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Giro Power: Power readings from stage 3 through 6.
The chart shows the daily Training Stress Score (TSS), maximum 5-minute and 20-minute power output for stages 3-6. Stage 6 had the highest TSS value at 409, along with the highest 5-minute power output at 480w, and also the highest 20-minute power output of the Giro so far at 397w.
Giro Power: The final climb on stage 5.
The graph shows the final climb up the Alpe di Siusi which took Goss 78 minutes to climb 25km at an average grade of 5.8 percent. He averaged 326w with an average heart rate of 166.
UCI Press Release on aero components
Press Release Observance of the Equipment Regulations: clarification by the UCI The current UCI Technical Regulations have been in force since 2000. Observance of these regulations did not pose a major problem for several years. However, the UCI has noted that increasingly frequently these regulations are being breached, in particular the Articles of the Regulations on equipment used in time trials (Art. 1.3.023, describing the bicycle frame, and Art. 1.3.024 , describing accessories such as the handlebars, seat post and pedal cranks).
Euser in action at the 2009 Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Euser in action at the 2009 Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Pro duathlete recovering from bike-auto collision
Press Release
At approximately 4:20pm on Monday May 11, former pro cyclist and current pro Duathlete Andrea Ratkovic was struck by a truck while on a training ride. The man who hit Andrea is said to have been travelling 50 miles per hour, and claims he did not see her. The impact caused Andrea to have 16 different fractures in her body, including parts of her spine, her clavicles, her left scapula, ribs, left fibula, and 4 breaks in her left tibia.2009 Tour of Atlanta: Ready to roll into Alpharetta, Georgia, on May 22nd.
The Tour of Atlanta is back in 2009, and has several exciting new stages and courses for all levels of racers. Each stage will be hosted by the city of Alpharetta, just miles away from Atlanta. The TOA begins with a short TT, followed by a Criterium on May 22nd. The next two days will feature two races each day, with exciting courses in the heart of Alpharetta. The last stage will be a road race, and it will truly test the mettle of each rider. Here are some of the great features of the 2009 edition: