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Today was the official unveiling of the 2014 Tour de France and quadruple stage winner in 2013, Marcel Kittel (GER), and Team Argos-Shimano general manager, Iwan Spekenbrink (NED), were there to take it all in. The race gets underway in the UK on July 5, in Yorkshire, where the first […]
© A.S.O. In front of more than 4,000 spectators, including some who are pretenders for victory, the route for the Tour de France 2014 was unveiled at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. From the county of Yorkshire to the Champs-Elysées, the 101th edition could be won or lost at […]
Benetseder conquers monster stage in solo race Stage win for Austria – in an impressive solo race over 163km Josef Benetseder wins the fifth and longest stage of this year’s Crocodile Trophy at Granite Creek Dam in the mining country of Far North Queensland with a massive 12 minute lead […]
The Australian Mark Frendo claims his second Crocodile Trophy stage on the marathon race from Cairns into Lake Tinaroo and defends his overall leader jersey today. He increases his race lead, winning ahead of the Austrian pro-road racer Josef Benetseder and the Canadian National Marathon Champion Cory Wallace. Liesbeth Hessens […]
Israel’s Yad Vashem has named cyclist Gino Bartali “Righteous Among the Nations”. This is the official memorial for Holocaust victims. He acted to save 800 Jewish people during World War II. He was a devoted Catholic. But he helped archibishop Ella Angelo Dalla Costa of his native Florence and rabbi […]
According to an article in The Telegraph, Brian Cookson, who is vying for the job as UCI president, might mitigate the lifetime ban imposed on Lance Armstrong if he helps in the drug fight. He would like to hear from Lance the extent of the doping culture. The UCI office […]
On Sunday Chris Horner became the first American to win in 68 editions of la Vuelta, riding into Madrid wearing the red leader’s jersey after more than 84 hours of racing. Horner: “I loved this course. When I first saw the design I knew it was perfect for me and […]
The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Museum is heading to California. It was established in 1988 in Crested Butte, Colorado to house the history of mountain biking from its early years in Colorado. Kay Peeterson-Cook and her husband Don curated the museum since 1997. They spent hundreds of volunteer […]
New talents coming up to the World scene Fabio Duarte will ride for Team Colombia in 2014, marking his third consecutive season with the Escarabajos. The contract sealed with General Manager Claudio Corti on Thursday night means the start of the new season’s project for the South-American, Italian-based Team, looking […]
The BMC Racing Team has signed Colombian climbing specialist Darwin Atapuma, President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz announced Wednesday. ‘A Big Moment’Ochowicz said the fifth-year professional was impressive at the Tour de Pologne when he won the uphill finish of Stage 6 and was runner-up on Stage 1. He went on to […]
