Long time Trib Sports Correspondent Bonnie DeSimone is writing for the Boston Globe so it looks like Philip Hersh is anchoring the Trib coverage with a good helping of AP coverage.

Mainly I’m disappointed because I think DeSimone gave some fo the best feel to cycling coverage in big newspapers, but with Google news alerts, I won’t miss much of it.

Beyond OLN’s site for listening every day starting Saturday, the Austin American-Statesman site provides one ofthe better hubs for different cycling news sources.

And, unfortunately, Lance punching bag Gilberto Simoni won’t be making the race….