Archive for June, 2009
It’s Not About the Bike, It’s About You
In case you were wondering what Lance Armstrong’s motivation is for going after an unprecedented 8th Tour de France victory, you need only watch the video, Driven, below. Sadly, he isn’t lacking in motivation… Related Posts:Fedrigo Defies Death – 97th Tour de France, Stage 16Andy Schleck Takes The Stage, Evans The Jersey – 97th Tour [...]
Rock Racing’s Bahati Owns Manhattan Beach, Loans It To Precocious PROMAN
Manhattan Beach, Calif. — If he keeps this up, the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix is going to have to be renamed the “Rahsaan Bahati Grand Prix.” Rock Racing’s star sprinter won the 48th edition of the Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix Sunday for the third consecutive year. It was his ninth win of the season [...]
Team Type 2 Caps RAAM With Emotional Finish
Annapolis, Md. – Team Type 2 crossed the finish line of the Race Across America (RAAM) early Sunday to complete the grueling, 3,021-mile (4,861 km) journey in seven days, seven hours and 24 minutes. The squad’s stirring finish in front of a large crowd on the City Dock in Annapolis, Md., featured a mix of [...]
Astana Does Not Want A Double Burger
Team Astana has named their nine for the New French Revolution. The roster includes: Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador, Levi Leipheimer, Andreas Kloden, Haimar Zubeldia, Yaroslav Popovych, Sergio Paulinho, Gregory Rast, and first-timer, Kazakh rider Dimitriy Muravyey. The most notable exclusion from the Tour team was 37-year old American Chris Horner, he of In-N-Out Double-Double fame, [...]
Team Type 1 Wins Race Across America, Betters Team Record
Annapolis, Md. – Team Type 1 rolled onto the Annapolis, Md., City Dock early Friday morning as champions of the eight-person team division of the Race Across America (RAAM). The athletes on Team Type 1 – all of whom have Type 1 diabetes – won the non-stop, transcontinental race in record time. They completed the [...]
Bahati’s Ultimate Pro-Tour Cycling Experience Gets Additional Star Power
Carson, Calif. – Reigning United States criterium champion Rahsaan Bahati won’t be the only star doing the pedaling at the Ultimate Pro-Tour Cycling Experience camp presented by Bahati Racing and Cannondale in mid-July in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Daytime Emmy Award-winning actor Shemar Moore (inset) will meet camp participants when they participate in his charity ride [...]
Team Type 1 Earns Tour of Missouri Spot
Atlanta – The Team Type 1 men’s professional team will be a part of one of the most prestigious stage races in the United States when it takes the start line of the Tour of Missouri in early September. Team Type 1 has won nearly two dozen races and stands fifth in the National Racing [...]
RAAM Finish Line In Sight For Team Type 1
Near Ellenboro, W.Va. – Team Type 1 remained on pace Thursday morning to finish the Race Across America (RAAM) a little after midnight Eastern Daylight Time. The team that is comprised entirely of athletes who have Type 1 diabetes is also riding fast enough to better the RAAM transcontinental crossing record of five days, nine [...]
Team Garmin-Slipstream Names Tour Roster
Boulder, CO – Team Garmin-Slipstream today announced its much-anticipated Tour de France roster. The riders that will represent the American team in tackling the world’s toughest sporting event are: Julian Dean, Tyler Farrar, Ryder Hesjedal, Dan Martin, David Millar, Danny Pate, Christian Vande Velde, Bradley Wiggins, David Zabriskie “We are bringing a diverse and versatile [...]
Team Type 1 Still Leads RAAM; Team Type 2 Increases Pace
Crossing The Mississippi River – As Team Type 1 made short work of Kansas and Missouri to grow its lead to nearly four hours early Wednesday, Team Type 2 increased its average speed in the Race Across America (RAAM). Team Type 1 crossed the Mississippi River shortly before 8 a.m. EDT Wednesday, having completed more [...]
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