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- Nov. 26, 2008Astana training camp starts Sunday
Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador will train together for the first time in the Astana team in Spain's Canary Islands this month, Astana said.
Seven-time Tour de France champion Armstrong, who announced his comeback to cycling after a three-year hiatus earlier this year, ...
- Nov. 26, 2008$20k Raised at SoCal Interscholastic Cycling League Benefit Dinner
Newport Beach, CA - November 25, 2008 - - Over $20k was raised last Saturday night for the SoCal Interscholastic Cycling League by dinner attendees and silent auction bidders. Cycling legends Gary Fisher and current BMC Professional Racer Tony Cruz elevated the evening, while 24 ...
Nov. 26, 2008Barry Wicks' Journal: Head speed concept
Rain drops fall heavily on my jacket as I weave my way through throngs of haughtily dressed Japanese women, each staring disapprovingly at me though their transparent Hello Kitty umbrellas, as they go about their upscale shopping in downtown Kobe city.
I am searching for an ...
Nov. 26, 2008The Explainer: Katusha, Katyusha, Катюша?
Dear Explainer,Katusha? Isn’t that the rockets that have and are killing Americans? Am I wrong? What does Katusha have to do with cycling and why does Katusha have a ProTour license?!?!Jim ...
- Nov. 25, 2008Weston Schempf and Betsy Shogren win in Leesburg, Virginia
Weston Schempf and Betsy Shogren turned in strong performances to win the Men’s and Women’s 1-2-3 classes at the Squadra Coppi Tacchino Ciclocross (i.e.: “Turkey Cyclocross”) on Sunday at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg, Virginia.
The course was radically redesigned due to ...
- Nov. 25, 2008Colavita re-signs core group
Colavita-Sutter Home has announced its 2009 team roster, which includes most of re-signed its core squad for the 2009 season and added Aaron Olson, who comes to the team from Bissell.
Returning riders include Cuba's Luis Amaran, Argentinean sprinters Alejandro and ...
Nov. 25, 2008Weight Training for Cyclists
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Weight Training for Cyclists: A Total Body Program for Power and Endurance by Ken Doyle and Eric Schmitz is now available in a revised second ...
Nov. 25, 2008Christian Meier looks forward to making home, career in Europe
Bradley Wiggins may be Garmin’s highest-profile signing for 2009, but Christian Meier may be the team’s most promising young hire. Along with Svein Tuft, Meier comes to Garmin from the Canadian Symmetrics team. But in a way, Meier was already there; the tri-lingual ...
- Nov. 25, 2008Bouygues Telecom signs former Japanese national champ
Bouygues Telecom has signed a former Japanese national champion for the 2009 season, the French team announced Tuesday.
Yukira Arashiro, the Japanese champion in 2007, becomes one of just a few riders from his country to be given a chance to compete in the European ...
- Nov. 25, 2008France bans Beltran over Tour positive
Spanish cyclist Manuel Beltran has been banned from racing in France for two years after testing positive for the banned blood booster EPO at this year's Tour de France.
France's national anti-doping agency (AFLD) made the announcement Tuesday.
Beltran, who rode for the ...
Nov. 25, 2008Garmin presents 2009 squad to packed house in Boulder
If there was a representative moment of Saturday night’s Garmin-Slipstream 2009 team presentation, it came as the squad took the stage of the Boulder Theater following a few short videos and words from both team sponsors and management.
As the 27 riders sauntered ...
Nov. 25, 2008Hoy to match speed against Mercedes
They are two of Great Britain’s hottest sports stars, both vying to be the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year, but they specialize in vastly different disciplines.
Thirty-two-year-old Chris Hoy won three gold medals on the velodrome at this summer's Beijing Olympics and ...
