May. 13, 2008
Celebrating with Lance
“Ten laps to go,” Lance Armstrong joked as he led off a string of two dozen invited guests on a ride around the 5-mile mountain-bike loop that circles his 444-acre ranch in the Texas Hill Country.
It was Mother’s Day morning, and 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 ...
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 ...
May. 8, 2008
Lance Armstrong speaks out on smoking lawsSeven-time Tour de France winner and anti-cancer advocate Lance Armstrong said Thursday he has discussed banning smoking in public places across the United States with the three White House contenders.
"I've asked all the presidential candidates ...
May. 7, 2008
USA Cycling to stay in Colorado Springs
Cycling's national governing body will remain based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Steve Johnson, CEO of USA Cycling, announced Wednesday.
USA Cycling is one of six national governing bodies forced to seek new quarters by the U.S. Olympic ...
Apr. 18, 2008
A Swiss group, along with some company managers, buy Pedro's USA back from Swix
A Swiss investment group, along with some of the company's managers, is buying Pedro's USA back from Swix Sport USA, the ski company that has owned Pedro's for the last decade.
Sport adventures International S.A., based in Lausanne, Switzerland, ...
Apr. 8, 2008
Trek announces an end to deal with Greg LeMond
Trek Bicycle Corp. is dropping LeMond Bicycles from its line and going to court to sever a 13-year licensing agreement with three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, Trek president John Burke told employees Tuesday morning.
Burke cited ...
Apr. 7, 2008
Davis Phinney's surgery successfulConnie Carpenter is reporting that her husband, Davis Phinney, had successful surgery Friday to install a device to reduce the symptoms of his Parkinson's disease.
In a letter to friends, Carpenter said the deep brain surgery "went very well." ...
Apr. 4, 2008
LeMond, Moses to appear at Major Taylor eventGreg LeMond and track and field star Edwin Moses will speak at the unveiling of a statue honoring African-American cycling pioneer Major Taylor in Worcester, Massachusetts, next month.
The statue is the culmination of a long-term effort by local ...
Apr. 3, 2008
Mino Auletta named president of CASThe International Council of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has named Italian Mino Auletta to be its president.
Auletta has been interim president since the death of Judge Kéba Mbaye last January. Mbaye was the president and founder of the ...
Apr. 3, 2008
Eugene A. Sloane, cycling author, dies at 91Eugene A. Sloane, the author of the 1970s Bike Boom bestseller The Complete Book of Bicycling, died in Illinois this weekend. He was 91 and died for complications from pneumonia, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Sloane published his first ...
Apr. 3, 2008
An essay by 1984 Olympic gold medalist Alexi Grewal
Editor's note: the following is an essay written by 1984 Olympic gold medalist Alexi Grewal. A full article on Grewal and his admitted use of performance enhancing drugs appears in the April 15 issue of VeloNews.
Sons have a ...
