All Content
Fred Dreier’s Olympic notebook: Type Triple-A Armstrong
A few days ago I was chatting with American Christine Thorburn about Wednesday’s individual time trial. The Californian went through a laundry list of meticulous technical and training specifications she had nailed down in preparation for the race against the clock — an event that historically rewards a rider’s attention to detail. I said something like, “wow, that sounds really Type-A.” Dr. Thorburn, the rheumatologist, cracked a smile.
FSA’s new K-Force QR
Price: $119.99 Weight: 94 grams per set OLD: 100mm front and 130mm rear (Fits standard road bikes). Web site: www.fullspeedahead.com FSA's new K-Force QR quick release levers feature a 3K-weave full carbon fiber lever, designed to be aerodynamic and ergonomic. The skewer, pivot barrel and springs are stainless steel. The set weighs 94 grams.
Excel Sports North Boulder Park Criterium is finale of Tour of Colorado Series
THE SIX RACE TOUR OF COLORDO SERIES WILL SEE SEVERAL CLASSES COMING DOWN TO THE FINAL FINISH LINE IN BOULDER FOR OVERALL VICTORY. CURRENT OVERALL POINTS FOR THE PRO MEN 1, 2 AND WOMEN 1, 2 3 ARE AS FOLLOWS: Senior Men Pro, 1, 2 1. Kevin Nicol (Tokyo Joes Cycling) 112 pts. 2. Johnathan Baker (Vitamin Cottage Cycling) 104 pts. 3. Blake Caldwell (Garmin|Chiptole pb H3)) 67 pts. 4. Joey Thompson (Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Cycling) 54 pts. 5. Corey Collier (HealthNet Cycling Team) 53 pts. Senior Women Pro 1,2,3
Evans’ injury will keep him out of worlds
Cadel Evans said he is unlikely to compete at the world championships this year after revealing the extent of his knee injury following the Olympic cycling time trial on Wednesday. After finishing 15th in the road race last Saturday, the Australian battled through the pain to finish a commendable fifth in the 47.3km race at 1min 23sec behind unstoppable Swiss winner Fabian Cancellara. The 31-year-old Australian admitted he was happy with the result as he had spent the run-up to the Games trying to recover from a damaged anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee.
Armstrong, Cancellara win time trial gold
Fabian Cancellara’s finish-line salute at the end of Wednesday’s Olympic time trial erased any concerns that the big Swiss rider has lost his edge in the race against the clock. He rolled into the finishing straight with 33 seconds in his pocket over Swede Gustav Larsson, stopped pedaling, lifted his arm in a very un-aero fist and punched the air.
After a year off, the Tour of Utah returns Wednesday
It’s not often that a domestic event strives for UCI stage-race designation, falls short on sponsorship, is cancelled and then returns the following year as the country’s highest-elevation stage race. But that’s exactly what the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah has gone through in recent years. After going national in 2006, the Tour of Utah was postponed last year when race owners determined the event was not ready due to fiscal troubles.
Rollin wins Rochester Omnium
Toyota-United's Canadian strongman Dominique Rollin won the 2008 Rochester Omnium after winning the rain-soaked Twilight Criterium and coming in second in the opening time trial of the three-stage event. Rollin, a Tour of California stage winner and former Canadian national champion, also scored points in the road race to lock up an overall win over BMC's Tony Cruz, who won the 101-mile road race.
Gerdemann leads Tour de l’Ain after double-stage day
Tony Martin (Columbia) won the second of two stages on Tuesday in the Tour de l'Ain while teammate Linus Gerdemann retained the leader’s yellow jersey. Martin won the 8.9km time trial in the town of Saint-Genis-Pouilly, crossing the line in 10 minutes and 17 seconds. Gerdemann finished second at 10 seconds back with David Moncoutie (Cofidis) third at 18 seconds.
Mayo gets two-year ban after UCI wins CAS appeal
Spanish cyclist Iban Mayo has been banned for two years after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld an appeal by the UCI, the Lausanne-based court said on Tuesday. Mayo tested positive for the banned blood-booster EPO on July 24 during last year's Tour. However, the Spanish national federation refused to discipline Mayo, saying the testing process at laboratories in Paris and Ghent, Belgium, was flawed. The UCI appealed, and a CAS panel of three lawyers decided EPO was present in Mayo’s urine.
Olympic TT course favors all-rounders who can handle both sides of a hill
The Olympic peloton returns to the Juyongguan Pass sector of the Great Wall on Wednesday for a 23.5km individual time trial that has its ups and downs. The circuit, which features a climb and descent just beneath the wall, proved the pivotal point in the weekend's road races and will decide the victors once again on Wednesday. It begins with the gradual 12.5km climb up Badaling Pass, which averages just 4 percent as it winds to the summit. The ensuing descent, on a wide-open highway and into a headwind, is for power riders. Men race two laps, women one.
Jelly Belly’s Nick Reistad running for Rider Representative position
Editor's Note: In the last two weeks, VeloNews.com has published letters from pro racer Fred Rodriguez, urging his fellow pros to vote for Michael Ball for the position of at-large member of the USPRO Board of Trustees and a letter from Team Type 1 director Ed Beamon, who is running against Ball for the position. Today we are publishing a letter from Nick Reistad of the Jelly Belly team, who is running for the USPRO rider representative position. Other candidates and supporters are welcome to submit letters.
Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn – That stubborn bead
Dear Lennard,
Why would changing a tire on a Zipp 530 be so difficult? I beat my fingers and snap tire levers trying to get a tire off.
Steve
Dear Steve,
It’s a good question, but one I thought might be best answered by the folks at Zipp.
Lennard