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Monday, April 24, 2006
On tomorrow through Sunday:   Tour de Romandie (featuring Jan Ullrich)

VeloNews TV

If you don't have access to the Outdoor Life Network (OLN) or don't want to wait until their April 30 broadcast of the Ford Tour de Georgia, Velonews has made some video clips of the race available, including Saturday's exciting battle between Tom Danielson/Yaroslav Popovych and Floyd Landis up Brasstown Bald Mountain.  See archive video clips links above.

Velonews had in our opinion the best text commentary for this race but they also have improved their interface, as well as making photos available during the race and videos post-race.  Great stuff.  Amazingly, after all these years Cyclingnews still uses a primitive mostly text-only interface for race coverage and hasn't even begun offering video streaming, though they have started playing around with making available a few downloadable video clips.

The Amgen Tour of California official website set the bar very high for race coverage, technical problems aside, but then there was some serious money available for development.

Cycling.TV seems to be forcing everyone else to finally start re-thinking their race coverage.  Eurosport, which has long offered audio streaming from its television broadcasts, experimented recently with offering live video streaming of a race (Tour of the Basque Country).  If Cycling.TV shows there is a big enough market, what is less clear is whether they can survive, and in what capacity, if the big boys get serious about video streaming of bike races.  You can be sure that businesses like Eurosport are paying close attention to developments in streaming because the concept of television delivery is being re-defined, as are the business models.  The question is whether Eurosport will continue to show an interest in "smaller" sports such as cycling.

OLN TV, which already got in the game of live video streaming during last year's Giro d'Italia, this year is partnering with Cycling.TV as they (OLN) try to figure all of this out.

Briefly:

- Now that Tom Boonen has lost his lead in the UCI ProTour standings (to Alejandro Valverde after his win yesterday in Liege-Bastogne-Liege), will the UCI quietly disqualify Boonen, Alessandro Ballan and Juan Antonio Flecha from the results of Paris-Roubaix for passing through a closed rail crossing?  (Leif Hoste, Peter Van Petegem and Vladimir Gusev were disqualified on race day for going through the same closed rail crossing...)


Sunday, April 23, 2006

Below is a guide to live online coverage of the 2006 Tour de Georgia

BOOM!
Discovery Channel dynamites race
Danielson wins on Brasstown Bald but can't shake Landis


The Tour de Georgia yesterday offered up an epic stage on Brasstown Bald Mountain for the second consecutive year as the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team dynamited the race on the day's final climb.  Hoping to make up a mere four seconds deficit to race leader Floyd Landis of Phonak, Tom Danielson and his teammates first succeeded in isolating Landis, then attacked him repeatedly.  And when all was said and done, Danielson won on Brasstown Bald for the second year in a row, this time though with Landis on his wheel at the finish line and losing no time.

Coming up Tuesday:   Tour de Romandie (featuring Jan Ullrich)


Guide to live race coverage on the internet/web
Tour de Georgia 2006
With Lance Armstrong retired, the cycling world will look more closely at 2005 Tour de Georgia winner Tom Danielson

Notes:  Epic stage on Brasstown Bald Mountain yesterday, resulting in a stage win for Discovery Channel's Tom Danielson and likely overall victory for Phonak's Floyd Landis.

Yaroslav Popovych moved up to 3rd overall while David Zabriskie (CSC) dropped to 6th.

Discovery Channel's Jason McCartney had another great day on the attack putting Phonak under pressure.


photo © 2006 Pete Geyer
Ford Tour de Georgia 2006 , United States
April 18-23
Stage 6: April 23
Cumming to Alpharetta, 190.2km
Live tickers:

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Official site

Start list





Guide to live race coverage on the internet/web
2006 Liege-Bastogne-Liege

Notes:
  Alexandre Vinokourov (Liberty-Seguros) is back to defend his 2005 Liege-Bastogne-Liege title won while with T-Mobile.  But "Vino" has been very clear, this year it's everything for the Tour de France.

The man Vino beat in a sprint last year, Jens Voigt (Team CSC), is also back, along with CSC team leader Ivan Basso and Frank Schleck, winner of last week's Amstel Gold Race.  CSC's Karsten Kroon is also in form, having reached the podium of Wednesday's La Fleche Wallonne.

Vino's teammates include Alberto Contador, Jorg Jaksche and Andrey Kashechkin.

Other riders who've recently showed good form include Steffen Wesemann of T-Mobile, Michael Boogerd and Oscar Freire of Rabobank, Paolo Bettini of Quick Step, Damiano Cunego and Alessandro Ballan of Lampre-Fondital, Alejandro Valverde of Caisse d'Epargne - Illes Balears and winner of the Fleche Wallone last week, Samuel Sanchez of Euskaltel-Euskadi, and Igor Astarloa of Team Barloworld.

One rider no one wants to have to contend with in an eventual sprint finish is Valverde.

View of Liege from Ans
Looking back down toward Liege
300m from the finish in Ans
 
Liege-Bastogne-Liege official site


photos Copyright © 2005, 2006 Pete Geyer

Liège-Bastogne-Liège
2006

Belgium, April 23, 262km

Live video coverage:

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Live audio coverage:

Eurosport (English)
(24-hour audio feed streaming)
(15:05 CET (9:05am U.S. EST))
(times subject to change)

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(may not work with Firefox browser)

Check schedule


Live tickers:



Official site ticker

Cyclingnews

Railroad crossings:

This race is organized by Amaury Sport Organization (A.S.O.), and you know what that means...

Rail crossing

Today's race crosses railroad tracks after 45.5 and 244.5 kilometers.



Saturday, April 22, 2006

Below is a guide to live online coverage of the 2006 Tour de Georgia

Tour de Georgia to
Brasstown Bald Mountain


Floyd Landis Tom Danielson Dave Zabriskie

Stage 5 of the Tour de Georgia heads to a finish today on Brasstown Bald Mountain where cycling fans can expect a battle among the favorites for overall victory in the race which ends tomorrow.

Phonak's Floyd Landis has but a 4 seconds lead over Discovery Channel's climbing ace, Tom Danielson.  Team CSC's David Zabriskie is 24 seconds behind Landis.

Landis knows it will be very difficult to hold on to the race lead.  Danielson has no less than 5 Discovery Channel teammates in the top 15 of the overall classification.  Heading into the Brasstown Bald stage last year, Danielson was a full minute behind Landis.  Discovery Channel had several riders attack during that stage, with the goal of softening up the Phonak team and setting up Danielson for a breakaway on the final climb.  It worked.  Discovery Channel will want to see Landis isolated again today...but with only 4 seconds to make up, should feel confident with more options for race tactics.

Have Danielson's improvements in time trialing come at the expense of climbing ability?  Don't count on it.  But if Landis is able to stay with an in form Danielson and hold on to the race lead, Landis will have shown he has the tools to be a serious threat for the Tour podium in July, his ultimate goal.

Chances are, Tom Danielson will be in the race lead after today's stage.

On tomorrow:   Liege-Bastogne-Liege


Guide to live race coverage on the internet/web
Tour de Georgia 2006
With Lance Armstrong retired, the cycling world will look more closely at 2005 Tour de Georgia winner Tom Danielson

Notes:  

Fred Rodriguez
Fred Rodriguez, Paris-Nice 2005

Jason McCartney
Jason McCartney
Paris-Camembert 2005

Fred Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto) got over the climbs with the leaders to put himself in contention for the win in yesterday's stage...and win he did, ahead of Matteo Tosatto and Yaroslav Popovych.

Discovery Channel's Jason McCartney repeatedly attacked, helping to soften up Floyd Landis's Phonak teammates ahead of today's decisive stage to Brasstown Bald Mountain.

photos © 2005, 2006 Pete Geyer
Ford Tour de Georgia 2006 , United States
April 18-23
Stage 5: April 22
Blairsville to Brasstown Bald Mountain, 152.1km
Live tickers:

Cyclingnews

Velonews  


Official site

Start list



Friday, April 21, 2006



Guide to live race coverage on the internet/web
Tour de Georgia 2006
With Lance Armstrong retired, the cycling world will look more closely at 2005 Tour de Georgia winner Tom Danielson

Notes:  

Floyd Landis (Phonak) Floyd Landis (Phonak)
2005 Dauphiné Libéré

Floyd Landis didn't surprise anyone by winning yesterday's tough time trial and taking the leader's jersey in the process.  He did the same thing last year and this year has wins in the Tour of California and Paris-Nice under his belt.

The surprise yesterday was that defending champion Tom Danielson finished second just 4 seconds behind Landis.  Though Landis's big season objective is the Tour in July and Danielson is peaking for May's Giro d'Italia, that alone cannot explain the latter's coming within 4 seconds from winning this time trial; he clearly has improved in this discipline.  He also put 20 seconds into Dave Zabriskie who is among the world's best time trialists.  Zabriskie, in addition to winning the prologue of the 2005 Tour de France, won a tough 45km time trial at last year's Giro.  He also finished third in a similar time trial, albeit at 34km, in that Giro's stage 18, two days from the finish, behind teammate Ivan Basso and Vladimir Karpets.  Both those Giro time trials involved climbing too.  Yesterday's time trial was over a distance of 39.9km, clearly within Zabriskie's performance range.

Zabriskie's name did not come up when CSC team manager Bjarne Riis recently spoke about next month's Giro, so "Z" may be aiming to peak later.  Either way, Danielson's time trial performance was impressive, especially for such a gifted climber, and he now appears highly likely to win this Tour de Georgia. We can't wait to see him in the Giro!

The climbing begins today, with tomorrow's finish on Brasstown Bald Mountain looming for a final battle.

photos © 2005, 2006 Pete Geyer
Ford Tour de Georgia 2006 , United States
April 18-23
Stage 4: April 21
Dalton to Dahlonega, 191.4km
Live tickers:

Cyclingnews

Velonews  


Official site

Start list


Also on today: Giro del Trentino


Guide to live race coverage on the internet/web
Race
Live Coverage
Giro del Trentino
April 18-21, Italy
(Tour du Trentin)
Start list (.pdf)
Gilberto Simoni leads Saunier Duval-Prodir and Damiano Cunego leads Lampre-Fondital
Live radio reports (Italian)
(Streaming music and race updates each day from 13:00 CET (7am U.S. EST))
Live text ticker
(Google-translated)
RAI Sport TV
(NOT live)
(18:05 CET (12:05pm U.S. EST))


Thursday, April 20, 2006



Guide to live race coverage on the internet/web
Tour de Georgia 2006
With Lance Armstrong retired, the cycling world will look more closely at 2005 Tour de Georgia winner Tom Danielson

Notes:  Simply put, today's 39.9km individual time trial will play a huge role in the eventual outcome of the race.  The top contenders for the overall win, including Tom Danielson, Floyd Landis, David Zabriskie and Yaroslav Popovych, will need to put in the right combination of performances in today's time trial and Saturday's stage finish on Brasstown Bald Mountain.  Jason McCartney should not be overlooked for today's time trial; he's been putting in some great time trial performances since last year.  Nathan O'Neill of Australia is also very good in this discipline.

Landis and Zabriskie should get the best of Danielson today, with Danielson favored for Saturday's tough mountaintop finish.  Should be some great racing.

Yaroslav Popovych
Yaroslav Popovych
2005 Dauphine Libere
(photo P. Geyer)

Discovery Channel's Yaroslav Popovych grabbed yesterday's stage win as well as the race lead.  As race leader, he will depart last in today's individual time trial.

photos © 2005, 2006 Pete Geyer
Ford Tour de Georgia 2006 , United States
April 18-23
Stage 3: April 20
Chickamauga to Chattanooga (Tennessee), individual time trial 39.9km
Live tickers:

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Velonews  


Official site

Start list



Coming later today:  Guide to live coverage of stage 3 of the Tour de Georgia: big individual time trial today

Also on today: Giro del Trentino


Guide to live race coverage on the internet/web
Race
Live Coverage
Giro del Trentino
April 18-21, Italy
(Tour du Trentin)
Start list (.pdf)
Gilberto Simoni leads Saunier Duval-Prodir and Damiano Cunego leads Lampre-Fondital
Live radio reports (Italian)
(Streaming music and race updates each day from 13:00 CET (7am U.S. EST))
Live text ticker
(Google-translated)
RAI Sport TV
(NOT live)
(16:55 CET (10:55am U.S. EST))


Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Below is a guide to live online coverage of the 2006 Tour de Georgia

James Startt interviews David Zabriskie
American Dave Zabriskie, then with the USPS Pro Cycling Team,
is interviewed by American photojournalist James Startt
2004 Paris-Nice
(photo by Pete Geyer)

Team CSC's David Zabriskie is one of the contenders for this week's Tour de Georgia.  Photojournalist James Startt recently interviewed Zabriskie for Bicycling.  "Z" talks about Floyd Landis, Ivan Basso, George Hincapie, Bjarne Riis, Johan Bruyneel and Lance Armstrong.  Having crashed in the 2005 Tour team time trial while wearing the yellow jersey, Dave says "I've been practicing my bike-handling skills this winter. I went into this field with Floyd and we beat into each other like we were playing football on bikes. It was fun. I'd never done anything like that before."  Here is the full interview .  Good stuff.

Zabriskie is the only American in history with stage wins in each of the three Grand Tours (Giro, Tour, Vuelta).  ( Tyler Hamilton accomplished that feat as well, only to have his 2004 Vuelta stage win stripped due to a positive drug test.)

And "Z" is also the subject of our latest wallpaper:

David Zabriskie in the 2006 Paris-Nice prologue
Wallpaper: David Zabriskie in the 2006 Paris-Nice prologue



Guide to live race coverage on the internet/web
Tour de Georgia 2006
With Lance Armstrong retired, the cycling world will look more closely at 2005 Tour de Georgia winner Tom Danielson

Notes:  Denmark's Lars Michaelsen got another spring win for Team CSC, taking yesterday's stage one of the 2006 Tour de Georgia.  Michaelsen won the sprint finish ahead of Fred Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto) and Caleb Manion (Jelly Belly).

photo © 2006 Pete Geyer
Ford Tour de Georgia 2006 , United States
April 18-23
Stage 2: April 19
Fayetteville to Rome, 186.9km
Live tickers:

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Official site

Start list





Coming after La Fleche Wallonne:
Guide to live coverage of stage 2 of the Tour de Georgia


Below is a guide to live internet coverage of the 2006 La Fleche Wallonne
Rail crossing
La Fleche Wallonne is organized by A.S.O.  So best be alert.  You'll find our exclusive new feature, Railroad Crossings, in the Live Guide below.

Also on today: Giro del Trentino
Race
Live Coverage
Giro del Trentino
April 18-21, Italy
(Tour du Trentin)
Start list (.pdf)
Gilberto Simoni leads Saunier Duval-Prodir and Damiano Cunego leads Lampre-Fondital
Live radio reports (Italian)
(Streaming music and race updates each day from 13:00 CET (7am U.S. EST))
Live text ticker
(Google-translated)
RAI Sport TV
(NOT live)
(17:55 CET (11:55am U.S. EST))



Guide to live race coverage on the internet/web
2006 La Fleche Wallonne

Notes:
  (Post race)

Fantastic win in a thrilling finish for Alejandro Valverde of Spain.  Younger riders are just owning the spring classics this season after wins by Filippo Pozzato at Milan San Remo, Tom Boonen at the Tour of Flanders, Fabian Cancellara at Paris-Roubaix and Frank Schleck at Amstel Gold Race.  And Damiano Cunego won today's stage of the Giro del Trentino, taking the race lead in the process.

Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde



 
La Fleche Wallonne official site


photos Copyright © 2005 Pete Geyer

2006 La Flèche Wallone
Belgium, April 19, 202km
"Race to the wall"?

Live video coverage:

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RAI Sport TV (Italian)
(14:55 CET (8:55am U.S. EST))
(Time subject to change)


Live audio coverage:

Eurosport (English)
(24-hour audio feed streaming)
(14:00 CET (8am U.S. EST))
(times subject to change)

(requires Windows Media Player or equivalent)
(may not work with Firefox browser)

Check schedule


Live tickers:



Official site ticker

Cyclingnews

Railroad crossings:

This race is organized by Amaury Sport Organization (A.S.O.), so....best to be extra alert.

Rail crossing

Today's race crosses railroad tracks after 14.5 and 59.5 kilometers.  There are no scheduled rail crossings close to the finish, though you never know...



Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Below is a guide to live online coverage of the 2006 Tour de Georgia

Lance Armstrong and Tom Danielson, 2005 Paris-Camembert
March, 2005, Paris-Camembert:  Lance Armstrong announces that he has an announcement to make....at the 2005 Tour de Georgia.  Teammate Tom Danielson, looking out of place, literally found himself caught between the TV crews and photographers focusing on Armstrong.  Three weeks later, on the eve of the Tour de Georgia, Armstrong would of course announce his upcoming retirement, before helping Danielson win that race.

On tomorrow: La Fleche Wallonne


Guide to live race coverage on the internet/web
Tour de Georgia 2006
With Lance Armstrong retired, the cycling world will look more closely at 2005 Tour de Georgia winner Tom Danielson

Notes:  Of last year's Tour de Georgia top-5 finishers, only defending champion Tom Danielson (Discovery Channel) and third overall Floyd Landis (Phonak) are back this year; last year's runner up Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) and 4th place Bobby Julich (CSC) are skipping the race this year and Lance Armstrong has retired.

Danielson should be in form with May's Giro d'Italia just around the corner.  Landis, winner at the Tour of California and Paris-Nice, has decided not to ride the Giro afterall; he should be good in the time trial but how deep he wants to go on Saturday's mountain stage remains to be seen.  David Zabriskie (CSC), 6th in 2005, is among the world's elite time trialists and says he's ready for the Brasstown Bald mountain stage too.  A support rider for CSC team leaders in the Grand Tours, Zabriskie will look to shine in Georgia and could be dangerous.  But can anyone stay with Danielson on Brasstown Bald on Saturday?


photo © 2006 Pete Geyer
Ford Tour de Georgia 2006 , United States
April 18-23
Stage 1: April 18
Augusta-Macon, 207.4km
Live tickers:

Cyclingnews

Velonews  


Official site

Start list



Also on today: Giro del Trentino  Tomorrow: La Fleche Wallonne


Guide to live race coverage on the internet/web
Race
Live Coverage
Giro del Trentino
April 18-21, Italy
(Tour du Trentin)
Start list (.pdf)
Gilberto Simoni leads Saunier Duval-Prodir and Damiano Cunego leads Lampre-Fondital
Live radio reports (Italian)
(Streaming music and race updates each day from 13:00 CET (7am U.S. EST))
Live text ticker
(Google-translated)
RAI Sport TV
(NOT live)
(18:25 CET (12:25pm U.S. EST))






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