Chris Horner Wins Tour of California

Chris Horner, 39, beat his RadioShack teammate Levi Leipheimer by 38 seconds to win the sixth Tour of California.  Although Horner was the oldest rider to compete in the race, his final time of 23 hours, 46 minutes  and 41 seconds was good enough to get him first place.

Matthew gross (of HTC-Highroad) won the final stage from Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks, but the overall race went to Horner, who thinks his win is “fantastic.”

Floyd Landis Used Performance-Enhancing Drugs

Now the next question is, did Lance Armstrong?

Landis has been fighting to clear his name since he tested positive for synthetic testosterone at the 2006 TDF.  Finally coming “clean” in an interview with the press,  Landis detailed his extensive, consistent use of HGH, EOP, testosterone and more for the majority of his career.

Determined, it seems, to bring the rest of the dopers down with him, he sent emails to bicycling and anti-doping officials implicating many other well-respected athletes–including Armstrong–as well as team managers and international governing bodies.

Armstrong, who recently crashed in the Tour de California, seems to have bigger things to worry about, namely getting into top shape for the upcoming Tour de France.

For more about Landis’ admissions, visit this ESPN article.

Stay tuned–something tells me we haven’t seen the last of this doping controversy.

Armstrong Chose Tour of California over Tour of Italy

Lance Armstrong and his RadioShack team have decided to race the Tour of California instead of the Giro (Tour of Italy.)  With the Tour de France growing closer every day all eyes are on the seven-time champion and his training.

Stay tuned for more Lance Armstrong news.

Big Bear and the Tour of California 2010

According to Dr. Castro’s blog (that you can see here) residents are already getting excited about the Amgen Tour of California 2010,which will be held on May 16-23. The Queen Stage, also known as the Big Bear Mountains stage, will be on the 21st.

Get ready to see Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, David Zabriskie, and George Hincapie do Big Bear in May!

Happy bicycling ’till then!