For all the criticism that has been heaped on Travis Tygart for being tough, the guy has a tremendous soft side. Levi Leipheimer, of all people, brought it out in him. Leipheimer, who seems to […]
It has to be one of the oldest excuses in the book of severing work relationships. It means “we’re not going to talk about it,” but since the excuse was played out when John Mitchell […]
Just about every weird-seeming theory floated by friends and acquaintances in reference to Lance Armstrong and doping in Euro’ bike racing have been proven true. Two have yet to make the jump from being nuts […]
Mea culpa. I was certainly trying to capitalize on Lance Armstrong’s popularity when I pitched a book idea on the Tour de France to major publishers in the early aughts. I wanted to do a […]
Mass-produced carbon-fiber frames are the polar opposite of the hand made steel bespoke world. With one you know everything about what goes into the finished product, with the other, you know nothing. The opacity […]
(this story originally appeared on Red Kite Prayer on September 27, 2011. As RKP appears to be shutting down, I’m re-posting the article in this space. For reasons unknown, this past Sunday, The New York […]
The following article originally appeared in The Huffington Post on October 10, 2006. Mr. Friedman, What do you say to getting 912 miles to a gallon of gas? I think you’d agree anything that gets […]
