from Velonews…
With no individual time trial and a trip planned up the steep Brasstown Bald mountain, the seven-day 2008 Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T, appears to be a climber’s race. Odds-on race favorites include 2006 overall winner Tom Danielson (Slipstream-Chipotle), Astana’s U.S. national champion Levi Leipheimer and Rock Racing’s Spanish climbing sensation Oscar Sevilla.
However, […]
From the AP…
PARIS (AP) — Tom Boonen of Belgium won his second Paris-Roubaix race Sunday, beating former champion Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland in a sprint finish.
Boonen, the 2005 champion, looked in control throughout and his superior acceleration took him past Cancellara heading into the final turn of the Roubaix velodrome.
Cancellara, who won in 2006, could […]
From BikeRadar.com…
by AFP
Riders will now have to tackle the 2744m Col d’Agnel (Tim de Waele)
The threat of tumbling boulders has forced Tour de France organisers into changing the route of one of the stages on the 2008 edition of cycling’s blue riband event.
Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) announced Wednesday that the 15th stage would […]
from Roadcycling.com…
Stijn Devolder (Quick Step) has won the Tour of Flanders. The Belgian champion surged away from four companions to win the rugged, 264-km classic in 6:24:02. Nick Nuyens (Cofidis) outsprinted Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank) for second at 0:15.
The race began in cold, rainy conditions. From the start, the pace was fast. The field covered […]
Organizers of the proposed 2,200-mile Tour of America have postponed their inaugural event until fall 2009.
“Everyone we have spoken with wants to see a ‘Tour de France-style’ race here in the United States,” said Frank Arokiasamy, the race director and president of Aqu, Inc., the race’s organizing company.
Arokiasamy proposed the coast-to-coast race last fall, scheduling it for September 2008.
“We want to work with USA Cycling and UCI to establish this event as a compliment to the …
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Hein Verbruggen, vice-president of the
International Cycling Union (UCI), has conceded defeat to Tour
de France organisers in a long and bitter battle for control of
the sport.
Defending Tour de France champion Alberto Contador denied rumors Friday he was preparing to jump ship to defend his title in July with another team.
Moments after securing the overall title at the Vuelta a Castilla y León on Friday’s fifth and final stage, Contador told reporters he won’t change teams to race the Tour even though Astana has been denied entry into the race.
“I won’t race the Tour with a team that’s not Astana. I hope that I can put an end to all these …
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The International Cycling Union will move ahead with an anti-doping plan to provide riders with biological passports, despite losing the support of the World Anti-Doping Agency. The UCI said in a statement it was surprised that WADA had pulled out of the pilot program. But the world cycling body added it “would nevertheless continue its best efforts to implement the program.” WADA said on its Web…
From USA Today By Vicki Michaelis
BOULDER, Colo. — In the early morning hours of a December day, Davis Phinney was awake, in front of a computer screen, riveted to the sights and sounds of a cycling race half a world away. On a track in Beijing was his son, Taylor, 17. In the stands, steadying […]
from BikeRadar.com
By James Huang, technical editor
The electronic version promises much faster shifting than even the mechanical Dura-Ace version. (James Huang)
Shimano is expected to introduce two new Dura-Ace road racing component groups for 2009, one electronic and one fully mechanical. Highlights include carbon and titanium sub-components for reduced weight; improved braking and shifting, a wider choice […]
