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Wild Finishes – 2010 Ladies Tour of Qatar Stage 3

Cue Michael Buffer. “The winner, and still…”
The Tour of Qatar has always been known as a sprinter’s race because of its flat parcours. And over the course of the three day Ladies’ version, the sprinters did indeed have their day.  Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan’s top sprinter, Rasa Leleivyte, would surprise on Stage 1, while [...]

2010 Ladies Tour of Qatar – Preview

In a region where covered arms, legs, and head are the norm for a woman’s attire, the relatively liberal Gulf emirate of Qatar is once again set to host some of the premier riders of the women’s professional peloton for the 2010 Ladies Tour of Qatar.
Organized by the Amaury Sports Organization, which also operates the [...]

Getting Started in Cycling: What Every Woman Should Know

By Amber Rais
Sport is about human performance, not female or male performance, so in a lot of ways, cycling allows us to ignore our gender differences, sometimes to the point where we women are actually mistaken for men when dressed in our spandex, helmets and sunglasses. For all of our similarities, though, men and women [...]

The Power of Now

Downers Grove, IL – In the ultra competitive world of business software, TIBCO sets themselves apart by giving their customers “what they want, how they want it, when they want it.”
In many respects, Team TIBCO, the women’s professional cycling team sponsored by the California based software company provides their fans with the same sort of [...]

Rais Romps, Bergman Best Field In Chicago

Professional cycling finally made its way onto the streets of downtown Chicago with the inaugural Chicago Criterium held this past Sunday July 27th.

In the Women’s Pro 1/2/3 race, Team TIBCO took charge as Amber Rais, who unveiled a new victory salute, soloed to victory while teammate Brooke Miller took third. The precocious West [...]

Easily Forgotten?

I am as guilty as the next when it comes to the month of July, my attention becomes focused laser-like on the country of France for three weeks.
Easily forgotten is the incredible racing that goes on within our shores during that same time span.
The greatest criticism I have heard for not following the domestic scene [...]

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 [...]

TRIPLE Exclusive – An Interview with Amber Rais, Part II

In Part II of my interview with Amber Rais, we talk about her new environmental venture, Elemental Action, find out what ‘WWJD” means to her, hear about her worst moment on a bicycle, and what her goals are as a cyclist.
You’ll also be privy to some of my foibles as a fledgling journalist, as I [...]

TRIPLE Exclusive – An Interview with Amber Rais, Part I

I am not a person who engages in the use of superlatives often. In fact, it is extremely rare. But after my recent conversation with Amber Rais (Team TIBCO), I was left with the assertion that a single superlative might not be enough in describing the 25 year old from Reno, NV.
Amber came into the [...]

Reviews – Elemental Action

On the 5th day of Christmas the Crankset gave to me:ELEMENTAL Action,A guest review of The Warmfront,The 3rd Edition of the Cyclepassion – Bicycle Calendar,Stocking stuffers from Three Story Press, andShimano and Campagnolo compatible “enhancement” brake HUDZ
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you [...]