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Gallopin Hand Fracture and Upcoming RSNT Races

RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK’s Tony Gallopin suffers from a hand fracture (4th metacarpal) after a crash in yesterday’s Road World Championships in Valkenburg. Gallopin was involved in the massive crash, with some 30 riders, four laps from the end of the race. Gallopin will be unable to start in the Tour […]

What Authority Does USADA Actually Have?

Rumors are flying that the USADA is going to strip Lance of his 7 Tour de France titles.  How can they do that?  Only the Tour de France can make that decision. Armstrong’s  argument is Armstrong commented on the memories he and his teammates made. “I know who won those […]

Armstrong Won Steamboat Trail Marathon

Lance participated in the Steamboat Springs trail marathon this past Sunday where he came in first with a time of 3 hours, 18 minutes, 10 seconds. Erik Stanley finished second at 3:26:04.  There was a lot of vertical climbing and technical descents, which is unlike the typical marathons Armstrong has […]

Chaves Wins GP Camaiore in Tuscany

Colombia Coldeportes’ Johan Esteban Chaves took the lion’s share at GP Camaiore in Tuscany, Italy, clinching victory on the saddle of Bianchi Sempre on Saturday, August 11th.  After 199km the 22-year-old rider out-sprinted Sergei Chernetckii and Italian champion Franco Pellizotti on a Bianchi Oltre bike. Chaves was the quickest among five […]

Georgia Gould

Mountain Bikers Comments Before Race

  Marc Gullickson-USA Cycling Mountain Bike Programs Director ON THE MIX OF OLYMPIC VETERANS AND ROOKIES ON THE U.S. TEAM: I think in general, Sam (Schultz) learns a lot from Todd (Wells). I don’t think it’s the kind of mentoring that is obvious, it’s more like osmosis. Through osmosis, he’s […]

Tyler Hamilton

IOC Stripping Hamilton’s Gold Medal

The 8-year statute of limitations is fast approaching.  The IOC is meeting today to strip Tyler Hamilton of his 2004 Olympic gold medal after he admitted having doped.  They will adjust the standings of the road race to award the gold medal to Viatcheslav Ekimov.  Bobby Julich will now receive […]

Hosking Wins Route de France Stage

Chloe Hosking Race Report Today’s 122.5km fifth stage from Pontault-Combault to Châlette Sur Loing served as a welcome reward for our hard work after the last four days where we had worked hard to animate the race but had yet to claim a stage win. After a fast and aggressive […]

Argos-Shimano to 2012 Vuelta

Stage victory is again the goal Just like in the Tour de France Team Argos-Shimano will in the Vuelta a España focus on stage wins. The formation has composed a team with the ability to fight for a victory through a sprint or attack. General Manager Iwan Spekenbrink stated the […]

Watkins

Watkins Best US Mens Sprint in 12 Years

Jimmy Watkins (Bakersfield, Calif./Project London 2012) gave the United States its best Olympic finish in the men’s sprint in 12 years, finishing sixth at the Olympic Velodrome on Sunday. Bobby Lea (Topton, PA/Pure Energy Cycling-ProAirHFA) recorded a string of personal bests to place 12th in the men’s omnium. MEN’S SPRINT […]