seesmic Post on Vile ‘Journalism’

Dec 29th, 2007 | By | Category: News


Author Suggests ‘Lynching’ of Cyclists

Dec 29th, 2007 | By | Category: News

On the past couple of shows I have mentioned that police in certain cities are cracking down on scofflaw cyclists for running red lights, failing to yield to pedestrians, etc. On the most recent show I also railed against motorists who fail to yield to cyclists and repeated my oft-mentioned question from my family upon […]



eFredCast Feed Now Available

Dec 28th, 2007 | By | Category: Blog, Podcasts, Technical Notes

There are now two feeds for The FredCast: The original MP3 Feed The new Enhanced AAC Feed (now called The eFredCast) We are still waiting for iTunes to validate the new eFredCast feed. As soon as it is validated, I will update the links on the site. Enjoy!



Show #87 – Off Season Training

Dec 28th, 2007 | By | Category: Podcasts

Listen now by clicking here: [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/thefredcast/The_FredCast_87.mp3] For The Week of December 24, 2007 Sponsored by listeners like you – Thanks for your donations! NOW AVAILABLE IN MP3 AND ENHANCED AAC FORMATS! The enhanced podcast feed can be found here. IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK Pro Cycling News Landis Banned in France UCI Racing to Implement […]



Show #86 – Happy Christmakwanzakah!

Dec 19th, 2007 | By | Category: Podcasts

Listen now by clicking here: [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/thefredcast/The_FredCast_86.mp3] For The Week of December 17, 2007 Sponsored by listeners like you – Thanks for your donations! NOW AVAILABLE IN MP3 AND ENHANCED AAC FORMATS! IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK The FredCast’s 2nd Anniversary Pro Cycling News China and Russia to Host 2009 ProTour Events New Route for Tour […]



New Show This Week!

Dec 16th, 2007 | By | Category: Podcasts

Just a quick update to let you know that there will be a new FredCast this week! This will be the first show of the third year of The FredCast. Very exciting. Talk to you soon!



Whenever one door closes . . .

Nov 25th, 2007 | By | Category: News

I got an email today from my friend, Dave Shields. Dave is the author of The Race, The Tour, and Tour de Life (the story of Saul Raisin’s injury and miraculous recovery). In the email, Dave relayed the news that Saul Raisin’s career as a professional cyclist has now come to an end. As Dave […]



What’s up with The FredCast?

Nov 20th, 2007 | By | Category: General

“Where’s the next episode?” “You promised you’d get back to a regular schedule!” “I can’t live without my FredCast fix!” These are just a fraction of the comments I’ve received in my in box lately and I can’t say that I blame you. I promised to get back to a regular schedule with the show […]