Big Ring caught up Sam Krieg for this mi...

TOCBR: Why should people come race the Gap? SK: Rumor has it that Lance is dropping out of the GIRO now that LEVI blew it. He will be at the GAP! Because the gap is probably the best damn road race in Idaho or Utah. The roads are in great shape. A cool climb, no POT HOLES…. And it isn’t an out and back. It is a LOOP that finishes on a climb. The best rider will win. If you...

The Gap is Good!...

Great race being put on by some fellow BIG RING folk up in Idaho. http://gardencreekgap.blogspot.com/ ONLY 5 days till the GAP! 200+ racers attended last years Garden Creek GAP! 2009 is going to be a great RACE. The weather looks STELLAR! This is one of the best courses in all of UTAH and IDAHO. Please Pre-register to avoid long lines at...

SSMT...

Mark you calendars Brothers and Sistes and plan on making the journey to Montana.  Our Big Ring slinging bretheren in Missoula have planned an old fashion revival.  Go forth and give testimony and the Gods will reward you with good racing and libations. This is not one you will want to miss. Bookmark the web site to stay up on all the latest news in Big Ring Country:...

Well Will You Look at That...

Considering Menchov has won the Veulta twice I don’t know why I am surprised to see him in pink at the Giro.  Levi had a good ride and it still very much in the race but I gotta think he was hoping to get a lot more time than he did today.  At this point it looks like a 3 way showdown between Menchov, “The Killer” and Levi.  Basso does not seem to have the form he...

Steve Larsen...

I remember in 2000 at the Deer Valley Norba National, Steve Larson had just gotten official word that despite clearly being the strongest rider in the USA he was not going to the Olympics and oh man did he have chip on his shoulder.  He shows up with a shaved head looking like an anorexic “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.  Same crazy look in his eyes and everything.  So the...

Sam Schultz Talks Big Ring...

Back in my day there was this dude Caleb Stolte from Montana.  He was a big blond Viking looking dude that could ride the holy hell out of a MTB.  You never knew what races he would come down for but damn, when he did show it was a day in the pain cave.  For a long time I thought he and Geoff Proctor were the only guys in Montana that raced bikes. ( have now been enlightened) Anyway,...

Giro Big Ring...

Big Ring: -Team Columbia taking the TTT. Good to see some trash talking between the US teams. When teams compete, fans win. -Di Luca taking ownership of the Giro. Most notably in stage 4 when he rode the last 100m like a possesed Montauk Monster and said he won with a cold heart. -Horner – riding like he belongs, cause he does.        Not Big Ring: -The paint job on...

Pop!...

You could almost hear it all the way from Italy. The massive pop that killed any talk that Lance had played possum at Gila and was just waiting to go apeshit all up and down the Dolemites. On his Facebook page he said he hoped to lose less than 2 minutes today, he lost 3. Oh well Lance, there is always that other (crappy) race in France.  I expect he will be ready for that. Whoops,...

Hammers and Nails...

Alice Petacchi is back from the wilderness of a non negative doping suspension with 2 wins at the Giro.  Tyler “We don’t need no stinking gears” Farrar is getting closer to uncorking a big one.  Yes indeed ths Giro is shaping up pretty good. Closer to home i made it up to Logan Utah for round 4 of the ICUP (say that over and over a few times) for a bit of singletack...

Round and Round...

Lots of racing and such going on this weekend. Across the pond the big boys of the Pro Tour and getting ready for th 100th running of the Giro. For American fans this could be the race of the year. I am not gonna jinx anyone by trying to call a winner but damn you gotta love the chances of the Yanks eh? I wonder if we will see Mellow Johnny jerseys at the Giro? Sounds like Borat is...