All right!! Let’s hear it for Kristine Armstrong. Last night (yesterday in Beijing), she took home the first gold metal in cycling in the Individual Time Trials for women. Fortunately, I was able to stay up and watch the event for the women. The men (who I will cover in a minute), was in the […]

There’s not much to say about the Women’s Road Race. I was disappointed that they didn’t broadcast the race live like they did the Men’s. (At least not at a time I could watch it). I was able to watch highlights of the race on NBC on Sunday.
Nicole Cooke of Great Britain took the Gold, […]

The first race is over. www.nbcolympics.com has this cool feature where you can tune in and watch the events live as they are happening. You usually don’t get any commentary, but that makes it feel more like you are actually there.
I watched the Men’s Cycling Road Race from about 9:00 p.m. last night (Mountain Time) […]

I have thought long and hard about this. How can I have a blog on bicycles and not talk about the cycling events that are being held at the Olympics in Beijing, China. After all, I’m not a journalist. I’m not a professional in any way. I’m just a guy who likes to  ride. Then […]