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Euro Peloton - Pro Cycling News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The 2009 Amgen Tour of California proved to be a good barometer for who would shine in 2009. Held in February at the beginning of the season, the nine day race was long enough and tough enough to show who would have the chops later in the season. Now scheduled for May, next year's race will be a great indicator for who will be the top favorites at the Tour de France, but the day's of using the AToC...
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Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Attached is a poll to determine the Podium Cafe 2009 Rider of the Year. Barring a catastrophic outcome, the poll results will determine the winner. Poll compiled based on your submissions . Vote ends Friday at noon Pacific. Poll Who is the 2009 Rider of the Year? Cadel Evans Alberto Contador Fabian Cancellara Mark Cavendish Thor Hushovd Edvald Boasson Hagen Philippe Gilbert Heinrich Haussler Andy Schleck...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The Amgen Tour of California pro cycling race plans to pass through Sacramento for a fourth consecutive year, but it won't be for a speed-oriented prologue like the 2009 event in February. Instead, the first stage of the fifth annual race is expected to start in Nevada City and finish in Sacramento on May 16, two sources familiar with the event confirmed Tuesday. The second stage is set to run from...
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Euro Peloton - Pro Cycling News (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Tom Boonen recently made comment that he is thinking about targeting the world time trial championship next year in Australia. To say the least, this comment is hugely surprising. Yes, Tom Boonen is an outsized talent capable of succeeding in a variety of circumstances, yes Tom Boonen has won prologues in the recent past . . . but world time trial champion? Seems almost impossible. Over the past season...
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Euro Peloton - Pro Cycling News (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Back in 2006, Philippe Gilbert took his first semi-classic victory at the Belgian one day race Omloop Het Volk after a successful amateur career that saw him win the points title and a stage at the prestigious Tour de l'Avenir. At only 24 years old, Gilbert was marked as a rider to watch for the future, and big things were expected of the rising Belgian star. His upward trajectory continued in 2007,...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Visitors up by 60% as symposium rolls out new models plus stylish anoraks This year's Cycle Show, officially the UK's biggest bicycle symposium, is making a special attempt to appeal to women, with "female-friendly features" including fashion shows and women-only maintenance sessions. But the absence of a queue for the ladies' loos at the Earl's Court venue, in London, spoke volumes about...
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Tour de France 2007 (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Evans Races Home, originally uploaded by Dot Cycling. Maybe Australia's Cadel Evans was just waiting for the right moment. Evans, who has earned a reputation as a GC rider who is content to ride within himself and wait for others to fail, launched a brilliant attack from about 4 kilometers out, then fought off a counter by Alexander Kolobnev and Joaquin Rodriguez to take the biggest win of his road...
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cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara came agonisingly close to becoming the first cyclist to win the World Championship time trial and road race in the same year. He was part of a decisive, final-lap move in today's road race in Mendrisio, Switzerland, but finished fifth, three days after winning time trial gold. "I thought it was possible to double; it was my dream, my objective. I always believed...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
• Former mountain biker is world elite champion • Australian 32-year-old times his break perfectly Amid broken bones, spats with the media and near-misses in major Tours, Australia's former mountain bike champion Cadel Evans has not had the smoothest of rides in recent years but he made history today by becoming the first cyclist from down under to pull on the rainbow jersey of world elite...
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WorkAtHome (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
MENDRISIO, Switzerland - Fabian Cancellara has a chance to become the first rider to sweep the gold medals at cycling’s world championships by winning Sunday’s road race.
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WorkAtHome (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
MENDRISIO, Switzerland - Fabian Cancellara has a chance to become the first rider to sweep the gold medals at cycling’s world championships by winning Sunday’s road race.
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VeloNews (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Fabian Cancellara is dreaming of carving a place for himself in the pages of cycling history by becoming the first rider to ever win the world championship in both the road race and time trial in the same year. After dominating Thursday’s world time trial championship, winning his third rainbow jersey in the discipline in four years, the Swiss powerhouse is audaciously proclaiming his intentions...
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Toshiba Delays Final HD DVD yamata. (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
The Benq is the one on top now. You've probably already noticed if you're haemophilus the live stream at the same time. La sinistra ha il testimonial che si. Ensign may find it tough to move on from scandal. Murray Starace Well, it was coming Murray makes his first breakthrough on the Starace serve, and does so in style too with one superb reach to put away a drop volley when it looked more likely...
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cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Jean-Christophe Péraud, the 2009 French national time trial champion, showed off a solid performance at the world time trial championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland, on Thursday. He finished in 12th position, 3'42 minutes behind rainbow jersey winner Fabian Cancellara and only six seconds behind outgoing world champion Bert Grabsch. "I think I did a nice race," said the amateur rider...
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cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
American Tom Zirbel finished fourth at the World Championship time trial on Thursday in Mendrisio, Switzerland. He set the fastest times checks and topped the provisional leader board for much of the duration of the race until Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) led the top three into the finish. "I wasn't expecting to get fourth," Zirbel told Cyclingnews . "I would have been all right...
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