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Sunset on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Post Ride

The Road to L'Alpe d'Huez

Early morning start - Land Park Criterium, Sacramento, CA

Montana Traffic Jam

In its twelve years the Tour of Ohio has continued to go from strength to strength, with ever-growing crowds, and in 2007 the Tour of Ohio expands to be in conjunction with the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure with over 4000 participants in this family orientated event (sponsored and publicized by Bob Evans).

Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer Entertains Roadies and Educates the Non-Racer Veteran race announcer and long-time roadie Jamie Smith sets out to explain the sport he loves and the roadies who live for it in his new book from VeloPress, Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer.

Team Type 1, a first-year professional team that has twice won the Race Across America corporate team division, will be among 15 squads at this year’s Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T. Team Type 1 was founded in 2004 by racers Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge to inspire people living with diabetes to take a proactive approach to managing their health and overcoming obstacles often associated with the condition. Four of the 15 riders on the Team Type 1 professional squad – Southerland, Eldridge, Tim Hargrave and Fabio Calabria – have Type 1 diabetes.

***** The UCI and Mr. Hein Verbruggen have sued Mr. Richard Pound ex-president of WADA before Swiss courts for what they perceive as being continual injurious and biased comments by Mr. Pound against UCI and Mr. Verbruggen in the context of the efforts made by them to eradicate doping from their sport. Indeed, on many occasions, Mr. Pound has publicly questioned the extent of the UCI’s efforts in the fight against doping. UCI Press Service

World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) will provide exclusive coverage of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships beginning March 26 in Manchester, UK. Cycling fans can watch the webcast on www.wcsn.com and broadcast on WCSN TV as the top 47 nations eye the special rainbow striped jersey reserved for World Champions.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced Thursday that it is suing Richard Pound, the former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, for remarks Pound made relevant to the UCI's anti-doping efforts. The UCI said Pound's remarks were "injurious and biased." "Indeed, on many occasions, Mr. Pound has publicly questioned the extent of the UCI’s efforts in the fight against doping," the UCI said. The suit is filed in Swizerland on behalf of the UCI and its former president, Hein Verbruggen.

Serotta is pleased to announce the hiring of essential new personnel charged with elevating the Serotta brand experience. Paraic McGlynn, a French Cycling Federation-trained cycling coach, advanced bicycle fitter and former manager at the Bicycle Ranch and foot bed manufacturer eSoles, joins Serotta as Director of Applied Cycling Science. Mike Minerva, Creative Director of Minerva Designs, will drive Serotta’s visual presentation and marketing strategy in tandem with Marketing Director Tiffany Teaford.

Tomeke at the TOC

Officials in Reading, PA, are again gearing up for what has become the city’s largest single-day, free, sporting event, the Commerce Bank Reading Classic, this year on Thursday, June 5th. This world-class professional cycling race is the second leg of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling series and features nearly 200 of the sport’s professional athletes competing for the leader’s jersey.