Stories by Ben Delaney

• Posted: Fri, Apr 25th
  The daily grind: The Bean Team online
  Jittery Joe's team boss Micah Rice has been filming throughout the Tour de Georgia and posting the footage online daily. "I've got every single sprint finish, but I've also got things like the pre-race team meeting where in six minutes of footage you can watch the entire team ...
• Posted: Wed, Apr 23rd
  Henderson takes stage 3, overall lead in Georgia
  After two slight misfires, High Road’s heavy artillery got its coordinates dialed Wednesday, firing Greg Henderson into the yellow jersey with an explosive win on stage 3 of the Tour de Georgia. Toyota-United’s Ivan Dominguez, winner of stage 1, lost the leader’s jersey ...
• Posted: Tue, Apr 22nd
  Haedo’s hand: No pain in the last 200m
  Four weeks ago J.J. Haedo was out motorpacing in Girona when a dog darted in front of his friend’s motorcycle. The driver hit the brakes; Haedo hit the motorcycle and broke his hand. After an initial X-ray failed to reveal any breakage, Haedo continued to ride for a week, ...
• Posted: Tue, Apr 22nd
  Haedo takes stage 2 in Georgia
  A tender hand didn’t slow CSC’s J.J. Haedo in the sprint finale of the second stage of the Tour de Georgia. Haedo took a convincing win in Augusta ahead of High Road’s Greg Henderson, stage 1 winner Ivan Dominguez (Toyota-United) and Tyler Farrar ...
• Posted: Mon, Apr 21st
  Tour de Georgia: Toyota-United’s Cuban missile takes Georgia opener
  The sixth Tour de Georgia began Monday with a short and — for Toyota-United — sweet stage from Tybee Island into Savannah. Ivan Dominguez battled his way through the well-orchestrated lead-outs of Gerolsteiner and High Road to take a commanding sprint win on the 70.4-mile ...
• Posted: Sat, Apr 19th
  Cromwell, Grabinger take windy Sea Otter NRC crowns
  Powerful gusting winds didn’t sway 19-year-old Tiffany Cromwell (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home) or Michael Grabinger (Successful Living), who took NRC victories on the Laguna Seca Raceway Saturday at the Sea Otter Classic. The men’s and women’s events played out very ...
• Posted: Wed, Apr 2nd
  Redlands could come down to final stage
  Slipstream-Chipotle’s Tom Danielson, Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla, Health Net-Maxxis’ Rory Sutherland and Toyota-United’s Chris ...
• Posted: Wed, Apr 2nd
  Ups and downs: A conversation with ’07 Redlands winner Andy Bajadali
  It’s been a bumpy ride for Andy Bajadali. The 34-year-old has gone from pro mountain biker to pro roadie, to amateur roadie and back to pro roadie. Oh, and there was a stint living in a ...
• Posted: Fri, Mar 7th
  Gravel roads return in Eroica
  Following a successful debut last year, the Monte Paschi Eroica will be held March 8 in Italy over 181km that includes seven sectors of gravel. World champion Paolo Bettini and his Quick Step-Innergetic will be among the 8-man squads taking the start, along with High Road and ...
• Posted: Sun, Feb 24th
  Leipheimer breathes easier in California
  Levi Leipheimer has proven immune to all the pressures, dangers, fatigue and sickness of the 2008 Amgen Tour of California. With one final stage left, it seems all but certain that Astana will defend Leipheimer’s overall lead into Pasadena and the record books. Only 91 of ...
• Posted: Thu, Feb 21st
  The Tour of California heads south as the podium battle narrows
  As predicted, stage 3 proved itself pivotal to the overall of the Amgen Tour of California. While we don’t yet know who will take the overall title, we can probably rule out 115 of the 120 men left in the race. Those still with a realistic chance include defending champion ...
• Posted: Wed, Feb 20th
  Astana's Levi Leipheimer takes the lead after third stage of the 2008 Amgen Tour of California
  Rabobank’s 21-year-old Robert Gesink climbed his way to the biggest win of his young career Wednesday in stage 3 of the Amgen Tour of California. Levi Leipheimer, who went clear with Gesink from a select bunch of chasers over Sierra Road, finished second on the day to take the ...