My Soof Folder (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Tour de France cancelled The Tour de France is to be stopped a week early. Tour officials have said in an emergency statement today of a severe shortage of drugs for the cyclists this year and stocks are running dry. Stocks of 19-norandrosterone, EPO and a number of various steroids are not available in Europe or USA, a spokesman for the ‘back street laboratories inc’ said they were at...
MAYO PR (Free subscription) | yesterday
By George S. McQuade III West Coast Bureau Chief EPPS Panel on New York Media “We have a designated Twitter person, and when you see our newly redesigned website in January, you’re going to see something interesting with Twitter,” said West Coast Editor Michael Fleeman, People.com. Fleeman has been with People.com for three years, which is one of the leading entertainment sites Online....
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | yesterday
Next year Kim Kirchen will ride for the Russian Katusha squad having made the move from Columbia-HTC team of Mark Cavendish. Kirchen's best year in terms of results was undoubtedly 2008. He finally won the Fléche Wallonne classic having previously come 2nd in 2005, he also took stage wins at the Vuelta al País Vasco and the Tour de Suisse as well as wearing both the green and yellow jerseys...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Alberto Contador “certainly played a role” in Quick Step's decision to end its co-operation with Specialized bikes, said Quick Step manager Patrick Lefevere. The Belgian team announced on Friday that it would ride Eddy Merckx bikes for the coming three years. As recently as ten days ago, Specialized had hoped to help attract Contador to Quick Step for the 2010 season, and has announced...
Euro Peloton - Pro Cycling News (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Initial reports from Alberto Contador's camp have the Spaniard staying with Astana for 2010. For one reason or another Contador has not bee able to get out of his Astana contract, and so he will ride another year for the Kazakh squad. Contador believes that he will have a strong team to support him at the Tour de France and he has also stated that he has a good working relationship with the Kazakh...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Joaquim Rodríguez might never get a ticket to the Tour de France riding for a Spanish team. Now the all-rounder is hoping to finally get to race in France next July after his move from Caisse d’Epargne to Katusha. Rodríguez is firming up his racing schedule with the Russian-backed team and it’s all but sure he’ll finally get a shot at the Tour. “It will be like...
Business Opportunities Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
If you’re one of the surprisingly large number of Americans who follow the Tour de France every summer, you may have noticed massive, gorgeous printed messages on the route roads, reports Fast Company. Nope, they’re not paint–they’re made of chalk, and they’re sprayed on the road surface by ChalkBot, a massive trailer-mounted inkjet printer sponsored [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
• Chooses new British team over Lance Armstrong's squad • Alberto Contador stays with Astana if they remain in ProTour Sean Yates, one of only four British cyclists to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France leader, is to join Team Sky as a sports director. The 49-year-old, a veteran of 12 Tours, will leave Lance Armstrong's Astana team at the end of the year to become the only British...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team Friday, ensuring the squad stays alive and Tour de France champion Alberto Contador remains in its ranks.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
• Brailsford: 'We've been keen for a long time to get Sean' • To be part of this team is truly special, says Yates Team Sky have announced that Sean Yates will join the British outfit as sports director in the new year. The former cyclist has been sports director for Astana since 2008, after stints in a similar role at Team Discovery Channel and Team CSC. Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund has pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team, keeping the outfit alive and Tour de France champion Alberto Contador in its ranks.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund has pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team, keeping the outfit alive and Tour de France champion Alberto Contador in its ranks.
The Shiny Headed Prophet (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
I have been viewing Photo Friday as a website for a few weeks and thought about taking up the challenge - not because I think I have any particularly great photos to display but purely for fun and to set myself a challenge each week unrelated to what I do for the rest of my time. I do aim to go out with the theme in my head and the camera in my hands but this week is a bit if a cheek as I already have...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
MADRID (AP) -- Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has agreed to see out the final year of his Astana contract on condition that the team receives its Pro Tour license.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
MADRID (Reuters) - Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain has reached a preliminary agreement with the Astana team to fulfil his contract until the end of 2010.
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nancycrouch2009 | 10/16/2009
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ineedmyfix | 08/26/2009
If you doubted the power of Twitter , doubt no more. Tour de France legend Lance Armstrong was in Dublin, Ireland (he’s on his way home as we speak) and posted on his Twitter page that he was headed for a bike ride to Phoenix Park . Much to his surprise he was met with over 1000 cyclists who thought they would join him for a bike ride. Pictures here
sharma5jid4 | 08/26/2009
GLASGOW, Scotland – Lance Armstrong brought traffic to a standstill Tuesday after issuing a Twitter invitation for Scottish cyclists to join him on a casual bike ride. "Hey Glasgow, Scotland! I'm coming your way," Armstrong wrote. "Who wants to go for a bike ride?" More than 200 rode in pouring rain when the seven-time Tour de France winner turned up in the Paisley district of Glasgow. "It's a chance...
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