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VeloNews.tv adds Tour Down Under videos
VeloNews.tv is working with Australian journalist Benjamin Fitzmaurice to produce daily video features from the Tour Down Under. The site has been recently updated with several new videos:
USA Cycling 2009 Bill Woodul Mechanic Clinic set for March 12-15
USA Cycling has announced that the 2009 Bill Woodul Race Mechanic Clinic is scheduled for March 12-15 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The clinic is open to all mechanics who wish to become USA Cycling-licensed mechanics. Woodul held the first USA Cycling mechanic clinic in the late 1980’s as a way to recruit mechanics for his program. Past graduates of the clinic have gone on to work for teams all over the world.
HDR presented by Lombardi Sports announces 2009 roster and program
The revamped Lombardi Sports Elite Cycling team is pleased to present its 2009 roster & new sponsor group. The team is a revised bigger & stronger overall U23 Elite / Masters squad formerly under the GS Lombardi Sports title. Team Director Bill Howard, along with equipment head Mark Altamirano, Elite and U23 captain Jesse Mendonca along with Masters captain Robert Winder head up a bolstered squad of young U23 talent & seasoned Elite & Masters riders.
India mountain bike stage race has $25,000 in prizes
Khanchendzonga Mountainbike Expedition Stage Race: 2009 March 18-30th
Teams invited to the inaugural Tour de Kootenays
Thunderhead Alliance and IBC to host training at NAHBS
Cycling advocates will find something in addition to beautiful bicycles in Indianapolis during the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS), Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2009, when the Indiana Bicycle Coalition hosts a Winning Campaigns Training by the Thunderhead Alliance For Bicycling and Walking--the most prominent group for bicycling advocacy training in North America. This addition to NAHBS activities reflects a commitment by the show to promote and develop cycling opportunities for everybody, focusing not only on the high-end handmade sector.
Chris Hoy featured in limited edition print
‘CH2050’ is the latest painting by artist Lee Jones, whose striking image of Cheryl Cole as the ‘Angel of the North’ has recently achieved widespread press coverage and captured the public imagination.
More on fashion choices by Team Columbia, Garmin and Armstrong, plus the cyclocross worlds team.
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Team Kenda heads to Florida for training camp
Team Kenda is heading to Mt. Dora, FL beginning Friday, January 16 through Monday, January 19 for a team training camp. The purpose of the training camp is riding base miles and team bonding. This year we have several new NRC Team members. Building trust early on is a key ingredient for success in the upcoming NRC race schedule. Early season race plans are in the making with a focus on stage racing, as well as multi-event weekends. The team plans on opening the racing season on March 26-29, 2009 at the Redlands Bicycle Classic in Redlands, California.
Cyclocross promoter offers free resources for race directors
The fear of “turf damage” is one of the biggest obstacles facing cyclocross promoters. Now, SpectaSport LLC, the marketing agency for well-known cyclocross series like Zipp OVCX, MAC Powered by SRAM and BikeReg.com MABRAcross, has a free resource to assist promoters with the false perceptions of turf damage when they make presentations to land owners and managers.
Mid-West cycling series launched for 2009
Veloforma/Zym announces 2009 NRC roster
PRESS RELEASE: Armstrong announces independent drug testing program
Excluded from the ’06 Tour.
Excluded from the '06 Tour, the “Puerto Nine” included (From top, L-R) Jan Ullrich and Oscar Sevilla (T-Mobile), Ivan Basso (CSC), Francesco Mancebo (AG2R), Joseba Beloki, Isidro Nozal, Australia's Allan Davis, Sergio Paulinho and Alberto Contador (Astana-Wurth).