Interesting article about Boonen

This is an interesting article about Boonen by James straat

"Can anyone beat Boonen?"

Ullrich return delayed

Ullrich has "a small twinge in the knee" and decided not to race in next week's Circuit de la Sarthe but will instead return at the end of April in the Tour of Romandy.
Is it a major setback?
I don't think so, It's true he never started his season so late, but he could still adjust his schedule to be prepared in time, maybe add tour of switzerland.
If he's knee is ok come tour de france time, my money is still on him.

Landis wants to focus on Tour

Floyd Landis announced today he's skipping the Giro to focus on the Tour.
Landis will be a serious threat for Ullrich and Basso this year in the tour.

Ullrich in the Giro D'italia

Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich will use the Giro D'Italia as a springboard for his Grande Boucle bid the team said on Tuesday. The winner of the 1997 Tour will race in the Tour of Italy from May 6 to May 28 as preparation for this year's TDF.

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Tour of Georgia 2006 announces teams

# Team CSC (Denmark),
# Phonak Hearing Systems (Switzerland),
# Davitamon-Lotto (Belgium),
# Prodir - Saunier Duval (Spain),
# Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (USA),
# Quick Step-Innergetic (Belgium),
are the teams competing this year.

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The Week that was....

Good article by Ian Melvin....
The Week that was....

If you live in Oregon you should not miss this

“Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France.”

“Wired to Win” follows two cyclists — Australian Baden Cooke and his French teammate, Jimmy Casper — over the course of the three grueling weeks of the centennial Tour de France in 2003, and shows the range of emotions and physical limitations they must endure to average six hours and 100 miles of pedaling each day.

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Japanese team to participate in tour de france in 2010

TOKYO: Japanese cyclists supported by several sponsors have set their sights on becoming the first team from the country to take part in the Tour de France in 2010.

The team’s ultimate objective is to become an UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) pro team and then take part in the prestigious Tour de France in 2010. Before that, it aims to get promoted as an UCI continental pro team by 2007, and to compete in the Vuelta Espana (Tour of Spain) by 2008 as well as in the Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy) by 2009.

Most of the riders come from the Team Bridgestone-Anchor.
The team left for France last week to start competing in races there.

UIlrich to start season in April

Story by reuters.

Tour de France 2006 Preview

A really good overview of the main contenders of this years tour can be found here:
Fat Cyclist | How to Root for the Right People in the 2006 Tour de France

I agree on Ullrich chances and I would put some money on Basso,
But it's just a 2 man horse.
Valverde is promising could be a winner for the future.

Tour de France 2006 start city announce

We start from Strasbourg!!!

The Prolog Map