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McDonough optimistic ahead of track
“Lean and mean” is the mantra at USA Cycling ahead of the debut of five days of track cycling competition Friday at the Laoshan Velodrome. The eight-athlete team hits the boards in nine events with realistic hopes of striking gold on the women’s side and ambitions of playing the spoiler on the men’s side. “Overall, we’re saying, let’s hold the bar very high, but let’s aim for something that’s realistic,” said USA Cycling team leader Pat McDonough before the team’s final training session Thursday at the velodrome.
Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske – Bikes v. cars
To the casual observer, it may seem as though tempers have been rising along with the temperatures this summer, but as we’ll see, we know that the summer heat has nothing to do with it. Nevertheless, add higher gas prices, more bikes on the road, and — why not? — alcohol to the usual tension between motorists and cyclists, and you’ve got a potent cocktail for conflict.
Registration Open for ZIPP OVCX Tour opener
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR “OLD SKOOL” ZIPP OVCX TOUR OPENER Registration has opened for the Zipp OVCX Tour’s season opener on September 14. The Cyclosport Cyclo-Cross at Riverview Park in Loveland Ohio, near Cincinnati, will be the first cyclocross for any of the U.S.A.’s major cyclocross series in 2008. The course will be a fitting challenge to start the year according to promoter Ryan Lindsay, “This course has a bit of everything to throw at you, pavement, grass sections, lots of off camber, and a classic lung-bursting run-up.”