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Archive: May 2010
May 31, 2010
Caisse d'Epargne team calls
Spaniard's behaviour "irreproachable"
The climb works on my side
because it’s not too hard and there’s also a strong wind blowing
behind.
A talk with Helge Riepenhof,
HTC-Columbia’s team physician, about recovery, supplements, racing
jersey bacteria and more.
A look at the carbon beauties of
the Giro d’Italia...
Degenkolb grabs final stage.
The thing to know going in: I’m
not much of a photographer.
Race director hints that the
2011 race could start in Turin.
RadioShack's Ben Hermans wins
the hardest stage in the Tour of Belgium, with home-favourite Stijn
Devolder taking the final overall honors.
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Bad weather and puncture cost
him Tour of Belgium title.
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After a long deliberation, the
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled in favor of the
International Cycling Union (UCI) and World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA)
joint appeal to sanction the rider based on DNA tests performed by the
Italian Olympic Committee (CONI).
"I was riding my bicycle across
America. I was having such a good time. Then I wasn't riding my bicycle
across America. I was in a ditch."
Updated: Valverde stripped of
rankings.
Downing takes solo win in
Dumfries GP Premier Calendar, Paris-Roubaix Espoirs, Geraint Thomas,
and more...
Jennifer Schuble was near
graduation at West Point when she suffered a traumatic brain injury in
an accident during hand to hand combat training.
Larsson gets first big win at
Giro d'Italia, Evans reveals he overcame illness to finish the
Giro, No Deutschland Tour in 2011, Mollema makes Dutch heads turn,
Devolder happy to win in Belgium again, more...
Gilberto Simoni, capping an
amazing career, completed his final Giro d'Italia today, ending a love
affair with the Italian stage race that has lasted longer than a decade.
Spanish climber still to decide
if he will ride the Tour de France.
We checked out this all-new
carbon clincher road wheel from Zipp at last week's Tour of California.
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McQuaid wants to look forward,
not back.
Glenn Thrift - Official,
promoter, racer.
Valverde Still on Top, Phinney
Wins Roubaix Again, Sastre’s Giro Hopes Dashed by Back Injury, Devolder
Wins Belgium...
Are the performances in this
most entertaining of Giro legitimate? Did he or didn’t he?
Complimenti
grande to the organizers
of the race for assembling this stunning setting for the final day of
the 2010 Giro d'Italia.
"Former Pro Says 'Mechanized
Doping' Is Real."
Today, May 31, is the last day
to donate to the "Build it. Bike it. Be a part of it." campaign to help
fund the U.S. Bicycle Route System.
HTC-Columbia rider expected back
for Dauphiné Libéré.
World champion's strong Giro
sees him rise in UCI standings.
"I'm sick of following my
dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going and hook up with
them later." - Mitch Hedberg QuotationsPage
Sastre reveals his Giro was
ruined by a back injury, Zomegnan proud of spectacular Giro d'Italia,
Gilbert's bad-luck weekend, Broken arm and wrist for Peter Velits,
Evans climbs to World Rankings lead, more...
Four years ago Ivan Basso won
his first Giro title just weeks before his career was thrown into
turmoil after the Italian rider was caught up in Operacion Puerto.
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May 30, 2010
American
Taylor Phinney (Trek-Livestrong) becomes the first in history to win
two Paris-Roubaix U23 races.
Larsson time trials to final
stage win .
Sunday's Giro d'Italia Stage 21,
a 15.3km Individual Time Trial at Verona, gets underway when the first
rider departs at 14:40 CET (8:40am U.S. Eastern). Giro live
video streaming should get underway from around 14:40 CET (8:40am U.S.
Eastern).
One bridged late, the other
soloed long, but both strategies yielded the desired effect, as Burke
Swindlehurst and Mara Abbott won their respective pro category races at
the 39th Iron Horse Bicycle Classic road race.
"If you cannot convince them,
confuse them." - Harry S Truman QuotationsPage
Tschopp in tears after grabbing
Giro stage win, Porte secures white jersey and likely top-eight finish,
Simoni makes one final attack in the mountains, Arroyo takes no risks,
but keeps second place, more...
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Of the seven pre-race favorites,
only three finished in the top ten.
In all respects, the Giro will
be a tough act to follow.
HTC-Columbia captain raises his
profile at 34.
Five cobbled uphill switchbacks
on a tough technical course are the key components of the Snake Alley
Criterium.
Team Sky leader on track for the
Tour de France.
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Can he pull off the Giro/Tour
Double?
Evans predicts a great future
for Lloyd and Porte.
ProTour the next stop for
prodigy.
"Researchers found that
chocolate milkshake's "natural" muscle recovery benefits match or may
even surpass a specially designed carbohydrate sports drink."
Takes jersey back from Basso
with courageous break on tough Giro day.
The stage took riders mostly
downhill for the first 30km's, 30km's of killer climbing (900m in about
1km) then downhill to the finish for the final 35km.
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May 29, 2010
Johann Tschopp brought in the
first Giro stage win for Bbox Bouygues Telecom and the first Swiss win
since 1998.
The 20th stage packed nearly
20,000 feet of elevation gain (over five climbs) into just 110 miles of
riding.
A few weeks back I suggested
that the Ivan Basso experiment was over.
Giro d'Italia Stage 20 departs
Bormio at 12:20 CET (6:20am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish
at Ponte di Legno-Tonale between 17:01 and 17:34 CET (11:01am and
11:34am U.S. Eastern). Giro live video streaming is scheduled to get
underway from around 14:00 CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).
The
organizers of the Giro d’Italia have determined that avalanche risks
atop the race’s tallest climb are low enough to allow the inclusion of
the Passo Gavia in the 20th stage on Saturday.
Images of the snow at the summit
of the Gavia.
California, Giro, l’Aude stage
winners to tackle Philly races.
Liquigas hopes for Pellizotti to
ride.
Rumors of Cunego transfer
already underway, Sinkewitz signs with ISD-Neri, Lefevere
dreams of Quick Step/Omega Pharma-Lotto merger to save Belgian cycling,
Nibali might skip Tour de France, Many injuries in Tour of Belgium
crash, more...
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The silence today was eerie,
peaceful, and amazing. The air was crisp, and I filled my bottle from a
nearby stream.
Italian coach visits Basso and
Evans at the Giro.
Yunnan's enchanting Shangari-la.
Calls for other sports to use
biological passport program.
Following a terrible crash at
the GP Insubria in February, AG2R's Rinaldo Nocentini was forced to
take a long break to recover from his substantial leg injuries.
Sinkewitz was fired by T-Mobile
Team in 207 after testing positive for testosterone. He received a
one-year suspension after co-operating with authorities and giving
detailed confessions.
Lance Armstrong, right, and
teammate Floyd Landis during the 17th stage of the Tour de France
cycling race between Bourg-d'Oisans and Le Grand Bornand, French Alps,
in 2004.
"What is next for him
[Landis]and professional cycling is hard to determine right
now."
- Patriot-News PennLive
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It's reached a point where
Liquigas are so strong they can let other riders take the spoils on the
finish line.
Three-day mountain bike event
kicking off on June 4.
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"Research in the clinic in
Mechelen revealed that Bert De Waele has suffered a fracture of his
left knee."
Garzelli
Out of Giro, Colom Gets Two Years, Sinkewitz Finds a Team, Tour in
Question for Rosseler...
UCI schedule takes a big hit.
Croatian is second best young
rider in Giro d’Italia.
For the first time in its
history, the Amgen Tour of California was won by a foreigner.
World champion gets close to
stage victory.
Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) left
no doubts about who the strongest climber is in this year’s Giro
d’Italia.
Italian extends lead on Arroyo
but stays prudent.
The Giro d’Italia will have a
heavy Australian accent when the 93rd edition wraps up with Verona’s
15km TT.
Super team would feature all top
Belgian riders.
Have you heard the saying in
cycling that any training program, even a bad one is better than no
program at all?
"... I have spent many hours of
my free time on a bicycle traveling throughout the county I call
home. Cycling enthusiasts couldn't ask for a better location
to host this wonderful race than here in Orange County."
Of the 297 bicycle crashes
reported to the California Highway Patrol in Monterey County between
2006 and 2008, riding on the wrong side of the road was the most
commonly cited cause.
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May 28, 2010
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Five rated climbs on Saturday:
Forcola di Livigno (a brute and a half), the Passo di Eira, Passo di
Foscagno, Passo di Gavia and the final summit finish in Ponte di Legno.
Astana captain hopes to close
out Giro with a stage win.
San Dimas Stage Race - Glendora
Time Trial.
The 2010 Giro d’Italia peloton
shattered once again on Friday’s mountainous stage 19,
The world's best mountain bikers
will gather in New York this year for the World Cup finale.
Giro d'Italia Stage 19 departs
Brescia at 12:10 CET (6:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the
finish at Aprica between 17:10 and 17:44 CET (11:10am and 11:44am U.S.
Eastern). Giro live video streaming should get underway from
around 14:00 CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).
A wicked weekend of racing ahead.
Evans. Lonely again.
Frenchman bests Napolitano in
Mechelen.
The Tour of California saw
Michael Rogers grab the overall win as well as the lead in the Pro Tour
standings.
BMC Racing says no sign of guilt
in inqury.
Euskaltel rider under
observation after head injury.
Milram sprinter tops Bole,
Houanard.
It's 10:10, and it's time for
winning!
Riders worried about snow on the
Gavia on Saturday.
Missy suffers for the team in
Madison.
This weekend’s Mt. Hamilton
Classic Road Race/Memorial Day Criterium in California marks the end of
the 2010 Nature Valley Pro Ride qualifiers.
Have a desk job? Don't do much
more for fitness than ride a few times a week? You're at high risk for
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Garmin Calls on Riders to Come
Clean Amid Landis Claims, BMC Says Ballan Cleared to Race, OUCH-Bahati
Restructures...
Bauer in the final time trial of
the ‘86 Tour de France.
Cyclists need plenty of liquids,
but beyond that basic tenet, things get murky fast. Here are 5 common
hydration mistakes, and how to avoid them.
Giro set to climb the Gavia on
Saturday, Basso in pink with help of Scarponi, Evans admits Giro podium
may be out of reach, Vinokourov explains lack of cooperation with
Arroyo, Scarponi keeps podium in sight, more...
The new-for-2010 OUCH-Bahati
Foundation team is in imminent danger of folding under the weight of
doping allegations by its rider Floyd Landis.
Media environment given as
reason.
Cycling federation supports the
Team Sky rider.
"What
set off Landis to take a slash and burn approach to the sport? He
claims that the UCI black-balled him from the sport and after his
suspension he was unable to return to a ProTour level team."
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Floyd has previously said under
oath in US court that he did not take drugs. Lying in the US
is called perjury and is a very serious crime which is punishable by
imprisonment in the state prison.
Encourages honesty and pledges
support.
Cervélo unveils their R5ca
689-gram carbon frameset for only $10,000.
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Northern California-based The
Hive, known for its cranksets and hubs, has bought E.Thirteen, which
was owned by suspension guru Dave Weagle. The Massachusetts-based
company is best known for its chain retention systems.
Spanish federation upholds EPO
doping charges.
Driver to appear in court this
week.
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Nine other riders disciplined in
stage 19.
Putting aside the controversy du
jour/semaine/mois/année, can we all just agree that this Giro d’Italia
has not only been the best race of the 2010 season, but the best Grand
Tour in recent memory?
George Hincapie wins his third
US Pro Road Title (Columbia-HTC) wins his third US Pro Road Title.
Quick Step boss dreams of merger
with OmegaPharma-Lotto.
Team questions whether he can
get back to winning.
Ouch: Landis parts ways with
Bahati, Top teams prepare for Philly championship, Misery for Missouri
as race likely cancelled, Garmin-Transitions to co-operate with
investigations, more...
Team manager, Roberto Amadio
spoke critically of the biological passport and insists that his rider
will race again barring any bad news.
First round of iXS European
Downhill Cup heads to Innerleithen, Hill, Kintner among racers
returning to US Open of Mountain Biking, more...
US race still a favorite and
attracts quality field.
But greens say scheme lacks
ambition.
A carbon 29er chassis and lots
of custom tweaks.
Exceptionally solid and durable
tubular road wheels for all conditions.
Getting the body up to World Cup
speed.
The Semi Compact use a
half-frame design.
Cervelo, Garmin interested, but
Geox may step up for Lampre.
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May 27, 2010
So, what happens if they change
Saturday's stage, and eliminate the Gavia altogether?
Australian hopes to avoid a
repeat of the legendary 1988 Gavia stage.
Peloton may be forced up feared
Mortirolo a second time to avoid Hampsten-esque scenes.
Wetterhall clings to overall
lead on mountain finish.
A Missouri tourism oversight
committee on Thursday approved a spending plan that does not include
funding for the Tour of Missouri, and the race’s organizers are all but
conceding that the battle is over and the race will not be held this
year.
The shortest regular stage of
the Tour over 151km from Levico Terme to Brescia came down to a sprint
finish.
Giro
d'Italia Stage 18 departs Levico Terme at 13:55 CET
(7:55am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at Brescia between 17:05 and
17:24 CET (11:05am and 11:24am U.S. Eastern). Giro
live video streaming should get underway from around
14:30 CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).
Astana rider stays quiet but
remains in contention for Giro win.
As Cadel Evans and Ivan Basso
fight for overall glory at the Giro d’Italia, it was Stefano Garzelli
that came out on top at the Plan de Corones.
George Hincapie, "Greenville is
the best place to live."
Spitz returns to competition in
Offenburg, Winterberg hosting iXS Dirt Masters Festival, Ill Byberg out
of competition for Offenburg World Cup, Hill, Kintner among racers
returning to US Open of Mountain Biking, more...
How does a cyclist choose the
most comfortable pair of shorts for their particular butt?
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Greipel finally grabs his win, 4
wildcards at the Dauphine-Libere, Landis’ allegations may benefit him
and the battle against doping, and more.
The 35th annual Assault on Mt.
Mitchell took place drawing over 1300 cyclists. The 102.5-mile route
encompassed 12,000+ vertical feet of cumulative climbing from
Spartanburg, SC to the top of Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak in the
Eastern U.S.
The Amgen Tour of California
will be back for 2011, Anschutz Entertainment Group president Andrew
Messick told VeloNews this week.
As a quiet, unassuming kid from
an even quieter, less assuming Mennonite family, he appears as an
equally unlikely, under-the-bus-throwing, drug cheat.
In the wake of the Floyd Landis
allegations of doping in professional cycling, we asked the inimitable
Roddy Hammersmythe of Team Sky, their road captain in the Giro, for his
views on clean cycling.
A San Francisco lawyer who
specializes in bringing fraud suits against government contractors says
Landis could be acting as a whistleblower and could collect a portion
of any judgment.
"What
set off Landis to take a slash and burn approach to the sport? He
claims that the UCI black-balled him from the sport and after his
suspension he was unable to return to a ProTour level team."
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Colom has maintained his
innocence in the matter, and has claimed that the International Cycling
Union (UCI) investigation against him was rife with errors.
First Biological Passport case
to result in suspension.
29er and all-mountain models
with dw-link suspension.
Wildcards for pre-Tóur event are
official.
Basso and Nibali commit for two
more years.
The Basking Ridge Twilight
Criterium went off Wednesday evening. The Tour of Somerville will close
a full weekend of racing in New Jersey. Meanwhile, Coloradans flock to
Durango for the Iron Horse Classic.
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I am not the best person in the
world to detail what the progression of events was in the case of Floyd
Landis and his four-plus-year-long doping scandal epic.
Whether we race or simply ride,
the lanterne rouge shines on us all at one time or another.
Anti-kidnapping rally in Bogota.
How did you get the nickname
‘The Hog’?
The cyclist has been convicted
posthumously of all sorts of crimes.
White investigation referred to
ASADA, Gerrans determined to make Sky’s Tour selection, Biological
passport expert taking Landis seriously, Willems to move to Omega
Pharma-Lotto?, more...
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for its water bottles.
News that the UCI has asked the
Belgian, Canadian, French, Australian and American cycling federations
to investigate riders in the wake of the Floyd Landis doping
allegations had several other governing organizations fuming.
The Borat-style mankini craze
shows no signs of abating after yet another spotting on Wednesday's
stage 17 in the Giro.
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May 26, 2010
Roddy Hammersmythe, road caption
for Team Sky in the Giro d’Italia, is back for an interview.
Frenchman finally scores for
Cofidis.
This race has been a baptism by
fire for BMC's Brent Bookwalter.
"This
[investigation] does not in any way imply that the UCI considers the
allegations made by Mr Landis to have any basis." -
UCI CyclingNews
David Arroyo (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Giro d'Italia Stage 17 departs
Brunico at 12:50 CET (6:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at Pejo
Terme between 17:03 and 17:30 CET (11:03am and 11:30am U.S.
Eastern). Giro live video streaming should get underway from
around 14:30 CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).
Mike & Mary in midst of
a six-week Euro training and racing block.
Stakes much higher twelve months
on.
Fast German in action 24 hours
before sprinters' day.
It took the whole day for the
Giro d'Italia peloton to ride one at a time up the 12.9km climb to Plan
de Corones.
Favorites ready for round three
of the US Pro XCT in Texas.
Cervélo opened its Southern
California R & D facility to a small group of journalists and
retailers on Monday afternoon timed with the launch of its limited
production R5ca road frame, the California team’s first release.
Video of team directeur on
Californian win.
When cycling in heavy traffic,
anticipate any trouble ahead. And no matter what, wear a helmet.
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Fraud and conspiracy cases could
mean tougher sentence, accused say Landis is not credible.
It has also asked the United
States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to address claims relating to Lance
Armstrong, George Hincapie, Levi Leipheimer, Jim Ochowicz and David
Zabriskie.
SCA contract could be examined
too.
Bruyneel vows cooperation.
Team denies the allegations,
says Landis has no credibility.
In today’s Giro News, Monier
takes second French victory at this year’s race, Tuft fined for
incorrect jersey, chance of snow for the Gavia; also, other bicycle
racing news.
Race not a three-way battle,
Evans says.
John Cook. Cycling undertaker?
The 32-year-old all-around
threat hit a young girl while training in Italy.
The future looks bright for Team
SpiderTech p/b Planet Energy, which completed debut at the Tour of
California, the most prestigious bike race in the United States.
Says changes are being made
without considering riders.
Round four of Swiss Racer Bikes
Cup set for this weekend.
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And I wouldn’t mind having the
“ride” jacket at all.
See? It says so right on the
sign, cleverly designed to "synergize" with the Tour of California.
Versus.com's Neil Browne and the
Wall Street Journal's Reed Albergotti talk.
RadioShack captain back in
business after California crash.
Colorful characters have been a
part of bike racing for as long as I’ve been visiting races. But they
used to be on the rare side.
If your goal is go fast, Trek
just unveiled a variety of Speed Concept bikes to help you in your
quest.
Matt Lloyd (Omega Pharma-Lotto)
is getting accustomed to wearing the green King of the Mountains jersey
at the Giro d’Italia, but concedes that it will take smart riding for
him to keep it all the way to Verona.
Russian rider still intends to
race Dauphiné Libéré.
Clement to miss Tour de France,
Boonen calls for Quick Step reinforcements, HTC-Columbia and
Garmin-Transitions toast California success, more...
Gadret delighted with third
place on Plan de Corones, Arroyo limits his losses at Plan de Corones,
more...
Climbers struggle on tough day.
New Orbea Rallon is an
impressive enduro debut.
The city is a boneyard of broken
cyclists, all hit by drivers, most of whom didn’t mean to hurt them,
but most of whom were at fault anyway.
City administrative assistant
Peach Stebbins bikes 13 miles round-trip to and from work about three
times weekly in the summer. “It gives me great energy and
satisfaction,” she said. Photo by Kathie Meyer.
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May 25, 2010
Brutal! There's your word for
the day. The Giro's Stage 16 TT up the Plan de Corones was only 12.9km,
but it packed a BIG punch going all uphill and touching gradients in
the 20 percent range, replete with some dirt sections, snow, and
massive crowds.
Giro d’Italia stage 16 Plan de
Corones time trial, Garmin's Svein Tuft started in the first of three
waves.
California champion sick of
negativity.
Giro d'Italia Stage 16, a 12.9km
mountain time trial, begins at 10:30 CET when the first rider
departs. Giro live video streaming should get underway from
around 14:30 CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).
Giro d’Italia Plan de Corones.
Banned substance found in
Olympic silver medalist's sample in March.
Quick Step announces line-up for
Tour of Belgium.
Basso: Corones TT will differ
from Zoncolan test, Plan de Corones TT: start times ready,
Garmin-Transition's Fischer tested twice on rest day, Weylandt out of
hospital and training again, more...
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Lost in the Landis Bomb was
this: Lance Armstrong is running out of time to get fit.
UCI chief Pat McQuaid on Tuesday
rejected claims there was a conflict of interest in the sport’s
governing body accepting a $100,000 donation from Lance Armstrong about
eight years ago.
"Nothing inspires forgiveness
quite like revenge." - Scott Adams QuotationsPage
Armstrong donation causes
controversy.
Brazilian complains of early
wake-up and lack of respect.
"This is just
ridiculous, actually, I worked out the rankings, and had they counted
my finish, I would have ended up in the top 20. So, at this point, only
37 riders officially finished the Tour of California."
The recently concluded 2010
edition of the Amgen Tour of California was easily the most exciting
edition of the race, thanks in part to two of the hardest courses the
race has ever undertaken.
“Fratelli was founded based on a
desire to employ the leading material technology with innovative
machinery and processing to build the best rims and spokes available.”
Decision expected in mid June.
What would the Tour of
California be without the King, Elvis Presley?
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Rare Lone Wolf bike portage, as
photographed by a reader at the Tour of California.
Here’s Dave Zabriskie, starting
his second lap.
Tubulars, due to their rounded
carcass, can roll smoothly over rough pavement at higher pressures than
clinchers.
Company claims Kammtail Virtual
Airfoil makes it 'fastest ever.'
Spaniard awaits CAS ruling.
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Alejandro Barrajo and Luis
Amaran finished hand-in-hand to win the NRC's Wilmington Grand Prix.
Needs others to contend in
Classics.
Giro d'Italia 2010: Britain's
Bradley Wiggins happy to take back seat in Giro's final week.
The All-Stars include six female
collegiate riders chosen to compete against professional cycling teams
in the Nature Valley Grand Prix, June 16-20.
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Italian star counts on public
for support at Giro.
UnitedHealthcare was outnumbered
at Baltimore’s Kelly Cup, but Jake Keough managed to deliver a win for
the time. In the women’s race Van Gilder shows she’s on great form as
the crit season heats up.
For Androni Diquigiovanni's
26-year-old Australian, Cameron Wurf, the goal of representing his
country at the Olympic games and at world championship level was
something he had already ticked off his 'to do' list.
Monday is a rest day.
Nibali is the Italian for the
future.
Emma Pooley became the first
Briton in history to win the Tour de l'Aude stage race in France on
Sunday.
May ride Tour of Luxembourg, but
still dealing with crash injuries.
Aussie Michael Rogers won the
Tour of California Sunday, edging runner-up David Zabriskie and
upstaging three-time defending champ Levi Leipheimer, who finished
third.
Intestinal problems caused Quick
Step rider to abandon Giro.
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Even those who believe him now
are forced to concede that Landis has gone about everything, start to
finish, in the wrong way. It’s a difficult position to start from.
Rogers dedicates his California
victory to Italian.
Giro d’Italia race director
Angelo Zomegnan must be a very happy man. With a week to go, no one
knows who will win the 2010 Giro, and that’s just the way he wants it.
World champion finds that help
from the Italian fans is not available to all.
This was like an episode of
Survivor: the Tour of California version.
Video: Team Type 1 takes rewards
from year's biggest race.
The EC90 zero-offset weighs
160-grams (300-millimeter), 190-grams (400-millimeter).
Giro contenders talk after
difficult 15th stage.
"Any clod can have the facts,
but having opinions is an art." - Charles McCabe QuotationsPage
Landis did not “release” his
email - nor, apparently, did he intend for it to be made public.
Something is going on behind the scenes that we the public do not yet
know about.
Liquigas Do It Right.
Horner talks about that final
race of the Tour, and gives major props to Mick Rogers.
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It’s really a shame that I’m not
a cycling journalist. Or a journalist at all, really.
San Francisco landmark American
Cyclery.
Cipo is the second greatest
drummer to ever wear skintight animal-print clothing while rocking out
behind the drum kit.
Charged with smuggling and using
doping products.
Freire, Menchov to Tour of
Belgium, Cervélo bets on Sastre for final week, Two Kazakh amateurs
arrrested in France, Zajicek content with California performance,
more...
Turpin tips Basso as Giro
favourite, Scarponi keeps podium place alive, Basso crowns his come
back with victory on the Zoncolan, more...
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Teutenberg wins final stage in
Carcassonne.
A grueling mountain climb in
northern Italy.
Wild climb to finish
on Monte Zoncolan.
Giro d'Italia Stage 15 departs
Mestre at 11:25 CET (5:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish
on Monte Zoncolan between 17:06 and 17:45 CET (11:06am and 11:45am U.S.
Eastern). Giro live video streaming should get underway from
around 14:30 CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).
No expectations for Amgen Tour
of California.
Team looks towards overall
victory on Sunday.
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be coming to the region with the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan.
Arroyo survives on the Zoncolan.
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Allen, you know Garmin pretty
well, you know Zabriskie and Levi, is there any chance for them today?
Thousand Oaks/Westlake
Village/Agoura Hills Circuit, 20.6 miles per lap: This course will make
for fantastic racing that balances strength and tactics.
When Amgen Tour
of California
organizers designed this year’s route, they specifically wanted a final
stage difficult enough to upend the general classification.
HTC-Columbia will have to
withstand a barrage of attacks from RadioShack and Garmin-Transitions
to keep Michael Rogers in the lead. Rogers says his team is more than
up to the task.
Do we tip on the tax? This
country is strange.
Martin blistered the course for
a time of 41:41 and nobody, not even the Swiss road World TT champion
Fabian Cancellara of Saxo Bank, could touch it.
Landis Apologizes to LeMond,
More Riders Could Follow Landis' Lead, Armstrong Back on the Bike,
Sunderland Steps Down...
Everybody loves free stuff...and
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No one was injured in the
two-car crash Saturday evening, but Cervelo TestTeam says the German
rider was over the legal alcohol limit.
Landis claims ex-wife present
during exchanges.
"Never believe anything until it
has been officially denied." - Claud Cockburn QuotationsPage
Two days after shocking the bike
world by admitting that he doped and accusing a long list of star
cyclists of doing the same, Floyd Landis appeared at the Amgen Tour of
California time trial in Los Angeles Saturday. And ESPN.com reports
Landis called Greg LeMond Friday to apologize for an incident at his
2007 doping hearing.
Arroyo pulls on
the maglia rosa, Evans not happy after Monte Grappa, Leipheimer bumped
off California’s time trial throne, Burghardt out of California with
possible elbow fracture, more...
Peter Sedano at the Heavy Metal
Bike Shop.
Germany's Roger Kluge won the
final sprint to seal victory in the Neuseen Classics.
An insight to how Cervélo uses
their Test team.
The racers will ride into Hell
during the last week of the Giro d'Italia, but we may be
about as close to heaven as you can get on a bike.
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Hopes for better on Sunday's
Zoncolan finish.
Today was the first real foray
into the mountains with the legendary ascent of the Monte Grappa.
Giro d'Italia Stage 14 departs
Ferrara at 12:00 CET (6:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the
finish in Asolo between 16:59 and 17:32 CET (10:59am and 11:32am U.S.
Eastern). Giro live video streaming should get underway from
around 14:05 CET (8:05am U.S. Eastern).
Texan still chasing form.
Built for Fabian, but slower
than the one you can buy.
Please do not shatter your face
or windshield.
"It is a waste of energy to be
angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a
car that won't go." - Bertrand Russell QuotationsPage
The case of the Russian rider
Vladimir Gusev uncovers the concealment, the parallel system of justice
and the abuse of power in the International Cycling Union UCI.
Neo-pro and 20 year old race
revelation Peter Sagan of the Italian Liquigas team has won two stages
in the Tour of California. He went into todays time trial knowing he’d
lose his third place overall.
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Landis cooperating with a federal probe, two others fingered by the
cyclist have been contacted by authorities.
Stage 7 TT in Los Angeles starts
at: 1pm PDT.
“I plan to beat both of them, I
have a 100-percent record here, right?”
Leipheimer, Rogers and Zabriskie
could all win.
Day-long break gets US champ the
award.
Right now Michael Rogers, Dave
Zabriskie and three time champion Levi Leipheimer are all thinking the
same thing: how many ticks do I need?
Road Bike Action continues its
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Only 250 available worldwide.
Andy Jones bicycles through the
Tunnel of Trees on M-119 in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
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I’m just here hanging out at the
Team RadioShack bus with my old pal Johan.
TOC organiser Messick speaks to
the NY Times about his conversation with Landis.
Karpets gains two and half
minutes, Belletti enjoys hometown glory at Giro, Millar quits Giro due
to illness, On the startline in California, Team RadioShack reveal
further emails from Landis, more...
Australian Scott Sunderland has
left his post as senior sports director with Team Sky for family
reasons, Sunderland announced Saturday.
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As I’m sure you all know by now,
Floyd Landis dropped a bomb.
Johan took a few minutes to talk
about stage six of the Tour of California and his thoughts going into
tomorrow's stage 7 time trial in downtown Los Angeles. Chechu and Jason
also sat down to tell us about the day.
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More riders expected to pull out
before the mountains.
Katusha leader surprises the
other favorites with solo attack.
Maglia Rosa Richie Porte (Saxo
Bank) leads the peloton away from the start.
The grand tour rookie uncorked a
daring solo attack with 1700m to go, clicked into his 53×11 and put his
head down.
Stage 13: Friday May 21,
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Fined after clash with Righi.
Pooley persists with two-minute
lead.
"A thing worth having is a thing
worth cheating for." - W. C. Fields QuotationsPage
“I
was instructed to go to Lance’s place by Johan Bruyneel and get some
EPO from him. The first EPO I ever used was then handed to me in the
entry way to his building in full view of his then wife." - Floyd
Landis
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Yesterday’s twelfth stage was,
staggeringly, the first of this year’s race which went to an Italian
rider.
Szczepaniak brothers stripped of
medals, issued with heavy bans.
Cycling's governing body lists
fines, sanctions handed to Dekker, Astarloza.
Viral infection sidelines
Norwegian mountain biker.
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After seven classified climbs,
217.7km and many thousands of feet of vertical ascents.
Live video at 23:00 CEST (02:00
PM US PDT, 07:00 AUS EST).
Palmdale to Big Bear
Lake. The 217.7km stage includes a whopping seven classified
climbs and climbs to 8,000 feet (2438m) above sea level.
Armstrong gone, Landis back,
Sagan victorious, Rodgers in gold, Zabriskie and Leipheimer ready to
attack and Big Bear looming.
The Garmin rider broke his
collarbone at the Giro d'Italia.
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Forced to abandon first race
back from injury.
There may be serious
consequences from Floyd Landis’ remarks, but his accusations were
largely being downplayed at the Tour of California.
Zabriskie receives supportive
message from asphalt.
Automotive giant Bosch is
entering the bike industry with a new electronic drive system that will
be spec’d by Cannondale on its first-ever e-bike.
Biopace chainrings may have died
decades ago, but asymmetric rings themselves enjoy a small, dedicated
following among pro racers.
UCI President Pat McQuaid told
the Associated Press that Landis' allegations were "scandalous and
mischievous."
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talk crashes in the Tour of California, Keukeleire out for a month with
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Greg Lemond, the first American
to win the Tour de France, says he believes “most of Floyd Landis’s
statements” charging systematic doping in cycling.
The tentacles of Landis’
“confession” reach in so many directions and touch so many
riders/doctors/trainers/managers/teams, that I would have had a very
hard time making any cogent analysis of the situation at all.
When Robin Williams shows up at
a bike race, you never know what might happen.
Landis must bring forward
concrete evidence.
Armstrong Speaks of Threats from
Landis, Haussler out of California, No Tour de France for Gilbert,
Boasson Hagen Set to Return, Teutenberg Keeps Rolling...
Old name for a completely new
time trial bike from Felt.
Cyclist’s confession, accusation
rings hollow after his earlier denials.
McQuaid defends UCI's position.
Pozzato ends Italian drought at
the Giro, Voeckler not frustrated by missed Giro opportunity, Day seeks
satisfaction in California, O’Grady breaks collarbone in California,
more...
Powers ups the 'cross quota in
stage four break, Vaughters supports Zabriskie after Landis
accusations, Johan Bruyneel: Floyd Landis needs ‘help’, more...
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Licking his lips: Richie Porte
(Saxo Bank) looks eager to start his first stage in the pink jersey.
Trek-Livestrong rider holds lead
after second place on stage.
Runner-up in GC optimistic about
rest of Italy's Grand Tour.
Garmin's Farrar sees his red
jersey lead slashed.
Stage 12: Thursday May 20, 2010
191km: Città Sant'Angelo - Porto Recanati.
It’s far easier to lose a bike
race than it is to win one.
Blindingly fast, very
lightweight and impressively agile, but rear end and wheels flex under
load.
Feels risks are too great for GC
contenders.
Boasson Hagen to return at
Bayern Rundfahrt, Andy Rihs denies all claims made by Floyd Landis,
Bissell boys grow the mo for a good cause, more...
Sauser examines the food habits
of his Specialized teammates.
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He may be just 20-years of age
but Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) showed why he has such a bright future
ahead.
RadioShack rider involved in
early pile-up and off for x-rays.
Could have an impact on the
general classification should an overall favorite attack on the
10-percent China Grade climb during the finishing circuits.
The Amgen Tour of California
will continue, business as usual, despite doping allegations leveled by
Floyd Landis, says AEG Sports president Andrew Messick.
So you already know that you've
got a pretty good investment in your bike clothes, even if it's just a
nice pair of bib shorts and a jersey or two.
Road Bike Action takes a look at
the bikes of the Tour of California, including the Cannondale SuperSix
of stage four winner Francesco Chicchi.
Chicchi took care of the
business.
A unique bike for
UnitedHealthcare's overall contender.
Wurf recalls fellow Tasmanian's
amateur sporting days.
Men in black put an end to Vino
rosé, Kelly Benefit Strategies team banks on Amgen Tour of California
jersey, Saxo banks on Schleck, Cancellara in California, more...
Off-road cycling gets a boost in
England, New direction, new era for mountain biking in South Africa,
Former World Champion Gordon to return to 24-hour worlds, Round two of
the US Pro Gravity Tour set for this weekend, more...
The euro hit a four-year low
against the dollar on Tuesday, at $1.2143.
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Landis’s unsuccessful campaign
to overturn his test results and discredit Bordry’s organization was
public and bitter.
RadioShack team leader responds
to doping accusations.
UCI President Pat McQuaid told
the Associated Press that Landis' allegations were "scandalous and
mischievous."
Cycling's governing body "deeply
shocked" over allegations.
Update on widespread drug use.
Andy Rihs (center) with John
Lelangue and Floyd Landis after the 2006 Tour de France.
"A thing worth having is a thing
worth cheating for." - W. C. Fields QuotationsPage
“I
was instructed to go to Lance’s place by Johan Bruyneel and get some
EPO from him. The first EPO I ever used was then handed to me in the
entry way to his building in full view of his then wife." - Floyd
Landis
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The list of names already
disclosed in Landis’ accusations is depressing, sad and unsettling:
George Hincapie, Levi Leipheimer, Johan
Bruyneel, David Zabriskie; All American riders, considered
all-American riders as well.
Floyd Landis toasts with a glass
of champagne as he pedals during the final stage of the 93rd Tour de
France cycling race in July 2006.
Floyd Landis signs
autographs in Rancho Bernardo before the final stage of the
Amgen Tour of California bike race in late February
2009.
Shelley Evans (Peanut Butter
& Co/2012) is known for her prowess on the track, racking up
three World Cup podium finishes and her second scratch race National
Championship in 2009 alone, but is having a break through season on the
road this year.
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American Trek-Livestrong rider
remains in GC lead.
With a relatively short transfer
on Monday night, we were able to catch up while he did a bit
of multi-tasking in his hotel room.
In stage 11 of the 2010 Giro
d’Italia, a large breakaway gains a sizable advantage over the maglia
rosa group and turns the race on its head.
The main contenders in the Giro
d’Italia are facing panic stations in today’s race after a massive
split in the bunch saw 56 riders go clear and build a huge lead.
If there’s a single lesson to be
gleaned from the Giro d’Italia, it is to expect the unexpected.
With each passing stage,
lexander Vinokourov is quietly gaining confidence that he can win the
Giro.
Bad news with only one mountain
stage in the books.
Italian team under fire after
Basso and Nibali lose almost 13 minutes.
Brit Bradley Wiggins back in top
ten after making decisive break on stage 11 and riding aggressively.
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You loved her as the original
"Specialized Angel"...but this year, she has new wings, a new name, and
a new purpose.
Hundreds of their kindred
spirits rode their own bikes up steep Sierra Road for what
they believed was the perfect spot to see the bike race.
Boom! Garmin’s Dave Zabriskie
takes the win, the golden jersey and basks in the thunderous applause
of nearly everyone on the amusement park boardwalk -- except a few
clueless beach people still working on their tan.
Talking about strategy and Robin
Williams.
Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) rarely
has the opportunity to catch up on the chit-chat in the latter
kilometers of mountain stages.
The picturesque route took the
riders south down the California coastline on Highway 1, flanked by the
Pacific Ocean on one side and Redwood forests on the other.
Stage Three winner in Santa
Cruz, David Zabriskie, nearly lost the day on the line as he celebrated
prematurely and enjoyed the frightened glance to the left as Rogers
threw his bike forward with everything he had.
Three weeks ago, Peter Sagan
(Liquigas-Doimo) was at the Tour of Romandie, building for a projected
start at the Giro d’Italia. Tuesday he defended his lead in the best
young rider competition at the Amgen Tour of California. Peter Stetina
(Garmin-Transitions) is the riders closest to him in the white jersey
competition.
Irish champion likely to return
in Tour de Suisse.
The USA Cycling Mountain Bike
Ultra-Endurance calendar made a stop in Fayetteville, Tenn. last
weekend.
“Winning
is not the only motivation, there is also the process of improving and
being on the road to the top. When you look back, those are the best
moments; not necessarily crossing the line in first position or having
a lot of people cheering for you, but making those steps." - Theo Bos
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Thousands of cyclists will pay
tribute to those who have been injured or killed while cycling on
public roadways tonight during the worldwide Ride of Silence, now in
its eighth year.
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Letter claims of widespread drug
use.
Gruber Assist, a $2,473 kit for
any bicycle that gives you electric motor-assisted cycling on the sly.
Says no evidence exists that
illegal mechanical aids are in use.
Levi's reading shoes.
World Cup downhill leader's
Carbon Nomad taken in California.
Kelly Benefit Strategies relax
at the Amgen Tour of California, UCI denies reports of motorized
doping, Team Type 1 keep KOM in Amgen Tour, Porte in pink midway
through Giro, more...
Australian track stars learn the
hard way in Italy, Wegelius rode in breakaway for his coach, Liquigas
supports Sagan's quest for California win, Sutherland almost lands
sucker punch, more...
Mara Abbott stands center podium
following her stage four victory at the Tour de l'Aude in France.
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Cyclists love McGinn, and they
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The Adriatic - after all, it was
the race of the two seas.
Tyler Farrar (Garmin -
Transitions) outsprinted Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas - Doimo).
Zabriskie Takes Over in
California, David Zabriskie won stage three and took the overall lead
at the Tour of California...
Live video at 14:30 ?CEST (08:30
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Claims Armstrong can win the
Tour de France.
Photographer Ken Conley captures
the action as the peloton charges into Santa Rosa...
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The Angel aka Jana Ireton is
back at the Tour of California.
Back in the early ’90s I ran
across a catalog for a Utah operation called Sierra Trading Post.
Liège winner ready for a
'Classic' stage to L’Aquila.
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Stage runner-up Pooley takes
commanding GC lead.
Garmin-Transitions' Dave
Zabriskie looked happy ahead of an important stage.
Industry legend Ric Hjertberg
launches a new company at the Tour of California and sets out to
reinvent the carbon wheel...
Video of Garmin-Transitions boss.
Domestic teams shine on rainy
stage two.
Tom Boonen made a decision to
retire his jersey.
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guilty of stealing my heart.
Quotes from the start of the
Tour of California, Pellizotti appears before CONI, 14 days off bike
seat for Sven Nys & more...
Every now and then you ask a
question that serves up its own seemingly obvious answer.
Garmin-Transitions sprinter
thought of giving Dean the stage win.
American Tejay Van Garderen is
racing the 2010 Amgen Tour of California for HTC-Columbia in support of
Michael Rogers. It is a vastly different experience than the last time
he did the race — in 2007 with the U.S. national team.
Radioshack poised to pounce in
Amgen Tour of California, Garmin-Transitions' Amgen Tour shaping up,
Risky moves see riders crash at wet California, Menzies slides out of
reckoning in Santa Rosa, Impey optimistic after returning at Picardie,
more...
Brett Lancaster of the Cérvelo
TestTeam has become one of Thor Hushovd’s most trusted leadout-men.
Threatening skies met the riders
when they assembled in Davis for the start of stage 2, which would take
them 110 miles to the finish in Santa Rosa.
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Vinokourov retains maglia rosa
on wet day in Italy.
Visser holds onto overall race
lead.
Cannondale presented Chicchi
with this bike upon his return to the U.S. for the Tour of California
and with the bike comes a nickname: Frank the Sheriff.
Quotes from the start of the
Tour of California, Pellizotti appears before CONI, 14 days off bike
seat for Sven Nys & more...
Giro live video streaming is
scheduled to get underway from 14:30 CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).
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Snob patch kit. Because I'm lazier than most (if not all) if you, I
took these pictures with my phone instead of a proper camera.
Photo from the road. Nice
gravel. boooooooo!
Davide Frattini of Team Type 1.
Rusch finishes off five-day
stage race on the podium.
Industry Veteran Ric Hjertberg
has entered into the wheel market once again, launching Mad Fiber.
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Rainy Santa Rosa stage splits
contenders from pretenders.
Ever-popular Jens Voigt (Saxo
Bank) makes time for the kids of Davis.
Earliest live video: 14:00 PDT
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The
scene on the Nevada City to Sacramento stage.
Tour of California start line.
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Greenville native Chris Butler
of BMC.
“Winning
is not the only motivation, there is also the process of improving and
being on the road to the top. When you look back, those are the best
moments; not necessarily crossing the line in first position or having
a lot of people cheering for you, but making those steps." - Theo Bos
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The technical stage 2 route of
the Amgen Tour of California claimed more than 30 victims on the day.
RadioShack boss talks Astana,
Vino and Armstrong's Tour de France chances.
Sagan looks to continue winning
streak in California, Amgen Tour of California Race Videos, Bissell
toast KOM lead in Amgen Tour of California, Devolder hits the wind
tunnel in Italy, Euskaltel shows qualified support for Astarloza,
more...
Manxman's win in Tour of
California spurs his HTC-Columbia team-mates in Italy.
I was on the front row, and at
the whistle and once things got going, I was right on the front.
Mach the mountain man in
California, Stortoni disappointed with second place at Terminillo,
Horner ready to work in California, Riders escape injury in California,
more...
Chicchi awaits sprint showdown
in California opener, Hunter on the prowl for California stage win,
Evans still second overall at Giro, Anker Sørensen wants another Grand
Tour win for Denmark, more...
Hincapie will be aiming for
stage victories at the Tour of California.
Andy Hampsten (7-Eleven)
conquered the Gavia and the Giro d'Italia on this machine in 1988.
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Finish in the fog.
Astana leader set to keep pink
after defensive ride on Terminillo.
Giro
d'Italia Stage 8 departs Chianciano Terme at 12:25 CET
(6:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Monte Terminillo
between 17:01 and 17:31 CET (11:01am and 11:31am U.S.
Eastern). Giro live video streaming
is scheduled to get underway from 14:20 CET (8:20am U.S. Eastern).
It's chaos; cars, mud, motor
bikes, riders - their faces tell stories of determination, despair,
pain, resignation, helplessness.
New items spotted at the Giro
d'Italia.
Riders spin out legs on eve of
Tour of California, Rookie Porte overcomes extreme conditions, Strade
bianche gets Cunego back on track, De Maar makes no promises for
California, Evans inspires BMC's California roster, more...
Ben Swift (Team Sky) did not
contest the final sprint of the Tour de Picardie in France, because he
didn’t have to.
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(2:00:00 PM PDT).
Mark Cavendish escaped at least
two crashes in the final circuit around Sacramento on Sunday.
A relaxed David Zabriskie does
another round of interviews.
The tweet king?
“Winning
is not the only motivation, there is also the process of improving and
being on the road to the top. When you look back, those are the best
moments; not necessarily crossing the line in first position or having
a lot of people cheering for you, but making those steps." - Theo Bos
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The three-time defending Tour of
California champion shows us what he does when he isn't winning bike
races.
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Four big wins in two days as
Britain's top riders keep on winning.
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According to reports in the
Danish press, the American software giant SunGard and Bjarne Riis may
be poised to announce a major new sponsorship deal during the Amgen
Tour of California.
Another crash for the Spaniard.
German online-direct bicycle
company Canyon has earned an enviable reputation for crafting
lightweight – yet amazingly stiff – road machines such as its Ultimate
CF.
Road Bike Action takes a look at
the 1985 Specialized Allez from the movie American Flyers and the 25th
anniversary commemorative edition Tarmac SL3s of Team Saxo Bank...
Former track star to test
himself against top road sprinters.
Traveling is a big part of road
bike racing, especially for the multi-day events, and you often meet
the most interesting people along the way.
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Australia's Cadel Evans won a
grueling seventh stage of the Tour of Italy over 222km from Carrara to
Montalcino on Saturday as Alexandre Vinokourov regained possession of
the race leader's pink jersey.
Stage 7 start time: Saturday
11:35 CEST (2:35 AM PDT); Earliest live video: 14:40 CEST (5:40 AM PDT).
Crashes put paid to Caisse
d'Epargne captain's race.
Rogers focused on Amgen Tour of
California overall title, Costa misses Picardie after training
accident, Pozzato predicts chaos on the Giro's dirt roads, Successful
back surgery for Castano, Sevilla signs with Colombian team, more...
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"I would probably rather dying
than giving up."
Tour champ admits nothing is
guaranteed, but adds that he believes he
can win in July.
Police investigators go over an
accident scene near Rougemont, Quebec, south of Montreal Friday, where
six triathletes on bicycles were struck by a pickup truck.
The italian Sheriff is in
California.
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everyone, except reporters and photographers." - Mahatma Gandhi
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Cancer patient advocacy a focus
for EPO maker.
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better job attracting a high level field.
Let's have a look at the story
so far...
Details released of new
ultralight, tubeless-compatible wheelsets.
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Team Sky’s Ben Swift leads the
Tour de Picardie after winning stage 2.
Amgen's unlikely partnership
with cycling, NoTubes ZTR Alpha 340 road wheels and rims, Astarloza
suspended for two years for EPO, Nibali and Basso lose two minutes
after crash, more...
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Stage 7 start time: Saturday
11:35 CEST (2:35 AM PDT); Earliest live video: 14:40 CEST (5:40 AM PDT).
Garmin-Transitions sprinter
takes vital points in intermediate sprint.
According to technical director
Chuck Hodge, the tour risks permit losses going forward if the
traditional practice of road painting continues.
Regina Bruins (Cervélo TestTeam)
darted to victory in the opening prologue Friday at the 10-day Tour de
l’Aude in France.
A nasty crash with 90km to go
took out two riders: Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) apparently suffered a
broken wrist, and AG2R's captain Guillaume Bonnafond had a serious cut
near his right eye.
The Italian, who seemed to hit a
pool of water, was evacuated by ambulance.
Stage 6 start time: Friday 12:50
CEST (3:50 AM PDT); Earliest live video: 15:15 CEST (6:15 AM PDT).
Single mom victorious in stage
race as she preps for worlds.
ProTour race headed for its 13th
year.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, in cooperation with Niner Bikes, have issued a voluntary
recall of about 750 "Jet 9" model frames.
Evelyn Stevens (HTC-Columbia)
will ride in the very difficult Tour de L’Aude in France for the first
time. What makes this remarkable is that her very first cycling race
was only in 2008.
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McEwen suffering with knee
problem at the Giro, New Zealand’s Bevin gets Bissell ride, Dates
confirmed for Down Under, HTC-Columbia director credits Giro break,
more...
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encounter with the mailbox is followed, very closely, by an encounter
with the recycle bin.
If you have a limited amount of
time to train you should go as hard as you can for as long as you can
on every ride you do?
Emma Pooley emerged on the
international scene in 2007, but 2008 was the year that the World was
really made to sit up and take notice.
American confident Riis will
find a new sponsor.
"There's never a calm day at the
Giro," said Cervélo TestTeam director Alex Sans Vega.
Bradley Wiggins set to test
himself in the mountains in third week...
The Tour of California kicks off
Sunday in Nevada City and many of the biggest names in cycling will be
competing including Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer.
The Wilier Imperiale does
everything really well and some things exceptionally....
Close look at the peloton's road
bikes.
Just like Thanksgiving or a
family reunion: On San Francisco's streets, everyone hates everyone
else.
Joao's struggling to keep up
with the demands of his pro-racing calendar.
Biking in Norway, behind the
scenes at a film festival, walking through Italy's Piedmont region and
more.
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Mark Cavendish is optimistic he
can win Sunday's opening stage at the Tour of California in Sacramento.
Felt bike founder, Jim Felt,
will see his bicycles racing through California with team
Garmin-Transitions this Sunday during the Amgen Tour.
Vande Velde, who for the
short-term will use a “home-trainer, should return to competition at
the Tour of Switzerland (June 12 to 20).
Rusch races in both the day and
the night.
Pineau Returns, Bissell Recruits
NZ Junior Champion, Successful Surgery for Hushovd, Stevens Ready to
Learn at Tour de l'Aude...
The 34 year old Dutchman landed
on his face in the Flèche Wallonne, and did considerable damage.
The #1 ranked Mesa State College
men's team after Richard Geng, second from right, won the DII national
championship criterium.
This tour is an unusual little
beast. It may be one of the two biggies on the calendar, but you
certainly can’t win it in the classic "smash them in the hills, hang on
in the timetrials" way.
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Lance Armstrong pushed the
boundaries of cutting-edge R&D beyond belief during his Tour de
France reign. But his latest move just might be crazier than anything
he's ever done: hiring scientist Allen Lim.
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Stage 6 start time: Friday 12:50
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A compilation of "good luck"
messages from around the globe as Levi Leipheimer goes for his 4th
consecutive win at the Amgen Tour of California.
A look back at
everything from his triathlon days in the '80s to the Leadville 100 in
2009.
The day’s stage was a relatively
short 162-kilometer race from Novara to Novi Ligure.
Live video at
14:30 CEST (08:30 AM US EDT, 22:30 AUS EST).
Euser takes Cyclingnews on a
spin.
Garmin-Transition rider goes
close to taking red points jersey.
While riding in Europe, I had
numerous people ask me if the pavement where I live in the United
States is "as bad" as it was on the street we were riding on at that
moment.
Dotsie Bausch, Sarah Hammer and
Lauren Tamayo listen the Star Spangled Banner atop the podium at Pan
Ams after setting a new world record.
Meredith Miller's two Oregon
nationals yield gold and silver.
“We
have a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport which has
confirmed it is his [Valverde's] blood, that it contained EPO, and
confirms that Valverde is a cheat. And, despite all this, he continues
to compete." - WADA attorney Olivier Niggli VeloNews
Riders start the Tour des Lacs
Maillot Jaune in Fenton.
Australian champion Corset
aiming for l’Aude title, New tech bits spotted at the Giro d'Italia,
Astana, RadioShack
announce line-ups for Tour de Picardie, more...
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Italian national pride running high, triumphant victory for Jerome
Pineau, Vinokourov hungry like the wolf and more…
We see it all the time...a group
of guys go off the front early in the race, with hopes of hanging on
until the finish. But that never works, right?
“My role is to bring the hammer.”
"In the past I was meant to win
as a team leader in the Tour de France, but this year I have a
different purpose."
The rosters of the Nature Valley
Pro Ride men’s and women’s teams are more than halfway filled, with
another two riders to be selected this weekend.
“Yes, they asked for my
availability,” Bettini confirmed to the Corrriere dello Sport. “How
could I say no, thinking about my relationship with Franco Ballerini?”
Hushovd was training in Italy
when he collided with a young girl that caused him to hit the ground.
Fractured wrist in addition to
broken collarbone.
Like Seattle’s new mayor, the
UK’s new prime minister is a bike commuter!
For the first time in BMX Hall
of Fame history, the process of nominating is now open to the general
public. This will allow the public to participate in a very important
part of the overall process.
Bicycling caught up with the
Garmin-Transitions sprinter after the Giro d'Italia stage 4 team time
trial.
World champion Cadel Evans
finished
30th on today’s fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, crossing the line as
part of the main bunch which was four seconds adrift of the stage
winner Jerome Pineau (Quick Step).
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Squad announcements from the
Tour of California, injury updates for Kohler and Hushovd, MTB victory
for Sven Nys and more…
On the eve of the fifth Amgen
Tour of California three-time
winner Levi Leipheimer and two-time runner-up Dave Zabriskie assess the
riders most likely to win America’s
biggest race.
As the weather starts to improve
and the Gran Fondo events loom large, it’s probably time to talk about
going uphill.
I love to look at how the pros
set up their bars; I’ve seen some pretty surprising stuff.
Wind tunnel-crafted shapes and
an electronic brain.
Kenny tells tales of Turkey,
training and a July without the Tour.
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Tunnel reduces risk to cyclists
and walkers; encourages alternative...
Milram’s Paul Voss went with
today’s breakaway for one reason, and one reason only: to win more
points and secure his grip on the maglia verde mountains competition.
Surgery successful for Hushovd,
More bad news for Kohler, Motivated Arashiro makes breakaway succeed,
Nibali enjoys his first day in the maglia rosa, Pineau experienced
depression before returning as a winner, more...
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Hammer helps Tamayo and Bausch
better world mark.
Today’s exciting Giro Time Trial
brought a few surprises.
"The whole team did an amazing
ride. We went really, really strong."
Earliest live video: 15:15 CEST
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The 25 year old from Australia's
island state of Tasmania, picked up his first pro win at the Tour of
Romandie last week and now, in his first Grand Tour, is leading the
classification for the Best Young Rider.
Pablo Lastras is one of many who
have fallen on the early stages of this year’s Giro d’Italia, and the
Spaniard is clearly unimpressed with the dangers that have faced the
riders.
Sky rider holding out hope of
Tour de France berth.
American climbs up GC to second
place.
Barel out of World Cup after
crash, Favorites to battle it out at South African cross country round
in George, Nys to kick off mountain bike season in Gooik, more...
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Having Basso on his side was
certainly an advantage
for Nibali.
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s
(WADA) executive committee, meeting in Montreal, on Sunday clarified a
point in its anti-doping code which specifies that national agencies
can conduct controls during competition in their respective countries,
on top of tests carried out by the relevant international federations.
Almost all the inhabitants of
Barcarrota, led by its mayor, Santiago M. Cuadrado, attended the event.
Broken collarbone, head injuries
for ISD-Neri rider.
Giro Boss - "Italy Has Paid,"
Porte Wants Giro White Jersey, Jelly Belly on the Rise, Sutherland to
Lead UnitedHealthcare, Strong Cervélo Roster for California.
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Group calls for action on litter
and public disorder.
The community driven Freehub
Magazine finished its first year on the Web, and now has moved into the
print realm with its April issue.
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Crashes, Bad Weather and
Vinokourov - the Giro’s got some bad juju this year.
“We
have a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport which has
confirmed it is his [Valverde's] blood, that it contained EPO, and
confirms that Valverde is a cheat. And, despite all this, he continues
to compete." - WADA attorney Olivier Niggli VeloNews
Where’s the money, Lebowski?
Levi Leipheimer rides past the
adoring crowd after completing Stage Two of... ( Pauline Lubens )
Most regions have an event that
takes on truly legendary status locally, if not nationally, even
without the aid of great racing.
It is best to choose a pressure
that allows your tire to deflect and compress slightly as it encounters
bumps and rough pavement...
Kestrel aims to better Cervélo's
P3.
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Gallery: At the start of the
Giro team time trial, Abbott climbs into Women's Prestige series lead,
Vinokourov takes pink jersey loss in stride, Rain clouds Sky's team
time trial, Stevens ready to build at Tour de l'Aude, more...
Friedman seeks stage wins in
Amgen Tour of California, Porte aims to retain Giro’s white jersey,
Haussler to test knee in California, more...
Once finished, trail offers Napa
Valley cycle tours without traffic.
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Earliest live video: 15:15 CEST
(6:15 AM PDT).
US rider breaks Ulmer's 2004
mark by 2 seconds.
A light flight, a late dinner, a
long drive, fingers pointed, managers pleased and more…
We’re here to rock ‘n’ roll, top
the podium and score UCI points.
Angelo Zomegnan, director of the
Giro, suggests a two-speed cycling to explain the decline of results of
Italian cyclists last season.
For a long weekend, it was
Giromania in the Netherlands, transposed from one ‘Venice’ to another.
Tuesday is the first rest day of
the Giro.
It all hinges on Giro d'Italia
team time trial. So, who's going to win?
Millar predicts significant time
gaps in Giro's team test.
Gazzetta dello Sport grades the
contenders' performances.
Garmin Transitions pro Dan
Martin is managing to remain positive about this year’s Giro, despite
losing seven minutes and 59 seconds on Monday.
Boonen to resume in California,
Giro d'Italia contenders set sights on team time trial, Giro d'Italia
favourites evaluated on rest day, Wamsley sidelined for Tour of
California and Philly, more...
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AFLD out for the Tour de France,
Boonen released from “behaviorial” contract, reality show for Gerdemann
at the Tour and more….
We want to get Andre Greipel up
into winning situations.
The Garmin-Transitions rider
went down hard in the final 30 kilometers of the race and broke his
collarbone.
Carbon-rimmed Mavic Comete and
more.
Craig McKinney came to grief
during the TTT.
Gallery of the Giro's little
tech goodies.
Former team doctor published
study of performance-enhancing methods
Mara Abbott of Peanut Butter
& Co. TWENTY 12 is the new leader of the Women’s Prestige
Cycling Series after the second of four events on the 2010 schedule.
“If
my son was a professional cyclist and had to ride a Grand Tour like the
Giro d’Italia right now, I would accompany him on the trip and make
sure that he sometimes got a little EPO.. Not to increase his
chance of
winning, but simply to maintain his health." -
Peter Janssen VeloNation
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Wind is discovered. Also,
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way past their bed times.
There was however a flurry of
“tweets” on the social networking site Twitter late yesterday evening
from confused and disgruntled riders.
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35 year old Argentinian, Pablo
Garcia, made a life changing decision in 1999 when he gave up
everything he was doing to pick up a bicycle and trot the globe.
The Tour of Italy was busy
touring … the Netherlands.
To my knowledge, I’m the only
person that’s completed the race on a unicycle.
They say that the Tourmalet is
tough, the Ventoux vicious, and the Bonette back-breaking, but nothing
compares to the hardship, the graft and above all the suffering that
comes with being in an airport for thirty hours.
Quick Step will also bring
Spaniard Carlos Barredo, Belgians Kurt Hovelijnck, Kevin Hulsmans,
Nikolas Maes, Jurgen Van De Walle and Maarten Wynants, and German
Andreas Stauff.
Radioshack general manager Johan
Bruyneel has announced what is likely to be the oldest team in this
year’s Tour of California, with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance
Armstrong heading a team that has an average age of 34 years.
The Frenchman suffered a
fracture at the base of his skull and a broken tooth, and will be out
of competition for at least another six weeks.
All-new
time trial machine for Millar, revised Felt DA is stiffer, sleeker.
Jan Ullrich was the only one I
ever stopped to ask for a photo with him (at the base of Monte Serra).
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Erik Zabel dreams of world class
sprint train, 3 weeks out for Minard, first podium for
Seventeen-year-old Corben Sharrah, and more….
Dutch roads claim more victims.
More drama at the Giro d'Italia,
as Christian Vande Velde, as he did in 2009, crashes out of the Italian
stage race on stage three.
Preliminary team named for
Australian Continental squad.
World Champion delayed by late
crash.
Ben Jacques-Maynes, Luis Amaran
and Jeremy Vennell stand atop the Joe Martin podium on Sunday.
Jason Donald (OUCH-Bahati
Foundation) and Kyle Wamsley (Bissell) left the Joe Martin Stage Race
final day criterium with fractured clavicles after going down during
Sunday’s race.
Monday, May 10th Stage 3 -
Amsterdam to Middelburg (209km)
Marian University (of
Indianapolis, Indiana) emerged victorious in an ultra-close USA Cycling
Collegiate National Championship, which was decided by the final event
of the weekend — a team time trial held at the Trek Bicycles
headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin.
Weddings and races make May a
manic month.
The out-of-Italy start in
Amsterdam is just one of the elements that lead to a surprising
Saturday and Sunday of racing in the opening rounds of the 2010 Giro
d'Italia.
Amaran, Powers take slim overall
wins.
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and with Italy comes the delight of crostata -- possibly the most
versatile food of the pro peloton.
Christian Vande Velde Breaks
Collarbone, UCI Terminates Testing Agreement With AFLD, Crane Hangs on
for Win in Final Joe Martin Stage, Team TIBCO Takes Top Four Spots at
St. Salvy, Team TIBCO Keep Starnes, Miller 3rd and 4th Overall at Joe
Martin...
American riders won five,
including three golds. at the 2010 Pan American Road and Track
Championships this weekend in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Ben King
(Trek-Livestrong) won both the U23 men’s time trial and road race while
Shelley Evans (Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12) won the elite
women’s road race.
Broken collarbone suspected
after stage 3 crash.
Just a day after nearly
everything went right for Garmin-Transitions, capped by Tyler Farrar’s
stage victory Sunday, nearly everything went wrong less than 24 hours
later.
Briton explains why he believes
Vinokourov should be allowed to race.
The Giro d'Italia opening day's
time trial on Saturday in Amsterdam brought out the slickest and most
aero bikes on the planet.
Two days of Dutch carnage has
ripped a hole into the GC at the 2010 Giro d’Italia and struck fear
into any rider looking ahead to these same roads across Holland this
summer for the Tour de France.
“If
my son was a professional cyclist and had to ride a Grand Tour like the
Giro d’Italia right now, I would accompany him on the trip and make
sure that he sometimes got a little EPO.. Not to increase his
chance of
winning, but simply to maintain his health." -
Peter Janssen VeloNation
Deloitte is scheduled to
complete the review by this summer and will ascertain if there
performance targets are being met, how the relationship between the two
works and if there are only risks because of the closeness of the two
projects.
Cofidis time trials on
Microshift, Thor Hushovd breaks collarbone in training crash, BMC pull
out all the stops for Evans' time trial bike, Mavic and PRO get rolling
at the Giro, more...
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While I was running to the first
aid station I attempted to eat my PBJ sandwich.
How had we, two Colombians,
ended up here in a place like this?
Peter Janssen, former team
doctor with the Vacansoleil squad, has published a book that is certain
to provoke argument.
Back in action at Giro after
some time off.
Sastre rues loss of early Giro
seconds, Young ProTour team promises to liven up Giro, Fuglsang keeps
his options open, Clear targets for Moncoutié, Giro d'Italia flights on
schedule, more...
Belgian lets his legs do the
talking.
World's best get that
personalized touch.
Like new - Removed from new 2009
Cannondale - not used, like new condition, no scratches, marks or
dings...
One rider who has shown some
potential recently is 15 year old Charlie Hough.
Sickness slows me but I'm still
fighting.
The first ever Women Road World
Cup in China took place on a wet and misty day.
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Monday, May 10th Stage 3 - Amsterdam to Middelburg (209km)
Awesome debut for Pinarello's
new TT machine.
Matt Crane overcame a
crash-marred final day at the Joe
Martin Stage Race to edge teammate Karl Menzies for the win in the
stage 4 criterium Sunday. Alexis Rhodes
attacked solo with three laps remaining and rode away from what
remained of a decimated field for the victory in the women’s race.
Sunday, May 9th Stage 2 -
Amsterdam to Utrecht (209km).
It was Teutenberg's fourth win
in five days, besting Dutchwoman Kirsten Wild and Australian Rochelle
Gilmore.
Switzerland’s Martin Elmiger
(AG2R) wins the 56th edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk.
Saturday was a day of doubles at
Joe Martin Stage Race which took the riders around a 23-mile loop with
over 1,500 feet of climbing per lap.
Elmiger holds firm for overall
victory in Dunkirk.
Like new - Removed from new 2009
Cannondale - not used, like new condition, no scratches, marks or
dings...
Absent Vos still leads World Cup
standings, HTC-Columbia consolidate teams lead.
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Tyler Farrar established himself
as one of the world's fastest sprinters in 2009, and 2010 has seen him
extend that moniker in Italy.
Tyler Farrar does well in stage
two of the Giro d'Italia as did Cadel Evans.
Farrar had fought his way back
from his crash and had two team mates ahead of him ready to launch him
to the line.
New wheels at the Giro d'Italia
start.
French squad uses little-known
Taiwanese component company for TT drivetrains.
André Greipel started the Giro
d'Italia sick, but fought hard to keep his option for a pink jersey
alive.
We are probably not getting the
most value out of our foods as possible.
"The glory of great men should
always be measured by the means they have used to acquire it."
- Francois de La Rochefoucauld QuotationsPage
Fourth placed Vinokourov happy
with Giro debut, Arashiro makes Giro d'Italia debut, Wiggins savours
pink jersey moment, more...
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The divine Yolanthe Cabau van
Kasbergen wafted onto the podium and sashayed down the ramp to help
wave the riders off.
Interview with Team
Sky’s road captain for the Giro d’Italia, Roddy Hammersmythe.
The cloud is further south and
has forced the closure of airports in the northern part of Italy.
Marian, Lees-McRae, UC-Davis,
Ft. Lewis and Midwestern State celebrate atop the DI team podium.
Norwegian to undergo operation
on Monday.
Alisha Welsh reflects on a
successful week at Gila.
Mayo stable after surgery in
Oudenaarde.
Swiss engineers design a custom
front end for Australian.
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Sunday, May 9th Stage 2 -
Amsterdam to Utrecht (209km).
Interview with Roddy
Hammersmythe, Team Sky’s road captain during their first Giro D’Italia.
American a surprise second,
Evans a close third.
Sky captain claims team's first
Grand Tour leader's jersey.
Australian fastest over time
trial's second half.
American Corben Sharrah (far
right) rode onto his first Supercross podium at the world cup event in
Copenhagen on Saturday.
Ag2R-La Mondiale rider claims
overall, Rasmussen abandons early.
The 93rd Giro d’Italia clicks
into gear with a flat, but deceptively difficult 8.4km individual time
trial on the streets of Amsterdam on Saturday.
Men's stage podium: Thomas Rabou
(3rd, Team Type 1), Bernard Sulzberger (1st, Fly V Australia) and Luis
Romero Amaran (2nd, Jamis-Sutter Home.
Scott, Filiberti fastest in
Division 2.
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Rutkiewicz maintains his overall
lead.
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Today's Giro start in Amsterdam
included a delegation from the Nation's Capital,
according to sportal.de, who are there to get an idea of the logistics
involved with putting on the Italian Grand Tour.
Wiggins. From white to pink.
Like new - Removed from new 2009
Cannondale - not used, like new condition, no scratches, marks or
dings...
One of five British cyclists hit
by car in Belgium.
I'm ready to rock the Giro.
The Giro d'Italia is a very
important race for HTC-Columbia's André Greipel. It is his big chance
to qualify for the Tour de France and get an opportunity to sprint
alongside Mark Cavendish.
Sacha Modolo to use new road
bike on Sunday.
New York City, Albuquerque, Long
Beach, Cleveland and Miami are the wave of the future.
Wiggins-Millar duel predicted
for Giro opener, DC Giro organisers checking out Amsterdam, Amgen Tour
of California announce rosters, Can the Giro d'Italia help save Italian
cycling?, more...
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The big news was No. 2 by just
two seconds: Someone from Athens GA by the name of Brent Bookwalter.
"The glory of great men should
always be measured by the means they have used to acquire it."
- Francois de La Rochefoucauld QuotationsPage
Stellar line-up confirmed
including Armstrong, Cavendish and Leipheimer.
With the start of the Giro, we
thought it’d be a great time to take a fresh look at the bikes and
technology in use by the pros this year.
Jonathan Pait of the Low Cadence
blog explains his own brand of coffee and the reason behind it.
Depending on what it's used for,
this saddle has two very different personalities.
First American to lead the World
Cup series since 2002.
He talks about Fly V
Australia’s culture of “MateShip.”
Hopes to become first Japanese
rider to finish both the Tour and Giro.
With some help from his team,
Blake Anton of Cal Poly won the DI men's competition.
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Earliest live video: 15:30 CEST
(6:30 AM PDT).
British women's team injured in
Belgium.
Dane sprints back into overall
race lead.
Dunkerque live streaming should
begin at around 15:30 CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern).
United Healthcare p/b Maxxis
train chasing the break at Merco Cycling Classic.
Webcor’s Kathryn Curi Mattis and
California Giant’s Andrew Talansky win the opening stage of Arkansas’
Joe Martin Stage Race.
The Carolinas Cycling
Association provides avenues for juniors to grow and advance in the
sport of cycling.
Wild narrowly misses victory.
Ladoeiro is another quaint
Portuguese town the race visits.
Amsterdam time trial favors pure
power.
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Hammersmythe. Sky's Giro captain.
Live video at 17:00 CEST (11:00
AM US EDT, 01:00 AUS EST).
Gilberto Simoni rides his final
Giro and he’s going out in style. Not Armani or Hugo Boss, but style in
the deeper sense.
Freire Out of Giro, BISSELL
Announces Tour of California Roster, Colavita/Baci Riders Selected for
Pan Am Games...
Australia boasts record Giro
entry, Sastre motivated for Giro win, De Post puts Merckx on de stamp,
Konovalovas lays low ahead of Giro time trial, Nibali ready to serve
Liquigas at Giro, more...
CrossVegas founder wants ‘cross
nationals in Boulder, Amsterdam turns pink for the Giro d'Italia,
Pinotti ready to fill Italian void at Giro, 22 teams gather indoors for
Giro d'Italia presentation, more...
Every year the League of
American Bicyclists promotes May as National Bike Month.
There’s actually a lot of
cycling in Rome. Just not the kind you and me think of..
Two-time winner still looking
for glory in final race.
Adding to the prestige of the
2010 Classic is the announcement that the race has been name the 2010
Elite Road Championships.
New sponsor for Cervélo
TestTeam, Tour of Missouri in doubt, Freire out of Giro, Van Gerwen
says sponsor search looks promising, more...
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On the ProTour, four of the 18
teams are sponsored by companies in the financial sector.
Wiggins using Giro for Tour
training, another Valverde roadblock falls, Boasson Hagen delays
comeback and more…
So this week the well-respected
journal the Annals of Internal Medicine published a study that human
growth hormone (HGH) does, in fact, improves athletic performance by
helping to build fast-twitch muscle fiber.
The storied manufacturer’s first
full carbon clincher wheelset.
Michael Barry (Team Sky) has
been very busy this season in what’s a new beginning for the veteran
Canadian.
Stevens has created a bike that
is both fast and efficient, but also fun to ride....
"I
love the Giro. The countryside is beautiful, the ambiance is great and
the people in Italy are so passionate about the sport. The first time I
did the Giro, the team won with Savoldelli, so that was special."
-
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1250m elevation gain, average of
6% with a maximum of 16%.
Like new carbon road crank.
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Organisers bring mountain-top
finish to Blue Knob.
National champ's red, white and
blue bike will debut at the Giro...
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Curi Mattis tops women's field.
Sastre: Is he ready for Giro
smooches?
Italian takes first win of 2010
season.
Dutch and German tied on time
heading into final stage.
Back in 2004, when Craig Lewis
was recovering from his horrific crash at the Tour de Georgia, one race
helped him fight through the pain and fear – the Giro d’Italia.
Fatigued after a long and
successful Classics season which saw him reach his goal of becoming
world number one, Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert is sticking by his
original plan to give the Tour de France a miss this year.
If it's good enough for
HTC-Columbia.
"If
Lance Armstrong can return, and maybe win the Tour de France this
summer, then I see no reason why I should not hope to do so."
-
Michael Rasmussen VeloNation
The USA Cycling Cyclo-cross
National Calendar kicks off in Pennsylvania on September 11.
Corsa Rosa is key dress
rehearsal for the Tour de France.
Tata Consultancy Services new
technology partner.
Australian wants to reach
Italian tour’s finish.
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Garmin announces Giro squad,
Glenn D’Hollander (Omega Pharma-Lotto) to retire, Tom Boonen returns at
Tour of California and more...
Next on the NRC schedule is the
33rd edition of the Joe Martin Stage Race in Northwest Arkansas.
None of the attendees wanted to
be labeled as the favorite.
Spanish court backs CONI's use
of Puerto evidence.
It’s down to a funky palm fabric
that keeps air pockets between your hands and bars REALLY well.
Features lugged Reynolds 520
butted steal tubing mated to a flat crown lugged 4130 chromoly fork.
Like new carbon road crank.
Minimal use on demo bike. Includes MegaExo BB; Length 172.5,
Crank Wt 662 gm, BB Wt 100 gm.
José Rujano’s hope of getting a
guest slot with the Footon-Servetto team and riding the Giro d’Italia
has come to nothing, with the rider not being named to the team’s
roster for the race this week.
Radcliffe to return home after
13 months rehabilitation, Giro fuels Vande Velde's fire, Howard’s form
returning in Dunkerque, more...
Italian hopeful will fight for a
podium placing.
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Giro, for those who haven’t been
paying attention to one of the world’s top helmet manufacturers, has
entered the glove market cannonball-style.
A rushed European trip and a
borrowed race bike leads to predictable results.
A look at the risks inherent in
a sport contested at high speeds on narrow and often dangerous roads.
"I believe that Bjarne Riis
holds the keys to the future of professional road racing in continental
Europe [Cue the sounds of a needle scratching a record/glass
shattering/monkey's rioting at the banana packing plant]."
"Why couldn't he step in to
settle other matters in my life?"
Australian Cadel Evans leads the
list of favorites for the three-week stage race that departs Saturday
from Amsterdam...
Lack of funding could doom US
race for this year.
UCI will focus on micro-dosing
and steroids.
The shock absorber mount can
break and the shock absorber can make contact with the wheel spokes,
posing a fall hazard to the rider.
The bicycle stem on the
handlebars can crack and cause the rider to lose control, posing a risk
of serious fall and injury.
The water bottle spouts can
break or crack, posing a choking hazard to children and adults.
It's innovative, but it's no
looker.
British Cycling has announced
the launch of Go-Ride Racing, a program of events that aims to bridge
the gap between club or school riding and regional-level racing for
under-16s.
Alexandre
Vinokourov will start the Giro d'Italia on Saturday with the aim of
winning the overall classification but he admits he has no experience
at the Italian Grand Tour and didn't reconnoiter the tricky mountain
stages.
Alexandre Vinokourov is just two
days away from starting his first Giro d'Italia, and will be coming
into the race with confidence from recent performances.
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Garmin-Transitions coach wants
moderation before Tour.
In just over a week, British
climber Emma Pooley of Cervélo TestTeam won three races in three starts.
Katusha sprinter targeting stage
wins in lead up to Tour.
Dane claims sprint win, first
leader's jersey.
There will be live streaming
video beginning Friday.
Bogataj, Kaduch challenge
Dutchman.
Valverde: McQuid
hates me.
Much was made about Mark
Cavendish's childish two-fingered salute in Romandie last Wednesday but
for Alejandro Valverde, the race's eventual winner, 'V' simply stands
for Vendetta.
Spaniard emphasizes that he has
never tested positive in his career.
HTC-Columbia sprinter claims
first yellow jersey.
Carlos Sastre is cautious about
his chances for the Giro d'Italia, which starts this Saturday.
It’s been a long time coming but
eight years after he wore his first Grand Tour leader’s jersey, Cadel
Evans will return to the Giro d’Italia aiming for a top result in the
race.
Gels, bars, powder and
supplements.
Gene Samuel is already in the
'Athens of the North' and is 'all dressed up with nowhere to go.'
Young American downhiller forced
to delay World Cup debut.
Italian Franco Pellizotti meets
the press after UCI commence disciplinary hearing against him for
adverse biological passport values.
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Rasmussen Wins Stage One in
Dunkerque, Biological Passport Program to Expand, Sastre Has Giro
“Doubts”, Valverde Hits Back at CONI and UCI...
Cadel Evans talks about his Giro
favorites, Pellizotti feels “cheated”, Van Den Broeck recons Tour
stages, Valverde cries libel and more….
Bennati out of Giro, Freire's
status still undecided, Keisse ready for his comeback at Dunkirk,
Samuel Sánchez checks out Tour’s cobbled stage, BMC's Louder ready to
sacrifice for Evans at Giro, Gusev returns to ProTour with Katusha,
McEwen feeling strong ahead of Giro return, more...
Greipel at this year's
Presidential Tour of Turkey.
It all starts with the loom in
Vaulx Milieu, France...
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Giro d’Italia organizers are
promising that this year’s race, which starts on Saturday in Amsterdam,
will have “the most intensive anti-doping controls in the history of
cycling.”
Farrar to lead the charge for
stint in maglia rosa.
Milan-San Remo winner Oscar
Freire decided it is best to skip the Giro d'Italia, starting in
Amsterdam Saturday. The Spaniard of team Rabobank is suffering from
respiratory problems.
Jersey winners Taylor Phinney
(Best Young Rider), Levi Leipheimer (GC) and Andrew Talansky (Best
Young Rider) pose atop the Gila podium.
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before you choose a new pair this spring.
The doors of the Nordic Region’s
first Specialized Concept Store called Ride 4 Fun recently opened in
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Roulston focused on improving
health for Tour selection, No Giro d’Italia for Kessiakoff, Valverde
accuses UCI and CONI of vendetta, more...
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As I went by, one woman yelled
out, “Nice tan line!” I wonder what that was about.
A crackdown on bikes that
violate regulations on aerodynamics forces companies to scale back.
Selene has been riding a
mountain-biking high.
For some, they may never
acknowledge winter’s decline, nor ever ride in their best form come
spring and summer.
After 8kms of climbing the
insanely steep grades, one is finally rewarded with a view, from the
valley whence ye came.
One year after a serious
training crash in Spain...a crash that could have ended his
career...pro cyclist Lucas Euser has returned to racing in the pro
peloton.
"If
Lance Armstrong can return, and maybe win the Tour de France this
summer, then I see no reason why I should not hope to do so."
-
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Club raising funds for
Radcliffe’s homecoming.
The patented Polar Bottle
features an insulating layer between two walls of plastic. Recently the
company redesigned the bottle’s grip shape and thinned the walls.
Great optics, sleek styling and
clever interchangeable lens system.
Giant employees from around the
world will participate in organized rides.
Race six, 12 or 24 hours in
South Australia this weekend.
Irishman Nicolas Roche has been
diagnosed with a tear in his left hamstring that his AG2r team has said
will temporarily sideline the talented young rider.
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Pellizotti Called by Italian
Olympic Committee, Liquigas Expresses Support for Pellizotti, Valjavec
"Speechless", Sørensen Ready for Giro Test...
More from the Giro, excuses
abound in bio passport cases, Keisse returns in Dunkirk, Frei says that
a positive is “the only way out” and more.
The usual impeccable timing -
good reasons?
Dowsett beats Armstrong in Gila
time-trial, Trott stuns Cooke and Vos in Czech Republic, Chas
Messenger, Brits in Brittany and more...
"After each stage description (a
mix of action and predictable RAI nonsense) is my own plan for watching
the stage, or not, and from there you can draw your own conclusions."
The Grand Prix Herning (formerly
GP Midtbank) was first held in 1992, when home rider Claus Michael
Moller won; in 1994.
FCI boss expects Spanish star's
sanction by Tour time.
Team suspends Spanish rider.
Slovenian cites illness as
explanation for irregular blood values.
Di Rocco slams continued
Valverde competition, Freire doubtful for Giro due to allergies,
Rosendo's blood readings due to haemorrhoids?, more...
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France, I am told, is a very odd
place in some respects.
The woes of the Liquigas-Doimo
team continued today with the loss of star sprinter Daniele Bennati.
Frenchman faces two-year ban.
After emerging victorious in the
tight DI team omnium contest last year, the University of
California-Davis will head to Madison looking to defend their trophy.
The team issued a statement
today in which it said that its preliminary investigations don’t prove
that the rider concerned has done anything improper.
UCI President won't deny more
cases are imminent.
ISD-Neri angered by false
accusation, may register team abroad in 2011.
As largest club sport at
Wisconsin, bicycle racing takes on huge initiaive to land U.S.
collegiate championships.
Nashville has been the hardest
hit when it comes to the torrential rainfall that rolled through over
the weekend, causing massive flooding to the area.
Freire to lead Rabobank in Giro
d'Italia debut, Valverde tops UCI world rankings, Simoni named for
Lampre Giro roster, Quick Step, Footon-Servetto and Androni announce
Giro squads, more...
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Garmin-Transitions sprinter
seeks a stage win.
For reasons I can’t explain,
doping has yet to kill my enthusiasm for professional bike racing.
The fact is that EPO, it’s
younger cousin CERA, and an array of other doping practices are still
alive and well in the pro peloton. So, what to do about it?
Mickael Harp, a rider with
Roubaix-Lille Metropole, was remanded in custody along with two members
of his family on Tuesday morning in Angouleme.
Lindsay Myers tackles her early
season troubles.
Like hunger. Like lust.
Primitive forces, fiercely felt:
The third annual Race Across the
West covers 860 grueling miles from Oceanside, Calif., to Durango,
Colo., and is a fraction of the much larger 3,000-mile Race Across
America competition.
Like new carbon road crank.
Minimal use on demo bike. Includes MegaExo BB; Length 172.5,
Crank Wt 662 gm, BB Wt 100 gm.
Reynolds 853 steel hardtail with
29in wheels.
Team Director blames captain
Greipel for team's poor showing.
"If
Lance Armstrong can return, and maybe win the Tour de France this
summer, then I see no reason why I should not hope to do so."
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A motorist fails to see a
cyclist and makes a left turn--it accounts for almost half of all
bike-car crashes.
CycleFest Colorado served to
kick off the Colorado chapter of the US National Interscholastic
Cycling Association’s (NICA) inaugural year this weekend.
Cycling Sports Group has
completed layoffs at Cannondale’s Bedford, Pennsylvania, facility as
part of a previously announced plan to move frame manufacturing to
Asia.
Australian to play key support
role for captain Scarponi.
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The UCI announces that
disciplinary procedures have been requested against riders for
apparent violation of the Anti-Doping Rules on the basis of the
information provided by the blood profiles in their biological
passports.
Franco Pellizotti, second in
last year’s Giro d’Italia and winner of the polka-dot jersey in the
2009 Tour de France, will not start this year’s Giro after the UCI
alleged that a check of his so-called biological passport found
“abnormal values.”
In a blow to Italian cycling,
Liquigas rider Franco Pellizotti has been axed from the Giro d'Italia
roster due to suspicious parameters under the Biological Passport
system.
Lance & Levi working it.
Ben Miller takes the win at the
Dylan Mitchell Memorial criterium.
HTC-Columbia manager hopes his
mistakes can help current riders.
Buchanan rushes to the women's
win.:
Belgium’s Quick Step will field
a largely Italian team for the Giro d’Italia.
Lampre will start the Giro
d’Italia with two former champions, Italians Gilberto Simoni and
Damiano Cunego.
Biking in New York City up 28
percent.
Spain's Alejandro Valverde
(Caisse d'Epargne) is the new leader of the UCI World Ranking.
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Giro rosters abound, five riders
about to go down, Valverde tops World Ranking and more….
Pellizotti Afoul of Biological
Passport, No Giro, Valverde Tops the UCI Rankings, Lampre Lines up
Former Giro Champions Simoni, Cunego, Quick Step Italian-Heavy for
Giro, Freire to Spearhead Rabobank Giro Bid...
Slovenian named by UCI for
biological passport irregularities.
Argentina's Sebastian Donadio is
a lawyer, road man, six day rider, singer and head of a school for
cyclists.
American sprinter Tyler Farrar
comments on the absence of Mark Cavendish at this year's Giro d'Italia.
Christian Vande Velde is hoping
that’s going to be déjà-vu all over again at this year’s Giro d’Italia.
Well, sort of.
Omega Pharma-Lotto favor youth
for Giro, Wegmann caps comeback with repeat win in Frankfurt, Garmin's
Martin confirms Giro start, looking forward to debut, more...
The squad that USA Cycling
fielded for the Gracia Tour was the youngest group in attendance.
Last year Denis Menchov was
making final preparation for what would be a winning ride in the Giro
d’Italia.
With input from the Luna Chix
Pro Team, the owners of Clif Bar & Company and Luna Bar are
expanding into women’s cycling and athletic apparel with the creation
of Luna Sport LLC.
It’s damn hot. Tarzan couldn’t
take hot like this.
Updated: Gazzetta dello Sport
suggest six riders could be named.
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The Cancellara lovefest just
went on and on. Here is a rider of supreme power, humble demeanor and
team first attitude, a guy who clearly loves his family and rides with
a smile on his face.
Contrary to popular belief,
cyclists in London seldom look like Bradley Wiggins (and thus seldom
use flimsy European labor laws to break out of contracts) or a member
of The Jam. Instead, the British cyclist looks like Mr Bean, favors
day-glow attire and rides a Brompton folding bike.
Input from top pro riders on the
93rd Italian Tour.
We have just experienced the
Bruyneel Spike and it was damn good.
Many people think SPF fully
protects against sun damage, but most formulas only protect against UVB
rays. There's no guarantee a product provides protection against UVA.
Willow Koerber is the first
American woman to sport the Mountain Bike World Cup leader's jersey
since Alison Dunlap.
Mark the hole when it flats so
you can find it later. Peel back the base tape just where the hole is...
Team looking for early success
in the Netherlands.
"If
Lance Armstrong can return, and maybe win the Tour de France this
summer, then I see no reason why I should not hope to do so."
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Thanks to his victory in
yesterday’s Tour de Romandie, the Caisse d’Epargne leader Alejandro
Valverde has moved to the top slot in the UCI’s world rankings.
Katusha adds Karpets to its
line-up.
The new Smith V XE are medium
fit optics that offer interchangeable Carbonic TLT Lenses.
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Leipheimer, Abbott collect
overall wins.
Americans Michael Friedman
(Jelly Belly-Kenda) and Jesse Anthony (Kelly Benefit Strategies) go
one-two on general classification at the Tour de Korea.
Constantino Zaballa
(Loule-Louletano) makes a daring solo attack in the final stage of the
Vuelta a Asturias and rides away with the stage victory and overall
title.
Alejandro Valverde (Caisse
d’Epargne) wins the final stage and takes the overall victory in the
Tour de Romandie.
Stevens, Hierckens round out top
three.
Every so often someone somewhere
in Italian cycling comes up with an idea of such genius and that in
hindsight seems so obvious that it’s hard to see why no-one thought of
it before.
Dyball holds on for overall
victory.
Vino in the mix ahead of massive
May.
Australian 1-2 as Schmidt seals
third podium spot.
Local riders complete the podium
in Malaysia.
Vos and Van Vleuten trade places
as they cross the line together again.
Winner of Fleche Wallonne and
winner of the GP Suisse on Friday, Britain's Emma Pooley (Cervelo)
continued her winning streak by taking the GP Elsy Jacobs in Luxembourg
on Saturday.
Caethoven gets sprint for second.
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It seems the time has come for
the UCI Biological Passport hammer to come down.
Valverde Wins Tour of Romandie,
Moreno to Lead Pharma-Lotto at Giro, Contador Honored in Madrid,
UnitedHealthcare Continue Winning Ways...
Irishman will target mountain
stages in Italy, uncertain about Tour de France.
Marco Pinotti and André Greipel
will lead HTC-Columbia at the 2010 Giro d’Italia, where American Craig
Lewis will make his grand-tour debut.
Moreno to lead in Italy,
Spaniard to race Giro-Tour double.
Dane Michael Rasmussen dreams of
winning the Tour de France, the race his team forced him to abandon in
2007 while wearing the yellow jersey.
Swiss
cites financial incentives, ambition as the source of his temptation.
He has two degrees; was a
slender 0.7 second away from a US Olympic pursuit place - but decided
he needed two years away from cycling, 'On the Road.'
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Judging by the volume of article
comments (many of them removed to keep this a family Web site), cycling
fans are more interested in one of the SRAM Tour of the Gila podium
girls than almost any aspect of the New Mexican stage race.
"If
Lance Armstrong can return, and maybe win the Tour de France this
summer, then I see no reason why I should not hope to do so."
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Brazilian, Uzbek riders follow
in second, third.
Valverde. Another win, another
UCI failure.
With last weekend’s
Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the cycling season moved into its next phase,
when the main emphasis will be on stage races such as the Grand Tours.
Internal Investigation Returns
Italian Rider to Active Team Roster & Competition.
German tops the podium seven
weeks after breaking collarbone.
Hoping he can resume training
soon.
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Taylor Phinney made it two in a
row for his Trek-Livestrong squad on Saturday by winning the SRAM Tour
of the Gila criterium, outsprinting Ivan Dominguez (Jamis-Sutter Home)
and the rest of the field.
Van
Uden won in 2009.
“Emma escaped on the second last
climb, with 20 kilometres to the finish."
Fabian Wegmann (Milram) comes
back from a broken collarbone to win the Rund um den Finanzplatz
Eschborn-Frankfurt.
Rogers holds Valverde at bay.
Fabio Duarte – the U23 world
champion in 2008 – pulled the double in Saturday’s summit finish to win
the stage and claim the leader’s jersey at the Vuelta a Asturias in
northern Spain.
Rubiano, Pellizotti round out
top three.
Dutchwoman keeps overall lead.
Alex Rasmussen delivered victory
for his Saxo Bank team in Saturday’s GP Herning held over gravel roads
across rural Denmark.
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McCann seals overall victory.
Milram put in a dominating
performance in last year's Grand Prix in Frankfurt, the traditional
race that takes place on May1. Fabian Wegmann won the race, with
teammate Christian Knees also landing on the podium in third.
Arndt and Longo round out podium.
Cervélo rules the north as
Pooley and Wild continue.
Dyball loses time, maintains
overall lead.
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Wegmann Repeats in Frankfurt
Grand Prix, Spilak Takes Romandie Stage as Rogers Holds Lead, Sergent
Wins Gila Time Trial as Leipheimer and Armstrong Play it Safe, Keough
Gets a Win in Spartanburg...
Photo Gallery of Men's Stage 3,
Tyrone Time Trial at the SRAM Tour of the Gila.
Jacob Keough (UnitedHealthcare -
Maxxis) and Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Colavita-Baci) take the Spartanburg
Downtown Criterium in South Carolina.
Jamis-Sutter Home p/b Colavita
give Cuban his chance on GC.
Bahati rider rues poor equipment
selection.
HTC-Columbia
withdraw Mark Cavendish from Tour de Romandie after two-finger finish
line salute.
Cavendish sits down.
Cyclists need plenty of liquids,
but beyond that basic tenet, things get murky fast. Here are 5 common
hydration mistakes, and how to avoid them.
Amgen
Tour of California tightens anti-doping measures, Evans, Simoni,
Pellizotti scout Plan de Corones course, more...
Joao helped his Cervelo teammate
win two stages at Castilla y Leon.
Dutchman critical of senior
riders' Classics performances.
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Defending champion Levi
Leipheimer sits in a position that is at once comfortable yet
precarious heading into the final stage of the SRAM Tour of the Gila.
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Following a fairly quiet start
to the season, Garmin Transitions’ leader Christian Vande Velde is
starting to show signs of improving form in the Tour de Romandie.
US track Champion proves she can
climb at the Gila.
German believes Saxo Bank
replacement must be found before Tour.
Robbie McEwen broke his leg last
year and missed several months of competition.
Andre Greipel has brought 11 of
the 20 victories that his HTC-Columbia team has notched up so far this
season.
The rider of team Caisse
d´Epargne Alejandro Valverde ended in the second position the third
stage of the Tour of Romandie, a time trial of 23.4 kilometres with
arrival in Moudon.
"Getting ?'s today about
someone I'm following, a certain Cinco Armstrong. What to say? Yet
another blessing in our lives. I cannot wait!." - Lance
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Every time we choose to race our
bikes, in any context, there is a chance of catastrophe.
After three stages at the Tour
of the Gila, it's hard to say. The Boulder Report breaks down all the
speculation.
Spaniard Carlos Sastre will
saddle up for the Giro d’Italia in a little over a week hoping to go
one better than his fourth place finish last year.
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