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Lance Armstrong interviews Michael Barry
Lance Armstrong interviews Michael Barry at the Giro d'Italia.
Michele Scarponi wins the Giro’s stage 18; Garmin’s Pate is third.
Danny Pate (Garmin-Slipstream) and Jason McCartney (Saxo Bank) went on the hunt for stage victory in Thursday’s 182km hilly 18th stage from Sulmona to Benevento, in what turned out to be a breather for the GC favorites ahead of Friday’s showdown on Mont Vesuvius. The U.S. pair worked into a huge, 24-rider breakaway across the hilly Campagna region that atrophied to a seven-man winning effort.
Neal Rogers talks with Levi Leipheimer about his Giro and the rest of the season
Astana's Levi Leipheimer entered this year's Giro d'Italia playing down predictions that he could contest for the win, telling interviewers that he was going to take it “day by day, kilometer by kilometer,” and naming Ivan Basso as the top favorite.
USA Cycling names communications director
USA Cycling named a new director of media and communications on Wednesday, filling one of two key positions left open last week after the departures of former media director Andy Lee and national events director Justin Rogers. USA Cycling CEO Steve Johnson said that Andrea Smith, who previously served as communications manager, has been promoted to fill the post vacated by Lee.
The Hook Turn
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Zack Vestal reviews the American Classic Carbon 58 clincher wheelset
Aerodynamic, deep section wheels have become a staple in the wheel quiver for most road racers. Flat to rolling road races and time trials call for a wheelset that is aerodynamic, rolls fast, and handles well.
Austrian doping investigators talk to Rabobank; Menchov distances himself
Giro d’Italia leader Denis Menchov on Wednesday distanced himself from an alleged blood doping ring operated in Vienna, Austria, but officials from Rabobank team said Austrian authorities have recently approached the team. “The team has been approached by Austrian justice officials,” Rabobank team spokesman Luuc Eisinga told VeloNews on Wednesday. ‘We have replied that we will fully cooperate.”
Kneller, McGrath take Iron Horse TT titles
The three-day Iron Horse Bicycle Classic omnium concluded Monday with a 13-mile time trial from the northern outskirts of Durango, Colorado, to the edges of Shaloma lake. The stretch of La Plata county road 250, which undulates for 10 miles before finishing with a lung-busting climb, also hosts the local Fort Lewis College collegiate time trial.
Pellizotti pounces at Blockhaus; Menchov defends lead
Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) climbed to a solo victory in stage 17 of the 2009 Giro d'Italia on Wednesday, a short, tough ride from Chieti to Blockhaus. Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes) fought like a wildcat to take time from his rivals, but race leader Denis Menchov (Rabobank) stuck to him like a decal, and Stefano Garzelli (Acqua e Sapone) had the audacity to sucker-punch the Killer at the line for second place on the day.
The Explainer – Radiohead
Dear Explainer, Have racing tactics changed with the advent of race radios as riders now all seem to be communicating directly with team cars? Do you think the riders race more conservatively, knowing the whereabouts of their opponents or do radios make racing more exciting tactically? Stephen O'Sullivan Los Angeles, California Dear Stephen,
Hutchinson Fusion 2 Tubless Tires Verdict
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McQuaid: Boonen could still ride Tour
Belgian rider Tom Boonen could still take part in the Tour de France despite his recent positive test for cocaine, according to UCI president Pat McQuaid. "There is no reason to ban Tom Boonen from the Tour. From the point of view of sporting regulations, nothing can stop Boonen. He has committed no fault in his capacity as a rider," McQuaid told Belgium’s De Standaard newspaper.
Columbia-Highroad’s Michael Barry gives an inside view of Monday’s brutal Giro stage
Pescara, Italy — Each hundred meters of the two final kilometers of every stage is signed at the roadside. On a flat stage I take little notice of the signs as we speed through the kilometers in two minutes as the sprinters charge to the line at the head of the peloton. On a mountain stage, I feel every pedal stroke as my legs labor to turn over the cranks. The final few kilometers never seem to pass fast enough. Monday, we spent nearly eight hours on our bikes racing from Pergola to Monte Petrano. The last meters we rode were painfully long.