Road Cycling Blog

I’ve taken a much needed rest and break from several areas of my life. One of those areas is posting to this blog. Even though I love blogging, life has many variables and you have to learn how to find balance within the mix.

The balance comes from… [Read more →]

I’ll admit, I’m a die-hard Apple fan. I’ve followed Apple ever since they came out with the Mac Classic. Even during more tumultous times (remember the CEO era of Gil Amelia?), I’ve stood by their side emptying my pockets for their Rolls-Royce products.

Enter the iPhone. [Read more →]

During my attempt to cover the Lanterne Rouge for this year’s Tour de France, I stumbled upon a gem of a site that is entirely devoted to the subject. Since I believe time is used more efficiently by not trying to duplicate work that has already been done, I quietly sat on the sidelines, learned a great deal in the process and followed the posts of a veteran.

The site that I’m referring to is the Tour de France Lanterne Rouge blog.

The author, Nancy Toby, does an excellent job of covering the details of a Lanterne Rouge. She also provides exceptional links to other sites that strengthen her platform. She demonstrates a true passion for the subject and sees the necessity of writing about it. I haven’t found a more thorough site that gives credit to the men that can easily be forgotten.

A job well done, Nancy!

As promised, I’ll be featuring the last place finisher of certain stages throughout this year’s Tour. To kick things off, let’s take a closer look at which rider sits last on the General Classifications list at the conclusion of Stage 4. [Read more →]

Starting tomorrow, I will be featuring the last place finisher of certain stages of this year’s Tour de France.

“Why?”, you may ask.

Because they deserve recognition as well!

Think about it! There are 180 riders in Le Tour. Cycling is a team sport. If it wasn’t for the domestiques, the team leaders would never get their days in glory. Every single one of them have worked their tails off to be included on their team roster.

They deserve the recognition!

This year’s Tour de France includes 20 teams totaling 180 riders. The breakdown consists of 6 teams from France, 3 from Spain, 2 from USA, 2 from Belgium, 2 from Italy, 2 from Germany, 1 from Great Britain, 1 from Denmark and 1 from the Netherlands. The team roster is listed after the jump… [Read more →]

Google offers “Street View” for this year’s Tour de France.

Running from Saturday July 5^th to Sunday July 27^th 2008, the 95^th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,500 kilometres or roughly 2175 miles.

These 21 stages have the following profiles:

• 10 flat stages,
• 5 mountain stages,
• 4 medium mountain stages,
• 2 individual time-trial stages.

Distinctive aspects of the race

• 4 mountain finishes,
• 2 rest days,
• 82 kilometres of individual time-trials,
• 17 Category 1, Category 2 and highest level passes will be climbed.

As I said in closing of Part 3 of this series, this next step is invaluable to the equation of success. Everyone that I know who is a success includes this last step to their daily routine. It is the catalyst for change. It is the compass that guides. It is the road map for your journey. It will take you to new levels, will open new doors of opportunity and will allow you to reach your potential. It is the discipline of [Read more →]

Everyone has their own definition of success; however, not everyone knows how to obtain it. Furthermore, success isn’t a destination but a journey. Choose your journey wisely and reap the benefits of its reward.

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