May. 9, 2008
Giro Preview: Contador a contender?Climbers who can keep their time trial losses to a minimum will be among the top contenders for the pink jersey in the Giro d'Italia which clicks into gear Saturday.
The 91st edition of the Giro begins with a team time trial, and includes three other, individual, races ...
May. 9, 2008
New England Velodrome opens for seasonSaturday June 10 marks the official weekend opening of the New England Velodrome & Cycling Park. After four years in the making, riders finally have the chance to train and race on the weekends.
Sunday the 11th will feature our first ever Family Ride Time when everyone is ...
May. 9, 2008
Twenty cyclists, including one Olympic hopeful, hurt after conflict with irate driver in Australia.An Australian Olympic cyclist was thrown dazed to the ground when a motorist collided with his elite training pack, scattering dozens of riders over a busy Sydney road and sparking a police call Friday for witnesses.
The alleged road rage incident left 20 riders with minor ...
May. 9, 2008
Reader Gallery 5/9/08
We've got a brand new batch of reader submitted photos to offset your productivity. It's nice to see so many of our readers out there on the racing scene. Keep up the great work!
If you've got photos you want to share, send 'em our way!
May. 9, 2008
Watch for Aussie champ Matt Lloyd at the Giro
Editor’s note: Watch for John Wilcockson’s Friday morning column on a regular basis, taking you inside the world of cycling. This week he introduces one of the young, unsung heroes of the European peloton.
Matt Lloyd loves racing in Italy. So when he lines up ...
May. 9, 2008
Bettini hungry for a win at the GiroPaolo Bettini sees his best chance to end his winless streak that dates back to last year’s world championships in Sunday’s second stage of the Giro d'Italia, a race into Agrigento that traces the course from the 1994 worlds.
The final 13.2km of the 207km stage from ...
May. 9, 2008
Fi'zi:k is offering six new two-color team replica saddles, along with a new saddle design.
Retail:$199 (saddle and bar tape)
Weight:199 grams
Web site:www.fizik.it
Fi'zi:k is releasing a new saddle model, the Arione CX, in six team replica colors, sold with matching fi'zi:k microtex handlebar ...
May. 8, 2008
Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske - Rights and responsibilitiesBob,I just got done reading your April 24th column on the Arizona Shootout Bike Ride . Let me say right off, that the Pima County Sheriff's deputy's actions were completely wrong. It's just dangerous, reckless, and ...
May. 8, 2008
GENR8 announces "Banned Substances-free Assurance Policy"GENR8, an evidence-based performance nutrition company, announced the certification of all versions of its first performance nutrition product, Vitargo®S2™, as being free of banned substances. The certifying organization orchestrating the analyses on each of the Vitargo S2 ...
May. 8, 2008
Trips for Kids nets proceeds at Sea Otter Marketplace Expo While attending this year's Sea Otter Marketplace Expo in Monterey, California, Trips for Kids (TFK) made a profit selling surplus merchandise from the Re-Cyclery Bike Thrift Shop and met up with the bicycle industry to raise awareness of TFK programs.
"Because Sea Otter ...
May. 8, 2008
Teams from more than 60 colleges are expected at this weekend's collegiate cycling championships in Colorado.More than 60 colleges and universities are sending teams to the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships in Fort Collins, Colorado this weekend.
The three-day event is being hosted by Colorado State University, this year's Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling ...
May. 8, 2008
VIP tickets available for Triple CrownThe world’s best men and women professional cyclists are preparing to wage a three-race battle on the streets of southeastern Pennsylvania next month in the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling. Don’t want to miss any of the action? Then you need to be a VIP for an ...
