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Cancellara wins the Sacramento prologue of the 2009 Amgen Tour of California
George Hincapie described the scene at the Amgen Tour of California prologue in Sacramento Saturday, saying only Tour de France crowds could compare. And those crowds were treated to a Tour de France-caliber show, with Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) blazing the downtown 3.9km course with a winning time of 4:32.
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The favorites get routed off course at the Giro della Provincia di Grosseto, and unsung Marco Frapporti gets the win.
A late-race screw-up that sent the top favorites on the wrong side of a round-about opened the door for unsung Marco Frapporti (CSF) to claim victory in Saturday’s second stage of the Giro della Provincia di Grosseto. Overnight leader Daniele Bennati (Liquiga s) kept the leader’s jersey, but missed out on a chance on a second-straight win when leaders were steered the wrong way coming in for the bunch sprint.
Columbia compound: Columbia-Highroad has four riders on the Shiimano electrics components. Mark renshaw is not one of them.
Columbia-Highroad has four riders on the Shiimano electrics components. Mark Renshaw is not one of them. "I don't need to take the risk, he said. "I'll wait until they fine-tune it."
Gallery: Inside Team Columbia-Highroad’s Tour of California compound
Columbia-Highroad is in the midst of making a bike switch from old sponsor Giant to new sponsor Scott. While the guys are all on Scott road bikes, the time trial bikes present more challenges. "It's all about the little details in the time trial," said team director Rolf Aldag, adding that the riders will stick with their old machines "until we have it perfect" with the new Scott models. Team mechanics were busy Saturday prepping the bike ahead of the afternoon's prologue in Sacramento.
The day after winning the 4k pursuit, Taylor Phinney wins gold in the 1k and sets another new American record
A day after setting a new American record and winning gold in the individual 4 kilometer pursuit, Taylor Phinney set another American record on his way to winning the 1K time trial. Phinney's time of 1:01.641 was a split second faster than the previous U.S. record of 1:01.825, set by Erin Hartwell, in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1995. The world record of 58.875 was set by Arnaud Tournant in La Paz, Bolivia in 2001.
Tour of Battenkill announces confirmed teams list
Organizers of the 2009 Tour of the Battenkill cycling race (www.tourofthebattenkill.com) announce team selections for the Pro Men's Invitational Race on Sunday April 19. A new addition to the event for 2009, the Pro Men's Invitational is the marquee race for the April 18-19 weekend.
Levi Leipheimer’s Trek TTX 9.9 SSL time trial bike
If there is any doubt about Astana’s commitment to Levi Leipheimer as the undisputed leader and odds-on favorite to win the Amgen Tour of California, one look at his new Trek time trial bike will quickly dispel it.
Chodroff and Clemence fastest at Valley of the Sun Opener
Jonathan Chodroff (OUCH p/b Maxxis) blazed a 28:57 and Ruth Clemence (Simple Green) posted a 33:28 to take their respective leaders jerseys in the first stage of Arizona's Valley of the Sun stage race.
Landis ready to race after crash
Floyd Landis’ 2009 Amgen Tour of California got off to a bumpy start before it even started. Out on a training ride with his OUCH teammates two days before the race, Landis went down on a slick patch of road. Dressed for the cold, wet weather, Landis wasn’t seriously hurt. His manager Scott Thomson said Landis finished the training ride. “He’s fine. He’s super fit,” Thomson said, adding that the crash was just an ill-timed annoyance.