New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale, today announced that it will serve as the Title Sponsor of six of the eight Urban Assault Rides™ hitting streets across America this summer. The “Pedal Powered Urban Adventure” taps into the bicycle culture that New Belgium has long embraced with events like Tour de Fat and their bike commuter advocacy program, Team Wonderbike (www.followyourfolly.com ).
Portrait of a Commuter
Virginia Tech Spring Break Training Camp
Working overtime off the back of the early morning paceline
L'Espirit Road Race, L'Espirit Kentucky, Feb 2008
Cadel Evans is one of the favorites for this year's Paris-Nice.
Cadel Evans is one of the favorites for the 2008 edition.
Team Type 1 riders (from left) Phil Southerland, Tim Hargrave and Dan Eldridge check their blood glucose levels in the midst of a training camp ride.
Sunny skies were the name of the game during Team Type 1's training camp near Buellton, California.
Fresh off a 10-day training camp in the Santa Ynez Valley near Buellton, Calif., Team Type 1 is headed to the Tour of Taiwan to help Shawn Milne successfully defend his title at the seven-stage, week-long UCI 2.2 race.
The 2007 Eroica was held in the fall, after the world championships.
CSC's Alexandr Kolobnev on the attack last year at the Eroica
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Scott Nydam attacked early in the second stage of the Amgen Tour of California last month, spending a long and lonely day off the front of the peloton before being pulled back after 97 miles on his own. For his effort, the 30-year-old Colorado native earned the day's most-aggressive rider jersey and snagged a few climber's points along the way.
Mount Hamilton descent - Tour of CA 2008
The Old and The New - Scott Moninger and Taylor Phinney, 2007 North Boulder Park Crit
A Denver-area institution turns 35 this year. Wheat Ridge Cyclery, founded by Eugene Kiefel in 1973 has grown to be the largest single bike shop in all of Colorado and a perennial recipient of the coveted “Bicycle Retailer: Top 100” award. (An industry honor reserved for the best 100 bike shops in the nation.) History
Abraham Olano, the Basque two-time world champion and winner of the Vuelta a España, will participate in cycling trips organized by Giant Tours. Olano rode with Giant bikes in his years with the professional team ONCE. After his retirement as a pro rider, Olano went on with Giant testing their products and as one of their ambassadors in several events.
Crossing the Gator Pit
Cesar Grajales guts it out on Brasstown Bald last year.
Mai's bike. He says he rides up to 1000km a week on it.
Coming off an impressive 2007 season, Kona CLUMP riders Andreu Lacondeguy, Paul “Bas” Basagoitia and Grant “Chopper” Fielder automatically qualified for the 2008 Nissan Qashqai Challenge (NQC). The five-event series will take place from April through May at five different European venues with the Grand Final slated for London, UK.
The season is still a few weeks away, plenty of time to hit the powder
Decker speeds through another stage of Washington's Doo Wop Rally
Craig (left) and Decker with their rallying machine, the Wheels of Teal
IRVINE, Calif. -- Enjoying the outdoors is as natural as riding a bike and Shimano American Corporation and the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) have teamed up to promote how important the activity is. Shimano is a major manufacturer of bicycle components and IMBA is a national advocate for responsible riding and trail construction. Together they are releasing the new document, The Economics and Benefits of Mountain Biking at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. March 4 – 6, 2008.
Props to Wilcockson
Dear Velo,
What an excellent article by John Wilcockson!
It would seem clear that ASO, as owners of the most prestigious event in cycling (the Tour de France and others such as Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Nice), are seeking to widen their control in cycling, which would ultimately undo all the work to make professional cycling an organized world-wide sport.
Offroad in Burma
Riders race through downtown Brian Head when the resort hosted a stop on the National Mountain Bike Series (NMBS) in 2006
WOODSTOCK, Georgia— Starting in March, leading sports nutrition and supplement manufacturer Dedicated Athlete will break new ground in the fight against illegal doping, unveiling a first-of-its-kind program that allows customers to make direct donations to the non-profit Cycling Ethics Foundation. The progressive program will be run through Dedicated Athlete’s revamped online store, www.DedicatedAthlete.com, where customers will be able to contribute to the anti-doping fight simply by clicking on the appropriate button on the checkout page.
Graeme Brown at the 2008 Tour Down Under
PHILADELPHIA —Planning is well underway for the 2008 Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling events, and now you have the opportunity to become a part of this world-class professional cycling series. The public is invited to experience the excitement of professional cycling first-hand by volunteering with Pro Cycling Tour, the organizers of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling. The dates and locations for the races are as follows: * Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic – Tuesday, June 3, 2008 * Commerce Bank Reading Classic – Thursday, June 5, 2008
Stage One Stretch Run