Operation Gadget
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Case Against Tyler Hamilton Examined by The New York Times
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTDFblog pointed out a New York Times article summarizing the doping case against Tyler Hamilton and his on-going quest to clear his name. A lot of fans of the sport have difficulty believing that Tyler would commit the offense that he is charged with (transfusing another person’s blood into himself without…
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November 8 – 14, 2004 Weekly Summary
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the second week of November 2004. I’m experimenting with a weekly summary so that readers who want to receive a periodic email with Operation Gadget headlines can receive the links to all of the articles published each week. I will post a mechanism…
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Lance Armstrong’s GTO to Be Overhauled on November 30
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy wife, Kathleen Aiello, just told me that the long awaited Lance Armstrong episode of TLC’s series “Overhaulin’” will air on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at 9:00pm Eastern and Pacific Time. In this episode, a 1970 Pontiac GTO that Sheryl Crow gave Lance in honor of his sixth Tour de France…
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Treo 650 Orders Are Being Taken at Amazon.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI noticed that Amazon.com is taking orders for the Treo 650 to run on Sprint PCS. Everybody who’s been following news about the Treo 650 knows it’s not going to be discounted very much in the near future. If you want one of these, you are looking for the absolute best…
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Harvey Levine Shot Cycling Photos with Nikon D2H Pro Digital SLR Camera
Reading Time: 2 minutesNikon D2H Pro Digital SLR:Harvey Levine used this witha Nikon 400mm f/2.8 lensto shoot cycling photos.[ Photo: Amazon.com ] John Cloninger asked what camera Harvey Levine used to shoot the photo of me that was taken at the Covered Bridge Metric Century that I featured on Operation Gadget? Harvey reports that this…
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The Best Action Photo of Dave Aiello in a Long Time
Reading Time: 2 minutesDave Aiello Out of the Saddle:Covered Bridge Metric Century,August 15, 2004, Lancaster, PA.Click on the photo for a larger image.[ Photo: Harvey Levine ] Here’s a photo of me riding the 2004 Covered Bridge Metric Century, a large cycling event that took place on August 15 in Lancaster, PA. The photo was…
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Trek Madone 5.9 Reviewed by CyclingNews
Reading Time: 2 minutesTrek Madone 5.9: The bike that LanceArmstrong rode during the 2003 Tour de Francewas reviewed favorably by CyclingNews.com[ Photo: Trek ] John Stevenson of CyclingNews.com evaluated a Trek Madone 5.9 by riding it 1,500 kilometers (930 miles). [ Where do I sign up for that job? ] He really liked it, in…
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George H.W. Bush, BlackBerry User
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTime Magazine published an article by Hugh Sidey called Savoring Victory, Family Style [ Time Magazine subscription required ]. It talks about George H.W. Bush’s involvement and impressions of his son George W. Bush’s re-election campaign. To me, one of the most interesting passages in this article was Sidey’s illustration of…