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It’s been half a year since Mike Janelle died in his sleep of sudden heart failure at his home in Vail, Colorado. A favorite in the mountain and endurance road cycling communities, Janelle was known just as well for his wide smile and large personality as his tenacious racing style. He was a member of three winning Race Across America teams and recorded a plethora of victories in Rocky Mountain-region mountain bike races. Just 40, Janelle passed away five months before the birth of his son, Mike Jr., who was born on April 7.

O’Fallon’s Tour de WingHaven bicycle race on Sunday, June 8, already is one of the Midwest’s top cycling competitions. This year’s event features several world-class competitors and a new wrinkle for the area’s top amateur cyclists. Tour de WingHaven’s $20,000 in cash and prizes is the largest single-day payout in Missouri cycling. This year, the top two male and female amateur winners in the “Pro” division will win the opportunity to compete in one of the nation’s top professional cycling competitions,

Boulder Colorado residents and cyclists join the Lance Armstrong Foundation’s (LAF) fight against cancer by organizing the Blue River Century which takes place on June 21 in Summit County. The Blue River Century allows cyclists, volunteers and sponsors in the Front Range and Summit County areas to do something bold in the face of cancer by supporting the mission of the LAF to inspire and empower people affected by cancer.

The Adventures for the Cure (AFC) cycling team has entered the four-man relay category for the world’s longest bicycle race, the Race Across America, known simply as “RAAM.” This race has been called the world’s toughest bicycle race, covering over 3,000 miles from Oceanside, CA to Annapolis, MD. The route is 1,000 miles longer than the 2008 Tour de France, and contains more than 100,000 feet of climbing. The race begins on June 11, 2008, in Oceanside, and ends on approximately June 18th in Annapolis.

Boy Scout Troop 363 is proud to announce the East Bay Premiere of “SEASONS“ — A mountain biking movie by The Collective. The Collective is a world class movie production company from British Columbia, Canada specializing in capturing the skill, courage, and art of the top mountain bikers in the world. This movie follows seven riders through the seasons of the biking year — training, trail building, racing, free riding, and the enjoyment of mountain biking. Seasons will be shown Friday, June 13th at 7 PM at Crossroads Church. 5353 Concord Blvd., Concord, CA.

The Aurora Health Care Wisconsin Cycling Series is pleased to announce that they have added an additional day of racing to its calendar expanding it to three days. Bill Ochowicz and Mike Martens, Race Directors for the Giro d’ Grafton presented by Grafton State Bank and Ozaukee Bank, and Paul Weaver, Race Director for the Sheboygan Harbor Centre Family Day and Bike Race presented by Bank First National have joined forces with Andy Crater, Race Director for Team Wheel and Sprocket, to add an additional race on Friday June 20, 2008.

COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE PRESS RELEASE Date 3 juin / June 2008 Tour de France to be organised under the aegis of the FFC: UCI response The International Cycling Union (UCI) has noted the request by ASO to register the Tour de France on the national calendar of the French Cycling Federation (FFC) rather than on the UCI’s international calendar. The UCI considers the FFC’s support for ASO’s request deeply regrettable for sport and for the unity of the cycling family.

High Road's Ina-yoko Teutenberg won Tuesday's Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic Lehigh Valley, the first event of this week's Commerce Bank Triple Crown. Complete results are posted. Check back soon for a complete report and photos.

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For the first time in its history, the women’s field at Minnesota’s Nature Valley Grand Prix, part of the Great River Energy Bicycle Festival, has filled and registration has been closed early. At 145 riders, the Nature Valley Grand Prix field is likely to be the largest women’s race of the year, compared with 140 for the Montreal World Cup, 120 for the Liberty Classic and 84 for the Mount Hood Classic.

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As is air pressure. Durin SL costs $939.

The Durin SL features Albert SL a non-adjustable compression damping cartridge. Rebound is externally adjustable.

Durin SL is Magura’s new no-hold-barred cross-country race fork. It’s available in 80mm and 100mm travel configurations.

Durin Marathon 120 weighs 3.42-pounds in its fixed travel version and 3.49-pounds with FCR. The forks cost $900 and $1069 respectively.

The Albert Select can be fork or handlebar remote mounted. Magura’s travel adjustment FCR (Flight Control Remote) also available on Thor and Durin 120 and is only operable via remote.

The Albert Select damper with an adjustable platform is featured on Thor and Durin 120.

Thor features a post mount that offers a direct attachment for a 7-inch (180mm) rotor.

The new 140mm fork, nicknamed Thor, weighs less than 4-pounds and costs $975.

The Julie HP is Magura’s new price point brake. It features a master cylinder that’s made from injection molded composite. It costs just $126 per wheel and relies on the same brake pads as Marta and Magura’s heavier duty brake, Louise.

The Magnesium brake features all titanium hardware, including caliper mounting and rotor bolts.

The new Marta SL Magnesium is the flagship of the redesigned line. The entire brake package is claimed to weight less than 300-grams. It costs $369.

Another look at the 335 gram Marta SL. Magura weights include lever, caliper, a 700mm line, rotor and all of the attachment hardware needed to post mount the brake.

The Marta SL costs $319 and features the new stitched carbon brake lever, which drops 5-grams from the weight of the standard Marta.

Marta and Marta SL feature the same forged aluminum master cylinders and calipers; the latter houses a larger pad than the earlier edition.

With an aluminum lever, a price of $275 and a weight 340 grams per wheel Marta is the base model of the Marta line.