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Team Type 1 wins Race Across America, betters team record
Annapolis, Md. – Team Type 1 rolled onto the Annapolis, Md., City Dock early Friday morning as champions of the eight-person team division of the Race Across America (RAAM). The athletes on Team Type 1 – all of whom have Type 1 diabetes – won the non-stop, transcontinental race in record time. They completed the 3,021-mile (4,861 km) distance in five days, nine hours and five minutes after starting Saturday afternoon in Oceanside, Calif.
Bahati’s Ultimate Pro-Tour Cycling Experience gets additional star power
Carson, Calif. – Reigning United States criterium champion Rahsaan Bahati won't be the only star doing the pedaling at the Ultimate Pro-Tour Cycling Experience camp presented by Bahati Racing and Cannondale in mid-July in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Daytime Emmy Award-winning actor Shemar Moore will meet camp participants when they participate in his charity ride to benefit the MS Society during the four-day cycling training camp. Moore plays Special Agent Derek Morgan in the CBS hit series, “Criminal Minds.”
Team Type 1 has RAAM finish line in sight
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RAAM Finish Line In Sight For Team Type 1 Near Ellenboro, W.Va. – Team Type 1 remained on pace Thursday morning to finish the Race Across America (RAAM) a little after midnight Eastern Daylight Time. The team that is comprised entirely of athletes who have Type 1 diabetes is also riding fast enough to better the RAAM transcontinental crossing record of five days, nine hours and 43 minutes, established last year by the Norwegian Byggkjøp presented by BMC Cycling Team.Longo in 1980.
Reigning French national champion, Jeannie Longo races at the 1980 world championship road race. Longo will defend her national road title on Saturday. If successful, it will be her 16th.
Nibali and Van de Walle take mid-week wins
Vicenzo Nibali (Liquigas) and Jurgen Van de Walle (Quick Step) notched a pair of victories Wednesday in mid-week racing. Nibali won the Giro dell’Appennino in Italy after slipping away in a lone breakaway, revealing top shape at the dawn of the Tour de France with a solo, 47-second victory. Coming across the line second was Leonardo Bertagnolli (Diquigiovanni), with Marco Marzano (Lampre) rounding out the podium in third.
Nature Valley Grand Prix to Air on Universal Sports
The Nature Valley Grand Prix, the top race on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar held on June 10 - 14, will air on Universal Sports, the event’s worldwide broadcast partner. Originally slotted for a half hour, the program has been expanded to a full hour because there were far too many compelling storylines to cover in the shorter program. Airings will be: Saturday, 6/27, 2:00 PM Sunday, 6/28, 6:00 PM Tuesday, 6/30, 11:00 AM Sunday, 7/5, 4:00 PM Monday, 7/6, 6:00 PM All Eastern Time
UCI Press Release on Astana’s license withdrawal
Suspension of procedure to withdraw Astana’s license Following a request by the UCI ProTour Council (CUPT) on June 17th, the Licenses Commission announces that the procedure opened against Astana to withdraw its license has been provisionally suspended, with immediate effect and for an unspecified length of time. This suspension will be lifted either at the request of the CUPT if it wishes to reactivate the procedure in question, or if the procedure is permanently dropped. UCI Press Service
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