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Ceramic Speed Bearings Are All About Fast
No matter where you look, whether in bike magazines or websites these days, it is impossible not to see all the ads for ceramic bearings. It made us wonder whether they are all hype or real speed.
When we got our bearings from Ceramic Speed there was an oversized metal bearing as well as an oversized [...]
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- Fixed Gear Bicycle Tricks - Best Ever
January 27th, 2008Okay, we have all seen some bicycle trick videos on YouTube, but this one is insane. Once you get past the silly beginning, it is almost beyond words what this woman can do on a fixed gear. Lets see you try this at home. And if you can send me the video, I [...]
- A Wood Bicycle - Not Suitable For Harsh Terrain, But Very Cool!
January 27th, 2008Not suitable for harsh terrain, but very cool!
I enjoyed woodwork as much as the next student when I was at school, but the furthest I ever got was the creation of a simple looking clock.
The same can’t be said of 16-year-old high school student, Marco Facciola.
“As a 16-year-old high school student in the International Baccalaureate [...] - Exclusive Photos - Round 2 of Super Mario Cipollini and his Rock Racing Team
January 26th, 2008The other day Bicycle.net brought you some very cool exclusive photos of Mario Cipollini and his Rock Racing Team mates. One of our shutterbugs was at the right place, right time, and got us the first look at the new Rock Racing team.
Well we are now able to bring you some new exclusive photos [...]
- Mario Cipollini Has Signed The Deal With Rock Racing
January 25th, 2008Former sprinter Super Mario Cipollini is confirmed to race for Michael Ball’s Rock Racing Professional Cycling team in 2008, his lawyer confirmed.
Cipollini has spent last week at the Rock Racing team’s training camp in Malibu, California. But on Thursday, he threw some doubt on whether he would be joining the team.
“It’s not an easy transition,” [...] - Police clear Boonen in drug dealing probe
January 25th, 2008Police clear Boonen in drug dealing probe
(Writes through with public prosecutor quotes)
By Darren Ennis
BRUSSELS, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Leading Tour de France rider Tom Boonen has been cleared “for now” by Belgian police investigating an accusation that he supplied cocaine to a cyclo-cross competitor, a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor said on Friday.
She [...] - Voluntary Replacement: Ritchey WCS Carbon 1-Bolt Post
January 24th, 2008Voluntary replacement: Ritchey WCS Carbon 1-Bolt Post
December 10, 2007
From:
Ritchey Design
575 Old County Road
San Carlos, CA 94070
650-368-4018
Warranty Department: Ext: 1855
Subject:
Voluntary replacement of Ritchey WCS Carbon One-bolt Seatpost
Sizes Affected:
27.2 - all lengths
30.9 - all lengths
31.6 - all lengths with this serial number present on product: G707049
31.6 - all lengths having a different serial number than the one [...] - LEW RACING BECOMES PART OF USA CYCLING HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM
January 24th, 2008LEW RACING BECOMES PART OF USA CYCLING HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM
Aerodynamic Technologies Company Looks to Give American Cyclists Competitive Advantage
USA Cycling Contact: Andy Lee (Tel.) 719.866.4867 (E-mail) alee@usacycling.org (Website) www.usacycling.org
Lew Racing Contact: Lee Vaccaro (Tel.) 702.205.5766 (E-mail) leevaccaro@yahoo.com (Website) www.lewracing.com
Colorado Springs, Colo. (January 24, 2008)—Looking to give American cyclists a competitive advantage, USA Cycling announced [...] - The Agency for Cycling Ethics Makes Further Enhancements to its Proprietary “Whereabouts” System
January 24th, 2008The Agency for Cycling Ethics Makes Further Enhancements to its Proprietary “Whereabouts” System
Los Angeles, California
January 23rd, 2008As part of its on-going efforts to develop the most robust “whereabouts” system in the field of anti-doping, the Agency for Cycling Ethics (ACE) announces it has made further enhancements to its proprietary whereabouts system. This latest [...]
- AT&T Signs On As Presenting Sponsor of Tour de Georgia
January 23rd, 2008AT&T signs on as presenting sponsor of Tour de Georgia
AT&T Inc. has agreed to be the presenting sponsor for the 2008 Tour de Georgia, race organizers announced Wednesday.
As presenting sponsor, AT&T will own the exclusive rights for communications services during the event, scheduled April 21-27.
Last year, AT&T was one of the race’s “founding partner” sponsors, [...] - Amgen Tour of California 2008 - Team Jerseys and Info
January 23rd, 2008The AMGEN Tour of California will bring the drama and excitement of a professional bicycle stage race to the California coast. The world’s top professional teams will compete over an eight-day, 700-mile race on a route that includes the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast.
Founded in 2005, Breakaway from Cancer continues to raise [...] - Mountain Biking Madness
January 23rd, 2008Some dudes just have no fear. Some dudes have no brains. Some dudes think they can fly. These dudes go way past crazy, and take the words “Big Air” to a whole new level.
Makes me feel like a wimp when I make that 1 1/2 foot jump on my mountain bike to clear a stupid [...] - Mario Cipollini - If Rock Racing Does Not Work Out Try The Los Angeles Dodgers
January 22nd, 2008Hey Super Mario, that is one hell of a good arm you got there. If things between you and Mr. Ball do not work out do me a favor, and call the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rumor has it they are looking for a new pitcher. And judging by your throwing speed and accuracy you might [...]
- 2008 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA WILL SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND ANTI-DOPING TESTING AND PROCEDURES FOR UPCOMING RACE
January 22nd, 20082008 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA WILL SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND ANTI-DOPING TESTING AND PROCEDURES FOR UPCOMING RACE
Partnership with USADA, UCI, USA Cycling and AEG Created to Develop Unprecedented Approach to Anti-Doping PoliciesLOS ANGELES, January 22, 2008 – The upcoming 2008 Amgen Tour of California cycling road race will adopt the most comprehensive anti-doping protocol in cycling history [...]
- A Real Rocket Bike - That You Can Build At Home - And Beat A Porsche From 0 to 60MPH
January 22nd, 2008A Real Rocket Bike
What does a propulsion engineer do when he wants to experience the power of a rocket without going to space? He simply bolts one to a bike.
Dept.: What You Built
Cost: $750
Time: 120 Hours
Easy | | | | | HardHow It Works
1. A toggle switch on the battery pack arms the ignition system.
2. [...] - Just A reminder - Wear Your Helmet
January 21st, 2008Come On. Where your helmets out there. You can buy a new bike, but as far as I know, there is no store in the US that you can buy a new brain. Not that this rider was using his.
- Exclusive Mario Cipollini Photos - Training Camp with Rock Racing
January 20th, 2008On Saturday January 19th at 2:30pm Mr. Super Mario Cipollini and his new Rock Racing team mates where spotted training in the Santa Monica Mountains in Malibu, California. They were riding on Kanan Canyon. A few things that I found interesting about the Rock Racing Team. One, where were the helmets? I can only [...]
- Leading Men: Can An American Team That Aims To Compete Clean Help Put Cycling Back On The High Road
January 19th, 2008Leading Men: Can An American Team That Aims To Compete Clean Help Put Cycling Back On The High Road
BOULDER, Colo. — Conditions are cramped in the modest bedroom with burgundy carpeting and busy floral wallpaper at the Boulderado Hotel.
A small antique-style desk has been cleared off and covered with a clean towel, syringes, vials, latex [...] - Mario Cipollini comes back from retirement with Rock Racing
January 18th, 2008On 1/16/08 one of my team mates was out for a afternoon ride and who did he see in Malibu, CA, none other than Mario Cipollini. Read the quoted text below to read about his experience. then read the news article below that.
As usual Bicycle.net is getting the inside stories that no one [...] - Basso: Suspension was ‘best thing’ to happen to him
January 17th, 2008Basso: Suspension was ‘best thing’ to happen to him
By Agence France Presse
Filed: January 17, 2008
Disgraced former Giro d’Italia champion Ivan Basso said Thursday that his two-year doping suspension was the best thing to happen to him.
Basso was tipped to win the 2006 Tour de France, shortly after cruising to victory in the Giro, but he [...] - TEAMS ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
January 17th, 2008TEAMS ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
PROFESSIONAL ROAD CYCLING RACE
Most Diverse, Accomplished Field Ever Assembled for a Race on U.S. Soil to Compete
in February 17-24 Stage Race
LOS ANGELES, January 17, 2008 – A world-class field of 17 domestic and international cycling teams set to compete in the 2008 Amgen Tour of California was announced [...] - Road Rash: Lake Tahoe and a last minute right turn by car
January 16th, 2008Here is a photo of a friend. This occurred on a ride around Lake Tahoe when a driver made a last minute right hand turn without looking. He did this just as we were riding by him.
- Brentwood Crit 2003
January 16th, 2008This photo is from the 2003 Brentwood Crit in Brentwood, CA. You know the place, OJ Simpson made it famous a few years back.
I was on my way to winning the CAT 4 race, when I over cooked the last turn and slid for what seemed like at least 50 meters.
Aron Gadhia, CPT, USACC
www.ag-fit.com - July 4th, 2007 on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, CA.
January 16th, 2008July 4th 2007, I was riding south on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, CA. A Honda Accord is looking for a parking space and pulls over to park right in front of me while I am descending at around 25 mph. I head butt his trunk, flip over handle bars and land on [...]
- Amgen Tour of California Solvang’s “Race of Truth” Adventure
January 16th, 2008So you think that you can keep up with the pro’s. Are you able to smoke everybody at your local TT race, now is the time to prove your strength. This is one cool opportunity to ride like a pro and actually compare yourself to their official race times. I for one have no [...]
- The No Handed Wheelie
January 15th, 2008Here is one cool no handed wheelie. If you can do better send me the video, we want to post it for all to see. Email it to Bicycle.net.
- Floyd Landis gets his long awaited CAS court date
January 15th, 2008Floyd Landis gets his long awaited CAS court date
Floyd Landis will not get his chance to present his appeal to a Court of Arbitration for Sport panel in New York on March 19, the American’s lawyer Maurice Suh announced. The CAS appearance is the final stage of appeal in the former professional cyclists’ 18-month long [...] - Fabrio Carlino Gets jail in connection to marco Pantani death
January 14th, 2008Fabio Carlino gets to go to jail for 4 1/2 years after being found guilty of dealing drugs and contributing to the death of Tour de France winner Marco Pantani. The family of Marco Pantani has announced that in addition to the jailing of the former disco manager, the Pantani family will receive approximately 300,000 [...]
- Stage 2: Santa Rosa to Sacramento
January 14th, 2008ROUTE DETAILS
Day: Tuesday, Feb 19
Start: Santa Rosa
Finish: Sacramento
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Miles: 116
KM: 187
Finish ETA: 2:15-3:00 PM
The riders will face one of the toughest vertical challenges in the Amgen Tour of California only a dozen miles after departing Santa Rosa: the ascent of Trinity Grande. En route to the climb, the peloton will pass through several [...] - Press-Release: MARC GULLICKSON NAMED USA CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE AND CYCLO-CROSS PROGRAM MANAGER
January 14th, 2008MARC GULLICKSON NAMED USA CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE AND CYCLO-CROSS PROGRAM MANAGER
Ten-Time World Championship Veteran, Team Manager to Guide Development and Elite Athlete Programs
Contact: Andy Lee (Tel.) 719.866.4867 (Mobile) 719.231.2041 (E-mail) alee@usacycling.org (Website) www.usacycling.org
Colorado Springs, Colo. (January 11, 2008)—Following the departure of Matt Cramer from the organization late last year, Marc Gullickson [...] - 3T inks sponsorship with Team CSC
January 10th, 20083T inks sponsorship with Team CSC
[05.01 11:12] Team CSC has signed a sponsorship deal with the New 3T, in a pact that links the historic handlebar brand to the world’s leading cycling team. Bjarne Riis, team owner of the 2007 ProTour winning Team CSC, signed the contract with Rene Wiertz, CEO of the New 3T.
“The [...] - Monica Howe: Bicycle ‘activist by default’
January 9th, 2008Monica Howe: Bicycle ‘activist by default’
By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 7, 2008
Monica Howe
Age: 32
Occupation: Outreach manager for the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition
Why she matters: Has made Los Angeles’ streets more accommodating for cyclists and, in the process, encouraged riders to discover — or rediscover — the sport.
HOWE never planned on being [...] - Huffy vs. Hummer: Debate Bikes -vs- cars
January 7th, 2008I read this article on the LA Times website and thought that it is a good article to spur some debate. Who is right, the cyclists, or the car drivers? I do not have the answer that will make both sides happy. But what I do know is that there is no answer that both [...]
- “lose the training wheels” by David Shields
December 28th, 2007Lose the Training Wheels
By Dave Shields
A couple of months ago the Wichita, Kansas chapter of the MS Society invited me to ride in their event and speak at their dinner. As those of you who have participated in charitable rides like this already know, the atmosphere is almost always electric and addictive. This particular ride [...] - Broken - By Bicycling.com
December 26th, 2007Please read this article completely. Once you are finished get motivated to go out and get invovled to improve the safety on the roads where you live. We need each and every bicyclist to speak up and be heard to fight for our rights to ride the roads safely. If you have any ideas [...]
- How do you spell Team time trial - Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team
December 25th, 2007The beauty and the art of the cycling team time trial performed by the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team.
- Farewell Discovery Channel - Goodbye Video
December 24th, 2007As 2007 comes to an end with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. Here is a great video to celebrate the greatest cycling team that was.
- Date change: TEAM 100 GIFT WRAPPING EVENT THIS SUNDAY AT I. MARTIN BICYCLES IN LOS ANGELES
December 21st, 2007TEAM 100 GIFT WRAPPING EVENT THIS SUNDAY
AT I. MARTIN BICYCLES IN LOS ANGELESOne of the most common questions we get this time of year at the shop is “Do you gift wrap?”
This Sunday, the answer is going to be “Of course we can gift wrap that for you.”
Thanks to the good folks at TEAM 100, [...] - Fired Lotto doctor, Dr. Sam Vermeire defends himself
December 21st, 2007Fired Lotto doctor, Dr. Sam Vermeire defends himself
Dr. Sam Vermeire, who was fired from the Predictor-Lotto squad this week as he was blamed for Björn Leukemans’ positive anti-doping test result for artificial testosterone, has admitted that he prescribed Prasteron, which contains the forbidden hormone DHEA, to the rider. “I made a mistake, yes,” he told [...] - Spanish fedERATION WILL NOT sanction Mayo
December 21st, 2007panish cycling’s secretary general Eugenio Bermudez has refused to sanction Iban Mayo, the Saunier Duval rider whose positive test for the banned blood boosting hormone EPO raised questions about the UCI’s testing procedures. Mayo’s ‘A-sample’ from the second rest day of the 2007 Tour de France was found to be positive for EPO by [...]
- Mother of all velodrome crashes - ouch that is going to hurt
December 20th, 2007
- Press Release: Ritchey Design Signs Contract to Continue Sponsorship of Health Net and Symmetrics Professional Bicycle Road Racing Teams
December 20th, 2007Ritchey Design Signs Contract to Continue Sponsorship of
Health Net and Symmetrics Professional Bicycle Road Racing Teams
SAN CARLOS, Calif. - Dec. 20, 2007 - Ritchey Design Inc. today announced the re-signing of separate sponsorship deals with the Health Net Presented by Maxxis and the Symmetrics Fuelled by FarmPure top-tier North American-based bicycle road racing teams.
The 2008 [...] - “B” samples positive for Iban Mayo and Björn Leukemans
December 19th, 2007Iban Mayo’s B sample returned positive for EPO in a test performed by the French national anti-doping laboratory (LNDD) in Chatenay-Malabry this Wednesday. After the A sample was found positive for the performance-enhancer at the Tour de France’s second rest day last July by that same laboratory, the B sample was first analysed by a [...]
- Scotland open talks for tartan Tour de France
December 19th, 2007Richard Moore
Thursday December 20, 2007
The Guardian
Scotland has emerged as a candidate to host the Grand Départ of the Tour de France after the success of London last summer. EventScotland, the Scottish government-funded agency, travelled to Paris in September for discussions with the Tour director, Christian Prudhomme, on taking the race north of the border, [...] - Jittery Joe’s Finalizes 2008 Pro Roster
December 19th, 2007The Jittery Joe’s Professional Cycling Team has finalized its roster for next season by keeping six riders from 2007 and adding five new riders.
Headlining the returning squad is Aussie captain Trent Wilson and American Neil Shirley. Neil surprised the cycling world at the end of the 2007 season by out sprinting Freddy Rodriguez for the [...] - Los Angeles Coryn Rivera looks like a future top professional to me
December 18th, 2007Living in Los Angeles I have been exposed to a young female rider who has been tearing up every cycling event she attempts. Her last amazing feat of superwoman power came at the 2007 Cyclocross National Championships. Bicycle.net is here and now predicting that Coryn Rivera will be the best female cyclist over [...]
- Michael Rasmussen to sue Rabobank - Does anyone really care
December 18th, 2007Michael Rasmussen is apparently planning to take Team Rabobank to court to contest his withdrawal from the Tour de France and his dismissal from the team this summer. The 33 year-old Dane has hired Dutch lawyers, who have confirmed to the Belga press agency that they have been engaged.
Rasmussen was fired from Rabobank this summer [...] - Bicycle Helmets Recalled by Specialized Due to Failing Helmet Standard
December 18th, 20071. NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 18, 2007
Release #08-138
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (877) 808-8154
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Bicycle Helmets Recalled by Specialized Due to Failing Helmet Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in [...] - Press Release - GT Bicycles and Ritchey Design Sponsor Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team
December 18th, 2007GT Bicycles and Ritchey Design Sponsor Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team
LAKE FOREST and SAN CARLOS, Calif. - Dec. 18, 2007 - GT Bicycles and Ritchey Design Inc. today announced the signing of sponsorship agreements with the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team, a continental road cycling team.
As a direct result of a strategic partnership with Jelly [...] - Thank God, This Will Only Get Worse
December 17th, 2007Article that I found at the New York Times that I found pretty interesting:
OH SUCH FUN Slogging up the Pyrenees in this summer’s Étape du Tour, a 196-kilometer race that followed a 2007 Tour de France stage route.
By STUART STEVENS
Published: August 19, 2007
It was about five hours and 8,000 vertical feet into the ride [...] - Danilo Di Luca to appeal his three-month suspension
December 16th, 2007The 2007Giro d’Italia winner, Danilo Di Luca has appealed his three-month suspension in the Oil for Drugs investigation. The 31 year old Italian from Abruzzo, is accused of using the services of Doctor Carlo Santuccione, has appealed the Italian Cycling Federation (FCI) Disciplinary Commission’s decision last October to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) [...]
- 2009 Tour de France - stages in Monaco confirmed
December 16th, 2007The 2009 Tour de France will kick off from the tiny Mediterranean Principality of Monaco, the race’s organizer officially announced the Grand Tour’s first few stages Friday. The Grand Départ will start with a 15-kilometer time trial that will take place partly on the world-renowned Monaco Grand Prix circuit, July 4, making 2009 the fifth [...]
- Team 100 Gift Wrapping Event this Saturday at I. Martin Bicycles in Los Angeles
December 14th, 2007One of the most common questions we get this time of year at the shop is “Do you gift wrap?”
Up until now, the answer has been no. It’s not that we couldn’t, it’s just we can hardly fathom the carnage that would happen if Jaime were turned loose with a pair of scissors, a roll [...] - USA Cycling announces 2007 ‘Club of the Year’ recipients - Division I winner is Velo Club LaGrange Westwood
December 14th, 2007USA Cycling announces 2007 ‘Club of the Year’ recipients
Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 14, 2007)—USA Cycling announced today the recipients of its annual Club of the Year awards. Ten USA Cycling-sanctioned clubs received recognition for outstanding programs throughout the 2007 season and will receive complimentary registration fees for the 2008 racing season.
Clubs were judged on several [...] - Telekom (T-Mobile) doctors falsified riders records
December 14th, 2007Telekom doctors falsified patient records
By Susan Westemeyer @ CylingNews.com
Former Team Telekom/T-Mobile doctors apparently faked patient data in connection with their doping activities involving the team’s riders, the Freiburg University Clinic announced on Thursday. In a press release, the Clinic said, “As part of its investigation, the Freiburg University Clinic has found in its electronic [...] - The Tour of America Announces New Route for Its International Professional Bicycle Race
December 14th, 2007Responding to feedback from racers, organizing bodies and the media, the new route is shorter and more consistent with professional road racing standards
LUMBERTON, N.C. - Dec. 13, 2007 - Aqu, Inc., organizers of The Tour of America, a multi-stage coast-to-coast professional bicycle road race, today announced revised dates and tentative race route for its September [...] - book review - “The complete guide to climbing (by bike)
December 13th, 2007BOOK REVIEW: “THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CLIMBING (BY BIKE) Written by John Summerson
“A Guide to cycling climbing and the most difficult climbs in the United States”
224 pages, published by Extreme Press
John Summerson, a research associate and exercise physiologist at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, took over a decade to travel the USA to ride [...] - The Inside Dope on Sports Testing
December 12th, 2007I found this article in the Wall Street Journal and I thought it was an interesting read. It is really written as a
The Inside Dope on Sports Testing
By SKIP ROZIN
November 28, 2007; Page D9
With the announcement earlier this month that tennis star Martina Hingis would fight her positive test for cocaine use, sports [...] - Flat Tire - Now what am I to do but wait for one of santas reindeers
December 12th, 2007Veloguy here. I am part of the very large “LA TriClub” in Los Angeles, CA. The club has something like 1,500 members, and still has that small club feel. The email below sent to the entire club and I thought that I would share it with you. We should keep in mind why [...]
- Jet Propelled Bicycle - Now that is how to win your local crit
December 12th, 2007Jet Propelled Bicycle - Watch more free videos
- Jittery Joe’s Finalizes 2008 Pro Roster
December 12th, 2007Jittery Joe’s Finalizes 2008 Pro Roster
The ‘Bean Team’ of Micah Rice finalizes its roster for 2008. A fine blend of Aussie and American talent with Co-captains Trent Wilson and Neil Shirley lead a squad of eleven.
The Jittery Joe’s Professional Cycling Team has finalized its roster for next season by keeping six riders from 2007 and [...] - Lance Armstrong to open Israel’s mega cycling route
December 11th, 2007Seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will open a new cycle route in Israel next year, according to Dutch news site AD.nl. The planned route will run from the coastal city of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and marks the Jewish’s states 60 years of independence.
Armstrong this week accepted an invitation extended to him [...] - UCI ProTour - 2008 Teams Announced
December 11th, 200718 teams registered by the UCI Pro Tour Council
The UCI ProTour Council (CUPT) has made a decision on the 19 registration requests submitted by UCI ProTeams before the statutory deadline (20 November). Every year, teams that hold a UCI ProTour licence must submit a registration renewal application to the UCI. This procedure helps the UCI [...] - Liquigas is again visited by UCI doping controllers again
December 11th, 2007Team Liquigas was visited for the second time during its off-season training camps by International Cycling Union (UCI) anti-doping controllers. The Italian ProTour team – in Benicásim, Spain, from December 10 to 18 – was subjected to blood checks according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. The UCI had previously visited the team during its Italian [...]
- Confusion over T-Mobile and the 2006 Tour
December 10th, 2007German anti-doping crusader Doctor Werner Franke continued to insist that at least five T-Mobile riders left Strasbourg, France – site of the Grand Départ of the Tour de France – on the evening of Saturday, July 1, 2006 and drove to Freiburg, Germany, for blood transfusions. However, the head of a committee investigating the University [...]
- High Road signs with ACE for anti-doping program
December 10th, 2007Team High Road’s anti-doping programme for 2008 will be run by the Agency for Cycling Ethics (ACE), which also runs the program for the American Professional Continental Team Slipstream. High Road manager Bob Stapleton called it “the most comprehensive program out there. It is what the team needs and what the sport needs.”
According to the [...] - Three Generations Riding with La Grange for meals on wheels
December 10th, 2007The article below was written by Bob Rasner’s daughter. I found out about Eleanor from Bob, who is a member of the same bicycle club that I am. Bob put out an email to the club looking for a trail-a-bike so that he can take his granddaughter on the Thanksgiving Meals On Wheels annual ride. [...]
- How To Get Even With A Cyclist
December 7th, 2007I have always wondered why drivers do not do this more often to cyclists. Let’s just be glad they don’t.
- How a Beach Cruiser can keep you fit
December 5th, 2007Bicycle.net has a new contributor from an extremely cool bike shop in Southern California. They are a cruiser bicycle store only. Their first editorial contribution is below. read the post and then check out Chubby’s One Stop Cruiser Shop. My favorites are the stretched out singlespeed cruisers.
How a Beach Cruiser can keep you fit
Working out [...] - Product Review - Beaker Concepts HydroTail & Speedfold
December 5th, 2007I have always had a problem finding a hydration system that I am comfortable with on my Time Trial (Triathlon) bicycle. I have tried no less than 5 different hydration systems, all with less than desirable results.
With the Beaker Concepts HydroTail that has now been solved.
I tried the first generation “behind the saddle” hydration systems [...] - Team Bicycle.net Scores a podium at the “Muddy Buddy” - Los Angeles
December 4th, 2007Race Date: November 5, 2007
Event: Muddy Buddy
Where: Los Angeles, CA.
Team Muddy Buddy: Jonathan Tessler & Josh Futterman - 2nd In Age Group (86 to 95)
If you have never heard of the “Muddy Buddy”, then now is the time. If you have heard of the “Muddy Buddy” then sit back, read on, and enjoy.
About 4 [...] - The Inside Dope on Sports Testing
December 4th, 2007I found this article in the Wall Street Journal and thought that it was extremely interesting. It is written as a drug testing 101 and it gives a little insight into the world of drug testing in sports
By SKIP ROZIN
November 28, 2007; Page D9
With the announcement earlier this month that tennis star Martina Hingis would [...] - The Press Reactions to 2008 Giro route
December 2nd, 2007The Press Reactions to 2008 Giro route
At the presentation of the 2008 Giro D’Italia at the Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan, RAI-TV color commentator Davide Cassani described the 2008 Giro d’Italia as “a nervous course in the first stages, for the first half, then in the second part there are hard stages with climb after [...] - Rasmussen considered suicide after being pulled from Tour de france 2007
December 2nd, 2007Rasmussen considered suicide after being pulled from Tour de France 2007
Michael Rasmussen considered killing himself on the night that he was withdrawn from the Tour de France, he said in an interview with the Dutch newspaper “De Telegraaf”.
“I didn’t know what had happened to me,” he said. He had just won the final mountain stage [...] - In the what were they thinking category - We Introduce the Breakfast Tray
November 30th, 2007Eating while driving is inadvisable and very dangerous, but at least you have a bunch of “car” between you and the thing you are about to run into. Not so when you’re on a bicycle, which is why this BreakFast tray, seen at the PanDan site–which holds your breakfast AND has a slot for a [...]
- The Inside Dope on Sports Testing
November 30th, 2007I found this article at the Wall Street Journal and thought it was very interesting. It is really drug testing 101.
The Inside Dope on Sports Testing
By SKIP ROZIN
November 28, 2007; Page D9
With the announcement earlier this month that tennis star Martina Hingis would fight her positive test for cocaine use, sports fans rolled their eyes. [...] - In the wake of a runner’s death, experts suggest screening athletes for cardiac disease
November 28th, 2007By Stephanie Nano, Associated Press
November 12, 2007
NEW YORK — An enlarged heart is the most common cause of sudden death among young athletes, deaths that could be prevented with more and better screening, experts said after the recent death of a marathon runner.
Too often, heart problems that can cause an irregular heartbeat and sudden death [...] - VeloKid - Tour de France Yellow Jersey of 2032?
November 28th, 2007He’s already wearing yellow diapers to get into the mood. And he does his own stunts.
He likes french fries and french toast. - Floyd Landis - Love him or hate him - he speaks here
November 26th, 2007Everyone has an opinion on Floyd Landis and his doping case. Some will never believe that he doped, and some will never believe that he did not dope, but very few do not have an opinion. This audio interview with Floyd Landis is not meant to change your mind, or convince you of any [...]
- What If Lance Armstrong did the Ironman Triathlon
November 21st, 2007
- Saving Pro Cycling, One BlackBerry At a Time
November 21st, 2007Saving Pro Cycling, One BlackBerry At a Time
Each member of Team Slipstream/Chipotle has been given a BlackBerry Pearl, which will be used to send team updates and to keep track of the riders.
By Richard Martin
InformationWeek
November 16, 2007 02:00 PM
Trying to rehabilitate the ruined image of pro cycling, which has been nearly destroyed by a never-ending [...] - Floyd Landis filed his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport
November 21st, 2007American Floyd Landis has filed his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in his final attempt to overturn his two-year doping ban.
The disgraced 2006 Tour de France winner tested positive during the race.
He is appealing against September’s ruling by a US arbitration panel that upheld laboratory findings that he used synthetic testosterone during [...] - Vintage Lance Armstrong - Who Could Have Predicted
November 21st, 2007
- Lauren Jacobsen, has won the UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships and set a new world record
November 19th, 2007PRESS RELEASE: Toulca Lake, California resident, Lauren Jacobsen, has won the UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships and set a new world record. Representing the USA and racing for cycling team NOW MS Society, Lauren won the gold medal in the women’s age 50-54 500 meter Time Trial on October 16th, at the Dunc Gray [...]
- Press Release: Tour of California Announces Route for 2008
November 13th, 2007AEG Announces Route Details For 2008 Amgen Tour of California Professional Cycling Road Race
World-Class Cycling Field to Compete Across 650 Miles of California Roadway in Eight-Day Stage Race
LOS ANGELES (November 13, 2007) – Specific route details for the 2008 Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race were revealed today by AEG, presenter of [...] - Here is why you should ride a bike drunk
November 10th, 2007
- Motivation Part 2
November 9th, 2007
- Hate Riding In The Cold - Here is some motivation Robbie McEwen style
November 8th, 2007
- Drymer V0.5 Electric bike produces 255 watts
November 7th, 2007Drymer has produced a working three wheeled electric bike prototype, and the way electric bikes go, theirs looks pretty snazzy. The three wheeler, named the v0.5, boasts a motor capable of producing 250 watts, which will reach a maximum speed of 25 km/h. If your face tends to melt at such speeds, purchase with caution.
The [...]
- Lion King to roar again?
November 5th, 2007Will Mario Cipollini return to the peloton? The former World Champion took to the bike at the Interbike Industry Cup, and despite crashing before the finish, showed that he had lost little of the speed which propelled him to a record number of career stage wins in the Giro d’Italia. The 40 year-old Italian retired [...]
- Press Release: Join the Movement and Start to Finish MS
November 5th, 2007Join the Movement and Start to Finish MS
Hundreds ride for multiple sclerosis from Camarillo to Santa Barbara at the 2007 Southern California Start to Finish MS Bike Tour
Camarillo — The Southern California Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society held its Start to Finish MS Bike Tour, from
Camarillo to Santa Barbara on Saturday [...] - Lance Armstrong & Ashley Olsen’s Latest N.Y. Hookup
October 31st, 2007Lance Armstrong and Ashley Olsen appear to be getting friendly: The unlikely twosome have met up at least twice this week while the former Tour de France champ is in town for the New York Marathon, sources tell PEOPLE.
The pair first shared a special moment on Monday night, getting close at the Rose Bar [...] - Product Review: HydroPak’s Brand New Gel-Bot Water Bottle
October 29th, 2007So at what point does a water bottle stop being a water bottle? If not now, then we are very close.
As I was walking the floor of the Interbike trade show I was just about to walk past the HydroPak booth thinking nothing here for me. Then out of the corner of my eye [...] - Hanging Out With 2007 Ironman Champion Chris (Macca) McCormack
October 26th, 2007A few weeks before the 2007 Hawaii Ironman I had the opportunity to be at a LA TriClub meeting. The speaker was non other than Chris McCormack who went on to win the Ironman championship in Kona this month. This guy might be all ego, but he puts every thing he has into every [...]
- Tour De France Revamps Race for 2008
October 25th, 2007After getting todays first look at the 2008 Tour de France, it seems like Le Tour is really trying to increase the suspense. I for one am looking forward to seeing how they plan to bring back the glory days of the Tour.
Tour De France Revamps Race for 2008
By JOHN LEICESTER – 10 hours ago
PARIS [...] - Leipheimer Signs With Astana
October 24th, 2007Levi Leipheimer is celebrating his 34th birthday today with a present to himself — a two-year contract with Team Astana, where he will be joining Discovery Channel team-mates and team manager Johan Bruyneel. Yesterday Tour de France winner and Discovery Channel rider Alberto Contador announced that he had also signed with Astana.
Leipheimer won the [...] - Tour de France 2008 to start in Brest and visit Italy
October 24th, 2007No spectacular announcement is expected at the launch of the 2008 Tour de France at lunch time on Thursday in Paris. The organizing company ASO has already given the UCI credit for working together with WADA on the new concept of the biological passport that should ensure that no cyclist will be able to undergo [...]
- Anti-doping summit in Paris agrees on biological passports
October 23rd, 2007Professional riders will have to show their passport next year, but it will be for crossing the anti-doping border after French minister for sport Roselyne Bachelot announced the introduction of “500 to 700 biological passports before July 1st” at an anti-doping summit in Paris on Tuesday. Also in attendance were UCI president Pat McQuaid, Tour [...]
- Contador signs two-year deal with Astana
October 23rd, 2007Spaniard Alberto Contador, winner of the 2007 Tour de France, has signed a two-year contract to ride for the Astana team. The 24 year-old follows in the footsteps of his directeur sportif from Discovery Channel, Johan Bruyneel, who will work in a general managerial role for the Kazakh-funded squad.
In a personal press note released on [...] - Hey Cyclists; A little high-impact exercise can help prevent osteoporosis, experts say
October 22nd, 2007I saw this article this morning in the Los Angeles Times about how a little strength exercise can help keep Osteoprosis away. This email went around my local bike club, and atleast one member confirmed that he has this same problem. But has been told that within a few years he should be able [...]
- Motorcycle (Bicycle) School: Be Very Afraid
October 21st, 2007ANY TIME YOU SEE THE WORD “MOTORCYCLE”, EXCHANGE THE WORD “BICYCLE”. ALMOST EVERYTHING STATED CAN BE SAID OF A BICYCLE ALSO.
Motorcycle School: Be Very Afraid
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By RICHARD S. CHANG
Published: October 14, 2007
Massapequa, N.Y.
HE first session of the Basic Rider Course at Trama’s Auto School is spent learning about everything that can go horribly [...] - Trading Car Parking for Bike Racks
October 21st, 2007In a historic first for New York City, the Department of Transportation has replaced three car parking spaces in Williamsburg with bike racks to accomodate about 30 bicycles.
The on-street bike parking, which is right next to the Bedford Avenue stop on the L train, will greatly benefit the burgeoning bicycling mecca of Billyburg. As any [...] - Pedaling Technique Basics
October 20th, 2007Pedaling Technique Basics by Michael Smartt @ Smartt Training
(I recently wrote this piece for the Whole Athlete newsletter with the help of Dario Fredrick)
What is “Good” Pedaling Technique?
If you have completed a long season of road, mountain bike or triathlon racing, the fall and winter months are the time to back off from the [...] - Di Luca reacts to ProTour snub
October 20th, 2007Even though the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced yesterday that it was removing Italian Danilo Di Luca from its ProTour standings for 2007 the rider from Abruzzo warned that the appeal process with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has yet to be completed. The 31 year-old of Team Liquigas led the competition that [...]
- France to reopen Landis case
October 19th, 2007France to reopen Landis case
By Agence France Presse
Filed: October 17, 2007
The French anti-doping agency (AFLD) on Wednesday said it intends to pursue doping charges against Floyd Landis, purportedly to close a legal loophole which could allow him to compete in the Tour de France while technically banned.
Landis was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France [...] - WADA in political power struggle
October 19th, 2007The was-to-be successor of Richard Pound, head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has stepped down from his candidacy this week. Former French minister of Sports and current WADA vice-president, Jean-François Lamour, decided not to run for WADA presidency after a new candidate, Australian John Fahey, was named just one month before the election.
“I don’t [...] - Great Bike Stunt Video
October 18th, 2007This is a great bike stunt video. Good music and well edited. But someone needs to tell the guy at the end to put a friggin helmet on his head.
- Spain’s Pereiro Receives Yellow Jersey From the 2006 Tour de France
October 17th, 2007Spain’s Pereiro Receives Yellow Jersey From the 2006 Tour de France
Tuesday, October 16, 2007; Washington Post
Oscar Pereiro finally got his hands on the winner’s yellow jersey from the 2006 Tour de France yesterday.
“Finally, we have a winner and it’s Oscar,” Tour director Christian Prudhomme said at the handover ceremony in Madrid. “Oscar, you have won [...] - The Bicycle Players “American Beauty” by the MS Society
October 17th, 2007This is a very funny parody of a small stage presentation. It is titled the “American Beauty” by the Bicycle Players. I can remember my first time too, all that pressure to not let my partner down. Watch this video and tell me you can’t relate.
- Astana has confirmed bruyneel for 2008
October 12th, 2007Today the Kazakh Cycling Federation officially revealed the new Astana structure for the 2008 season, continuing the commitment to support the only Kazakh team in the ProTour. Besides the official confirmation of Johan Bruyneel as the general manager of the team they also signed Frenchman Alain Gallopin as the head directeur sportif. Also, Astana will [...]
- VELO CLUB LA GRANGE NAMED OFFICIAL CLUB of the start to finish MS bike tour
October 12th, 2007FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VELO CLUB LA GRANGE NAMED OFFICIAL CLUB
OF THE START TO FINISH MS BIKE TOUR
LOS ANGELES, September 24th, 2007: Velo Club La Grange, one of Southern California’s largest and most established cycling organizations, has been named the Official Bike Club of the 2007 Santa Barbara START TO FINISH MS BIKE TOUR. In [...] - Landis appeals ruling
October 11th, 2007Cyclist Floyd Landis said that he has appealed the arbitration ruling that stripped him of his 2006 Tour de France title.
By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
8:49 PM PDT, October 10, 2007
Cyclist Floyd Landis said Wednesday that he has appealed the arbitration ruling that stripped him of his 2006 Tour de France title and [...] - Bettini Announces 2008 will be his final year
October 5th, 2007Paolo Bettini announced that 2008 will be his final year as a professional cyclist. It will be another big year for the little Italian, who wants to not only defend his Olympic title in Beijing, but also is eyeing a third consecutive rainbow jersey at home soil, in Varese. And to finish off his career [...]
- Armstrong comments support Landis
October 4th, 2007Armstrong comments support Landis
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong sympathized with Floyd Landis after an arbitration panel recently ruled to ban Landis for two years.
“When you are giving someone the death penalty, which they essentially did, you cannot tolerate shoddy work, which they clearly did,” Armstrong said to the Associated Press. “I don’t understand [...] - Bruyneel close to inking Astana deal - Contador and Leipheimer may follow
October 3rd, 2007Bruyneel close to inking Astana deal
Contador and Leipheimer may follow
Johan Bruyneel is poised to take over the reins at the troubled Astana team and will bring heavy hitters Levi Leipheimer and Alberto Contador with him for the 2008 season.
Sources close to Bruyneel told VeloNews that the Belgian director is finalizing negotiations with the Kazakh government [...] - What’s Fair is Clear - Floyd Landis
September 26th, 2007What’s Fair is Clear
Dear Friends and Supporters,
I’m of course disappointed and in fact angry about the split decision ruling against me last week.
If any good has come out of this, we have shown that the anti-doping system is corrupt, inefficient and unfair. The content of this decision unfortunately highlights this once again. The straightforward and [...] - Hollywood Bus Driver Attacks Cyclist, LAPD Handcuff Cyclist (and Wife!)
September 25th, 2007A cyclist westbound on Hollywood Boulevard hears a loud horn behind him as he rides in the right side of the #2 lane, alongside a row of parked cars and dangerously close to the door zone.
Lane numbers work by counting from the middle to the side of a street. In a four-lane street such as [...]
- Armstrong dismisses question on disgraced cyclist Landis
September 25th, 2007VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — Lance Armstrong deflected questions regarding the decision to strip disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis of the 2006 Tour de France title following a positive drug test.
Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France winner, told The Vancouver Province newspaper on Sunday that he has no comment because he no longer follows the competitive [...] - DEA nabs 124 in 27 states in steroid crackdown
September 24th, 2007Operation Raw Deal uncovers operation that traces to China, officials say
By Amy Shipley - WashingtonPost.com
Federal agents raided more than four dozen underground drug labs and arrested 124 people in 27 states during an 18-month crackdown on Chinese steroids, human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing drugs that reached its culmination in the last four days, Drug [...] - Rose Bowl cyclists on rough road with officials
September 21st, 2007This is a great article about how the city of Pasadena that claims to be the most bike friendly city in California is handling the growing number of riders on the Tues/Thursday ride. This is why everyone of us who ride a bike needs to get involved in our community politics.
- Pereiro wants official confirmation
September 21st, 2007Upon the announcement that Floyd Landis had lost his arbitration and received a two year suspension for testing positive for exogenous testosterone in the 2006 Tour de France, the soon to be declared winner of that Tour, Oscar Pereiro told Radio Marca that he hoped to get official documentation of his victory.
Pereiro said he hoped [...] - McQuaid: Landis case shows that it’s not worth taking the risk
September 21st, 2007UCI President responds to USADA decision
Floyd Landis made history on Thursday, although it is not the kind of statistic that he will embrace or wish to have remembered. The American became the first Tour de France winner to be disqualified for doping, losing his crown after the USADA found him guilty of using testosterone during [...] - Navigators Insurance to End Record Sponsorship Run
September 20th, 2007Navigators Insurance to End Record Sponsorship Run
The longest running professional team sponsorship in American cycling will come to an end this season as Navigators Insurance will not renew for 2008. Navigators Insurance has sponsored the NJ based professional team bearing its name for 14 years making it the longest continuous team sponsorship in American cycling [...] - USADA - Landis Arbitration Documents
September 20th, 2007CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL DOCUMENT
- LANDIS IS GUILTY - must forfeit 2006 Tour title - 2 year suspension
September 20th, 2007By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer
September 20, 2007
PARIS (AP) — Floyd Landis lost his expensive and explosive doping case Thursday when arbitrators upheld the results of a test that showed the 2006 Tour de France champion used synthetic testosterone to fuel his spectacular comeback victory, The Associated Press has learned.
The decision means Landis, who repeatedly [...] - USA Announces Strong Worlds selection
September 18th, 2007U.S. announces strong Worlds selection
Described by USA Cycling as one of the strongest squads assembled in recent years, the eight-strong elite men’s squad - all of whom will contest the 267 kilometre road race - features seven ProTour riders, namely George Hincapie (Discovery Channel), David Zabriskie (Team CSC), Bobby Julich (Team CSC), Christian Vande Velde [...] - Floyd Landis Tour de France verdict expected within week
September 17th, 2007Tour de France - Landis verdict expected within week
Eurosport - Mon, 17 Sep 11:38:00 2007
Floyd Landis’ doping verdict has been decided and will be handed down within seven days according to a lawyer for the embattled 2006 Tour de France winner.
“The arbitration panel has reached a verdict three days ago. They have 10 days to [...] - Leipheimer following Bruyneel to Astana?
September 17th, 2007According to Spanish website sport.es, American Levi Leipheimer will swap his Discovery Channel jersey for that of Team Astana in 2008, after the American squad disbands at the end of this season. Rumours of Discovery’s team manager Johan Bruyneel being courted by the Kazakhstan Cycling Federation (which manages the Astana team) have been rife in [...]
- UCI stick with Valverde ban
September 17th, 2007UCI stick with Valverde ban
Eurosport - Wed, 12 Sep 12:19:00 2007
Alejandro Valverde will be barred from entering the World Championships even though the Spanish rider has threatened to go to court over the matter, the president of the International Cycling Union has announced.
We received a letter from Alejandro Valverde in which he challenges our regulations [...] - Tour of Missouri Stage 6 Preview - St. Louis Circuit Race - 74 miles
September 15th, 2007Tour of Missouri Stage 6 Preview
From:St.Louis Circuit Race
Miles: 74
Description:The cross-state journey for the cyclists will finish in Missouri’s largest city, St. Louis. In the shadows of the arch, the race will have gone through more than 20 counties, 50 towns and cities, and covered about 600 miles.
Start Time: 1:00pm
Finish Time ETA: 3:39pm-4:05pm
Race Format: Circuit Race
Terrain: [...] - Tour of Missouri Stage 5 Preview - Jefferson City to St. Charles - 127 Miles
September 14th, 2007Tour of Missouri Stage 5 Preview
From:Jefferson City to St. Charles
Distance:127 miles
Description:After a short auto transfer south, Stage 5 will start in Missouri’s capital Jefferson City and travel through the state’s wine region en route to the historic river city of St. Charles.
Start Time: 11:30 am
Finish Time ETA: 3:53 pm-5:11 pm
Race Format: Road Race
Terrain: Rolling
Stage Map: [...] - Tour of Missouri Stage 4 Preview - Lebanon to Columbia - 133 miles
September 13th, 2007Tour of Missouri Stage 4 Preview
From:Lebanon to Columbia - 133 miles
Description:The caravan transfers north to the agricultural town of Lebanon and then races north to the collegiate town of Columbia, home to the University of Missouri. The proposed finish in Columbia is Courthouse Square.
Start Time: 10:30am
Finish Time ETA: 3:17pm-4:36pm
Race Format: Road Race
Terrain: Rolling
Stage Map: Click [...] - Tour of Missouri Stage 3 Preview - Branson to Branson - 18 mile TT
September 12th, 2007Tour of Missouri Stage 3 Preview
From: Branson to Branson
18 mile Time Trial
Description: Cyclists will race against the clock during an individual time trial (“race of truth”) in the hilly resort town of Branson which could determine the overal winner. The Ozark Mountain Highroad will probably take in a large part of the course
Start: 11:00 AM [...] - Tour of Missouri Stage 2 - Clinton to Springfield - 125 miles
September 11th, 2007Tour of Missouri Stage 2:
From Clinton to Springfield
Description: Starts at the trailhead of Missouri’s famous Katy Trial cross-state bike path en route to Missouri’s third-largest city, Springfield with the finish in Jordan Valley Park.
Start: 11:00 AM CT; Estimated finish: 3:30 PM CT
Stage Map - CLICK HERE
Stage Profile - CLICK HERE
Stage 2 Basic Log - CLICK [...] - Tour of Missouri Stage 1 Results
September 11th, 2007Cuban speedster Ivan Dominguez earned the first yellow jersey of the inaugural Tour of Missouri, blasting across the line at the end of stage 1 on a sun-splashed Tuesday in Kansas City. The Toyota United rider’s triumph came at the expense of Canadian Zach Bell (Symmetrics) and American Kyle Wamsley (Navigators) who were second and [...]
- SUV Hits A Pack 40 Cyclists
September 11th, 2007There is nothing gruesome in this video but it should serve as a warning to us all.
On a side note, how nice would this world be if everyone drove a Mini, or a SmartCar, and not SUV’s._VS_
http://video.nbc6.net/player/?id=149887#videoid=149887
- Tour of Missouri Stage #1: Kansas City to Kansas City
September 11th, 2007Tour of Missouri Stage #1: Tuesday Sept 11 for 85 miles
Kansas City to Kansas City
Description: The tour starts with an out-and-back course starting and finishing at the Country Club Plaza in Missouri’s second largest city. It will be a road race making a wide loop around the metro area, including the Northland, followed by finishing [...] - PRODUCT REVIEW: BioBuilde
September 10th, 2007As cyclists we are always looking for that competitive edge that will help us improve our performance that last 10%. We focus on our training, equipment, diet, sleep, and recovery. It’s this last category (recovery) that BioBuilde helps the cyclist improve.
I was sent a bottle of BioBuilde to try, and like most of [...] - Beverly Hills SUV Driver Attacks Bicyclist, Only Bicyclist Gets A Ticket
September 10th, 2007I found this blog post on the following website; http://laist.com/2007/09/04/beverly_hills_c.php
This is what most bicyclists have to face in big and small cities across America. I for one think that all cyclists should start to get involved in their local city governments so that we can start to change the attitudes of the politicians, and [...] - Local Beverly Hills News Story - All Is Good
September 7th, 2007September 7, 2007
Beverly Hills Cycling - a Hint of Optimism and a Dose of Reality!
Capt. Curtis of the Beverly Hills Police Department appeared before
the BH Traffic Commission to address one issue, the “SUV vs. Cyclist”
incident on August 21, 2007 that resulted in a citation for the
cyclist and nothing for the motorist.
Also in attendance were 8 [...] - Kai Reus of Team Rabobank Spent 11 Days In A Coma
September 6th, 2007On July 12, 22 year-old Kai Reus of Team Rabobank left the team’s
training camp in France for a solo training ride, and forgot to put on
his helmet – a move which had nearly fatal consequences for the young
man. He crashed and then spent 11 days in an induced coma. Reus has
now spoken about his experiences [...] - Why You Should Wear A Helmet When You Ride
September 4th, 2007Statistics from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Fatality Facts: Bicycles - 2005
Two percent of motor vehicle-related deaths are bicyclists. The most serious injuries among a majority of those killed are to the head, highlighting the importance of wearing a bicycle helmet. Helmet use has been estimated to reduce head injury risk by 85 percent.1 Twenty [...] - Gerolsteiner to pull out, T-Mobile stay in - Summary
September 4th, 2007Gerolstein, Germany - German cycling sponsor Gerolsteiner announced on Tuesday that they would be withdrawing from sponsoring at the end of 2008, but fellow sponsors T-Mobile said they would be staying, even though they dismissed one of their cyclists on Tuesday for using a performance enhancing drug. The mineral water bottler Gerolsteiner have their own [...]
- Tour de France cyclists’ hearts bigger than normal
September 4th, 2007VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Riding the grueling Tour de France bike race takes strength, stamina — and perhaps a heart nearly 40 percent bigger than normal.
Researchers who examined the hearts of former Tour bikers found that the athletes’ hearts were from 20 to 40 percent larger than average, said Dr. Francois Carre of [...]
- “The Onions” take on Le Tour de France
September 4th, 2007PARIS—A small but enthusiastic crowd of several dozen was on hand at the Tour de France’s finish line on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées Tuesday to applaud the efforts of the 28 cyclists who completed the grueling 20-stage, 2,208.3-mile race without the aid of performance-enhancing drugs.
Great Britain’s Bradley Wiggins finished the final 56km time trial in [...]
- Rock Racing - Do They Have Some Major Signs - Form The Rumor Mill
September 4th, 2007RUMOR MILL
The rumor is that Rock Racing has signed to major Pro Tour Riders. They are Freddie Rodriguez and Chris Horner. I can not validate this rumor, but it would certainly prove that if the price is right any rider will race for a domestic smaller team.
I for one hope that this rumor is [...] - Petacchi’s Case Sent To CAS
August 24th, 2007Milram’s Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi may have gotten back to his winning ways in the minor German stage race, the Regio Tour, but he still faces the possibility of losing the biggest battle of his career - the case of his ‘non-negative’ doping test from the Giro d’Italia. Petacchi was cleared by the Italian Cycling [...]
- Astana Boss Presents New Anti-Doping Plan To UCI
August 24th, 2007“There was no organized doping” at Team Astana, Team Manager Marc Biver has explained to the UCI. The Luxemburger emphasized in a meeting with the international cycling union this week that the team is setting up new anti-doping controls to prevent the problems that arose this summer. The team was hit with three high-profile doping [...]
- Rabobank Team Changes To Include Contador?
August 24th, 2007Team Rabobank is considering its future without team captains Michael Boogerd, who is retiring at the end of this season, and Michael Rasmussen, who was fired during the Tour de France. Its future may be formed with Alberto Contador. The Tour de France winner is without a team for 2008 after Discovery Channel disbands at [...]
- Interbike 2007 Shaping Up to Be Yet Another Record Year
August 24th, 2007Interbike 2007 Shaping Up to Be Yet Another Record
Bicycle and Accessory Trade Show
Interbike reports increase in exhibit footprint over last year’s record and strong
pre-registration numbers for the 2007 OutDoor Demo and International Bicycle Expo
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. - August 24, 2007 - Interbike today announced its annual OutDoor Demo and International Bicycle Expo, to be [...] - Hunter Decides To Stay With Barloworld
August 23rd, 2007Robbie Hunter has decided to stay with Team Barloworld. He signed a one-year contract this week to extend with the team.
“I’m really happy to stay with Team Barloworld and the team of riders I work really well with,” the South African rider said. “I feel proud to race in a team of real professionals, while [...] - Klöden States He Feels Cheated By The Dopers
August 23rd, 2007Team Astana riders who have tested positive for doping “have done great damage to cycling and to the team,” said Andreas Klöden. “They destroyed my chances at the Tour de France.”
In an interview with the German magazine Sport-Bild, he said, “I have to suffer because members of my team screwed up and tried to cheat. [...] - Riis Speaks Out Regarding Jörg Jaksche Comments
August 23rd, 2007At the beginning of August, Team CSC decided not to take legal action against former CSC rider Jörg Jaksche, who had risen strong allegations against Bjarne Riis in the now infamous Spiegel interview. Riis, Jaksche claimed, had been aware of doping practices on the team. Riis did not want to let the issue go completely [...]
- Rasmussen Is Considering Palmiro Masciarelli Team Acqua & Sapone
August 23rd, 2007The Coppa Agostoni had a surprise visitor yesterday in Lissone when Michael Rasmussen appeared and had a meeting with Acqua & Sapone Team Manager Palmiro Masciarelli. The Dane, who left the Tour de France in disgrace and subsequently was fired from his team, Rabobank, is looking for a new team and the possibility of racing [...]
- ProTour Leader Team CSC Heads To Eneco Tour
August 22nd, 2007ProTour leader Team CSC heads to Eneco Tour
Team CSC has increased the overall lead in the ProTour rankings to 54 point after having completed two ProTour races this weekend but, today, it faces a new challenge in the 3rd Eneco Tour. Its sports director Scott Sunderland looks towards Lars Bak and Luke Roberts as the [...] - Confusion Over Astana’s Kashechkin’s Blood Sample
August 22nd, 2007Confusion over Kashechkin’s blood samples
The Kazakh cycling federation claims that Andrey Kashechkin’s blood has been tested and come back negative. Team Astana has denied that it was the official B-sample from his positive test.
The Kazakh rider tested positive for blood doping at an out-of-competition test the beginning of the month, and, subsequently, he has denied [...] - Iban Mayo’s “B” Sample Will Be Tested By Rider Request
August 22nd, 2007Iban Mayo’s B sample from the Tour de France, where he tested non-negative for EPO, was opened yesterday in the University of Gent, Belgium in the presence of a specialist, at the Saunier Duval rider’s request. It will take the laboratory three days before the result is known, with an announcement expected by Friday.
Mayo, who [...] - Milram Looking To Make Major Changes In 2008
August 21st, 2007Milram looking to make major changes
By Susan Westemeyer of Cycling News
Team Milram is going to continue but it may assume a different form than it presently has, losing its Italian influence. “I don’t know why we shouldn’t keep on,” Director of Marketing for sponsor Nordmilch AG Marten Mischel told the Süddeutsche Zeitung but he indicated [...] - Petacchi Keeps Pushing Forward
August 21st, 2007Alessandro Petacchi will return to racing tomorrow in the Regio Tour and he has promised to keep going for seven more years. A positive test for Ventolin (asthma drug) forced the 33 year-old Italian sprinter to skip the Tour de France while the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) pursued its investigation but a return this week [...]
- U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Says Bikes Are Not Transportation
August 21st, 2007“Well, there’s about probably some 10 percent to 20 percent of the current spending that is going to projects that really are not transportation, directly transportation-related. Some of that money is being spent on things, as I said earlier, like bike paths or trails.”
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters offered these comments August 15 [...] - Astana to resume racing at ProTour event on Sept. 2 in France
August 20th, 2007The Associated Press
Published: August 20, 2007
GENEVA: Astana cyclists will resume ProTour racing on Sept. 2 at the Grand Prix Ouest de France Plouay.
In the meantime, the team is working with the Swiss Olympic Association to quickly set up a system of independent and external anti-doping controls, the team said Monday.
Astana was initially expected to end [...] - Vino Calls Anti-Doping Procedures “A clear violation of human rights”
August 20th, 200733 year-old Alexander Vinokourov said he would fight for his name and lamented the treatment of cyclists by authorities after deplaning from a flight from Frankfurt to his home country of Kazakhstan with his wife and three children. Vinokourov tested positive for blood doping last month during the Tour de France and faces a two-year [...]
- Farrar, Sutton and Elijzen To Leave Cofidis
August 20th, 2007Cofidis will not extend the contracts of American Tyler Farrar and Australian Christopher Sutton for next season according to wieleruitslagen.be; instead the two riders will have to look elsewhere for teams. Farrar won stage 2 of the GP CTT Correios de Portugal while Sutton won stage 4 of the Circuit de la Sarthe earlier this [...]
- Yaroslav Popovych Signing With Quick.Step-Innergetic?
August 20th, 2007Yaroslav Popovych may be close to a contract with Quick.Step-Innergetic. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, World Champion Paolo Bettini’s team is interested in the Ukranian cyclist. The 27 year-old cyclist would be available to switch teams. His current Discovery Channel team announced last week it is disbanding at the end of 2007.
Popovych won stage [...] - Klöden At Astana Until 2008
August 20th, 2007“I was amazed, but also a little tickled, to see the speculation about me the last few days,” said Andreas Klöden. “After I said that I would discuss my sporting future with my management, everyone started talking, even naming which teams I might be negotiating with.”
“The fact is that this season, with all o
