THE FREDCAST CYCLING PODCAST February 19, 2007 Sponsored by Cambria Bicycle Outfitter Use Promo Code on thefredcast.com for 20% Off Your Order! The first of our week-long series LIVE (almost) from the 2007 Amgen Tour of California. Prologue and Stage 1 Among the topics in today's show: * Some newspapers allege that Tour of California organizers chose to leave EPO out of 2006 drug tests. The not-so-subtle implication is that it has something to do with the fact that Amgen makes EPO. * Prologue Results including Phil Ligget's musings on the time keepers vis-a-vis Jason Donald's amazing early results. * Stage 1 Results including comments about the crowds, Dave Zabriskie's crash, the horrific crash near the finish, and comments from the post-race press conference. * Interview with Chuck Hodge, Tour of California technical director. * Interview with Sammarye Lewis