Olympics catch-up - miscellaneous articles and stuff.

report from Michael Barry about the mens' RR, where he finished 9th.

NYT reporter rents and rides bikes through Beijing with pro riders Jason McCartney and Michael Barry.

After working hard to help Mick Rogers finish 6th in the Olympic RR, and then coming 5th in the time trial, Cadel Evans revealed that his injury after the Tour de France was actually a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his knee. Luckily as cyclists don't need the stability and pivoting ability you'd need for volleyball, skiing, or similar, he won't need surgery. There was then some confusion about his condition, with the Vuelta organizers announcing he was racing in the Vuelta and rumours that he was named to the Silence-Lotto team for the Vuelta - almost seemed as if the communication between Evans' people and his team was lacking somewhat. Now again, he's been named to the long list team for the World Championships - maybe the Australian team managers know that he's recovering well even though all the prior announcements suggested he was out for the season.

And, an interview with Svein Tuft after he came 7th in the Olympic time trial.

(now I can try to keep more up-to-date with posting articles I found interesting).