Archive for June, 2008
Last Call
Floyd Landis’ appeal to the Court of Arbitration on Sport (CAS) literally fell on deaf ears. The court summarily dismissed his case by a 3-0 ruling. From the Huffington Post: In its 58-page decision, the panel at sports’ highest court said the French lab that analyzed Landis’ positive test results followed international standards, disagreeing with [...]
Rock Racing Announces Creation of Catastrophic Injury Fund First-Of-Its-Kind Fund To Benefit Professional Cyclists
Culver City, Calif. — Rock Racing today announced the creation of the “Professional Cycling Catastrophic Injury Fund,” a charitable entity to raise money for professional and elite amateur cyclists who suffer a catastrophic injury as a result of their participation in the competitive sport of cycling. The first of its kind, the fund will offer [...]
Interbike International Bicycle Expo and OutDoor Demo to Remain in Las Vegas
Host city research and industry feedback confirms Las Vegas is the best return on investment for exhibitors and attendees of North America’s largest cycling trade show SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. – After two years of collecting potential host city data and retailer, manufacturer and industry partner feedback, Interbike management today announced the trade show will [...]
Rock Racing’s Bahati Rules Manhattan Beach Again
Manhattan Beach, Calif. — Rahsaan Bahati won his sixth race of the season in convincing fashion Sunday, scoring an impressive second straight victory at the 47th edition of the Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix. Bahati swept across the finish line on a sun-splashed afternoon at Live Oak Park ahead of runner-up Ricardo Escuela (Successful Living [...]
Aldape Gets Nod For Olympics
Moises Aldape of Team Type 1 will represent Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.For the 26-year old Aldape, the achievement caps an important goal. He will be his country’s sole representative in road cycling. “The Olympics happen only once every four years, so it is extra special,” he said. “I am also very [...]
Code RED
Can You Handle The Truth? When it comes to our bicycles and related equipment, most cyclists fall into one of three catergories, the scientist, the pragmatist, or a combination of both. The scientist, or engineer, possesses an intimate, some would say obsessive, knowledge of their equipment, whereas the pragmatist knows what works, or doesn’t particularly [...]
On Tap…
On the NRC this weekend is the AT&T Crit presented by AMLI in Austin, TX. The race, also part of the USA Crit Series, started five years ago with the opening of the first AMLI building, AMLI on 2nd. As the downtown 2nd Street District has grown, so has the race. The area, now replete [...]
Portraits From Philadelphia
Erica Allar (Aaron’s Women’s Professional Cycling) – A rising star in the Women’s Professional peloton, Erica would finish 10th at the Liberty Classic. Ivan Dominguez (Toyota-United) – The quintessential sprinter from Cuba had a rough day and did not figure into the finale. Slipstream/Chipotle presented by H30 – In the staging area, usually a flurry [...]
Welcome to the Blogosphere
As if the blogosphere needed another blogger, Lance Armstrong has joined our ranks, not with his own blog but as an author on the mighty Huffington Post. In Lance’s first submission, Decisive Action To Achieve Your Goals, he details his new online venture, Livestrong.com, “an ambitious web site project that aspires to be THE destination [...]
Grooming The Future
Teams Strive to Groom Tomorrow’s Cycling Stars at American Eagle Outfitters® Tour of Pennsylvania Presented by Highmark Healthy High 5® Philadelphia – Frankie Andreu can only chuckle when asked about his own transition out of cycling’s junior racing ranks and up to the senior level. The one-time Lance Armstrong lieutenant who started the Tour de [...]
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