In a brilliant display of strategy and tactics, George Hincapie (USA) took over the lead of the Tour de France today, even though today’s 184.5km Stage 1 was won by Jimmy Caspar (FRA) of the Cofidis team. Although Hincapie said that the day’s strategy did not include going after intermediate sprints (and therefore time bonuses), […]
The world of cycling did not end yesterday with the announcement that several big-name contenders for the yellow jersey would not ride in this year’s Tour de France. Instead, we were treated to a fantastic 7.1km individual time trial through the streets of Strasbourg, France. Credit Agricole’s Thor Hushovd (NOR), normally known as a sprinter […]
For June 30, 2006 In this show’s news: Ullrich, Basso and others not allowed to race the Tour de France; Results from the Tour of Switzerland; Tyler gets to keep the gold medal; Shimano and Specialized issue recalls; and much more. In the feature section: Quick review of my vacation; ‘Bents on the FredCast; Charger […]
The cycling world was stunned this morning when it was learned that pre-race favorites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso will not (repeat: will not) be allowed to race in the 2006 Tour de France. The T-Mobile and CSC riders have now been implicated as having been involved in the Operacion Puerto doping scandal about which […]
Hello Fellow Freds. Yes, the rumors are true. I am back from my vacation. Now I just need another week to get caught up! You can expect an episode of The FredCast to appear before the start of the Tour de France. “See” you on the podcast! In the meantime, please use the new script […]
Hello Fellow Freds! This is just a quick note to let you know that I will be on vacation starting on June 16th, so there will be no FredCast during the week of June 19, and possibly no FredCast during the week of June 26. I do promise to produce another show prior to the […]
For the week of June 12, 2006 In this show’s news: Results from the Dauphine Libere and Tour of Switzerland; Drug Scandal widens, PowerBar Donates to LiveStrong; Timbuk2 Supports Film Festival; Tragedy at the Sierra Century; and more. In the feature section: A new segment: ‘Bents on the FredCast; Tour de Nez needs you; Listener […]
For the week of June 5, 2006 In this show’s news: Armstrong cleared of doping charges, Dauphine Libere results, preview of Tour de Switzerland, Simoni faces the music over Giro/Basso comments, Liberty Serguros becomes Astana Wurth and more! In the feature section: Listener Helen on cycling as therapy, Review of Mountain Bike Maintenance and Repair […]
For the week of May 29, 2006 In this show’s news: A new doping scandal rocks the cycling world, Ivan Basso wins the Giro d’Italia, Results from the Volta Catalunya, Ullrich & Riis make their TdeF predictions, Apple and Nike partner on performance hardware, and much more! In the feature section: How to create elevation […]
Listener Neal sent in a great tutorial on creating elevation profile maps without the use of a GPS. The instructions are contained in Show #19 and its show notes. The accompanying tutorial files can be found in the following locations: Screen Shots (showing how to set-up each of the programs mentioned in the tutorial) Climbing […]
