Damiano Cunego and Gilberto Simoni have ended their long-running feud. Will the sun still rise in the East tomorrow? According to an interview published in Gazzetta dello Sport, the two Italian climbers met up at a charity benefit in Milano and encouraged by both wives, decided to forgive and forget...

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via content6.flixster.com It's easy to get caught up in personalities. We do all the time. With our loved ones and with our heroes, we admire what we call "good qualities" and deplore what we call cheating. We look up to Stuart O'Grady and throw darts at Ricardo Ricco. This is the way of the world, ...

One of my pet projects/recurring themes at this site is talking about how the entire sport is about to be taken over by a Golden Generation of Dutch racers. Oh, I'm sure Spaniards, Flemings and Italians will squeeze out a few results along the way, so resistance isn't completely futile... but i...

Here are some links for Christmas Markets (Buon Natale/Babbo Natale) in Italy: CHRISTMAS MARKETS BY REGION Campania Napoli/Naples Christmas market Dates: 1 - 31 December Location: Streets of San Gregorio Armeno and San Biagio Emilia-Romagna Bologna (BO) FIERA DI SANTA LUCIA (SAINT LUCIA FAIR) – So...

From Velo News comes a well received story from my neck of the woods: Samuel Sanchez is ditching his Tour wanderlust and is going back to what made him so successful in 07: Pais Vasco and The Vuelta a Espana. All together now: Yea! As you can see form the article, he's not totally happy with his dec...

This afternoon, perusing Chris' post, Sprinters Statistics: A First Crack, I got the impulse to expand his table starting with other sprinters from the past year; see how Freire and Hushovd, Haussler and Ciolek measured up. So I started by looking at a couple of riders... Oi. Eventually I will add t...

A personal essay by Chris LombardiA blast from the recent past: The day after the snowstorm, Queens Boulevard had its usual martial look. City snowplows had made quick corridors, long since finished off by relentless traffic, while sculpting on each side massive walls of hard-packed snow, some shape...

Chef & Owner: Dean Gold Chef di Cucina: Taurino Chavez Dino supports artisan producers & traditional foods.  We prefer organically & locally grown heirloom varieties.        Dino strives to serve meat & fish from sustainable farms & fisheries &...

Sure, your Mission and Castro brunch standards serve up heavy, greasy carbs prefaced by a long wait for a table. But Bar Bambino, that accessible Italian joint over on 16th Street, now hosts a weekly Saturday brunch. The draw? Affordable wine cocktails, new and old Italian pop tunes, affordable yet ...