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Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood: Landis and Johnson talk
Earlier this week, I wrote a piece about controversial domestic team Rock Racing, discussing the departure of Frankie Andreu, the signings of Oscar Sevilla and the relationship between team owner Michael Ball and suspended 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis.
Friday’s Foaming Rant: Rockin’ out
There’s probably no truth to the rumor that Rock Racing has signed Frank Vandenbroucke, Roger Clemens, Mike Tyson, Britney Spears, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Amy Winehouse, Dr. Evil, Keith Richards, Dick Cheney, Rodan the Flying Monster, the Hound of the Baskervilles, the ghosts of Charles Bukowski, Hunter S. Thompson and Norman Mailer, and all the bad guys from the WWE.
My my, hey hey Rock and roll is here to stay It's better to burn out Than to fade away My my, hey hey. — Neil Young, “My My, Hey Hey”
This is wheelie FUN!!!
This is wheelie FUN!!!
Henk Lubberding at Tour de Trump Atlantic City TT start
Henk Lubberding at Tour de Trump Atlantic City TT start
Putting My Son In Harm’s Way
Putting My Son In Harm's Way
So, Brody, do you think I have a chance with that hot babe? Maybe if I stick my chest out a little more?
So, Brody, do you think I have a chance with that hot babe? Maybe if I stick my chest out a little more?
MTB News & Notes: Decker, Diablo and more
Few current professional mountain-bike racers can say they raced in the first-ever UCI world mountain-bike championships, held in Durango back in 1990. Carl Decker can. The now-32-year-old Oregonian lined up in the junior ranks that year. Unfortunately, the brake cable on his Bridgestone bike snapped a few minutes before the gun, and Decker had to race on his dad’s bike. In 2007, 17 years later, Decker again hit the world’s, this time as an elite. The cables on his Giant didn’t snap, and Decker finished 69th.
Interbike to Host Inaugural Interbike Outdoor Demo East
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. - Jan. 10, 2007- In an effort to better support retailers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, Interbike announced it will host its first annual Interbike Outdoor Demo East Tuesday, October 21 to Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Roger Williams Park in Providence, R.I.
Zabel: ‘2008 season could be my last’
German sprint ace, Erik Zabel, said Thursday the 2008 season could very well be his last in the professional peloton. Zabel, a record six-time consecutive winner of the Tour de France's green jersey, discussed his future plans as his Milram team unveiled a significantly restructured squad for the upcoming season. The 37-year-old German, who hit the headlines last year when he admitted to having "briefly" used the banned blood booster EPO early in his career while he raced with Deutsche Telekom, said he is already thinking about life away from the bike.
Exhibitor Records fall for NAHBS in Portland
SPEEDWAY, Indiana – Following a promising buildup The North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS), the world’s largest trade/consumer show for custom-built bicycles, is on the verge of selling out all 185 exhibitor spaces as it heads to the cycling-friendly city of Portland, Oregon, for the first time in the show's three-year history. The 2008 show will be held in the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, February 8-10.
Tech Report: Van Dessel’s BB30 frame
On the heels of FSA's introduction of its BB30 bottom bracket system, Van Dessel has announced that its new BB30 Rivet frames are in now production, with delivery slated for late March. Built around the BB30 bottom bracket shell, Van Dessel’s Rivet will also feature a 1.5-inch lower headset bearing, in keeping with the recent trend of manufacturers moving to larger diameters at both bottom bracket and head tube.
Wednesday’s Mailbag: Charity; noise; role models
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The Site of the Day: Casey Gibson, Photographer
Hey, we're not above promoting our own friends and one of our favorites has to be our old buddy Casey Gibson, a photographer who probably spends more time on the road than most pro riders. It's always a pleasure to hook up with Casey at races, both here in the U.S. and an increasing number of international events as well. Sure, he's a grumpy old coot, but then again, so are we. Go ahead, click on Casey B. Gibson Photography, look around for a bit and you'll see why he's been a fixture at VN for as long as any of us can remember.
Ball signs Sevilla, invites Landis to camp
Rubber has yet to hit the road in ’08, but second-year continental road team Rock Racing continues to generate considerable attention, this time because of reports that owner Michael Ball has been courting Floyd Landis to fill an unspecified team advisory position. Word of the deposed 2006 Tour de France champion’s involvement with the team came in the wake of director sportif Frankie Andreu’s departure based on “differences” in philosophy with Ball.
A visit with Giovanni Pelizzoli
You may not have ever heard of Giovanni Pelizzoli, but it’s likely you have seen his work on Ciöcc or Guerciotti frames, either one of which would be sufficient introduction of this small, graying, bespectacled framebuilder and frame painter. Pelizzoli’s shop is located in Curno, the village on the outskirts of Bergamo in north-central Italy that has long served the finish for the final classic of the season, the Tour of Lombardy.
Spanish federation declines to pursue Mayo case
Spain’s national cycling federation announced Monday that it has no plans to pursue further action against Iban Mayo regarding an alleged positive for EPO during the 2007 Tour de France. The Saunier Duval climbing specialist was cleared of charges that he used EPO during the Tour after a B sample test, analyzed by the Belgian national anti-doping lab in Ghent last October, apparently came back negative. However, the UCI said it questioned the outcome of the test and had the sample re-tested at the French national anti-doping laboratory at Châtenay-Malabry.
Monday’s Mailbag: How to help cycling
The Mailbag is a regular department on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have read in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to webletters@insideinc.com. Please include your full name, hometown and state or nation. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Writers are encouraged to limit their submissions to one letter per month.
Mobile Welding Service
Mobile Welding Service
Nys retakes Belgian national ‘cross title
Rabobank’s Sven Nys earned the fifth national cyclocross title of his career as he outpaced his closest challenger, defending champion Bart Wellens, in the Belgian championship race in Hofstade on Sunday. The 31-year-old World Cup leader and world’s No. 1 repeated a feat he’d accomplished in 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2006 and remains a favorite for the world’s championship race, scheduled for Treviso, Italy, on the 26th of this month. Belgium, like most countries, schedules its national championship race for Sunday.
Investigations focus on T-Mobile docs
“Eufemiano Fuentes used dog names like ‘Birillo’ and ‘Piti’ to archive the blood bags of his clients,” Werner Franke observed wryly. “The Telekom- and T-Mobile doctors applied stickers of cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse to identify the blood they had in storage.”
Pushing Hard
Pushing Hard
VeloNews: August 13, 1999
August 13, 1999, Velo-news becomes VeloNews. Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France.
Velo-news: June 27, 1975
Velo-news: June 27, 1975
Cyclenews: September 13, 1974
Cyclenews (September 13, 1974): Sue Novara takes second in the sprint at the track world championship.
Northeast Bicycle News: August 28, 1972
Northeast Bicycle News (August 28, 1972): Billy Farrell wins New England Championship.
Legally Speaking – with Bob Mionske: Riders’ responsibilities
Dear Readers,
A few weeks back, we had a letter from E.W. concerning a group ride that consistently gets caught in the intersection on a short-cycle traffic light (See "One single (group) ride or a collection of individuals?" ). The letters poured in, and they keep on coming, so this week, we’re going to run some more reader responses on the subject of group rides and red lights.
Bob
Bob,
Jonathan Page Stalls at CX Nationals and Johnson Rides away with the Win
Jonathan Page Stalls at CX Nationals and Johnson Rides away with the Win
Break the indoor trainer monotony — try race slicks in the snow!
Break the indoor trainer monotony -- try race slicks in the snow!
Andreu leaves Rock Racing
Citing differences “with business strategies and the direction the team is headed,” director Frankie Andreu has ended his contract with Rock Racing.