This episode of The FredCast Cycling Podcast features the third in a series of interviews from Press Camp 2010, held recently in Deer Valley, Utah. Interviews include Cateye and Dahon. In the news this week a review of the 2010 Tour de France, Floyd Landis on Nightline, Armstrong Hires Criminal Defense Attorney, US Bicycle Hall of Fame Partners with Bike Dealer Camp, Redline Recall, L.A. Mayor in Bike Accident, and more.
The Tour de France engenders a great deal of emotion on the part of the fans, the commentators and, most importantly, the riders. Here is an accumulation of some of the best quotes from the 2010 Tour de France thus far:
My stomach is full of anger and I want to take my revenge. — Andy Schleck (via USA Today)
Having things organized is for small-minded people. Genius controls chaos. — Jens Voigt (via Team Saxo Bank video)
If I had attacked one more time I would have dropped myself. — Andy Schleck (via Epoch Times)
Oh man, it’s going to take days to kill all these people. — Jens Voigt (via Bicycling.com)
Want me to be honest with you? I’m F***ed, mate! — Bradley Wiggins (via ESPN)
If John Gadret is found dead in his hotel room in the morning, I will be probably be the primary suspect. — Nicolas Roche (via New York Times)
After they checked my bike, I said, You should also check the motor: me! — Fabian Cancellara (via Associated Press)
I think fairness comes before being selfish. . . There’s other things to think about than the yellow jersey. — Fabian Cancellara (via sfgate.com)
This is a bike race, not a gladiator’s arena. — Race Official Jean-Francois Pescheux on Mark Renshaw (via Yahoo News)
I never imagined I would be removed from any race especially the Tour de France. I pride myself on being a very fair, safe and a straight-up sprinter and never in my career have I received a fine or even a warning. — Mark Renshaw (via Technorati)
I’ll miss Mark in the bedroom. That doesn’t sound right, does it? — Mark Cavendish on Mark Renshaw
We’re witnessing the death throes of a great stage racer. — Phil Liggett on Lance Armstrong (overheard on Versus during Stage 16)
Sometimes you’re the hammer, sometimes you’re the nail. Today I was the nail. I have 20 days now to be the hammer. — Lance Armstrong (via Associated Press)
The Tour will be decided on the Tourmalet. The first man at the top will win the Tour. — Andy Schleck (via Yahoo News)
If we waited every time something went wrong, we’d still be at stage 3 by now, waiting for someone to adjust their underpants. — Cadel Evans (via Herald Sun)
Get off me! Get off me! — Lance Armstrong (via ozcycling.com)
If you draw your sword and drop it, you die. —Ryder Hjesdal (via Pedal)
While I’m not very talented at cooking, I am very talented at eating. — Jens Voigt (via Bicycling)
Whoever wants to make a polemic out of this can do it freely. I have fallen in this Tour, I fell during the Giro, I have had mechanical problems, and nobody ever waited for me. I think we are turning cycling into a baby’s playpen and that’s what happens in these circumstances. — Carlos Sastre (via Velo News)
There’s much more racing and commenting to come, so stay tuned . . . .
This episode of The FredCast Cycling Podcast features the second in a series of interviews from Press Camp 2010, held last week in Deer Valley, Utah. Interviews include Clif Bar, Lazer Helmets, and BionX.
In the news this week Campus Cruisers Product Recall, Tour de France Stage Recaps, Tom Danielson wins Newton’s Revenge, Denver Post Story of Challenges for Cyclists in Colorado, New Bike Ban Proposed in Missouri and more.
This episode of The FredCast Cycling Podcast features the first in a series of interviews from Press Camp 2010, held last week in Deer Valley, Utah. Interviews include Lance Camisasca from Life Boat Events, plus Speedplay and Orbea.
In the news this week the LAPD participates in Critical Mass, dozens of cyclists protest Blackhawk CO at the state capitol, Felt recalls bicycles, Tour de France news, Minnesota bike share causes problems for debit card users, Florida Keys cracking down on cycling scofflaws, a bank robber masquerades as a bike messenger, and more.
Last weekend my family and I participated in the 2010 Utah Bike MS event to raise money for and awareness of multiple sclerosis. Here is a brief video that I shot and edited entirely on my iPhone 4:
This episode of The FredCast Cycling Podcast features a Tour de France and stage racing primer, plus a brief introduction to the Think Cure Bicycle Challenge which will take place in Los Angeles in November. In the news this week the LAPD says it will join Critical Mass, Thule recalls the Domestique rack, results from the Tour de Suisse and the Race Across America (RAAM), Lance Armstrong is upset with Outside Magazine, a California city seeks to break a world record, another cyclist is chased by a bear, and more!
This episode of The FredCast Cycling Podcast features an interview with Davis Phinney. In the news this week, a Colorado town bans bicycles, more U.S. cities look at bike sharing, pro cycling news, an Australian bike path made of recycled printer ink cartridges, Olympic cycling medals delivered 62 years late, a woman is chased by a black bear while riding her bike, and more!
This episode of The FredCast Cycling Podcast features an interview with Dan Austin of 88Bikes, an interview with Tyler Servoss from the Rockwell Relay, and a product review from Carlton Reid of BikeBiz.com and QuickRelease.tv. In the news this week, too many car v. cyclist encounters, Ivan Basso wins his second Giro d’Italia, Alejandro Valverde draws a two-year ban, the UCI looks into motorized doping, helmets that smell when you crash, and more! 
Our family deals with the effects of multiple sclerosis every day. My wife, Donna, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis seven years ago and we desperately need to find the cause and cure for this awful disease. Please help us by donating to our cause or by joining our team and riding with us. We’d love to have you participate in any way you can, no matter how big or how small.
In case you haven’t seen it, here is a video that appears on Disney Channel, highlighting my daughters and why they ride for multiple sclerosis:
For more on why I ride and why I need your help, here is the letter I’ve sent to my friends and family asking for their support:
Dear Friends and Family,
As our family prepares to participate in this year’s Bike MS event the weekend of June 26-27, I’d once again like to ask for your support. But first, I’d like to ask you a couple of questions: Where were you in May and June of 2003? What were you doing? What do you remember?
Some recall President Bush giving his famous ‘Mission Accomplished’ speech. Others recall Martha Stewart’s federal indictment, Gilberto Simoni winning the Giro d’Italia, the San Antonio Spurs winning the NBA Finals, and the theatrical releases of The Matrix Reloaded, Finding Nemo, and the Italian Job.
I don’t remember any of that.
I remember a week of sightseeing in Manhattan and how Donna found it harder to walk as the days went on. I remember Meghan and Emily’s faces as they wondered why their mom couldn’t walk downstairs to breakfast. And I remember the doctor telling Donna that she had multiple sclerosis.
That was a terrible and pivotal time in our lives, but thanks to amazing advances in medicine, as well as Donna’s incredible attitude, she continues to do well. Unfortunately, we know too many others who aren’t, and that’s why we need your help.
Today, there is no cure for multiple sclerosis, and with diagnosis occurring most frequently between the ages of 20 and 50, many individuals face a lifetime filled with unpredictability.
I’ve seen the many ways The National Multiple Sclerosis Society uses funds collected from Bike MS events to not only support research for a cure tomorrow, but also to provide programs which address the needs of people living with MS today.
I choose to fight this disease by riding a bike. You can help me by donating whatever you can afford. Any amount, great or small, helps to make a difference in the lives of people with MS.
By clicking on this donation link, you can make a secure, tax-deductible donation in any amount. You can also send a check by postal mail to the address below (just put my name in the memo field of the check so it gets credited to my team). Please also feel free to forward this email to anyone you believe might be interested in joining our movement.
Together, we will help put an end to multiple sclerosis . . . and to bad memories.
This episode of The FredCast Cycling Podcast features the 2010 Amgen Tour of California, including a review and wrap-up of the entire race from Nevada City to Thousand Oaks. This episode includes a recap of stages 1-7, Standings going into Stage 8, Interview with Ralf Aldag (HTC-Columbia), Stage review, stage standings, final standings, press conference comments from George Hincapie, Ryder Hjesdal, and Michael Rogers, and an interview with Bob Stapleton (HTC-Columbia).
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