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Robbie's ride
Dear Lennard,
I saw photos of it during the Tour, but can't tell what the model name of the San Marco saddle pictured on Robbie McEwen's Ridley is.
Kito Dear Kito,
It’s a Selle San Marco Regal, nice retro-looking saddle due to its big brass rivets around the back edge. Yet it has a nylon base, foam padding and a cover, just like most modern saddles.
Lennard

Sizes available: 700 x 32 and 700 x 35 Weight:350 grams (32 width); 395 grams (35 width) Suggested Retail: $39.99. Web site: www.kendausa.com/bicycle The Kommando is a new bi-directional cyclocross tire from Kenda. It is designed to be run in one direction for soft conditions and the other way for hardpack. The tire, which has a folding bead, also features Kenda's Iron Cloak puncture resistant material that runs bead to bead under the tread.

The Tour of Ireland begins Wednesday in Dublin, and Team Columbia’s sprint ace Mark Cavendish and Garmin-Chipotle’s Irish national champion Daniel Martin will be among the riders of 16 teams gunning for wins.

Despite a strong showing by Minnesota riders, Wisconsin took home the trophy after the inaugural Border Battle race on Sunday afternoon. The contest pitted over 350 racers from the Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) against nearly 250 racers from the Minnesota State Championship Series (MNSCS). The White Tail Ridge course in River Falls, Wisconsin, was mostly flowing singletrack but included a steep lead-out climb, a long climb through an open field, and a rocky technical section.

French rider Pierrick Fedrigo of Bouygues Telecom overcame a bout of jetlag to claim the Grand Prix de Plouay on Monday after a hard-fought sprint. Italy's Alessando Ballan of Lampre and Spaniard David Lopez Garcia of Caisse d'Epargne completed the podium in the 72th edition of the race in Brittany, northwest France. "I've already won a stage on the Tour de France (2006) and have been French champion (2005). The win at Plouay is like a bronze medal in my list of achievements," said Fedrigo.

German rider Carlo Westphal (Gerolsteiner) won the fifth stage of the Tour of Benelux on Monday. Compatriot Andre Greipel of the Columbia team holds the overall race lead.

During his three-week assignment to cover the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, VeloNews reporter Fred Dreier roamed China's capital city armed with his point-and-shoot digital camera. A professional photographer he is not, but Fred managed to snap a few photos of a side of the games not seen by all.

Price: $13 for 12 tabs Servings per tab: Four Web site: www.nuun.com Bigger is Easier? Nuun is now offering its sugar-free electrolyte replacement drink effervescent tabs in a larger four-serving size. Each tab now makes 32 ounces, instead of 16 ounces, so that only one tab fills liter sized bottles and hydration packs. The price per serving is the same as the smaller size.

Suggested Retail:$355 for fixed hub set, $436 for singlespeed disc hub set Web site: www.bythehive.com The Hive is a new brand from Perigeum Development, a distributor that has been involved with product development for several well-known brands. Chub Hubs from The Hive have massive flanges and large carbon center tubes, which the company says increase torsional stiffness and reduce spoke stress. The carbon lay-up in the center section is optimized to transfer torque between the flanges.[nid:82273]

Hilton Clarke (Toyota-United Pro) won Sunday’s Chris Thater Memorial Criterium in Binghamton, New York. The Aussie, who won here in 2006, edged out Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita-Sutter Home) and Eric Boiley (Volkswagen) to take the victory on the 25th anniversary of the NRC race, the ninth stop on this year's USA CRITS series. “My guys on my teams really put their trust in me today, and I was glad I was able to pull it off for them.” Clarke said after his win.

Belgian rider Tom Boonen (Quick Step) won a sprint finish for Sunday's fourth stage of the Tour of Benelux. Dutch rider Kenny van Hummel finished second and Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia) in third. Boasson Hagen 's teammate Andre Greipel took the leader's jersey going into Monday's fifth stage over 171.8km from Ardooie to Ostend.

Kamloops, B.C. – (August 14, 2008) – The Intermontane Challenge, one of the world’s most unique and lucrative mountain bike races is putting men and women on an equal playing field by offering the same prize money for both sexes. Typically women receive 30 to 40 per cent less prize money than men in races because female enrolment is considered not high enough to justify an equal payout.

World and national mountain bike endurance champion, two-time Olympian, and Mountain Bike Hall of Famer David “Tinker” Juarez partners with Cowbell Challenge Inc., in presenting the National Mountain Bike Oktoberfest at Fisher Farm Park in Davidson, NC, October 24-26, 2008.

As sports fans across the globe eagerly watch the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, the Frisco Superdrome celebrates 10 years of world class track cycling as an Olympic caliber venue. The Laoshan Velodrome in Beijing, which has hosted the track cycling competitions for the Olympics, is modeled after the exact specifications of the Frisco Superdrome, constructed in 1998 by the same company that built the Centennial Olympic Velodrome in Atlanta, Georgia.

Italy's Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Tour of Benelux on Saturday, taking the leader's jersey from Spain's Jose Ivan Gutierrez. Bennati crossed the line ahead of Belgians Tom Boonen and Jurgen Roelandts.