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Contador wins the Giro…will the Tour de France come calling for Astana?
Having taken a few weeks off from his vacation, Alberto Contador (Astana) put a stamp on the 2008 Giro de Italia today and wins by 1:57 over Ricardo Ricco’ (Saunier Duval). Prior to today’s final stage, Contador’s lead was only four seconds but he put nearly two minutes on Ricco’ over the 28.5 km […]
Team High Road 1, 2 in Stage 17 of the Giro
Photo Courtesy of TDWsport.com
Team High Road hammered out another impressive win in the Giro today with Greipel sprinting to the win followed closely by Cavendish. This was Greipel’s first win of the Giro while Cavendish already has two stage wins this year. Alberto Contador of Astana remains in the pink jersey by […]
A family that bikes together stays together
I just ran across a great post over on Cycle Pig about a family of four (Dad, Mom, and ten year old twin boys), and the family dog, that will be biking from Alaska to Argentina. When they have completed the trip, the boys will set the Guinness record for the youngest to bike […]
Did You Know That May is National Bike Month?
Not only is May National Bike Month but May 12-16 (this week) is designated as Bike-To-Work Week and Friday, May 16th, is designated as Bike-To-Work Day by the League of American Bicyclists. Did you know that? I didn’t until just recently. I’m surprised I hadn’t seen or heard anything about it. […]
World record for riding stationary bike in progress
I came across this article while doing a little browsing:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-cycling_09may09,0,5550228.story
Mr. hood is attempting to set the world record for consecutive hours of riding a stationary bicycle. He expects to break the record sometime on Sunday, May 11, but wants to ride another 20 hours to make sure the record lasts a while. According to Guinnes […]
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