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Versus to air live weekday coverage of Amgen Tour of California
The Versus cable network will air live coverage of all nine days of the 2009 Amgen Tour of California. VERSUS, beginning February 14 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwin will call the race action. “With strong U.S.-based teams and Lance Armstrong competing in the race for the first time, it is undoubtedly a marquee year for the race and we’re extremely proud to be able to showcase each weekday stage live for the first time,” said Jamie Davis, the network's president.
2009 Versus Tour of California schedule:
Rick Crawford: College days
I remember my college days at University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, with the fondest of memories. It was a great time to be a Georgia Bulldog, perhaps the greatest. The football team was the best in the nation, with the phenomenal Herschel Walker routinely running over, around, and away from hapless defenses for touchdowns. Dominique Wilkins led the Dawgs to the final four in my senior year.
Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske – Stop as yield
Ask any motorist what irritates them most about cyclists, and you’re likely to get an earful about cyclists who behave as if stop signs and red lights don’t apply to them. It’s a sore point in relations between motorists and cyclists, and is the single most cited contributor to the negative stereotype that cyclists are arrogant scofflaws. It’s even a sore point between those cyclists who do observe the law, and those who don’t, with the law-abiding cyclists resenting the negative stereotype of cyclists that the law-breaking cyclists generate.
Saris recalls some stationary bike trainers
Saris Cycling Group is working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 2,000 stationary bike trainers. The company and the CPSC are advising consumers to stop using the trainers immediately. A handle pin on the trainer can loosen during use, causing the machine to become disengaged. No injuries have been reported.
Clif Bar recalls some products
Clif Bar is recalling 14 products in the U.S. and four in Canada because the peanut butter in those products was sourced from the Peanut Corporation of America. "PCA is under investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a recent salmonella outbreak thought to be caused by tainted peanut butter," a Clif Bar press release said. "In light of this investigation, and with an abundance of caution, Clif Bar & Company has enacted a voluntary recall. We take the health and safety of our consumers very seriously."
SRAM Cycling Fund awards $400,000 to the League of American Bicyclists and the Thunderhead Alliance
The SRAM Cycling Fund will make a $400,000 contribution to the League of American Bicyclists and the Thunderhead Alliance for Biking and Walking. The funds will be used to launch a nation wide initiative to dramatically strengthen state and local advocacy groups and help them make their communities more bicycle friendly.