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Return of Lance
Lance Armstrong formally announced his plans for returning to the pro peloton today. In a news conference given while he was attending the Clinton Global Initiative, Armstrong filled in some of the bl...
Poor Levi Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer is currently the top American cyclist in the pro peloton. He's been that way ever since Lance Armstrong retired in 2005. Sure, there's been Floyd Landis for a quick moment, but that's ...
Yes! Armstrong Returns!
Just as everyone has speculated in the last few days, Lance Armstrong confirmed today that he WILL return to professional cycling for the 2009 season. In the much talked about Vanity Fair article, Arm...
Lance Armstrong Returns?
Could Lance Armstrong be coming out of retirement? The answer is "yes", if you ask Velonews. Their report states that Armstrong has already taken steps needed to return to the pro peloton. Nothing has...
Save The Legs!!! Store Now Open!
http://www.cafepress.com/savethelegsThe Save The Legs!!! Store is now open! Thanks to Cafepress, show your support for Save The Legs and the sport of cycling by wearing or displaying your Save The Leg...
2008 Olympics Men's Time Trial II
I have to admit that I was way off on my predictions for the men's time trial this past Wednesday. Only one of my top 3 made it on the podium while the other two, including my gold medal prediction, d...
2008 Olympics Men's Time Trial
It's been a few days since Spain's Samuel Sanchez won the men's road race over silver medalist, Italy's Davide Rebellin and Bronze medalist, the surprising climber, Fabian Cancellara. Much of the same...
2008 Olympics Men's Road Race
http://www.nbcolympics.comFor those of you willing to give up an evening of rest, don't forget to catch the live coverage (I think) of the Olympic Men's Road Race tonight at 11:00pm EST here. Of cours...
Post Tour Withdrawal
About a week after the end of this year's Tour de France, I have developed post Tour withdrawal. I'm left wondering what the rest of the cycling season will bring. The spring classics have come and go...
Who is Bikesnob NYC?
Just who is this Bikesnob NYC person? Does anyone know? He (or she) is supposed to be anonymous but I'm sure most people have wondered who exactly this person is. What does he/she look like? What is h...
Doping in Sports
So we found out from football God Terry Bradshaw today that the Steel Curtain of the 4-time super bowl winning Pittsburgh Steelers of the 70’s were all ‘roided up. I’m certainly not ...
New Versus Commercial
http://www.takebackthetour.com/A new "Take Back The Tour" Versus commercial aired this past Sunday during both the Philadelphia Championships and the Tour de Suisse coverage. The first commercial with...
New Poll - Update
First, let me just say thanks to all who have voted in the poll on the right so far. As I stated in my post here, the Tour de France is the next big race and what better time to gauge how people feel ...
Speaking of Greg LeMond...
Since Greg is part of the current poll on the right side, I thought you might be interested in this classic video. As a treat to cycling fans back in the late 80s and early 90s, I found this old comme...
New Poll Added!
There's a new poll on my sidebar so please take a moment to submit your answer. I know it's a tough question for most fans. Very few will be able to argue their abilities on the bike but both have dem...
Cycling TV How To Guide
For those that are subscribers to Cycling.TV, you know full well about the problems with signing on to the Premium channels, especially for a very popular race like the Giro d'Italia. While I'm not pr...
Stage 16: Plan de Corones Video
Here's a video of the epic time trial stage. I believe this is in German. Enjoy! Giro d`Italia 2008 - 16.Etappe Plan de Corones digg_url = 'http://savethelegs.com/index.php/2008/05/27/stag...
Let Levi Ride!
http://www.letleviride.com/I received this email today from LetLeviRide.com. It reminded me that I had signed a petition to show my support towards letting Levi ride in this year's Tour de France. Whi...
Added: STL Links
http://savethelegs.com/index.php/peloton/stl-linksYour guide to the world of cycling on the internet, STL Links, has just been added to the website. You can go here to find your favorite team, race or...
Bike Month NYC 2008
http://www.bikemonthnyc.org/Did you know that May is Bike Month here in New York City? If you ride the subways you will see the ads plastered on the train cars. It's a great initiative to get people o...
Bike New York - The Aftermath
We're back, we did it. In all, we rode for 51 miles today, including the extra miles getting to the start and getting home from the end. I'm too tired to write more. I will update this post later with...
Bike New York - 5 Borough Tour!
http://www.bikenewyork.orgMy wife and I are getting ready to do the 5 borough bike tour here in New York City tomorrow morning (see the link). We've been busy trying get some miles in for the last mon...