Archive for May, 2008
CSC Invitational: Just the Facts
Start of the 2007 CSC Invitational (photo by Steve Klein) As I wait for the fourth game of the Stanley Cup finals to begin (GO WINGS!) … WHAT: The 11th annual CSC Invitational, part of USA Cycling’s National Racing Calendar.The race showcases a form of cycling involving a series of high-speed bike races that take [...]
Saving Owen Wilson
“Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer.” – Sun-tzu “With friends like these, who needs enemies.” – Unknown Its incredibly hard keeping up with Lance Armstrong. One day Our Boy Lance (OBL) is opening up his new Austin bike shop, Mellow Johnny’s, the next he’s speaking at the Ohio State University Medical Center [...]
On Tap…
Our lack of coverage or reaction to the 2008 Giro d’Italia aside, the first of the three week races will conclude this weekend in grand fashion. Going into Friday’s Stage 19, defending champion, Danilo DiLuca (LPR Brakes) seemed all but out of contention for the overall; 2.18 in arrears of the maglia rosa held by [...]
A Great Day for Cycling
Imagine my shock this morning when, after retrieving the dead-tree product from my driveway and pulling out the Redskins — oops, I mean Sports section, I saw a centerpiece story on cycling. How did I know that it was a cycling story and not a disguised Redskins story? Well, the first word of the headline [...]
Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling Men’s Field Announced
Philadelphia – With less than a week to go before the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling commences, organizers have announced a star-studded start list for the men’s three-race series. Among the big names that will be toeing the line are former Paris-Roubaix champ Magnus Backstedt, last year’s Triple Crown series victor Bernard Eisel, multi-time [...]
Return to the Tourmalet
(Photo by Steve Klein) The best day I ever had on a bicycle was July 21, 2003, along with Granny and Tooth during our Trek Travel week in the Pyrenees, Bordeaux and Paris. On the first day of our tour, we followed the route of the 15th stage of the Tour de France, taking us [...]
Tipping Point
If you have read Malcolm Gladwell’s book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, or have studied epidemiology, then you are well acquainted with the term, “Tipping Point.” According to Gladwell, “It’s the name given to that moment in an epidemic when a virus reaches critical mass. It’s the boiling point. [...]
Go Climb A Tree!
That’s exactly what industrial designer, Abhinav Dapke, wants your bike to do, climb a tree. “This is parking stand design for congested bicycle parking. The control panel includes finger print recognition sensor with some controls for locking/unlocking the bicycle onto the stand. The panel branches out of the trunk at user friendly height.”For locking your [...]
Patton, Hanley Make History For Team Type 1
Baltimore City, Md. – Morgan Patton and Monique Hanley didn’t win Saturday’s Kelly Cup Criterium. But the two Team Type 1 racers did make history. Patton and Hanley finished second and third, respectively, in what is believed to be the first time two female athletes with Type 1 diabetes have finished on the podium of [...]
Kobzarenko Scores His First Win For Team Type 1
Somerville, N.J. – It wasn’t enough for Team Type 1’s Valeriy Kobzarenko to simply solo the final 40 miles on his way to winning Saturday’s Frank “Nap” Torpey Memorial Hills of Somerset County Road Race. After earning his first road race victory in the United States this year, Kobzarenko went out for more. “I rode [...]
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