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Into the Snow
Into the Snow
Priority Health Tour de Leelanau gets new date
A bicycle race in the tradition of a classic European road race comes to Northern Michigan on Sunday, May 25. The UCI 1.2 ranked, 4th Annual Priority Health Tour de Leelanau, presented by Leelanau Sands Casino, will take international and professional male and female bicycle racers through some of the most scenic spots in the State of Michigan the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend.
On your mark, get set: Ouch!
It’s amazing how quickly a Pavlovian response can develop. Just 30 minutes ago, the end of an interval effort would have elicited great relief, a time to rest and regroup. But now as the clock on the computer screen in front of me ticks toward the end of another four-minute burst, relief has been replaced by the nervous tension that precedes inevitable pain.
This Week in Pro Cycling – March 14, 2008
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the latest edition of The Prologue, VeloNews.com's regular summary of the news from the world of competitive cycling. This week I am filling in for your usual host, VeloNews.com Senior Editor Charles Pelkey. Charles is enjoying a well-earned vacation in Namibia.
Ian Downing – bike mechanic extraordinaire – ponders a new challenge
Ian Downing - bike mechanic extraordinaire - ponders a new challenge
Taipei Cycle Show opens
It’s Taipei CYCLE 2008 (The 21st Annual Taipei Intl Cycle Show), one of the three most important cycle shows in the world and Asia’s largest, and it’s rapidly gearing up to show its stuff at the brand new NANGANG Exhibition Hall from March 13 to 16. According to the organizer, TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council), a record 762 exhibitors are coming to the show to use 2,842 — a 24% increase over last year’s count and the highest number ever!
Schwinn is national bike sponsor of Team In Training
Schwinn Bicycles, America's most recognized bicycle brand, today announced the signing of a partnership with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training (TNT), the world's largest endurance sports training and fundraising program, to become its first-ever national bicycle sponsor. Schwinn is owned by Dorel Industries (TSX: DII.B, DII.A).
Chavanel with Cunego on Wednesday
Chavanel with Cunego - can he withstand the attacks on his jersey on Ventoux today?
Sven Beer (Branson High) cuts through the cake batter
Sven Beer (Branson High) cuts through the cake batter
Carolina Gomez Villafane (Los Gatos) on her way to winning in JV.
Carolina Gomez Villafane (Los Gatos) on her way to winning in JV.
Tyler Giger (Salinas High) makes an early departure from the beach party
Tyler Giger (Salinas High) makes an early departure from the beach party
Nate Byrom (Nevada-Union) keeps the weight back and low
Nate Byrom (Nevada-Union) keeps the weight back and low
NorCal High School Mountain Bike League’s second race
Lake Folsom set the backdrop of the NorCal High School Mountain Bike League’s second race of the series on March 9th. Although the water level was low this year, making the space for the crisp blue lake almost half empty, the day brought with it a half-full kind of spirit as racers proved once again that they are full of determination, character, and sportsmanship.
Bike racing on schedule again this summer at Portland Speedway
Portland International Raceway (PIR) is usually filled with racecars roaring around the track. On Monday nights in the summer, hundreds of cyclists will take over PIR as Lakeside Bicycles Monday Night Races kicks off its 12th season. “Bicycle racing continues to grow at PIR, and we see new racers each year trying it out,” said series organizers Jim Anderson, “We are adding clinics for novice women who want to see what the sport is all about, in hopes of seeing a growth in the women's fields. Also, with the addition of the track
CSU Rams successful at first two collegiate cycling weekends
Rams Cycling continues to climb to the top of the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference with outstanding results at the University of New Mexico Lobo Classic and Metro State/Denver University Time Trial and Criterium.
Team ODI/Southridge/Turner has signed both David ‘K’ and Brad Oein
Team ODI/Southridge/Turner has signed both David 'K' and Brad Oein to race this season. Brad Oein had a great '07 season, winning the Golden State Championships in Jr.x and Qualifying to race at the World Championship in Scotland ... Now training in Austalia for the winter, you can expect to see plenty of top place finishes from this proven DH racer upon his Turner DHR race bike. His racing schedule has him back in the states just in time to race the first National race in Fontana CA.
Murphy in yellow
Health Net's John Murphy at the Tour of Taiwan.
Gilbert at Het Volk
Gilbert soloed to his second career Het Volk victory on Shimano’s 7850-SL tubeless road wheel and Hutchinson’s Fusion 2 tubeless road tire.
Dick Burke, the founder of Trek Bicycles, dies
The bike world is mourning the death of Dick Burke, the founder of Trek Bicycle Corp., who died Monday evening at age 73. Burke founded the company during the 1970s bike boom, when he and his partners saw a need for high-end U.S.-made bikes. The company's first factory was in a red barn in Waterloo, Wisconsin and the company still makes many of its bikes in Wisconsin.
Memorial ride planned for California cyclists
Memorials are being planned for the two cyclists killed on a training ride Sunday in California. A memorial service for Matt Peterson will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Sports Basement, 1590 Bryant Street, San Francisco. Friends are planning a memorial ride Saturday afternoon in honor of Peterson and Kristy Gough. The ride will leave from Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, at 2:30 More details: http://rememberingmatt.blogspot.com