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ROUTE DETAILS FOR 2010 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA TO BE ANNOUNCED ONLINE VIA SPECIALLY PRODUCED STAGE VIDEOS

Host Cities to Reveal Route Specifics for May 2010 Race
LOS ANGELES (February 8, 2010) – Specific route details for the 2010 Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race will be revealed beginning tomorrow via individual stage videos, AEG, presenter [...]

Alessandro Ballan and Marcus Burghardt represented the BMC Racing Team in the decisive group of Monday’s second stage of the Tour of Qatar, with Burghardt’s 10th place finish moving him into fifth overall.

Long Breakaway Stays Away
Two riders spoiled the day for the sprinters by successfully completing a breakaway that began at the start of the [...]

Saturday unfolded a balmy sixty degrees, shockingly sunny, and with just the mildest of breeze from some direction or another.  That’s what left a few of us worryingly overdressed for what was arguably the first road race of the new decade in Texas.
Aside from the technical glitch that 2010 might be more like the last [...]

(Atlanta, GA) – The Board of Directors of the Tour de Georgia Foundation, Inc. announced today that the 2010 race, which had been scheduled to take place in the last week of April 2010, is officially canceled, postponing the return of the Tour de Georgia until at least 2011.
“This was not an easy decision, [...]

Johan Bruynel giving one of his famous motivational speeches.
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If you didn’t see the press conference earlier, view it here first. Very upsetting news from the UCI regarding the Bosberg being “aesthetic doping.”
We still haven’t heard any official word from the UCI yet regarding the Bosberg “being too good looking” for professional competition. But it seems their unusual move to set a limit not [...]

Written by: Spencer Canon
My first bike was a black Centurion Ironman with Shimano 105 and “Biopace” chainrings. I guess Shimano was so certain their egg-shaped chainrings would be successful that they went ahead and made them standard issue that year. It was a brave attempt that went the way of other bad ideas like Softride. [...]

With all the brands of carbon hoops on the market today it is getting harder to decide which ones to buy. If you only go by the marketing hype then you likely will pay too much. And if all you go by is price then you will likely sacrifice quality. So what [...]

This is truly an motivational video sure to get you to ride just a little faster today.

For the inagural Levis King Ridge Gran Fondo in 2009, Road ID developed a highlight video of Levi’s career.

Just about this time of year, every year, the griping begins, along the lines of:  I’m bloated, I’m in my fat pants, there aren’t any holes left in the belt, my second chin is gaining definition, and so on.  It’s my winter malaise.  It’s the reflection of normal human seasonal weight gain around the holidays, [...]

May 9th, 2009
Written by: Josh Horowitz
“I would if I could’ is finished for you now. I would if I could has an ending for you now. From now on, ‘I would if I could’ is over for you and done and finished. You cut it loose you let it go completely and permanently. Your new [...]

BREAKAWAY RIDES PRESENTED BY SPECIALIZED TO OFFER AMATEUR CYCLISTS OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE 2010 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA ROUTES
Two Spring 2010 cycling events will also raise funds and awareness for Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer® initiative
LOS ANGELES (December 15, 2009) – Cycling enthusiasts and fans are invited to participate in “The Breakaway Rides presented by Specialized”, two [...]

Through December, Ellsworth Bicycles customers are eligible for a $500 discount with the donation of a bike to Trips for Kids
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – Nov. 11, 2009 – For the second year, Ellsworth Handcrafted Bicycles Inc. of Ramona, Calif., is sponsoring a Trade-In Program to help Trips for Kids (TFK) fund more mountain bike rides [...]

Just about this time of year, every year, the griping begins, along the lines of:  I’m bloated, I’m in my fat pants, there aren’t any holes left in the belt, my second chin is gaining definition, and so on.  It’s my winter malaise.  It’s the reflection of normal human seasonal weight gain around the holidays, [...]

By GINA KOLATA @ NY TIMES
Published: October 13, 2009
MY husband and I were riding our bikes not long ago, and when we were about a mile from home, we did our usual thing. We call it the sprint to the finish: ride as hard and as fast as we can until we reach our driveway, [...]

Go to any bike store today and it near impossible not to notice that there are more and more nutritional products taking up their shelf space. Whether in the form of pills, powders, or liquids they all claim some quick benefit to the aspiring amateur athlete. Trying to sort through [...]

By Neil Leventhal
They said it couldn’t be done, but it looks like Camelbak may have accomplished what has long been considered impossible, “building a better mouse trap”. I have to admit that when I first received the Camelbak Podium bottle for review I was skeptical, but after the first ride I was hooked. [...]