Archive for March, 2008
Sevilla Edged Out On San Dimas’ Final Stage
San Dimas, Calif. — Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla came up an excruciating one second short of victory Sunday at the San Dimas Stage Race. Sevilla and his Rock Racing teammates lost a hard-fought battle during the final stage in a race that was the closest finish in the nine-year history of the event. Canadian Cameron [...]
Abraham Third At San Dimas Finale
San Dimas, Calif. – Team Type 1′s Emile Abraham won the field sprint Sunday for third place as the San Dimas Stage Race wrapped up with the Cannondale Incycle Old Town Classic Criterium. Abraham improved on his fourth-place finish in Saturday’s Stage 2 San Dimas Hospital Road Race with an impressive sprint from the final [...]
Seconds
Today, the 29th of March, marks the Triple Crankset’s second year of existence. Though we have been corresponding and writing about cycling since our Trek Travel trip through the Pyrenees in 2003, we only officially put pen to paper, or rather finger to keyboard in 2006. During our first year, we were definitely writing for [...]
Sevilla Overcomes
It’s been sometime since we heard the name Oscar Sevilla tied to a result; his name bandied about with the doping scandal Operacion Puerto with more regularity these days. But there he was, like former Rock Racing teammate, Mario Cipollini, fresh off a plane and in California riding well once again. The cynic in me [...]
Awareness Test
OK, so I’ve been letting Granny carry the load lately. And what a fine job he’s been doing. Other than spinning class this winter, I just haven’t been outside on my bike. And when I’m not on my bike, the professional cycling world, such as it is these days, just doesn’t interest me as much. [...]
On Tap…
With the fireworks of the northern Spring Classics set to go off next weekend, our attention turns to the track and the domestic scene. The 2008 World Track Championships started this past Wednesday at the British National Cycling Centre in Manchester, England. With the velodrome boards recently overhauled [yes, I'm one of the few who [...]
Mama’s Boy?
Humans, unlike some animals, are not bred for a specific purpose. Talyor Phinney’s life purpose, however, certainly seems to be reflective of his physiological inheritance. If Taylor were a thoroughbred he would be said to have come from good stock. Though his father, Davis Phinney, is certainly the more decorated and well known cyclist in [...]
Large Feet…
…Big Bike. If you are Leonid Stadnyk, a Ukrainian man recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s tallest human, you can’t simply walk into the local shop and ride off on a brand new bike. Afterall, there aren’t any stock frames for someone 8-foot-5-inches tall and weighing 440lbs [and to think he was once [...]
Welcome to Mellow Johnny’s
As reported in the Austin American Stateman last month, Our Boy Lance Armstrong is set to unveil a new bike shop in May, Mellow Johnny’s; a Lance-ism in reference to the famed Maillot Jaune of the Tour de France. Hey, wasn’t opening up a bike shop Mike Anderson’s idea? In any regard, Armstrong hopes that [...]
Team Type 1 Unveils Lineup For San Dimas
San Dimas, Calif. – Team Type 1 will field a much different lineup for its third stage race of the season – and its first in the United States – when it takes the start line Friday at the San Dimas Stage Race. On Team Type 1’s roster for the three-day, three-stage race are Americans [...]
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