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San Luis Obispo, CA, 10 October 2008 - Team Columbia will be aiming to make their mark in the Paris-Tours Classic in France this Sunday by getting their riders in the breakaways.
“That tactic worked out for us well on Thursday, when Bernhard [Eisel] won Paris-Bourges, so I don’t see why it can’t work on Sunday, [...]

ROME, Oct 10, 2008 (AFP) - Giro d’Italia chief Angelo Zomegnan has paved the way for the maiden participation of Lance Armstrong by officially inviting the seven-time Tour de France champion to next year’s race.
Armstrong never raced the Giro d’Italia during his Tour reign, but ahead of the Giro’s [...]

San Luis Obispo, CA, 10 October 2008 - Team Columbia will be aiming to make their mark in the Paris-Tours Classic in France this Sunday by getting their riders in the breakaways.
“That tactic worked out for us well on Thursday, when Bernhard [Eisel] won Paris-Bourges, so I don’t see why it can’t work on Sunday, [...]

San Luis Obispo, CA, 9 October 2008 - Bernhard Eisel has outsprinted four other riders for a hard-fought victory in the Paris-Bourges Classic in France on Thursday.
“The attacks kept coming towards the end” the Columbia pro. said, “because the others knew that I was the fastest rider for the finish.”
“To make it even harder, I [...]

Written by: Bike Shop Bobby
Wanna know the absolute without a doubt best way to enrage a fixed gear riding hipster?
Suggest that he actually ride his track bike on the track.
I know it’s a bizarre concept but when I dug that little nugget out of my cesspool of advice, the advise nearly slashed my [...]

The Urban Dictionary defines attention whore:
Label given to any person who craves attention to such an extent that they will do anything to receive it. The type of attention (negative or positive) does not matter.
Velociraptor now says “Talk amongst yourselves…”

Mark our words, Rock “N” Roll lube is the KING of all lubes. There is no question that Rock “N” Roll lube is the best lube on the market. It does everything they promise, and more.
Bicycle.net got to try the “Gold” and “Absolute Dry” lubes over the last few months and we could [...]

With the Fall season fast approaching and the cool weather riding season creeping closer everyday it is time to start talking about long sleeve base layers again. Most of you probably won’t be pulling on the long sleeves for at least a couple of months but if you decide to start your shopping early [...]

Just could not pass up this great collection of cyclocross shots. Watching this has me praying for rain in our Hometown of Los Angeles so that we can ride in the MUCk and MUD.

Very good Anime video. Using a great song.

Kitchen-sink legislation watch. $700B to bail out Wall Street needs more bailout ballast to gain liftoff.
Bailout Bill Addresses Bikers
WASHINGTON, DC (BRAIN)—Employers of people who bicycle to work stand to gain a $20 per month tax credit per cycling employee, according to the Senate’s version of the Wall Street bailout bill, H.R. 1424.
The bill passed [...]

Boulder, Colo. — Rock Racing announced Thursday that Tyler Hamilton has declined his automatic selection to represent the United States at the World Championship road race due to a scheduling conflict with a ride for his charity.
Speaking earlier this week at an appearance at Harrods of London following the team’s participation at the Tour of [...]

The manufacturer of the third generation EPO, CERA, is helping the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) test for the illegal use of the drug by athletes. Roche Holding AG said that it has collaborated with WADA since 2004. “We were very pleased that this collaboration with WADA has been productive,” Roche spokeswoman Claudia Schmitt told the [...]

I’ve spent the entire season riding more & faster than ever before and, according to my handy-dandy Garmin 705 calorie-counter and multi-tool, I’ve burned off enough energy to shed one or two of me this season.  But I’m still here, trust me.  
In fact, all year my weight has remained in the same 175 +/-5 [...]

I’ve spent the entire season riding more & faster than ever before and, according to my handy-dandy Garmin 705 calorie-counter and multi-tool, I’ve burned off enough energy to shed one or two of me this season.  But I’m still here, trust me.  
In fact, all year my weight has remained in the same 175 +/-5 [...]

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. [...]