Archive: June 2010
June 30, 2010
Cannondale racer dedicates
victory to deceased fellow competitor.
For UK lunchtime viewers, that's
12 noon and 5pm if you're in New York.
The climb of the Portet d'Aspet
is one of the true original Tour de France climbs. It is also the site
of Fabio Casartelli's memorial.
Pooley on the podium at the
national championships.
Win the tour. Lose the headwrap.
Riis has a plan to remain a
force in cycling.
Denis Menchov (Rabobank)
Defending champion confident in
team ahead of Tour start.
We rate the chances of the main
overall contenders.
"After I crashed at the Tour de
Suisse , the team ordered me to take a week off the bike."
"I was right about the perks of
being a Tour stage winner. There was respect in the other rider's eyes
and in their reactions."
"Well shaped bar which is light
on the pocket and plenty stiff enough too."
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Tyler Farrar - a few questions
about his preparation for the Tour de France.
Scott’s continual carbon
development highlighted by 949g frame.
TJ added a Hypoxico Altitude
Tent to his collection of training toys. Oh joy.
“Everything was fine. Today I
should have been arriving in Rotterdam [for the start of the Tour de
France] and then yesterday they told me that their plans had changed.”
The eternal pair: Jens and the
rivet.
Junior Mens Point Race.
Employees own 20 percent of the
company, while husband and wife owners - Gary Erickson and Kit Crawford
- retain the remaining 80 percent, according to a press release.
Mountain bike range launched in
Colorado.
Plus updates on the Secteur,
Tarmac, Transition and Shiv.
Last Wednesday, Rubens
Bertogliati (Androni-Giocattoli) successfully defended his Swiss time
trial champion’s jersey.
Tour de France 1952 Alpe d'Huez.
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German to start rehabilitation,
focus on recovery.
It has been a rocky road leading
to the Tour de France but seven-time winner Lance Armstrong is ready to
sign off in style in his beloved race.
Radioshack and Omega Pharma
recon the cobbles, Contador likes being the undisputed leader, “Didi”
Thurau doubts a clean tour and more….
Both extend through 2013 with
American squad.
That Moore doesn’t seem to like
the French – or even, for that matter, France itself – doesn’t really
come as a surprise.
Investigation centres around
Brescia-based doctor.
How does it feel to be part of
the mighty SKY Pro Tour team, waiting to start your first Tour de
France?
"All of the coverage happens in
one automatically updated window, no need to constantly press refresh.
It's also small enough to hide behind a spreadsheet on your work
computer. Not that we're recommending that you do that, of course."
HTC-Columbia pairs with Skype
for Tour de France, Cunego, Petacchi lead Lampre at Tour de France,
Sastre fully recovered from Giro injuries, LOOK unveils flagship 695,
Fuglsang, Breschel would like to stay with Riis. more...
"The scientific theory I like
best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline
luggage." - Mark Russell QuotationsPage
Race organiser Henri Desgrange
testing new stages for the Tour de France.
"The deadline for your Q3 2010
Whereabouts Filing is tomorrow June 30, 2010."
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June 29, 2010
Amaran still atop NRC, Xacobeo
Galicia heads to Poland, suspended sentence for Ricco, surgery for
Haussler and more...
There are Twenty-five "Category
2", "Category 1" and "Hors Categorie" climbs in the 2010 Tour de France.
The Trick here is to predict
who's interested.
You can bet your house that
there will be a break fighting to hold off the charging field en route
to Morzine-Avoriaz.
Dutchman Maas van Beek has set a
new world best hour performance behind Derny of 66,288km (41.1miles).
"I prefer it like this, where
everyone has his own place. Last year, we were in the same team with
the same objectives. You cannot do it that way, it is not right."
Titles taken by in form riders
causing some upsets.
Monty Pettus the winner!
Lee Rodgers (Team Fuji)
attacking the pack with 500 metres to go.
Upcoming Capital Criterium. On
July 11.
Tour de France director
optimistic for clean race.
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In 2006, Floyd Landis asked
Loren Mooney to write his book, the now-refuted story of how he'd been
wrongly accused of doping.
Expects a big clash between the
major riders and teams.
According to USA Cycling’s
website, 53% of members are age 35-54 and only 19% are ages 19-34.
Difficulty finding new sponsor,
star riders looking to leave team.
Awesome graphic details like the
MPC Dragons show off the quality of the Tineli product
"The scientific theory I like
best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline
luggage." - Mark Russell QuotationsPage
Unveiled at 4pm on Tuesday, this
is the new LOOK 695 flagship model that will be raced by the Cofidis
team at the Tour de France.
Skype will support the
team as they compete in Europe’s largest sporting event, the 97th Tour
de France
Starting things off is the new
Tarmac SL - quite possibly the 2010 Tour de France winner.
Research published today in the
Archives of Internal Medicine found that for women, cycling or
a brisk walk was associated with putting on less weight; particularly
for those who are already overweight.
The competition heats up on a
stage two run over some epic Cumberland, B.C. trails.
The Duomo in Milan - a sight to
be seen with your own two eyes!
Spaniard checking out
cobblestones today.
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More than 20 locations searched,
products seized.
Nine lemons. Nine TDF wins?
Andy's ready to take on the Tour
de France.
Italian's legal team does not
succeed in removing the fine.
Swiss rider admitted to
micro-dose hours before drug test.
Ochowicz not worried by Landis
allegations.
Though I certainly still crave
the thrill of speed, I also embrace the slowness of merely being on a
bicycle, period.
"I was right about the perks of
being a Tour stage winner. There was respect in the other rider's eyes
and in their reactions."
The eighth race of the Southern
Classic Series is history.
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June 28, 2010
She was second in last year’s
Giro to Claudia Hausler and could have come a lot closer had she been
riding for herself rather than for Judith Arndt.
More allegations coming this
week?
Since the Tour de France is the
cycling world's biggest stage and brings out every potential competitor
at the top of his game (where possible), it's always something of a
tragedy when a classification becomes a foregone conclusion.
Giro winner returns to the Tour
four years after Operacion Puerto.
The
majority of the 2010 Tour de France teams have now confirmed the riders
that will be lining up in Rotterdam on Saturday, July 3.
Michael Fitzgerald looks at the
main contenders in the battle for the white jersey in this year's Tour
de France.
Shimano’s new approach for XTR
M980 is its Rider Tuned philosophy, allowing the rider to choose
drivetrain and braking options that best fit their style, use and
terrain.
Bahati Foundation’s Yosvany
Falcon and Southern California Velo’s Pam Schuster won Sunday’s
Manhattan Beach Grand Prix criterium in California.
The final three
Stars-and-Stripes of the 2010 USA Cycling Juniors, U23, Elite Road
National Championships were awarded on Sunday.
Still uncertain as to Tour ride
and 2011 team.
Five days before the start of
the 2010 Tour de France, there is major tumult at the House of Riis.
All those Dauphine kilometres
worked in Thomas's favor and there'll be a GB national champion's
jersey in le Tour.
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A downhill glint in her eye.
A look back at some of
the happenings from last week where the focus was on the National Road
Championships which were held for most nations.
Lance Armstrong has confirmed
this will be the last Tour de France he rides.
"Parler Comme une Vache
Espagnol" is an old French phrase that basically means to speak French
very badly.
VeloNews editors will hold a
live online round table discussion Monday at 10:30 a.m. MT (12:30 EST),
taking questions about the upcoming Tour de France.
The 2004 Tour got a little dose
of cobbles, two sectors, and it mutilated the field - a group of 90
made it to the line together. What will happen in 2010 with FOUR
sectors?
"The scientific theory I like
best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline
luggage." - Mark Russell QuotationsPage
Shimano are introducing an
all-new 35mm carbon wheel set into their Dura-Ace range, as well as
updating the existing 24mm and 50mm wheels while adding a carbon
version of the Dura-Ace pedals.
Italian due to answer charges
related to 2008 Tour exclusion on Tuesday.
Schlecks: France loses to
Luxembourg.
Saxo Bank's Gustav Larsson.
One of the best things about
being jetlagged in New York on a Saturday is that you’re wide awake at
5 a.m. and can go to Central Park to see if a bike race is happening.
An electric off-road bike with
fat tires, a 600 watt brushless electric motor and 10 amp lithium ion
battery.
Bradley Wiggins is targeting a
'top-three finish' © Getty Images.
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Will Landis's credibility
problems be helped by new witnesses?
"I was right about the perks of
being a Tour stage winner. There was respect in the other rider's eyes
and in their reactions."
You've probably noticed that our
community project previewing the riders is underway.
Do dietary supplements improve
our performance over just eating a balanced diet? Two experts debate
the merits of giving nature a helping hand.
Stage winners and overall
champions were Sarah Caravella (Team CARD) and James Stemper (Kenda Pro
Cycling-GEARGRINDER).
Belgian rider Tom Boonen will
miss the Tour de France because of a knee injury, his Quick Step team
announced on Friday. The Belgian champion will also be unable to ride
in Sunday's race at Louvain, which he won last year.
The Mavic K10 Wheel System is
durable enough to train on, yet light enough to be within the realm for
racing.
Winners for the Golden Sprint
Women Group (l-r Tori, Reina, Corrie).
Sablikova speeds to dual Czech
titles, Astana names Tour de France team, French squads name Tour de
France teams, Talansky signs with Garmin-Transitions for
three, HTC-Columbia has strong Bak up plan, more...
Tour de France News and Notes,
Schleck falls during training ride, Ricco before French court and more…
"The Red Zones’ light weight
belies their ability to stay true even when you totally hammer them..."
Phil Liggett, Daniel Lloyd,
Jeremy Whittle and Richard Moore star at London café.
"Not perfect but repeatedly our
jacket of choice..."
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June 27, 2010
After launching tweaked 10-speed
versions of their Deore XT and SLX groupsets, Shimano have finally
responded to the threat posed by SRAM's top-end XX group by unveiling
an all-new set of XTR kit for 2011.
Quick links to national
championships around the globe.
Many national championship road
races are being run today. Some are being streamed live
online.
Former rider talks tough after
poor results in 2009.
Two reports just published by
the Department for Transport have analysed the latest changes in
traffic volumes and road casualty numbers in Great Britain.
Jennifer Purcell of Texas, left,
takes a drink during teh Pro Women 1/2/3 race held Friday in downtown
Fond du Lac. Purcell won the race.
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Admits that Schlecks and
Fuglsang will more than likely leave.
New ProTour team being created
for 2011.
Andersen Leaves Saxo Bank,
Schlecks May Follow, Voeckler Claims French Title, Gutierrez Takes
Spanish Title, UnitedHealthcare Continues Winning Ways at Downer
Classic...
Lets you easily record, publish
and Tweet your route – and it's free too. This is the wheat in the
Android Marketplace chaff.
It’s time to update the team and
our sponsors on my racing during the past month.
N.Y.C. Central Park.
"I’m
a big guy, and I’ll look for races that require a lot of power. I think
Fabian and Tom both make races pretty exciting, and that’s going to be
my job — to try to win and bring attention to the sport, and make it
exciting. And to be the best Taylor Phinney I can be.”
- Taylor Phinney VeloNews
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"I was right about the perks of
being a Tour stage winner. There was respect in the other rider's eyes
and in their reactions."
In the scientific world, protein
requirements have been well researched and, in recent years, scientists
have come to a consensus.
Phil sees all and knows all
(especially during the cycling season).
If you do not pedal fast enough
to keep moving while keeping the bike straight, you fall over.
The all-new Roubaix SL3, a
completely redesigned Allez platform and the new CruX cyclo-cross line
were the main points of interest on day one of Specialized's 2011 road
press launch in Keystone, Colorado.
Coryn Rivera (Tustin,
Calif./Peanut Butter & Co TWENTY 12) wins her 28th national
title.
12-year-old brothers currently
attempting to break the world record as the youngest people to cycle
the length of the Americas.
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June 26, 2010
BMC want Evans to aim for yellow.
There are many subplots in play
for the upcoming Tour de France.
Sarah Caravella (Team CARD) and
James Stemper (Kenda-Geargrinder) defend their respective in the Tour
of America’s Dairyland.
Shelley Evans (Peanut Butter
& Co.-2012) survived a late crash Friday evening to power to a
win in the women’s criterium at the USA Cycling road national
championships.
It wasn’t billed as a twilight
race but the Madeira Centennial Criterium finished in almost complete
darkness.
Santa Cruz Bicycles have had a
pretty amazing 12 months, with the launch of new carbon fibre versions
of some old favorites...
In addition to celebrating his
20th birthday with his family (on June 27), Phinney is also celebrating
the announcement earlier this week that he will ride as a stagiaire for
Lance Armstrong’s RadioShack squad during the second half of the season.
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championships around the globe.
Spaniard Pereiro, who won the
Tour in 2006 after American Floyd Landis was stripped of his
title following a positive test for testosterone, has been in poor form
this season.
Full on rap
soliloqy for AC.
The elite women line up for the
criterium start in front of hundreds of fans in downtown Bend, Oregon.
Kirchen well enough to be moved
closer to family and friends.
"Superbly efficient with
slipper-like comfort..."
Française des Jeux extends
sponsorship to 2014, Wiggins ready for Tour de France, Pagliarini to
skip Brazil titles in protest, Gilbert wants Belgian national
title, Garmin-Transitions announces Tour de France squad,
more...
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There are more books about
Armstrong than there are LiveStrong bracelets, but this time around the
reporter has been there since the beginning.
Giovanni Visconti took an
important second Italian championships title today in Conegliano,
winning ahead of the favored teams.
"Was out training with
@schleckfrank hit a big bump in the road, went down pretty hard, lost
quite lot of skin all over my body."
Douglas leads Mario en route to
a 1-2 finish.
"I’m
a big guy, and I’ll look for races that require a lot of power. I think
Fabian and Tom both make races pretty exciting, and that’s going to be
my job — to try to win and bring attention to the sport, and make it
exciting. And to be the best Taylor Phinney I can be.”
- Taylor Phinney VeloNews
"Eminently capable and
responsive short-travel bike, as long as you can get the shock to suit."
The perfect sunglass for those
looking for the features of Oakley's Jawbone in a smaller package.
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June 25, 2010
Tom Boonen announced Friday that
knee problems have forced him to rule out a defense of his Belgian
national champion’s jersey as well as this year’s Tour de France.
Lance Armstrong, leader of the
Radioshack team, has assembled a Tour squad capable of controlling the
race from start to finish if need be. The Texan is on fire in the month
of June, looking stronger and stronger as the Tour approaches.
A strong performance in the Giro
d’Italia earned Brent Bookwalter a trip to the Tour de France as he was
included among the nine starting riders for BMC.
But rider’s agent says “nothing
is impossible.”
Windsor wins large in UK, World
Champion Evans leads BMC in maiden Tour de France, Bodrogi has place in
French Worlds team in his sights, Katusha name Tour de France line-up,
more...
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Quick links to national
championships around the globe.
2009 Tour stage winner to
undergo surgery next week.
Second oldest USA Race Set for
Sunday, June 27th - Top NRC Pro Men and Womens team show for the
"Battle at the Beach."
Two young German talents hard at
work: Geschke and Dominic Klemme.
A wrap-up of the fastest in the
ride against the clock.
Andrew Talansky’s dream season
kept rolling in Bend, Oregon, Thursday when he won his first national
title in the Men’s U23 time trial. Talansky (California Giant) outpaced
Carter Jones (Jelly Belly-Kenda) and David Williams (Bissell) to earn
the stars and stripes jersey less than 48 hours after returning from a
five-week tenure with the national team in Europe.
In this edition, you will find
the final list of the countries participating in the cycling events, a
portrait of the World Cycling Centre Director Frédéric Magné, who is
the “athlete model”...
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Sometimes when I’m riding, I’m
Hamlet, poor tortured Hamlet.
Possible federal investigation
of doping on the team.
Maurice Garin after winning the
first Tour de France in 1903.
Riding Orbea's stiff, smooth new
looker.
"It's a time consuming process,
atoning for participating in a systemic doping program."
- Joe Papp Pappillon
Though the bike begs to be
ridden hard, it is equally at home comfortably turning out the miles on
a Sunday afternoon.
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June 24, 2010
Unsung Spanish team
Footon-Servetto will line up in Rotterdam determined to prove it
deserves a chance to be in the Tour de France.
Andy Schleck won the time trial
title at the Luxembourg national championships on Thursday, nearly a
minute ahead of his brother Frank.
Winner to be selected based on
GPS ride data.
51-year-old Jeannie Longo won
her 57th national title at the French national championships on
Thursday, decisively winning the women’s time trial event for third
successive year.
"It's a time consuming process,
atoning for participating in a systemic doping program."
- Joe Papp Pappillon
Junior racer Dean Haas reports
on his journey to the national road championships in Bend, Oregon, this
week.
Fast racing at the East Java
race despite the high tempertures.
Quick report: At the national
road race championships in Bend, Oregon, Thursday, Evelyn Stevens
(HTC-Columbia) got the redemption she was after in the women’s elite
race, winning her first national title by 38 seconds, unofficially.
Amber Neben (Webcor Builders) finished second.
Max Sciandri has the Baby Giro
to thank for helping him progress to a successful professional career
and to his current job, coaching the Under 23 British team.
Robert
wrote the book Cycling Fast which is a bicycling how to manual for
biking basics to get a newbie up to speed on everything from bike
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first race.
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Will the big Belgian's omission
leave the American team exposed when the race hits the stones?
Trek Bicycles welcomed riders
with open arms of generous primes to their corporate headquarters city
of Waterloo on Wednesday for stage 7 of the Tour of America’s Dairyland
presented by Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, where Carrie Cash-Wooten
(Vera Bradley Foundation) and Rahsaan Bahati (Bahati Foundation) stole
their respective shows.
Wiggins leads new squad in first
Tour assault.
When you spend all winter
training your ass off, dreaming of glory in the summer, there have to
be some energising tunes belting in the background to help you keep the
pedals spinning.
Kisses for new overall leader
Rahsaan Bahati.
Ballan looks to build form at
national championships, Wrolich blames internal politics for lack of
Tour place, No additional tests by AFLD at Tour, Demol explains
Steegmans' Tour non-selection, more...
James, you're having too much
fun with the polka-dots.
Getting pulled over by park
police for running a red light in New York City.
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It's a time consuming process,
atoning for participating in a systemic doping program.
Hinault “wrote” his ode to
himself after he retired to his country farm.
Ted returns to the U.S. for some
post-Giro R&R and reports on how he found the state of domestic
cycling.
This story is an interesting one
and if true, shows how certain bicycle companies, as I have always
believed, are negligent about customer safety or educating people about
the same.
Route up to El
Pescadero, in the
Santander department of Colombia.
Potent all-mountain machine with
excellent suspension design, stiff yet light carbon frame, and well
sorted handling.
One of Imagecraft’s key products
has to do with printed vinyl decals, or wraps. An image is printed onto
the material, which is then laminated and installed as a solid sheet on
the side of the vehicle or object.
Day two of the USA Cycling
Juniors, U23, Elite and Road National Championships was a day of repeat
champions as four of the five young junior criterium winners also
triumphed in yesterday’s road race competition.
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June 23, 2010
Cavendish, Rogers to Lead
HTC-Columbia at Tour, Boonen to Lead Quick Step at Tour, Phinney
Becomes Stagiaire at Radio Shack, WADA Rejects French Testers' Tour de
France Request, Cyclocross: a Host of New Rules from the UCI...
The UCI presented its Cycling
for All program at the 13th World Sports for All Congress in Jyväskylä,
Finland, last week.
"We are going into the race
focused on our combined strength as a team and will exploit every
chance for success - stage wins, jerseys and outstanding performances."
Director Jason Berry's new film
“Chasing Legends,” takes an expansive view of the 2009 Tour de France,
primarily through the eyes of Team HTC-Columbia.
The 2009 Giro visited some parts
of Southern Italy that even the tourists don’t visit.
Teams Association against
separate Historical and ProTour systems.
Shimano will be the official
technical support sponsor for the fourth edition of the 2010 Larry H.
Miller Tour of Utah presented by Zions Bank.
"I
rode up at my own pace. I was one of the first to back off. But I'm
happy considering I was almost dead less than a year ago."
- Jonny Bellis CyclingNews
LED Technology Improvements
Benefit Price Conscious Consumers.
"Tough, rainproof, comfy and
capacious. We love it."
Four riders making their debut
in the race.
After a successful Giro the
Italian will ride the Vuelta a España.
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The rumor mill is churning, but
La Gazzetta dello Sport normally has the inside line.
Taylor Phinney to go pro in
August, HTC-Columbia looking to own the podium at German
champs, Dehaes extends and more….
Tour of Denmark, Tour du
Limousin possible events.
On the bike he is single minded
but off the bike Cavendish spent hours signing autographs and posing
for photos.
Former world champion presented
as new Italian manager.
Rabobank rider aiming for a
title this weekend.
When he won the toughest stage
and GC of the Ster Elektrotoer, we were delighted.
Robert
wrote the book Cycling Fast which is a bicycling how to manual for
biking basics to get a newbie up to speed on everything from bike
preparation all the way up to what to do so so they can ride their
first race.
Some of the 200 U.S. retailers
who carried Fisher (but not Trek) will not have the option to keep the
brand now that Trek has brought it under the Trek line.
Brajkovic gets nod to help
Armstrong's Tour bid.
Evans remains atop UCI World
Ranking, Sanchez says Pyrenees will decide Tour, Boonen could miss Tour
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Pippo defends Cavendish.
The book starts with Cavendish’s
happy childhood on the Isle of Man, where he came in dead last in his
first bicycle race.
I have no idea how fast the
group is or to what degree my effort will be futile.
Breezer's new Thunder Elite.
If you install the tube or
tubular with the valve stem slightly off center, it wedges against the
sides of the rim’s valve hole and remains silent...
A young English rider called
Mike Cuming has shot from club cyclist to promising Pro in two seasons.
From the London Daily Telegraph,
a great bicycle story related by the late author Dick Francis.
Mountain biker and her husband
live full-time in RV
"Good package for new and fi
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24 hours of Summer Solstice
features racing and a festival.
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Last year's Tour de France
second place feels he's ready to go one better this time.
World
Anti-Doping Agency will also compile report on testing.
Brain shows positive signs after
removing artificial respirator.
Kirchen out of artificial coma,
Sastre green-lighted for Tour de France, renewals at Lampre and
Katusha and more….
“A good accomplishment.” said
Mike Northey of the Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting the Lance Armstrong
Foundation team.
Denis Menchov and Robert Gesink
will lead Rabobank’s hopes with a strong squad for the Tour de France.
Twenty-four stars-and-stripes
jerseys and seven places on the 2010 world championship teams are on
the line this week as the USA Cycling Juniors, u23 & Elite Road
National Championships begin Tuesday in Bend, Oregon.
Warming up at the Giro.
Segregating the bicyclists into
the bike lanes puts them out of sight and out of mind for many
motorists, who now believe they have the sole rights to the road.
Artist captures Spring Classics
in works, Tankink fills final Rabobank Tour squad spot, Milram
announces final three Tour riders, Rondhuis new Sport Director for
Equipe Noris Cycling, more...
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wrote the book Cycling Fast which is a bicycling how to manual for
biking basics to get a newbie up to speed on everything from bike
preparation all the way up to what to do so so they can ride their
first race.
Phil Zajicek of Fly V Australia
will try to answer as many of your questions as possible.
For RadioShack team director
Johan Bruyneel, “We Might As Well Win” — the title of his 2008 book —
has given way to a more relaxed attitude.
Video with Johan Bruyneel making
the announcement.
Klöden, Leipheimer and Horner in
the team.
More car dealers are starting to
sell e-bikes.
Schleck Cracks the UCI's Top 20,
Omega Pharma-Lotto Names Van den Broeck for Tour GC, Boonen Suffers
With Knee Problems, De Maar, Sutherland Three-peats at Nature Valley,
Schmitt Finish Beauce 3rd and 4th Overall ...
Cannondale were not quite
producing a top level full carbon race frame until the latest SuperSix
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We rode up Sand Flats road,
which must be the worst-named road in America, being not even remotely
flat.
Williams, Stiller left off Radio
Shack roster!
The funny thing about the Group
Ride, about any Group Ride really, is that it almost never goes quite
the way you expect it to.
This book tells the tale of
renowned high-wheel racer and long-distance tourist Frank Lenz as he
attempted to make a solo circumnavigation of the planet in the 1890s.
Larsson won the final time trial
stage at the Giro d’Italia last month, but team boss Bjarne Riis has
decided to go with climbing ace Chris-Anker Sorensen instead in what
was the final spot on the team’s Tour roster.
Admits that the decision is
driving him crazy.
Another interesting manhole for
my collection.
"I
rode up at my own pace. I was one of the first to back off. But I'm
happy considering I was almost dead less than a year ago."
- Jonny Bellis CyclingNews
When we checked the Garneau
chamois we were excited, it looked extremely high tech with various
levels of density, little breathing holes and lots of graphics.
Ciolek preparing for Tour de
France, Boonen must rest knee before national championships,
Vorarlberg-Corratec expects to be back for Österreich Rundfahrt,
Pozzato to stay with Katusha in 2011 , Euskaltel-Euskadi confirm their
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Teammates visit, Schleck
dedicates Suisse victory to landsman.
Dutch rider still recovering
from serious Suisse crash.
"I
rode up at my own pace. I was one of the first to back off. But I'm
happy considering I was almost dead less than a year ago."
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Not only is cocoa an
indispensable ingredient of the ideal recovery drink, but according to
nutritionist Christine Bailey, new research shows that it can help you
ride harder as well.
Dean in the leader's jersey at
the Gila.
Evans Finishes The Nature Valley
Grand Prix with Yellow Jersey; Stevens Wins Stillwater Criterium.
Rory Sutherland
(UnitedHealthcare) wins final stage and the overall at Nature Valley
Grand Prix.
Shelley Evans (Peanut Butter Co
TWENTY12) powers to win Nature Valley Grand Prix overall.
Kenda Pro Cycling-GEARGRINDER
and Team Vera Bradley Foundation Dominate Podium.
Ken Hanson Steals Stage 5 Win in
Nature Valley Grand Prix.
Sunday team Ion-United
Healthcare braved the stifling heat and humidity of Augusta, Georgia to
win the first annual Harper’s Ferry Criterium.
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Tour de Suisse affected by
cracked ribs.
Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team)
continues as leader of the the UCI’s Individual World Rankings after
the Tour de Suisse, whilst Frank Schleck’s overall win has moved the
Team Saxo Bank rider up 51 places to fifteenth.
She’s fighting on the cobbles
and climbs of the European circuit with the Lotto Ladies Team.
Bicycle Magazine’s always
informative Joe Lindsey notes in his Boulder Report that FLoyd Landis
raced the Nevada City Classic wearing an Arrogant Bastard Ale jersey.
A rainy day stage at the Tour of
Switzerland ends with a hard crash and a DNF for Joao.
Thule has determined that a
defect exists which may impact motor vehicle safety. Thule requests
that consumers stop using this rack immediately.
First GoldSprint race never
organized in Shanghai!
Schleck Aims For Yellow,
Moncoutie Wraps Up Route du Sud, Hansen Wins Ster Elektrotoer...
Just like anything to do with
cycling, using higher cadences takes practice.
American Ben King won the Best
Young Rider competition Sunday at the Nature Valley Grand Prix.
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Getting down a mountain you have
just climbed is half the fun of climbing it in the first place.
Cannondale
sharpens Scalpel, reintroduces Jekyll for 2011.
I wondered why men's bibs
have never once been offered like women's.
Dedicates win to fallen
compatriot, Kim Kirchen.
At age thirteen I got my first
brand new bike; a Hercules Roadster with a three-speed hub gear.
The greatest danger for the
cyclist is not undertraining, but overtraining.
This general plot comes up in
movies more often than Menchov falls of his bike.
RadioShack is a Texas based
company and is one of the oldest retail stores, founded in 1921.
German rider takes unexpected
win ahead of Fabian Cancellara.
Christian VV after some good old
fashioned awkward.
Three other Germans allegedly
going with sprinter to Belgian team.
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Barbara Buatois looked as if she
were out for a Sunday ride finishing in a time of 11 days, 19 hours and
48 minutes with an average speed of 10.59 mph.
The
21-year-old Saxo Bank pro took to the start line in the Isle of Man
Road Race championships as he continued his remarkable recovery from
the accident which left him in a coma for a month.
Rory Sutherland
(UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis) once again used the final stage at the Nature
Valley Grand Prix — and that stage’s vicious Chilkoot Hill — to take
the overall win.
The last stage was a 26.9-km
individual time trial in Liestal.
Ken Hanson (Team Type 1) gets
the win
The Mighty Tour De Nez wrapped
up Saturday with a hilly, high-elevation circuit stage held at
Northstar-At-Tahoe in Truckee, California. Luna’s Katerina Nash and
HBC’s Graham Howard won the final stage.
Tour de Suisse live video
streaming should get underway from around 14:45 CET (8:45am
U.S. Eastern).
The Nature Valley Grand Prix
continued on Saturday, a 96 mile course with four categorized climbs.
UCI to start bike scanning,
Hoste breaks eye socket in Suisse crash, Freire seeks stage win at the
Tour de France, Gesink determined to fight for Tour de Suisse victory,
Morabito motivated for race against the clock, Armstrong chasing yellow
in Tour de Suisse time trial, more...
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Italians flock to British team, Horner Shacks up somewhere else?
Kim Kirchen remains in an
induced coma in a Swiss hospital, while the reason for his condition
remains unclear.
American takes best result since
2009 Tour.
Turning off the main road, watch
out for the steep drops.
"Potent all-mountain machine
with excellent suspension design, stiff yet light carbon frame, and
well sorted handling."
The German six-day rider
Christian Grasmann of TransAlt.org p/b Rockstar Games won the 37th
Harlem Skyscraper Criterium on Sunday in a breakaway that stayed away
almost from the gun.
Before a massive, screaming
crowd lined mega deep, it was Rahsaan Bahati (Bahati Foundation) first
to cross the line, where just hours earlier Jacquelyn Crowell (Team
Type 1) did the same.
"
Just saw the cover of the new Outside mag w/ yours truly on it. Nice
photoshop on a plain t-shirt guys. That's some lame bullshit"
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Armstrong Facebook
Basque race makes the finale
twice as difficult.
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"I'm not going away; things are
only going to get better."
Move to make Belgian squad a
sprinting force seems eminent.
Giro d'Italia winner under
examination.
Shelley Evans (Peanut Butter
& Co.-Twenty 12) went on the offensive Sunday on the 18-percent
wall of Chilkoot Hill in the final criterium stage of the Nature Valley
Grand Prix. Evelyn Stevens (HTC-Columbia) took a solo flyer with three
laps to go to claim the stage win, but Evans took the overall win.
Erinne Willock (Webcor) wins
Menomonie road race.
Spitting, crashing and the
greatest race on the planet.
Pistachios have one of the
highest dietary FIBER counts of any nut. Pistachios are stacked with
PROTEIN.
The Spanish bike maker releases
images of their 2011 Orca...
Some intriguing firsts for
Seattle’s traditional Fremont Solstice Parade.
Dutchman doesn’t understand loss
of pace.
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June 19, 2010
Return to the sport unlikely.
The stage start in Wetzikon was
overshadowed by the news that Kim Kirchen (Katusha) was rushed to
hospital last night.
On a day where, skinny tires,
fat tires and even fatter tires shared the course, it was Jacquelyn
Crowell (Team Type 1) and Juan Pablo Dotti (Aerocat Cycling Team)
owning the road during Stage 2.
Slovenian Jure Robic won his
fifth Race Across America on Friday,
finishing more than 12 hours ahead of runner-up Gerhard
Gulewicz.
Chloe Hosking (HTC-Columbia)
captured her second professional stage win at today’s Minneapolis
Uptown Criterium.
It was June 19th, 2010 and time
for the Ontario Airport Criterium. It has separate races for the 60+
and 55+ racers.
Tour de Suisse live video
streaming should get underway from around 16:45 CET (10:45am
U.S. Eastern).
Kelly Benefit Strategies was
able to hold off assaults on Scott Zwizanski’s yellow jersey, but no
one was able to answer Hilton Clarke in the final meters as he sprinted
to his second Nature Valley stage win for UnitedHealthcare.
How has the Pro Tour been
treating the young man from Cheltenham?
Britain's Emma Pooley (Cervelo)
won the opening stage of the Giro del Trentino Alto Adige in Italy on
Friday.
In 2011, the Mountain Bike World
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Lance Armstrong (RadioShack)
remains ideally placed to win both tomorrow's time trial - and perhaps
the race outright.
Dutchman wants to seal first
ProTour stage race win.
A few months after retiring from
one of the most successful careers in the sport, Kristin Armstrong is
still living bike racing. Only now, the Olympic and two-time world time
trial champion is in a new role as director of Peanut Butter &
Co.-2012.
Questionable for Belgian
championships.
“The competition wants to
destroy Mark Cavendish's Tour preparations,” Piva told sporza.be.,
because they are jealous of his six stage wins last year.
Will have competition from own
teammate Gilbert.
Alberto Contador (Astana) is
convinced now more than ever that the Tour de France will be decided in
the Pyrénées.
"Steepens seat angle for faster,
more forward position "
Early attack catches Van
Avermaet out, Schumacher ready for comeback, Hushovd's form coming,
hoping to
be ready for Tour sprints, Sky flying high with one-two in Ster
Elektrotoer, Pereiro expects to be in Astana's Tour
team, McEwen feeling good pre-Tour.
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I forced the pedals to turn
against the sidewind.
Katusha rider collapses and
taken to hospital.
The 37 year old Australian still
has a few good kicks left in him.
The latest from the Tour de
Suisse, Lance Armstrong feels close to Tour form, Basso returns to
competition, 5th RAAM for Robic and more…
Egads! This is how the movers
packed my steel Colossi. They wanted to lower the seat but the post was
stuck so they just left it protruding from the top of the box.
Jean Wauthier is in charge of
making recommendations to the union's board in regards to the equipment
used in competition.
Chloe Hosking (HTC-Columbia)
wins Minneapolis Uptown Crit ahead of Brooke Miller (TIBCO/To The Top).
Tornado versus tornado.
"
Just saw the cover of the new Outside mag w/ yours truly on it. Nice
photoshop on a plain t-shirt guys. That's some lame bullshit"
- Lance
Armstrong Facebook
Spaniard committed to helping
Gesink win Tour de Suisse.
Armstrong Downplays Tour
Chances, Moncoutie Takes Control at Soute du Sud, Clarke Doubles as
Zwizanski defends in NVGP, Team Type 1 Wins RAAM 8-Person Team Race...
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Just how much kit do you need to
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Team Sky claimed a one-two on
the second stage of the Ster Elektrotoer as Greg Henderson and Russell
Downing held off the competition at the finish line in Schimmert.
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The Perth Winter Grand Prix is
best described as a “Festival of Cycling” incorporating different
disciplines and activities of the sport of Cycling.
Americans Georgia Gould
(pictured) and Willow Koerber have helped propel the U.S. into the
number one spot in the world in elite women's mountain biking.
"
Just saw the cover of the new Outside mag w/ yours truly on it. Nice
photoshop on a plain t-shirt guys. That's some lame bullshit"
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Armstrong Facebook
Hopes to help team to Tour de
France victory.
A New component group
for electric bikes called STEPS – Shimano Total Electric Power System.
Italian components manufacturer
Campagnolo has begun their 2011 campaign by announcing major changes to
the less expensive 10-speed components in the Centaur and Veloce ranges.
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With only two weeks before the
Tour de France begins the odds on favorite continues to be Astana's
Alberto Contador.
He's won the junior Paris -
Roubaix, a world junior track title, broken the world four kilometre
pursuit record and is part of the fastest team pursuit squad in
history, winning World and Olympic titles.
Klöden jumped ship to
Armstrong's RadioShack outift for 2010.
Sunny days make for fast riding
in the Tour de France.
The illustrious crew of the
renowned Bike Talk Radio have graciously invited the PEZ himself to
join this Sunday night’s broadcast.
The Park Tool Tech Summit is a
hands-on training event for professional bike shop mechanics.
When the Santa Cruz
Syndicate announced that in 2010 they would be competing on
carbon fibre downhill bikes, with carbon rims – and sometimes using air
shocks too – there was a collective holding of breath.
In one of those history-bending
coincidences that leave you shaking your head in wonderment, Marin
mountain biking icons Joe Breeze and Gary Fisher both announced new
lines today.
Cane Creek has brought out a new
threadless headset that allows you to change the head angle of your
mountain bike by up to 1.5°.
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UCI to begin scanning bicycles
to prevent “mechanical doping.” I’m not sure what misguided interpreter
hatched the phrase, but it has taken on a whole life of its own, hasn’t
it?
Welcome back, Boss.
Critical Mass is a boil on the
backside of the pastime of cycling, those who started it created a
monster that will be hard to stop.
The 18th annual Mighty Tour de
Nez sprinted to a start under clear skies and perfect temps on
Thursday, June 16th.
Pair escapes jail sentences,
Mazzoleni must pay fine.
Over 750 racers are registered
to face off in the cycling mecca of Bend, Ore. next week in the USA
Cycling Juniors, U23, Elite and Paralympic Road National Championships.
Saturday morning's training was
a two-hour easy bike ride. Sunday morning’s training was another
two-hour easy bike ride. Does this sound like you? And you wonder why
your race times never get any faster?
The
G5 was very light at 15 pounds all in, but what surprised us most was
the consistent performance of the bike...
As many of you know, I’m a big
winner.
The same document also newly
restricts tires used in UCI regulated competition to 33mm at their
widest part and reiterates its ban on spikes and studs.
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June 17, 2010
His grandmother passed away and
he wants to be present at her funeral tomorrow.
Visibly more than satisfied with
his Tour de Suisse's toughest mountain stage on Thursday,
Lance Armstrong refused to rule out victory in the Tour de France come
July.
The mountainous sixth stage of
the Tour de Suisse turned into a dress rehearsal for the Tour de France.
Tour de Suisse live video
streaming should get underway from around 16:45 CET (10:45am
U.S. Eastern).
In Thursday’s early morning
darkness, Jure Robic joked with reporters, showing that despite having
ridden well over 2,500 miles, his sense of humor is still intact.
Speed and control were on
display at the St Paul Downtown Criterium, stage 2 of Nature Valley
Grand Prix on Wednesday night.
As
races come and go in North America and Europe, the hilly Tour de Beauce
in Quebec, Canada plugs on celebrating its 25th edition.
British sprinter Mark Cavendish
has pulled out of the Tour of Switzerland prior to the race's sixth
stage in the high mountains, his HTC-Columbia team said Thursday.
Cav post spill and spit.
Just the stats on a race like
this keep many a racer from trying, so only 50 or so racers showed for
the entire field.
Chloe Hosking (HTC-Columbia)
wins St Paul Crit besting Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Colavita/Baci) and
Shelley Evans (Peanut Butter Co TWENTY12).
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after Lance hit the deck, showing the aftermath of that mishap.
Race director says situation
underscores need for riders to have radio.
Tour winner talks about the
sport.
“Who does this guy Eben Weiss
think he is? Going around acting like he knows something about cycling!”
This weekend’s Harlem Skyskraper
Classic marks the return of exciting bike racing to the Big Apple.
Spaniard Ricardo Serrano has
been handed a two-year ban by his national federation after he was
found guilty of doping based on suspect readings on his biological
passport.
Yesterday's news that the Gary
Fisher bicycle brand was to be killed off came as a bit of a bombshell
– not least to the Subaru-Gary Fisher Mountain Bike Team.
Trek’s John Burke said the
company’s decision to roll Gary Fisher into the Trek line was driven by
desire to simplify its line and grow sales, particularly in the hot
29er category.
Biological passport program now
mandatory for all Professional Continental teams.
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Outside Magazine photoshopped
“38. BFD.” onto his T-shirt.
If it is true that the greatest
truths of our lives are revealed during times of adversity, then Joe
Parkin knows a good deal more truth than I do.
"
Just saw the cover of the new Outside mag w/ yours truly on it. Nice
photoshop on a plain t-shirt guys. That's some lame bullshit"
- Lance
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The latest from the Tour de
Suisse, UCI ends the wildcard classification, RAAM updates, other
results and more….
Cannibal b-day.
1975 was the year he suffered
his first defeat in the Tour de France.
'I was simply the best of my
generation.'
On his 65th birthday, we take a
look back at what the great man had to say.
The batter-powered bicycle topic
that started as small news story during the Giro d'Italia's southern
stages last month keeps motoring on...
We've come full circle again.
With its recent 105 revamp, Shimano's 5700 groupset completes the trio
at the top, having brought ‘old faithful' bang up to date and in line
with Ultegra 6700 and Dura Ace 7900. Pretty outstanding.
A small but concentrated group
of mid-Atlantic road racers have recently broken the carbon steerers on
their 2010 Trek Madone 6-Series bikes.
A view of the Himalayas in
northern India's Himachal Pradesh.
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Tomorrow the Tour de Suisse will
finally take its full shape, or that's the hope anyway.
To Zeeland we go this weekend
for more stage racing.
Swiss racer Thomas Strebel is
now in his best position yet, currently in fourth ahead of American
Kevin Kaiser. Photo: Vic Armijo..
David Tanner’s (Fly V Australia)
turned his lead-out of Charles Dionne into a bunch sprint victory in
stage two of the Tour de Beauce on Wednesday.
Maaskant, Oss can't match
German's attack.
Scott Zwizanski (Kelly Benefit
Strategies) digs deep to win St Paul TT.
Dutchman takes two victories in
five days.
Quintessential Switzerland.
Earliest live video: 16:45 CET (7:45:00 AM PDT)
Eventual winner, Hilton Clarke,
biding his time.
No wonder us media types are
lushes… this was just a small portion of the wines on offer to press at
the stage 6 finish.
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Italian Paolo Bettini will
become his country's national sports director, a post left vacant by
the death of Franco Ballerini in February.
Peloton wants more respect from
the Manx Missile.
American prepares for second
half of season in Canada.
It’s not every day that you see
a carbon road bike being used as a stunt machine – hopping over
boulders at the beach and styling it up at the skate park.
This is one of those races that
is known for being hard.
His trip includes airfare,
hotel, a pass onto the Champs-Élysées for the final stage of the Tour
and the chance to accompany one of our reporters for the post-stage
press conferences.
Easton EC90 Aero Tubular wheels
are perfectly suited for a racer who needs a truly aerodynamic wheelset
that can be used for a wide range of conditions.
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Riders cobble together bikes
while dreaming of more.
Guderzo back from injury,
Defending champ Cooke back on form.
The question is not whether or
not Alberto Contador is the favorite for the upcoming Tour de France.
The question is who will challenge him and how?
First it was Bontrager, then
Lemond and Klein, and now Gary Fisher is discontinued as a stand-alone
bicycle brand.
Blurring the lines between
uphill and down.
"There are 3 guys here in the
race that I raced against their dads too...." - Lance
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Mark
Cavendish may have had the worst ever crash of his career on Tuesday
but the HTC-Columbia sprinter continued to race on in the Tour de
Suisse.
Arnaud Coyot (Caisse d'Epargne)
was the worst off in the wreck, with a suspected hip fracture.
Mr W&S breaking away
from the group during the Tour de Guangzhou.
RadioShack Responds to Vuelta
Snub, Tour of Utah
Announces Teams, UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis, Jamis/Sutter Home, and
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Hammering Warner-Smith.
Tour de Suisse crash sends
sprinters flying.
An unlikely stage victory in the
Tour de Suisse in a dramatic finale.
Tour de Suisse live video
streaming should get underway from around 16:45 CET (10:45am U.S.
Eastern).
Confirmed lineup of the
professional and elite amateur-level cycling teams slated to compete in
the August 17-22 stage race.
Tejay Van Garderen is still
relishing his milestone podium spot at the recent Critérium du Dauphiné.
Bruyneel not the only one
stunned by team’s absence from Vuelta.
The first UCI Para-cycling World
Cup finished in Segovia, Spain, with the time trial, which was raced in
timid sunshine...
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Lance is one of the least
effective sandbaggers alive.
Radioshack was going to bring
four strong candidates for final victory with Levi Leipheimer, Chris
Horner, Haimar Zubeldia and recent Critérium du Dauphiné winner Janez
Brajkovic.
Andy Schleck has established
himself as one of the brightest young stage racing stars of cycling
after two runner up results in both the Giro and Tour de France.
Omega Pharma Lotto rider will
fill gulf left after departure of Cadel Evans.
Cycling helmets, jerseys,
armwarmers...they're cyclists right?
Giro and Tour the priorities for
Ochowicz's squad.
Feal Mor announces a new line
for Autumn/Winter 2010 of traditional and revolutionary that are always
elegant pieces for men.
"We
really wanted to ride the Vuelta but we weren’t invited. The organisers
said we didn’t have a strong team on a sporting level, that other teams
are better. That’s strange because we wanted to send a very strong
roster." - Philippe Maertens CyclingNews
Stage one saw a break through
win for Skil's 23 year old Aussie, Mitchell Docker.
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deep wound.
The
latest from the Tour de Suisse, RAAM updates, Lelangue appears before
French Federation and more….
This last week, I heard many of
Coach Wooden’s athletes speak about how he had affected their lives.
Trek’s Speed Concept is one darn
fast ride. In fact, it’s the fastest aero bike we’ve ever ridden.
Inclement weather, poor trail
conditions postpone women's only race.
A Hungarian engineer who claims
to have developed an electric motor that can be hidden in a bicycle
frame says it can propel a cyclist to 90 kilometres per hour (56 mph).
As of today the P3 Challenge to
Conquer Cancer team has (27) riders but only (2) support people for the
ride to Austin.
But Austrian NADA shortens ban
to four years.
Mara Abbott (Peanut Butter
& Co. TWENTY12) is the favorite to retain the lead in the
individual competition, although second-placed Alison Powers (Team Vera
Bradley Foundation) is within striking distance and could claim the
lead if she wins the Nature Valley Grand Prix.
To be frank, without a million
dollar laboratory and a group of athletes at your discposal (as 2XU
does) it's difficult to come to a scientific and empiracle conclusion
on this product.
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The
team was not included in the list of 22 squads invited to the 2010
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The challenger.
The race kicked into action when
three riders attacked in the first 20 kilometres.
Monday, June 14, 196
km, Sierre to Schwarzenburg. Live video streaming should get
underway from around 16:45 CET (10:45am U.S. Eastern).
RadioShack taken by surprise
with non-invite to race.
"We
really wanted to ride the Vuelta but we weren’t invited. The organisers
said we didn’t have a strong team on a sporting level, that other teams
are better. That’s strange because we wanted to send a very strong
roster." - Philippe Maertens CyclingNews
22 teams to line up in Seville.
Armstrong and his RadioShack
team, shown here at the start of this year's Tour of California, did
not receive an invite to the Vuelta a España. Photo copyright Marvin
Johnson.
Despite heavy pressure from the
French cycling community, the highly touted Romain Sicard will not be
racing this year’s Tour de France.
An elated King takes the win in
Properpolder, First season win for Nicole Cooke, more....
Over tightening the tubeless
valve stem retainer is the cause of most Tubeless leak-downs....
Scott Zwizanski (Kelly Benefit
Strategies) took advantage of a small field and severe weather Sunday
in St. Louis, Missouri, to take home the Tour de Grove title in a
shortened men’s race. Laura Van Gilder set foot in town just long
enough to solo away from the women’s field, collect her earnings and
get back to the airport for a flight home Sunday afternoon.
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Heinrich Haussler writes off his spring, Armstrong hopes to use
knowledge of Contador to his advantage and more.
Two-time defending champion Rory
Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis) will open his three-peat attempt
Wednesday morning in St. Paul, Minnesota, when the 10th annual Nature
Valley Grand Prix kicks off .
Question mark over chances of
Belgian title defense.
Ban for doping confirmed until
December 2011.
The Nature Valley Grand Prix
uses a mix of urban criteriums, road races with finishing circuits and
a quirky time trial to expand the fan base for bicycle racing.
A rocky patch of racing means
Joao must rejigger his goals.
Not only the storied climbs, but
the cobbles as well.
The USA Development riders head
out for their daily ride.
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An old-school trend worth
reviving: Double disc wheels.
David Clark (above) is a 39 year
old driver of an SUV who it is alleged went on a rampage in San
Francisco and deliberately ran down four cyclists over the span of
about six minutes.
Cherries: just a fruity way to
vary your diet, or are there healing properties hidden in these tasty
red gems?
At only 23 years old, Team
TIBCO-To The Top’s Amanda Miller is already something of a
jack-of-all-trades.
UCI Rankings: Evans #1, Contador
Shoots to #4, UCI Denies Negotiating With Valverde, No Vuelta for Radio
Shack...
Spaniard slots into fourth,
Evans leads.
Next step: four week vacation
off of the bike.
Mollema penalised, Martens out
of hospital.
No tapas for Levi?
Coach Cunningham fielded
questions from the local news affiliate discussing the purpose of the
camp.
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Monday, June 14, 196
km, Sierre to Schwarzenburg.
Wagner wins final stage.
Winners of each race across all
categories during the Tour of America’s Dairyland presented by
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, June 17-27, will be awarded the coveted
black and white cowprint jersey.
RadioShack Might Keep Brajkovic
Out of Tour, No Reduced Ban for Valverde, Boasson Hagen Ready for Tour
Debut, Clarke Takes Air Force Cycling Classic, Miller Wins Clarendon
Cup...
Despite suggestions that
Brajkovic could be a key helper for team captain Lance Armstrong in the
mountains of the Tour, Gallopin warned that the young Slovenian’s busy
season so far could go against him.
Boasson Hagen wins final stage
in Sallanches.
Van Vleuten victorious in final
stage after successful three-woman break.
LIVE video from 3:35pm CET
(9:35am U.S.
Eastern).
Today's final Dauphiné stage
will feature a unique and potentially exciting course.
Hilton Clarke
(UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis) and Brooke Miller (TIBCO-To The Top) take top
honors at the 13th annual Clarendon Cup in in Arlington, Virginia.
Tom Sabin's Portrait (picture @
Coventry Transport Museum)
Norwegian returns to winning
ways at the Dauphiné.
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A late-race climb meant some of
the big-name sprinters were dropped.
Earliest live video: 17:00 CET
(8:00 am PDT).
Swiss starter an appetiser for
the Tour.
"The
Dauphine is a really hard race with a quality field but it's a month
before the Tour de France. We shouldn't forget that the top riders come
here and they are not in their very top shape, while I am close to my
best.." - Janez Brajkovic CyclingNews
Drugs found on riders, staff and
vehicles of the Lucchini Unidelta team.
Chris Newton extended his lead
in the season-long Premier Calendar competition by winning the
rain-swept Beaumont Trophy in the North East this afternoon.
Rikulau's Reynold 853 MTB.
"High durability and neat
features set these apart from the crowd and justify the pricetag too."
Lance Armstrong is hoping this
is a deja vu in his favor. Arch rival and Tour de France favorite
Alberto Contador trying to shake a Radio Shack climber and failing.
Cervelo rider takes first win of
2010, looking forward to Tour.
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Over the weekend men’s leader
Jure Robic seemed to have recovered from issues that slowed his pace on
Friday.
American sensation gets podium
finish in French Alps.
Riders have to pedal to power
the bike, but they also get to drink alcohol aboard.
Alejandro Valverde has no chance
of seeing a lengthy doping ban reduced by the Union Cycliste
Internationale (UCI) if he admits to doping, according to the UCI.
XX performance in a
harder-hitting and less expensive package.
Danish rider tenth in prologue,
feeling good.
Redlands Crit winner Hilton
Clarke joins Jake Keough and Andrew Pinfold at UnitedHealthcare p/b
Maxxis.
Irish road race champion bounces
back after injury.
Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank),
pedaling a bike forward using just his own body as a motor, won!
There aren't too many time trial
races to contest, but whenever Linda Villumsen steps up to the
starter's block she delivers.
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Tejay Van Garderen
(HTC-Columbia) survived a harrowing stage up one of the steepest and
hardest climbs in cycling to defend a podium spot at the Critérium du
Dauphiné in Saturday’s summit finish up Alpe d’Huez.
Spaniard praises Brajkovic as
deserved Critérium du Dauphiné winner.
Two stage wins show that form is
coming along nicely.
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Slovenia's Janez Brajkovic (Team
RadioShack) on the podium in the leader's yellow jersey.
Stage 6: Crolles → Alpe-d’Huez,
152 km (Mountain). Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (6:00 AM
PDT)
Claudia Hausler claims GC lead.
Lots of racing all over North
America this weekend on both the NRC and UCI calendars.
Criteriums key to NRC outcome.
The Nature Valley Pro Ride men’s
and women’s teams have been selected for the Nature Valley Grand Prix,
June 16-20 in East Central Minnesota and Western Wisconsin.
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World champion Fabian Cancellara
(Team Saxo Bank) leaves the start house.
Caisse d'Epargne rider looking
to hone form in Switzerland.
Earliest live video: 18:00 CET
(9:00 AM PDT).
Says he will focus on a few
stages along with final time trial.
Cassani confirms his accusations
after criticism from McQuaid.
"I
find it [cannibalism-themed advertisements] too aggressive, way too
overpowering. I was shocked when I saw the ad campaign. This is too
provocative, but I no longer seem to get it. I've become too
old." -
Eddy Merckx BSNYC
Title defense and Tour start in
doubt.
Action at the velodrome
continues through Sunday as elite men and women racers from around the
country contest both sprint and endurance events.
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Jure Robic is leading the Race
Across America despite a bout of stomach upset.
Being a star athlete or sports
figure in this modern age means constant media attention.
An insight into the life of a
“full time” cyclist racing in American. Part 1: Three Kiwis
and a Canadian driving the plains.
RAAM solo men leader Jure Robic
powers along Oak Creek Road in Sedona Arizona.
Dan Fleeman took time to talk
about Norway’s biggest race.
Photochromic lenses, bold
styling and comfort make these a good everyday choice.
Novitzky. I shall dig until
justice is done.
Light, aero or strong – in this
case, you can pick all three.
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Stage 6: Crolles → Alpe-d’Huez,
152 km (Mountain). Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (6:00 AM
PDT)
He is the first Indian to
qualify for the stateside cycling marathon and is ranked by his nation
as their number one endurance athlete.
Slovenian enjoying his
leadership role at the Dauphiné.
With a killer day of climbing on
the sixth stage Saturday featuring the 13.8km climb to Alpe d’Huez,
Brajkovic knows he could come under attack from his main challenger,
Alberto Contador.
"When it comes to the mountains,
I will be there for Lance.”
Team Sharp4Prostate are four
self-confessed middle aged men – Paul Molyneux, Karl Chandler, Dan
Broom and Adam Denton – who are to tackle this year’s 3000-mile Race
Across America (RAAM) in a bid to raise £100,000 for The Prostate
Cancer Charity.
Serre-Chevalier - Grenoble
143.5km today.
A truly team effort resulted in
1st and 2nd at the 55+ State RR.
“Boy Racer: My Journey to Tour
de France Record-Breaker,” is as interesting and as maddening as the
subject himself.
'Sir Chris' backs fellow Brit
for Tour glory.
"I
find it [cannibalism-themed advertisements] too aggressive, way too
overpowering. I was shocked when I saw the ad campaign. This is too
provocative, but I no longer seem to get it. I've become too
old." -
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Defending Tour de Suisse winner
answers allegations.
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This Saturday, the modern
Merckxes and Gimondis will be contesting a much shorter time trial,
over one lap of a hilly circuit on the other side of town, but it could
have great significance in the outcome of this Tour de Suisse.
The scenery around Li Jiang is
truly stunning.
Squad motivated by strong world
ranking performances.
The Oltre model is part of the
HOC (Hors category) Road range and is projected to guarantee
super-light weight and extreme racing performances thanks to reactive
geometry.
This is a race bike for riders
who appreciate performance, not for a rider looking for a casual bike
to ride in endurance events....
Ultralight, very stable and
super-snappy – but with a big price tag to match.
If mountain biking is your
thing, and you're not really into road bikes, how - and why - would you
end up working as a mechanic for a ProTour team?
Soler in doubt for Tour de
France, Vogondy surprises with Dauphiné stage win, Sicard nets first
ProTour result at the Dauphiné, Oakley debuts new frame styles, lens
tints, more...
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The middle of June. The
precipice. The brink. Just a few weeks left to tune up for the Tour de
France.
Be fascinated by the stories of
those who find fabulous adventures atop two-wheelers.
Illness has delayed his return
to form.
Given that absolute reliance on
your teammates, was it not cheating for Armstrong to rely on those who
used PEDs on his behalf to bring home that coveted collection of yellow
jerseys?
WADA may send independent
observers to the Tour de France.
Lawyers advise rider to turn
down UCI deal.
Vogondy's Emphatic Comeback,
Gallopin Says Contador Has More to Come, HTC-Columbia Seeks Swiss Stage
Wins, Soler Uncertain for Tour, Vienna Prosecutor Drops Charges on
Kohl, Rasmussen...
I have obtained my first solo
art show.
City cites desire to "promote
safety."
The new jersey and shorts retain
the distinctive “é” logo but reverse the white and black in some areas
and add light gray.
Starting this July, two Catlike
helmet models, which fully comply with U.S. helmet safety standards,
will be available at specialty cycling retailers across the country,
according to a press release.
Française des Jeux neo-pro shows
his abilities at the Dauphiné.
There are currently 1,631
abandoned railroad rights-of-way that have been converted into
bicycling and hiking trails in the U.S. They account for 19,578 miles
of paved or gravel pathways.
Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara
starts at the Tour de Suisse on Saturday and dismisses motorised bike
rumors.
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Four-time RAAM winner Jure Robic
is in a familiar position — out in front and pulling away.
Contador and Brajkovic go head
to head on hilltop finish.
Columbia’s Matt Goss is yet
another talented Aussie who came up through the Australian Institute of
Sport’s track program.
Manyunk Wall from the TD Bank
Philadelphia
Stage 4 start time: Thursday
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An amazing view from the summit
of Caesar's Head.
Once again, the NRC is split
between the mid-Atlantic and the Midwest. And another event in Oklahoma
will draw the speedsters.
Fireworks great the riders at
the Blue Dome Criterium, second race of St Francis Tulsa Tough.
Positive test helped to get his
life back on track.
Danny Pate has gone to the Tour
de France for the past two years, but he’s not sure if he’s going back
for a third.
Slovenian's defense of Dauphiné
lead impeccable on first mountain stage.
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Chris Delia was out on a photoshoot recently in London when he was
accosted by two campaigners from Zoo magazine.
Brajkovic keeps a close eye on
Contador on stage 4.
A new eight-corner, 1.3 mile
(2.1 km) race course has been unveiled.
"I
find it [cannibalism-themed advertisements] too aggressive, way too
overpowering. I was shocked when I saw the ad campaign. This is too
provocative, but I no longer seem to get it. I've become too
old." -
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It's been a long time since I
last worked with Cyfac.
Time trial puts American in
perfect GC position.
RadioShack: Suisse line-up
official, Schleck previews Pyrenees ahead of Tour, Kreder, Péraud,
Soler out of Dauphiné, Omega Pharma-Lotto signs two young
Belgians, Cervélo names Tour de France longlist, more...
Milram names first six riders
for Tour line-up, Cipollini acquitted of tax fraud, Brajkovic storms to
time trial victory at the Dauphiné, Menchov improves form before the
Tour de France, Cavendish to tune up in Tour de Suisse, Federal
prosecutor appointed to Landis probe, more...
Matteo Carrara won the overall
at the Tour de Luxembourg and climbed onto the podium with Fränk
Schleck and Lance Armstrong...
The Fixed Gear Classic returns
as part of the Nature Valley Bicycle Festival after a one-year hiatus.
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For this contest, the winner
gets to choose between a SyCip Custom Classic Roadster and a SyCip
Custom Java Boy or Java Girl.
Where I was with soccer 20 years
ago is, roughly, where I am with cycling now.
Former Astana directors Bruyneel
and Gallopin testified in France.
Van Garderen moves closer to
Brajkovic, Boonen to lead Quick Step in Switzerland, charges dropped
against Kohl & Rasmussen & more...
No proof they profited from
blood centrifuge.
Miller to assist Novitzky’s
investigation.
Colorado's first women's-only
mountain bike race this weekend.
Festival will happen same
weekend as Leadville 100 race.
Shimano's big news this year is
the introduction of 3x10 Dyna-Sys technology.
Former Tour de France King of
the Mountains Mauricio Soler is in doubt for next month’s race because
of a knee problem, his Caisse d’Epargne team said Thursday.
A Boonen robot in development?
Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park
to open second location, Stander favoured for Mankele title, Kabush,
Gould are overall leaders in US Pro XCT, more...
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Janez Brajkovic has
long been thought of as a strong stage racer with limitless upside.
Ffive stages over four days
including no less than twelve categorised climbs.
Thursday’s fourth stage in this
key Tour de France warm-up event is a steadily rising 210.5km ride from
Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to the summit of Risoul.
Wednesday's
Criterium du Dauphine Stage 3, a 49km Individual Time Trial from
Monteux to Sorgues.
Russian team wants top GC rider.
Nordsjørittet coming up with
over 10,500 racers.
Vuelta a España winner to
compete in new mountain bike race.
Mountain bikers start in Banff
and head to Mexico.
David Millar said he now has
what it takes to tackle the mountains but still takes a team approach
to the Tour de France.
Added incentive for Under 27
riders.
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Dauphiné roads to his liking, but is he playing possum?
The Race Across America began
Tuesday at noon as the solo women and the only age 60+ male entrant
rolled out of Oceanside, California.
"There's
something going on in the row between Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong.
It's being fueled by LeMond helping Landis and by information being fed
to the media." - Pat McQuaid CyclingNews
Manxman back in action on June
27 after serious accident.
BC Bike Race sells out 2010
edition, Jonnier wins her first downhill World Cup of 2010, Gee
Atherton thrills home crowd in the Highlands, Graves notches up second
World Cup victory of the season, more...
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18-year-old mountain biker wins
elite race at Portugal Cup round.
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Armstrong donation was $100,000.
New nickname for Lion King Mario
Cipollini: the Legal King.
Selene dominated the women's
field at the inaugural Trans-Sylvania stage race.
Last week cycling lost yet
another home to the peloton.
A cyclist who was
riding up Monte Grappa about an hour ahead of the race... doing a
wheelie the whole way. Amazing.
Former professional cleared of
any wrongdoing.
Tiralongo back at work for
Contador, Bordry critical of UCI testing, Belgian cyclist gets Olympic
gold medal 62 years after victory, Velits out of Dauphine with broken
collarbone, Boasson Hagen on track for Tour debut, Basso targets Tour
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Landis hanging at the ATOC.
Austrailian
looking for job security with transfer.
Team News, Farrar wins
Henglo, Thor Returns in Switzerland, Sastre uncertain for Tour start,
Philly Reactions: Vera Bradley Foundation, Colavita/Baci, SpiderTech,
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Argentine
not part of Saxo Bank's Tour de France line-up.
Aiming for the top step of the podium.
"They
are asking him [Floyd Landis] to cease and desist from making
statements he's made about Mr. Verbruggen in the past few weeks because
they are not true." - Pat McQuaid CyclingNews
While stage two was considered the only
stage favorable to the peloton's sprinters, a five-man break made a
spirited attempt to steal the day for themselves.
David Millar concedes finishing on the
podium at the week-long Dauphine Criterium would prove a considerable
morale boost to his Garmin-Transitions squad ahead of its biggest test
of the season next month.
Earliest
live video: 15:00 CET (6:00 AM PDT).
Rabobank's Martens with
torn kidney.
Superb pack design and comfort with an
excellent bladder to boot.
Team Trek China's Madone Road Bike and Cui
Yinhao.
Slovakia’s Peter Velits is
all but certain to miss the Tour de France after fracturing his
collarbone in a fall on the second stage of the Citérium du Dauphiné on
Tuesday.
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Dauphine notes, Vande Velde to return in
time for Tour de France, Nocentini extends with AG2R, and more….
Tejay
Van Garderen (HTC-Columbia) is hoping to cap the first half of his
successful debut with a strong showing overall at the Critérium du
Dauphiné.
Hilton Clarke, overall winner this year of USA Crits
SpeedWeek, has signed with UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis for the remainder of
2010.
Bernard Hinault’s rather
unusual chainrings.
"For glamorous form plus sensible function,
these are worth a look."
Pushed through recent Giro d'Italia in
pain.
Cervelo TestTeam announces its Tour de Suisse squad and
reveals more information about Carlos Sastre’s injuries.
Australia
announces worlds long lists, Tour of Austria presented, Sastre
diagnosed with herniated disc, more...
Bole
eyes Tour after Dauphiné win, Cervelo asks Sastre to ride the Tour,
Contador keeps Dauphiné lead, more...
Financial problems would be only strong
reason to merge.
All the best bikes and gear for women,
including the Orbea Onix Dama TLT.
Jamie Staff will lead USA Cycling's newly re-vamped track
sprint program, set to begin in July.
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conspiracy. Landis
lawyers up with LeMond's legal team.
Today this will be my new bike. As soon as
the UPS guy gets here. Which should be any time now.
Is this an Ultra Ultimatum?
Millar Honing Tour Form, Cervélo Prepares
for Tour de Suisse, Velits Cracks Collarbone, Valley Preferred Cycling
Center Season Opener, UCI Looks to Silence Landis...
Controls proven easy to circumvent by Frei,
surprise is the key.
International Olympic Committee President
Jacques Rogge has presented an Olympic gold medal to a Belgian cyclist,
62 years after he won it, London’s Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Scot rates Grabsch as hot
favorite for time trial.
Top of the line helmets have all pretty
much bottomed out in the 270 gram plus range.
Razor-edged
race machine.
Douglas, an avid cyclist, is survived by
his girlfriend, nine-month old child, parents and sister.
James Bleakley
of Black Sheep Bicycles at the 2009 RMB Festival.
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Belgian in talks with Dutch Pro
Conti squad.
"I
hear Steve Jobs reserved a Nissan Leaf today. You can have the second
one boss, I got dibs on the first one." - Lance
Armstrong Facebook
Benjamin King was third overall
at the Coupe des Nations event in Canada over the weekend.
A conversation with Mountain
Khaki’s Neil Bezdek on his first season as a pro.
French track rider leads
Dauphiné mountains classification.
Alberto Contador is the odds on
favorite to win the Tour de France for a second time at best odds of
4/6, Andy Schleck at 13/2, Lance Armstrong is 14/1.
Today’s first stage of the
Criterium du Dauphine covered 191 km from Evian-les-Bains to
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont and featured four ranked climbs.
Monday's Criterium du Dauphine
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Eastern). Dauphine live video streaming should get underway
from around 15:00 CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern).
Giro winner gets ready to target
Giro and Tour double.
Being a Basque town it is
entirely natural that the inhabitants would a) put on a bike race and
b) make it a climby one.
Your proper tire pressure
depends on your weight, the volume of the tire carcass and how
aggressively you pedal....
17-year old Coryn Rivera (Peanut
Butter Co TWENTY12) outsprinted her breakmates to take the win in the
women’s 60-minute race. Amanda Miller (TIBCO/To The Top) finished
second and Christina Gokey-Smith (Veloforma) third.
Just five tenths off World Cup
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Van Garderen and Talansky are
capable of big things at the highest level of the sport.
Out of Dauphiné, could miss Tour.
Hard work in mid stage came to
nothing for Danish team as both sprinters delayed.
The greater mystery is composed
of hundreds of riders, riders I meet everywhere I go.
Cavendish, Greipel and Rogers
all make the cut.
Cervélo TestTeam has ended
speculation about Carlos Sastre’s inclusion in this year’s Tour de
France by telling the former champion to get ready for the July 3-25
event.
A .81 mile, 8-turn course with a
massive finishing straight.
Set to return after breaking
collarbone.
Oscar Freire and Robert Gesink
also in squad.
Aussie Matthew Lloyd, the winner
of the green climber's jersey at the Giro.
Elite professional cyclists from
across the United States will travel to St. Louis on Sunday, June 13th
for the NRC Tour de Grove – Missouri’s biggest single day race.
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surgery after last week’s training crash.
Landis is co-operating with
federal investigator Jeff Novitzky, CW sources say.
Racer’s Cycle Service.
The product lasted approximately
16 minutes before they cracked.
For
whatever reason, I can be hugely invested in a cycling race, but still
not be completely demolished if a certain rider doesn't win.
Soft padding diminishes
effectiveness of central channel, but worth a try if you find the
standard Antares too hard.
Geography lesson: Luxembourg
smaller than France.
Takes unexpected fourth in GP
Canton d’Argovie.
Sastre Will Race the Tour, Says
Cervelo, Fractured Wrist for Zubeldia, UnitedHealthcare’s de Maar Takes
Hood River Overall, UnitedHealthcare Shows Well in Philly...
Cancellara plays down chances of
repeating Suisse win.
Goss Wins In Philadelphia, Gorka
Takes Final Luxembourg Stage as Carrara Claims Overall, Armstrong Happy
with Luxembourg Result, Freire Signs On for Another Year...
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Monday's Criterium du Dauphine
Stage 1 departs Evian-les-Bains at 11:40 CET (5:40am U.S.
Eastern). Dauphine live video streaming should get underway
from around 15:00 CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern).
Prologue course favoured Spanish
time trial champion.
A sprint came after a hectic end
to the 251km race.
The 6km time trial course
followed a loop over a hill behind Evian-les-Bains with the false flat
on the top of the short climb, the key to a winning ride.
The race started with lap of
Logan Circle and shot out to Kelly Drive for the first of four laps of
a fast 23km circuit that included the steep, 800-metre ascent over
Manayunk Avenue, commonly known as The Wall.
Izaguirre wins final stage.
Sunday's Criterium du Dauphine
Prologue, a 6.8km Individual Time Trial at Evian-les-Bains, gets
underway at 15:46 CET (9:46am U.S.
Eastern). Dauphine live video streaming should get underway
from around 18:00 CET (12:00pm U.S. Eastern).
As they pedaled side by side
during the 2006 Giro d’Italia, American Pat McCarty and Dutchman Marc
de Maar probably would not have guessed that four years later they
would both taste success at a national-level stage race.
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'Ras' is notoriously hard to
win. Last Sunday, the 2010 edition finally fell to Swedish Elite TT
champion, Alex Wetterhall.
Images from the start of the
men's and women's races.
German praises UCI for
anti-doping efforts.
Aiming for Top Five overall in
Paris.
Italian rides in national
champion's jersey for last time.
Kristof Vandewalle of the small
Belgian team Topsport Mercator was the surprise winner of the GP
Kantons Aargau in Gippingen.
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Texan looking forward to Tour de
Suisse.
"Liar, cheat!", one fan yelled
as Armstrong was talking to reporters.
Big surprises in store following
UCI announcement.
Former Canadian elite road
champion, Garmin’s Christian Meier rode the Bayern Rundfahrt – the Tour
of Bavaria.
Spaniard will be team leader at
Greek-Spanish Continental team.
Jelly Belly goes 1-2
at the Brady Village Criterium with Brad Huff taking the win and Sean
Mazich second. Kyle Gritters (Williams Cycling SCVelo) third.
Suspect arrested and charged
with 12 felonies.
The break looking strong mid
race - Croneborg a familiar face on the front . . .
"Jan
[the late Belgian sports journalist Jan Wauters] posed pertinent
questions which were also in-depth. He was professional and not just
out for sensation, as is currently often the case." - Eddy
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Earliest live video: 18:00 CET
(6:00 PM PDT).
Photo gallery: Mechanics prepare
for the TD Bank Philadelphia International.
The Director picks his top 10
teams and riders for the Dauphine-Libere and says look out for Shack's
Chris Horner.
Carrara holds onto slim GC lead.
HTC_Columbia sprinter looking
for fourth Philly win.
Americans out to end German
dominance of their biggest domestic race.
Celebrating our tenth year!
Brad Huff (Jelly Belly-Kenda)
and Amanda Miller (Tibco) win Friday’s Blue Dome Criterium, the kickoff
to the Tulsa Tough omnium.
"Jan
[the late Belgian sports journalist Jan Wauters] posed pertinent
questions which were also in-depth. He was professional and not just
out for sensation, as is currently often the case." - Eddy
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Frenchman now leader for Caisse
at Dauphiné.
HTC-Columbia sprinter looking
for a win.
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Armstrong as Key Tour Rivals, Gallopin Wins Stage Three at the Tour of
Luxembourg, Contador Heads to Dauphine for Training, UnitedHealthcare
p/b Maxxis Lines Up for Philly...
Lance Armstrong rides in the
Tour of Luxembourg to make up for the racing days he lost earlier in
the season due to illness and injury.
But calls Landis' tenure with
the team a failure.
Climbing the Koppenberg.
"We caught up with Englishman
James Spragg of Belgian Continental team QIN Cycling after he survived
a wet, windy and wild five days in Belgium's national tour."
Expects the race to end in a
sprint.
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“After talking with Cavendish, I
realized that I had to become more creative and yes, more forceful with
my victory pistolero.”
Stage 2 report, Stage 1
Highlights, Prologue Highlights, more...
Company’s ‘entry-level’ road
bike.
Lance Armstrong will be in top
form for next month's Tour de France despite the setbacks he has
suffered in preparation, according to his arch-rival Alberto Contador.
Alberto Contador insists that
perfecting his time trial position during the Dauphiné Libéré is more
crucial to his Tour de France preparations than winning the prestigious
one-week race.
Frenchman will not argue, eyes
Dauphiné with great motivation.
Pauwels still hoping to make
Sky's Tour team, Freire extends with Rabobank through 2011, Rujano
leaves Neri-ISD, returns to Venezuela, more...
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Contador chilling with what is
NOT a Michelob Ultra.
The S-riders Downhill Team at
the DeCharm DH cup in Nanjing.
You have to make sure the
cyclist is not a bicycle cop.
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Andrew Talansky leads the Volta
Tarragona after three of five stages.
Matteo Carrara takes over race
lead, Armstrong strong again.
Dutchman takes over race lead
from teammate.
Two of America’s most promising
young riders made impressive grand tour debuts during the Giro d’Italia.
"The
article [USA Today] goes on to talk about Lemond’s recovery from lead
poisoning after being accidentally shot by his brother-in-law in 1987.
Do I need to add that one of the long term effects of lead poisoning is
memory loss?" - Ron Callahan BikeWorldNews
Former Tour de France winner
calls for cleansing from the top down.
Ed chats with Wes at the 2009
Gent-Wevelgem before the start.
Race gets underway on Sunday.
Christopherson wins again at
SCTAC (picture from POA race at BMW Performance Center).
Top U.S. squads TIBCO-To The Top
and Vera Bradley Foundation will split rosters this weekend, as each
team focuses on a pair of National Racing Calendar events – the Liberty
Classic and Tulsa Tough.
Goss, Teutenberg among team's
challengers.
Garmin rider hopes to gain time
in TT before L'Alpe d'Huez.
Marsh Cooper (Rubicon-ORBEA)
made his way into another break at the SRAM Tour of the Gila.
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Haussler, Millar thinks TTs key to Dauphine success, Freire extends and
more…
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Luxembourg Stage, Contador Polishes His Form With the Dauphine Libere,
Climbs Comprising the Dauphine Libere, Menchov Spearheads Rabobank's
Tour Challenge, Team Radio Shack for the Dauphine Libere...
The peloton of the Philly race
since 1985 has been rolling by the art museum steps Rocky made famous.
For his second act, author and
cyclist Joe Parkin steals a page from the Tom Waits book of life: he's
on the way down.
Key riders back as the Tour de
France approaches.
The CLX 2.0 accelerates quickly,
maneuvers with graceful dexterity, and once up to speed, can maintain a
high-watt climb or time trial effort...
More than 200 pros will toe the
start line in Philadelphia Sunday as the TD Bank International Cycling
Championships and the Liberty Classic roll out, and only one of those
riders has stood atop the podium at the Eakins Oval.
Say that the media is too
focused on negative stories.
Rabobank announces Tour de
France roster, Armstrong happy with fifth in Luxembourg, Pietro
Caucchioli banned for two years, Ballan and Kroon return this
weekend, more...
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have a built-in hamster wheel.
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USA Cycling invites all masters
riders to join us in Louisville, Kentucky from August 3rd through the
8th.
CalGiant riders make their way
back to the field after a mechanical at Joe Martin.
RadioShack boss says former
teammate's doping claims are fuelling Tour preaparatins.
A return home for the two-time
Ronde winner?
Former professional talks about
benefits and risks of motorized bike.
Fleet-footed dual-suspension
29er.
In an interview with USA Today,
Greg Lemond says that he feels “vindicated” by Floyd Landis’ doping
accusations and claims that Lance Armstrong told him he used EPO.
Lemond: Juan Pelota is a con job.
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Andrew Talansky, racing on the
USA national team, is leading Spain’s Volta Ciclista Provincia
Tarragona after three stages.
Lemoine takes over GC lead from
teammate Engoulvent.
Rasmussen disqualified on stage
1.
Top five dominated by 'local'
team.
Irishman hopeful he'll ride Tour
de France.
Attention riders, aged 15-22:
There's still time to register for the regional development camps
taking place in July and August!
There's one good way to finally
sort out these Fabian Cancellara motor doping claims - simply ask Tyler
Farrar.
UCI to discuss 'motorised
doping' issue, Rosseler suffers broken wrist in training accident,
Martin takes time out after Giro debut, Delgado on the defensive over
Valverde...
Swede dons first leader's jersey.
Geoff Kabush took second place
in Dripping Springs, and ascended to the top of the Pro XCT leaderboard.
Gustav Larsson is hoping his
Giro d’Italia stage victory in Verona will punch his ticket to the Tour
de France.
Team Katusha directeur sportif
Claudio Cozzi gave us a seat in the car.
The San Francisco Police
Department is searching for a motorist who targeted and hit four male
cyclists and fled the scene by foot on Wednesday night.
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Lance Armstrong eats a piece of
coconut cream pie during a seven-day bike ride across Iowa.
Hjertberg has been working on
innovative unibody, featherweight, aerodynamic, bullet-strong,
all-carbon wheels.
The build-up to the Tour de
France starts in earnest with the prologue of the Critérium du Dauphiné
(June 6-13) in Evian-les-Bains on Sunday.
Inspiratory muscle training pays
off in endurance sports, study finds.
Hopes to announce new sponsor at
Tour de France.
A crude Boonen prototype?
The name behind the team also
appears on the bus.
"...one
thing I'd really like to see changed is the level of antagonism among
users of different transportation types. I'm often amazed at the level
of anger flowing in all directions among drivers, pedestrians and
cyclists." - Shane Farthing WashingtonPost
Cankles go home.
The Italian has been
provisionally suspended since June of 2009 due to abnormal values in
his Biological Passport.
The charger and phone holder for
the Nokia Bicycle Charger Kit attach to a bike's front handlebars.
Italian killed in motorcycle
accident.
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Top in Luxembourg, Caucchioli Suspended, LeMond "Vindicated" by
Allegations Against Armstrong, Jelly Belly Set for Philly and Tulsa...
Cipo Cool.
In bike-car collisions, justice
usually favors the driver. In this Toronto case, the scales were tilted
even more than usual.
While Dick Pound’s term as WADA
president expired at the end of 2007, the 68-year-old former Olympic
swimmer remains a member of the WADA board and still quite willing to
express his opinions.
An Austrian court has dismissed
charges against a Vienna pharmacist who sold a pro cyclist EPO and
testosterone for over two years.
Cycling is a to-do-list person’s
paradise.
Spaniard talks out after
receiving two-year suspension from competition.
24 hotline to take calls.
Former Tour champion laments
decision to ban countryman.
Italian female awaits hearing
date.
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Cindy Marshall joins the company
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Getting soaked reminded me of
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Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan rider
hospitalized after crash with car.
Armstrong a solid fifth in short
time trial.
Smaller squad means more work.
Under lights and heavy rain,
defending champion Paul Mach (Bissell) took the prologue win at the Mt.
Hood Cycling Classic Tuesday night, proving that he’s the man to beat
again in 2010.
"The final day (in the Pyrenees)
is the main course, with the finish on the summit of Tourmalet, the
last chance of victory for the climbers."
Taylor Phinney could move up
from Trek-Livestrong in August.
Awaits counter proposal from
Omega Pharma.
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as a traditional warm-up race for the Tour de France and its course
typically resembles a grand tour in miniature.
Caisse d'Epargne rider hit by
car, not seriously injured.
After learning about how much
work goes in to each individual frame and how detail oriented the
placement of every last fiber is in the stratification process, I
simply couldn't bring myself to cover it all up.
The front of the main group with
Cole House in the stars and stripes jersey of the USA team (tucked
behind a Livestrong).
The U.S. peloton spreads across
the country this week, as marquee events are on the calendar in
Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania.
Richard answers a couple
questions about tubeless tires....
Local pro Mark Hekman of
Mountain Khakis rode strong Friday night.
"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
Riding on the Formula One
circuit in Shanghai.
Pozzato and Nibali to memorial
criterium on Saturday.
Giant Bicycles founder King Liu
is set to embark on his latest cycling journey June 14-19 in The
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I wanted one. So. Bad.
GRUBER Assist, an e-bike
drivetrain company in Austria, has (fortunately or unfortunately) found
itself at the center of rumors.
Landis: My new show rocks!
Many Tour of California
competitors are looking forward to Reno-Tahoe’s Tour de Nez, a 3-day
cycling race with events in Sparks, Reno & Tahoe from June
17-19.
North American teams concerned
over Tour of California,
Downhill pro Shaums March
displays 6-bike North Shore Rack mounted on back of van.
New XTR wheel fitments and
Michelin tread designs on the way.
Wasn’t this guy supposed to burn
down Italy?
This is the latest video from
Mongoose Global Team rider Chris Akrigg, demonstrating his epic skills
on the Mongoose Fireball.
Cadel's rainbow jersey was one
of the few things which shone bright on this day that saw us bored for
the first 200 K then mesmerized by the finale.
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Great beauty emerges at the
bleakest part of a bike ride.
Basso Looks Ahead to Tour de
France, UCI and CAS at Odds Over Valverde Outcome, Evans Now Tops UCI
Rankings, Bike Motor Concerns Gain Traction...
Caisse d'Epargne vacancy could
be tailor-made for Tour champion.
Cliff-Ryan claims it for the
sponsors.
Cervélo TestTeam was one of the
revelations of last year’s Tour de France, but the team is patiently
waiting word whether top stars Carlos Sastre and Thor Hushovd will be
lining up July 3 in Rotterdam.
Performance Enhancing Gizmo?
With the Giro d’Italia in the
rearview mirror, European racing shifts gears into a series of
transition races as anticipation grows for July’s Tour de France.
Will follow same plan as in 2001.
The Giro d’Italia may not be the
only stage race sending the pro peloton into snowy conditions this
spring.
Marcotte takes the solo V! -
photo c Caitlin Coar.
Suspended Spaniard now erased
from 2010.
Colnago rider suffered fracture
in eighth stage crash.
Begy, Bell, English to race
Mawson Mountain Bike Marathon, BC Bike Race welcomes unicyclist,
Counting down to Trans Germany, Double header of four cross racing
coming up in Cheshire, more...
Surprise wildcard lost team
leader and sprinter but managed stage win.
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar
for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race
Reports - Janel
Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport
- miscellaneous
information.
Video:
Performance -
some humor.
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Lauren Tamayo recounts the USA
team's pursuit record ride.
Cadel took a moment to rest his
legs and take in the chaos around him.
Critics round on CAS decision.
Elisa Basso was there to watch
her brother Ivan race the final time trial and put the final touches on
another Giro championship.
Keeping cool in the Texas heat.
"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
Jana the Angel.
A big thigh and some sky.
Rankings revised after Valverde
disqualification.
Ben Kersten stands atop the
podium at Monday's Tour of Somerville along with second and third-place
finishers Alessandro Bazzana and Clayton Barrows.
Armstrong confirmed for Tour de
Suisse, Contador completes Tour de France reconnaissance, more...
No racing for Wiggins.
Ivan Basso gets his custom Giro
d'Italia pink Rudy Projects ready.
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Coach Dirk Friel compares rider
power files from the Tour of California and the Tour de France and
comes to some surprising conclusions.
Lawson Craddock stands on the
podium after the second of his individual time trial wins at Pays de
Vaud in Switzerland.
More on mechanized doping, Lance
brings excitement to Luxembourg, Taylor Phinney repeats at (U23)
Paris-Roubaix & more...
Bauer in action at the ‘91 Tour
of Flanders.
Organizers
hope race will resume next year.
American's recovery on track
after surgery.
Vande Velde anti-crash device.
Unfazed by the end of the sport,
Cancellara will go back to his first love, fashion designer for gay
Mariachi bands.
Cancellara dismisses the rumors.
Like new carbon road crank.
Minimal use on demo bike. Includes MegaExo BB; Length 172.5,
Crank Wt 662 gm, BB Wt 100 gm.
Tom Rasmussen (far right) at
Bike to Work Day rally: Does the City Council have McGinn envy?
Round two of National Ultra
Endurance (NUE) series heads to Ohio.
2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour
Schedule
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike
trade tweeps
- who uses Twitter.
Classified
- bikes
and accessories for sale.
Archive
- looking?
it may be in the archive.
Health
and Fitness - also
training information.
Tips and Safety
- what
to watch out for.
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