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Dec. 1, 2008Saxo Bank squad loses co-sponsor
The Danish cycling team led by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis has lost its co-sponsor Monday after software firm IT Factory declared bankruptcy and said its chief executive had embezzled 500 million kroner ($85 million).
The team was previously known as CSC Saxo ...
- Dec. 1, 2008Oregon Pro Classic back and better
The Oregon Pro Cycling Classic can count itself among North America’s best professional bicycle races.
USA Cycling recently announced that Oregon Pro will garner the top ranking on the prestigious National Racing Calendar. The women's race also now boasts a top ...
- Dec. 1, 2008Ag2r sets roster for Tour Down Under
France’s Ag2r La Mondiale team will be back for next month's Tour Down Under in Australia, organizers said Monday.
Ag2r La Mondiale has the best overall record in the Tour Down Under with four winners since the first race in 1999 -- Spaniard Mikel Astarloza (2003), Gilles ...
- Dec. 1, 2008Hoy avoids stranding in Thailand
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Chris Hoy has managed to skirt a Thailand airport shutdown by hitching a ride on a transport plane, his father reported Sunday.
Hoy and his girlfriend were on holiday in the country and were due to fly out of Bangkok, but the airport was shut ...
- Nov. 30, 2008Bishop holds off new talent at MABRAcross
Thirty-five degrees, steady showers, gray skies … in short, perfect conditions for the final round of the BikeReg.com MABRAcross series, which also served as the Maryland, Delaware and D.C. cyclocross championships. The course was a long loop with many off-camber sections made ...
Nov. 30, 2008Driscoll, Bruno-Roy win Bay State Cyclocross
Jamey Driscoll (Cyclocrossworld.com-Cannondale) and Maureen Bruno-Roy (MM Racing-Seven Cycles) won this weekend's Bay State Cyclocross race in Sterling, Massachusetts, the seventh event of the Verge New England Cyclo-Cross Series.
Driscoll's win solidified his overall lead ...
- Nov. 29, 2008Fuji to assume sponsorship of former Saunier Duval team.
The team formerly known as Saunier Duval and then Scott-American Beef, has a new title sponsor for the 2009 season.
The new Fuji-Servetto squad will retain its ProTour status. The team was close to collapse after the positive doping test of Italian climbing sensation Ricardo ...
Nov. 29, 2008Contador ready to kick-start season
Alberto Contador’s busy off-season is finally coming to a close and cycling’s latest “triple crown” winner is keen to get back on the bike.
The Spanish climber heads to Spain’s Canary Islands this week for Astana’s first pre-season training camp ahead of the 2009 ...
Nov. 29, 2008Post-turkey rides
It's a holiday tradition in many parts — the post-Thanksgiving ride to celebrate the season, give thanks, and maybe burn off a few of the 10,000 calories consumed at the table on Thursday. Here's just a sampler of some of the rides this weekend:
South to the ...
Nov. 29, 2008Vervecken takes World Cup round 4
American Katie Compton (Spike Shooter) and Belgian Erwin Vervecken (Fidea) won the fourth round of the cyclocross World Cup, the Cross of Koksijde Dunes, in Belgium on Saturday.
Compton outsprinted world champion Hanka Kupfernagel, beating the German by one second to the ...
Nov. 27, 2008Road Rash Repair Kit
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Road rash: Large, shallow abrasions caused by sliding across pavement without a full Kevlar suit.
Symptoms: Loss of sleep, reduced mobility, and ...
Nov. 27, 2008Schumacher denies doping, threatens suit
Former Gerolsteiner rider Stefan Schumacher, who failed a doping test at the Tour de France, said Thursday he will sue the French anti-doping authorities (AFLD) for defamation.
"I have been judged and pilloried," Schumacher, who has always denied doping, wrote on his website. ...
