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Canada names Olympic road team
The Canadian Cycling Association nominated its road racing team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing this August. Leading the men’s side the selections are Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria who has posted several top-10 international results this season, veteran Michael Barry of Toronto a integral member of the successful High Road pro team and Svein Tuft of Langley, B.C. the America Tour champion last year, who is coming off a quadruple-gold medal performance at the Pan Am Championships.
ZYM adds caffeine and B12 to its electrolyte tablets
Suggested retail: $8.95 for a tube of ten tablets. Web site: www.drinkzym.com BE Innovations has added 100mg of caffeine and B12 vitamins to its ZYM electrolyte tablets, which are intended to be carried along on a ride and dropped into 16-20 ounces of fresh water to create an electrolyte drink. The new ZYM Catapult tablets add the Guarana caffeine and the B12 to the ZYM Endurance tabs, which remain available for those who prefer no caffeine.
Grease Monkey Wipes are made for mid-ride grimy mitts and chainring calf tattoos.
Retail price: $1.25 per wipe Web site: www.kongconcepts.com Grease Monkey Wipes are individually packaged degreasing towels that clean without water, perfect for cleaning up after a mid-ride repair. The wipes are non-toxic. Each package contains a 8-by-7 inch towel that can clean off grease, oil, road tar, permanent marker and adhesives. The wipes use a citrus-based formula enhanced with lanolin, vitamin E, and aloe vera.
U.S. Olympic road hopefuls awaiting selection to Beijing
Editor's Note: In an article published June 13th, VeloNews.com incorrectly reported that George Hincapie automatically qualified for the U.S. Olympic team by taking second in the time trial at the 2007 Tour of Benelux. Hincapie did not compete in the 2007 Tour of Benelux, and has not met any automatic nomination criteria under USA Cycling's Olympic selection procedures. we regret the error and apologize for any confusion. The article has been corrected and is re-published below.
World Mountain Bike Championships gravity events preview
The winner of Saturday’s downhill world championship race might not even have to turn one pedal stroke to victory. That’s because the root-covered, rock strewn course in Val di Sole, Italy, boasts such a constantly steep grade that riders will focus more on controlling their speed than propelling their rigs.
Peter Sagan wins junior mens cross-country title at the World Mountain Bike Championships
The final podium of the 2008 world junior cross-country championship looked eerily similar to that from ’08 cyclocross worlds, held in January in Treviso, Italy. Only this time it was Slovakia’s Peter Sagan on the top rung, with Frenchman Arnaud Jouffroy in second — a flip-flop from the teenagers' positions on the ’cross worlds podium. Reigning world mountain-bike junior champ Matthias Rupp, third back at ’cross words, was third again at the mountain bike worlds.
Hunter, Soler lead Barloworld at Tour
Barloworld is hoping this year’s Tour de France is as good as last year’s. In 2007, the wild-card team was one of the Tour’s biggest surprises, winning a sprint stage with Robbie Hunter and a mountain stage and the King of the Mountains jersey with breakout Colombian Mauricio Soler. For this year, the team is heading into its second Tour with quiet ambitions that things will be just as good.
High Road’s Craig Lewis turns his focus to the Tour of Austria.
It’s been a busy first half of the 2008 season for Craig Lewis. No big results, but lots of racing and lots of improvement for the future. Fresh off wrapping up the Dauphiné Libéré, the 22-year-old Lewis will take a short break before his first major personal goal for the 2008 season — taking a strong run at the Tour of Austria, July 6-13.
Kirchen takes the lead of the Tour de Suisse after winning the sixth stage.
Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen, riding for the High Road team, surged into the overall lead of the Tour of Switzerland after winning the sixth stage on Thursday. [nid:78578] The stage was a 188km race from Ambri to Verbier, punctuated by two major climbs, the hors categorie Nufenenpass early in the race and the Category 1 finishing climb to Verbier.
Bissell’s Steven Howard wins the first stage of the Tour de Nez.
The Tour de Nez, a five-stage race that bills itself as "the Coolest Race in America," got underway Wednesday with a criterium at a Reno, Nevada, casino. The Bissell team gave Michigan's Steven Howard a perfect lead out, setting him up for a bike-length win ahead of Riccardo Escuela (Successful Living) and Eric Wohlberg (Symmetrics). [nid:77952]
Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske – Your papers, please
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