http://www.cyclingsafari.com Share the adventure of professional cycling with a cycling journalist Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:53:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hope you enjoy reading the interviews, articles and race reports I’ve written in the past few years. There is so much to love about cycling and I’m happy to share my journey with you. Much of my work is published on The Paceline and you must be registered ... http://www.cyclingsafari.com/index.php/archives/113 [This piece only ran for one day on April Fool’s 2007 and it remains one of the funniest pieces I’ve ever written….or read! Enjoy! ] OVER THE TOP - by Kathy Mell PRESS RELEASE: After February’s racing success in California, event organizers continue to make revisions to next year’s route. ... http://www.cyclingsafari.com/index.php/archives/185 I wake up early in the mornings these days, thinking about the Tour de France and the mess that has come about from Floyd’s fantastic ride on Stage 17. I think about it in these early morning hours because my mind is free-floating and just grabbing at new thoughts for ... http://www.cyclingsafari.com/index.php/archives/125 (Note: this interview was originally conducted on Thursday evening, June 29th, European time, and updated late Friday afternoon, June 30th. Update is noted in transcript below. Daily Peloton: What’s the atmosphere like there in France, Chris? Are you going to have anyone to race against? Chris Horner: Who ... http://www.cyclingsafari.com/index.php/archives/155 The 2006 Giro d’Italia had lots of exciting moments and plenty of fireworks. But one quiet pat on the back, urging a fellow cyclist to take a well-deserved win spoke volumes to me about the character of Mr. Voigt. I want to nominate him for something big…. I suppose ... http://www.cyclingsafari.com/index.php/archives/89 Helping Floyd realize his potential is DS Rene Savary Prior to today’s start I was able to catch up with Directeur Sportif Rene Savary as he waited for the stage to start.  I had run into Rene all week and had been impressed with the calm demeanor of this man as ... http://www.cyclingsafari.com/index.php/archives/84 We’ve been to the mountain…AGAIN!! The weather changes a lot on Brasstown Bald. One year it’s blazing hot. The next it’s snowing. And this year it was a combination of both, with early morning showers and bright blue skies and warm sunshine in the mid-afternoon. But one thing never ... http://www.cyclingsafari.com/index.php/archives/83 Cesar Grajales jumped out of the pack and became a shining climbing star at Brasstown Bald in 2004 One of my fondest memories in cycling was the climb to Brasstown Bald in 2004. It was my first time to sit out on a climb for seven or eight hours, meeting ... http://www.cyclingsafari.com/index.php/archives/85 He’s the US TT Champion and I was in the car behind him…sweeeet! It was the day of the Time Trial at the Ford Tour de Georgia, and a fine day of racing was certainly on hand. Today’s stage began near the Civil War Battlefield at Chickamauga, and on hand ... http://www.cyclingsafari.com/index.php/archives/87 He wasn’t yet the winner when we sat down for breakfast, but he was sounding pretty confident on this morning prior to race start Pass the coffee, Floyd! http://www.cyclingsafari.com/index.php/archives/86