May. 10, 2008
Giro Vibe: Lennard Zinn finds tech and atmosphere as the Giro prepares for take off
I have been in Sicily since Wednesday and have been watching the buildup in excitement and preparation among the teams, both riders and staff members. The atmosphere has been light and was getting less so as the race draws closer.
And here also is the first of many cool Giro ...
May. 10, 2008
David Millar says Ivan Basso is neither a hero nor a victim.Ivan Basso should not be held up as a model for young riders, Scottish rider David Millar said on Saturday.
Millar said that despite 30-year-old Basso — who is allowed to ride competitively again from October 24, 2008, and has agreed a two-year deal with Liquigas — ...
May. 10, 2008
AG2R's Cyril Dessel wins at the Four Days of DunkirkFrance's Cyril Dessel, of the AG2R-La Mondiale team, won Saturday's 179.4km fifth stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk cycling race between Calais and Cap Blanc-Nez.
Cofidis rider Stephane Auge of France, who won Tuesday's first stage, retained the leader's pink jersey and looks ...
May. 10, 2008
Giro TTT: Slipstream's American Vande Velde in the lead
Christian Vande Velde might have the pink jersey, but it was a team victory in every sense of the word Saturday for Slipstream-Chipotle in the 23.6km team time trial to open the 91st Giro d’Italia.
Vande Velde, 31, ...
May. 10, 2008
Unexpected opportunity: Leipheimer at the Giro
Levi Leipheimer was at home in California when he woke up a week ago with a surprise message. Instead of racing the Volta a Catalunya and the Dauphiné Libéré as planned, he was going to the Giro d’Italia.
Leipheimer’s Giro debut in Saturday’s team time trial might ...
May. 10, 2008
Toyota-United makes donation to paralyzed rider
The Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team has donated $5,000 cash to Fausto Munoz Esparza, the rider who was paralyzed in a high-speed crash in last Sunday’s final stage of the Tour of Gila in New Mexico.
The team said the donation consists of the ...
May. 9, 2008
The road to the Tour starts with the Giro for MenchovIn Palermo, Italy
Rabobank is trying a new approach this year for its quiet but steady Russian GC threat, Denis Menchov.
After watching him win two of the past three editions of the Vuelta a España after racing the Tour de France, the team figures three hard weeks ...
May. 9, 2008
Contador: from the beach to the GiroIn Palermo, Italy
Alberto Contador was sipping a beer on the beach in Spain last week when he received a phone call from Astana team boss Johan Bruyneel.
The news caught the defending Tour de France champion by surprise: Pack your bags, you’re heading to the ...
May. 9, 2008
Lance Armstrong's new bike shop opens its doors.
Paul Mason had just arrived in Austin, Texas, from his home in Auckland, New Zealand. He owns a “race-bred cyclewear” company called Solo, and he was delivering a first batch of retro racing jerseys to his first retail outlet in the United States. “It couldn’t be ...
May. 9, 2008
Collegiate Nationals: A Casey Gibson Gallery
The USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships started Friday with the team time trial in northern Colorado. Photographer Casey Gibson was there.
With traditional powerhouses shining in Division I and some impressive underdog performances in the Division II race, the ...
May. 9, 2008
The Coach(ed) Corner: Using power meters to train for bicycle racing
Greetings. There’s been a lot going on these last two weeks, so I’m going to skip the snappy lead and get to it. Let’s start with some race talk.
I managed to get myself to the East Coast at the end of April for the sixth running of the Tour de Georgia. As you all know ...
May. 9, 2008
Rory Sutherland and Mackenzie Woodring win the Joe Martin Stage Race prologueHealth Net - Maxxis' Rory Sutherland won his second prologue of the 2008 National Racing Calendar on Thursday, setting a course record at the Joe Martin Stage Race's opening Devil's Den Time Trial.
The Australian storming through uphill 2 1/2-mile race in 8:14, ten seconds ...
