http://blog.erdener.org/ en-us 2008-09-09T22:01:42-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001325.php Well, after a few days of rumors, Lance is officially un-retired and will return to professional cycling in 2009. There's a blog entry with video clip on his website. He doesn't say much, so we don't know which team or... cycling kaan 2008-09-09T22:01:42-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001269.php Deutsche Telekom just pulled the plug on sponsoring the T-Mobile cycling team, effective immediately. They've sponsored the same team since 1991, and explicitly stated that the decision was based on doping: "We arrived at this decision to separate our brand... cycling kaan 2007-11-27T10:15:10-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001243.php Jörg Jaksche, himself an admitted doper, recently said: "There are still lots of possibilities to cheat, without anybody proving it. Right now you have to say: Only the dumb ones get caught. Or the poor ones, who can't afford the... cycling kaan 2007-10-20T12:11:33-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001235.php According to cyclingnews.com, the city of Stuttgart - host to the 2007 World Championships - has threatened to sue the UCI (!) if Danilo Di Luca and Paolo Bettini are at the start line of the World Championship road race... cycling kaan 2007-09-26T23:28:06-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001233.php The 2007 World Championship road race is only days away, and several countries have announced their final team selections. Germany is officially including Erik Zabel, he will be co-lead with Stefan Schumacher. Other favorites include Paolo Bettini, Damiano Cunego and... cycling kaan 2007-09-25T10:34:39-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001224.php I know Performance Bike has been around for a long time (I've been a customer for 15 years), but I'm never spending another dollar there. These days, a retail store cannot afford to treat their customers poorly. It's too easy... cycling kaan 2007-08-06T22:42:16-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001221.php There's a news flash that Iban Mayo has tested positive for EPO during this year's Tour de France; specifically on July 24, 2007. Not much else available right now, but here's my theory: Iban Mayo, Haimar Zubeldia and Roberto Laiseka... cycling kaan 2007-07-30T18:08:52-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001217.php It was just announced that Alexander Vinokourov has tested positive for blood transfusion on the day of the individual time trial (which he won). As a result, he and his entire team have been kicked out of the Tour. What... cycling kaan 2007-07-24T16:16:22-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001206.php Click to enlarge Here's a graph that proves both Fabian Cancellara and Andreas Kloden are taking drugs. The data here shows the time gaps in the 2007 Tour de France prologue time trial. The first bar is 0, that's... cycling kaan 2007-07-09T01:30:02-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001205.php Ok, I think I've figured out the "secret" to finding out who is and isn't doping in professional cycling. Here goes: 1. Any cyclist who wins a race (or comes close) is clearly doping. If a rider is racing clean,... cycling kaan 2007-07-09T01:08:18-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001186.php Man, the hits just keep coming. Yesterday, Erik Zabel admitted to taking EPO in the 90's, although he says he only tried it for a little while before deciding against it due to health risks. Today, Bjarne Riis - the... cycling kaan 2007-05-25T11:44:03-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001181.php This week, just before the start of the Giro d'Italia, the drama of the Operation Puerto drug scandal has kicked into gear once again. As ever, we're still awaiting actual proof that anyone specific did anything specific. Although, for a... cycling kaan 2007-05-10T00:40:24-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001150.php Jan Ullrich: World Champion, Olympic Gold Medal winner, Tour de France winner, and... Cheater. German sports news agency sid announced that blood bags from Operación Puerto have been proven as those of Jan Ullrich through DNA comparison. Public prosecutor Fred... cycling kaan 2007-04-03T13:57:32-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001136.php Click to enlarge This is the most insane carbon bike frame ever, made by Craig Calfee. I don't know much about it, but according to cyclingnews, Calfee says it's totally rideable. While he has a solid reputation for producing... cycling kaan 2007-03-09T22:47:41-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001065.php The "Austin International" has been announced for June 17, 2007. This will be the biggest cycling event that Austin has ever seen, as well as the first international sporting event ever held in Austin. The UCI (International Cycling Union, www.uci.ch)... cycling kaan 2006-11-02T10:04:16-06:00