Back in December of 2007, now women’s individual time trial gold medalist, Kristin Armstrong took a trip to Beijing to do a test run on the time trial course.  She rode the 15 mile course while using her husbands GPS device (doesn’t say which one) to log the elevation profile of the ride.
When she got home to Boise, Idaho, she used Google Earth to trace the entire course with the GPS coordinates she logged in Beijing.  She was then able to design a training schedule locally that best matched the …

If Cadel Evans sounds a bit bitter after competing in the Beijing Olympics, it’s likely because he had a lot going against him going into the Olympics.  Evans competed in two cycling events with a ruptured ACL, and only lost the medal by 12 seconds over a span of 45 kilometers.
He says he injured himself so seriously in the Tour that he spent several days on crutches in the lead-up to the Games.
“It was the swelling that was the main problem – and then once we got rid of that …

The president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), Pat McQuaid, has stated that the Spanish anti-doping officials didn’t do enough to prevent their cyclists from doping.
“I’m disgusted and annoyed that a Spanish cyclist has been the first athlete to be found positive of doping at the Olympic games,” McQuaid told The Associated Press. “I’m very angry that it is cycling that is in the headlines of the world’s media despite all of the crackdowns we have been doing.”
Maria Isabel Moreno was tested positive for the third-generation EPO (CERA) on August 8th …

Cadel Evans confirmed that he would start in the Olympics after his knee filled up with fluid from slipping on a wet floor in Paris.  This occurred during the official celebrations after the Tour de France.
He’ll be ready for the Olympics road race, but will not participate in the time trial.
“Cadel has been receiving treatment on his knee since last Tuesday and on Sunday he went training on the road with the team for five hours,” Bannan said.
“The training went well and this morning we did some final checks and …

The American cyclists arrived in Beijing yesterday, and were wearing the masks as they walked off the plane.  While the New York Times is reporting that the masks were issued by the United States Olympic Committee, the British Telegraph is reporting that the US Olympic Committee is asking the cyclists to issue an official apology for wearing the “smog masks.”
The Olympic track cyclists Mike Friedman, Sarah Hammer, Bobby Lea and Jennie Reed were simply covering all their bases, knowing that the air quality was questionable.  From the Times:
“This is really …

More bad news for the Russian cycling team as Vladimir Gusev is added to the list of teammates banned over drug concerns.  While Gusev hasn’t tested positive for EPO, tests show “abnormal blood values.”  The Russian cycling team is dropping like flies, as Gusev makes the fourth Russian team member to be banned from the 2008 Olympic games.  Recently, Valery Borchin, Vladimir Kanaikin, and Alexei Voevodin tested positive for the banned substance EPO.
Gusev’s place in the team will be taken by Denis Menchov who finished fourth in this year’s Tour …

21 of the 24 spots in the US Olympic Team have been announced by USA Cycling.  The majority of the spots are automatic nominations, but nine were chosen by the committee.
The road cycling team will consist of George Hincapie, Levi Leipheimer, Jason McCartney, Christian Vande Velde and David Zabriskie.
From the AFP:
The track cycling team will include Michael Blatchford, Bobby Lea, Taylor Phinney, Adam Duvendeck, Giddeon Massieon, Michael Friedman the men’s side and women Sarah Hammer and Jennie Reed.
The committee has three women cyclists left to select until the USA Olympic …