News
News
Foggy racing in California
Foggy racing in California
Rding in Vermont in early spring
Rding in Vermont in early spring
Comin’ and goin’ at the Exeter, CA ITT
Comin' and goin' at the Exeter, CA ITT
This Week in Pro Cycling – March 28, 2008
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the latest edition of The Prologue, the weekly summary of news from the world of competitive cycling by your friends at VeloNews.com.
Reader Gallery 3/28/2008
We've got some more reader photos for you. Here's a good spectator's view of the Tour of California as well as some other great action shots. Keep 'em coming! Submit your photos here
Pantani teammate found dead
Italian rider Valentino Fois, a former teammate of deceased champion Marco Pantani, has been found dead at his home near Bergamo, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on Friday. The 34-year-old Fois, who turned professional in 1996, was arrested in 1998 for doping after testing positive twice during the Tour of Switzerland and the Tour of Poland. He was suspended for three years in 2002 while he rode for the Mercato Uno team of Pantani, who died of a drug overdose four years ago. The cause of Fois' death is unknown. He was found by his mother with whom he lived.
Slickrock in March
Slickrock in March
Vermont Training Ride, Feb ’08
Vermont Training Ride, Feb '08
Colorado’s 1st Women’s-Only Bike Ride
Venus de Miles Opens Registration Venus de Miles, Colorado’s 1st Women’s-Only bike ride, announces registration and the launch of their web site www.venusdemiles.com. Venus de Miles is a celebration of women and community designed to empower women through cycling, the world’s most popular sports, and give back to community youth through Greenhouse Scholars. COURSE
New board to track racing association
The American Track Racing Association (ATRA) has been reborn for the 2008 season with a new executive board, website and National track racing calendar boasting over $100,000 in prize money at 30 events held around the United States. ATRA's 2008 Executive Board: President - Pete Antonvich Vice President - Tim Goodwin Secretary - Leigh Barczewski Treasurer - Mike Murray A Base for Growth
McGee closing in on Beijing berth
The following press release was sent by the Australian cycling federation: Olympic and World Champion, Brad McGee, moved a step closer to his goal of a fourth Olympic Games berth with a solid performance in the individual pursuit on day one of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester. McGee was the fifth fastest in qualifying, missing a chance to ride off for a medal, but posting his fastest time since 2004 when he claimed silver in the event at the Athens Olympic Games along with gold in the teams pursuit.
Team Type 1 unveils lineup for San Dimas
Team Type 1 will field a much different lineup for its third stage race of the season – and its first in the United States – when it takes the start line Friday at the San Dimas Stage Race. On Team Type 1’s roster for the three-day, three-stage race are Americans Chris Jones, Ian MacGregor, Shawn Milne and Phil Southerland, Australian Ben Brooks, Mexican Moises Aldape and Emile Abraham of Trinidad and Tobago.
Colombia’s Maria Luisa Calle Williams
Colombia's Maria Luisa Calle Williams competes during the women's individual pursuit qualifying round on Thursday.
Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske – Mo’ Birdman Fo’ Y’all
Bob,
I was talking to a cycling friend today and telling him how my riding had been going and happened to mention an accident I was in while riding a couple of weeks ago. He laughed and said he was just reading a similar story and showed me the birdman case. I found it very interesting and it left me with questions about my incident. So here goes my story.
Hard but worth it. Bonelli Park mtb race 2008
Hard but worth it. Bonelli Park mtb race 2008
BMX world watching nationals
With only a few months to go until BMX's Olympic debut, there's a lot at stake at this weekend's second annual USA Cycling BMX National Championships in DeSoto, Texas. DeSoto's Metroplex BMX, the world’s first covered BMX track, will host the event, which will award national titles in 52 classifications, from the under-12 cruiser class up to masters classes. "It would mean a lot to be able to represent my country at the most prestigious event in the world," said Kyle Bennett (Free Agent), the top ranked continental racer who holds a 42-point
Two riders bumped from worlds for hematocrit tests
Britain's cycling director Dave Brailsford admitted on Wednesday the world track cycling championships had begun under a cloud after endurance rider Rob Hayles failed a blood screening test. Britain is the team to beat at the championships, which they dominated last year in Spain, and are considered track cycling's global pacesetters five months ahead of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Their bid to get off to a positive start here on Wednesday however hit the skids when both Hayles and Dutch rider Pim Ligthart failed routine blood screening tests.