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Hong Kong SAR – Veteran Belgian rider Gorik Gardeyn will lead the Champion System Pro Cycling Team in its first Classics appearance when Asia's first pro continental squad takes the start line for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Feb. 25 in Belgium.

Champion System was named as one of the 24 teams that will contest the nearly 200-kilometer race over hills and cobbles of East Flanders that starts and finishes in Ghent. The team's appearance will come on the heels of appearances in the Tours of Qatar and Oman earlier in February.

Here are some details as of today for the 2012 routes.

Stage 1 : Durango to Telluride over Lizard Head Pass (10,222') for 111 miles.

Stage 2 : Montrose to Crested Butte

Stage 3 : Gunnison into Aspen over Cottonwood (12,126') and Independence (12,095') Passes, the same 131 mile route as 2011

Stage 4 : Aspen to Beaver Creek. Back over Independence Pass, into Leadville, through Minturn and up to Beaver Creek in 102 miles

Stage 5 : Breckenridge to Colorado Springs over Hoosier Pass (11,532').  The route might go on Hwy 9 to Hartsel and through Woodland Park before reaching the Springs.

Stage 6 : Golden to Boulder via Peak to Peak Hwy, through Nederland and Ward and then down through Lefthand Canyon into Boulder, 61 miles.

Stage 7 : Denver. This is expected to be a time trial

Davis Phinney, the winningest cyclist in America in the 1980s has written an autobiography.

Davis was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's Disease about a dozen years ago.  He openly shares his struggles and insights in this wonderful book.  Davis had describes the light that came from the darkness, how he has used his bike race winning philosophies in his battle against the disease.  He tells many stories from racing as well as shares touching family moments.There's so much here that anyone can learn from and apply to their own lives.

Proceeds benefit the Davis Phinney Foundation to fund research on the disease.

Story by Jenny Smith, photos provided by Brasila Ride 2011

Brian Smith and I traveled to Brazil to compete in a 600km MTB stage race over 7 days in Chapada Diamantia National Park, Bahia, Brazil.

We won the Mixta category in 2010 and were returning to defend our title. 2011 was promising to be very competitive and we were very excited.

Teams compete as partners riding within two minutes of each other . Racing as a team adds a dimension to the event that is both motivating and shared; it’s enjoyable in a mostly individual sport to have a shared experience!

Getting to the race start is as much an investment in time and energy as committing to and training for the event.

We traveled from Gunnison, Colorado to Denver, Chicago, Sao Paulo, Salvador where we met the race organization and embarked on an eight hour bus ride to Chapada Diamantia and the town of Mucege. Salvador has a reputation right now of having a danger element so the caravan of buses were escorted both to and from Mucuge by police. When we finally arrived it was some four and a half days after we’d started our trip.

Promoting a Healthy Immune System, Naturally! By Dr. Roanne Rouse Houck, N.D.

Promoting a healthy immune system is not as difficult as you might think! And, many immune boosting diet and lifestyle changes have other benefits too, such as improving energy, sleep, physical performance, moods and stress tolerance. So, with that said here are some basic tips to help keep you and your family healthy.

The start of good immunity begins where we are first infected with external germs and where we have the greatest concentrations of immune complexes: the nose, mouth, throat and gastrointestinal system.