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On tap this weekend – big money races
Posted on 31. Jul, 2008 by lyne.
The best things in life are free
But you can keep ‘em for the birds and bees
Now give me money (that’s what I want) ….
The richest 3-day cycling prize purse of $225,000 is on the line in the Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove in Illinois starting on Friday August 1st.
No start list is avaliable [...]
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Video: A look behind the scenes of how AP photographers cover the Tour
Posted on 29. Jul, 2008 by lyne.
This 5-minute AP video explains how photographers cover the Tour, how they move through the peloton and how the photogs work with the editor during the race.
Interesting to see how it’s done in the big show.
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NRC Standings as of July 28
Posted on 28. Jul, 2008 by lyne.
The 1.3-rated International Tour de ‘Toona marked the 28th race on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar on July 27 in Altoona, Pa. Luis Amaran (Colavita/Sutter Home) came away with the pro men’s victory and Laura Van Gilder (Cheerwine) sprinted to first place in the women’s criterium contest.
With 22 men’s races and 23 women’s events [...]
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Amaran and Van Gilder win scaled down Tour de ‘Toona
Posted on 28. Jul, 2008 by lyne.
The 22nd Tour de ‘Toona was scaled back from seven days of racing to a one-day criterium held on Sunday July 27. The riders raced, for both men and women, 40 laps of a 1-mile (1.6 km) course with six right turns and two left turns, all 90 degrees. The course includes [...]
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Canadian Road Champ Christian Meier joining Garmin-Chipotle as a stagiaire
Posted on 23. Jul, 2008 by lyne.
The rumors were true.
In an October 2007 interview with the The Province newspaper, Christian Meier talked about being recruited by European teams but choosing to stay with Symmetrics:
“You try to do everything you can to ride clean and that’s one of the big things with Symmetrics, that push to be a clean team. Things are [...]
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NRC Standings as of July 21
Posted on 22. Jul, 2008 by lyne.
Only minor changes on top of the leaderboard of the NRC standings, as only one race was completed in the men’s competition since the last update. Hilton Clarke (Toyota-United) won the 27th race on the USA Cycling National Calendar, the Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium in Boise, Idaho on July 19. No NRC races for [...]
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NRC Standings as of July 14
Posted on 16. Jul, 2008 by lyne.
Two races marked the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar over the July 12th weekend. Levi Leipheimer (Astana) rode to the overall win at the Cascade Cycling Classic in Oregon as Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce) earned the women’s title. Hilton Clarke (Toyota-United) rode to a victory in the pro men’s contest at the 1.5-rated Louisville Metro Police [...]
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In the good news department – Team Type 1’s Ben Brooks stabilizes
Posted on 12. Jul, 2008 by lyne.
Ben Brooks was conscious and breathing on his own Friday night, a marked improvement for the Team Type 1 rider who was critically hurt in a crash on Wednesday’s opening stage of the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic.
“Ben still has a long ways to go, but he is making great progress,” Team Type [...]
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NRC Standings as of July 7
Posted on 08. Jul, 2008 by lyne.
After winning the Cox Charities Cycling Classic, Kyle Wamsley (Colavita/Sutter Home) earned back-to-back USA Cycling NRC victories, earning the GC in the four-stage Fitchburg Longsjo Classic, July 3-6. Catherine Cheatley (Cheerwine) came away with the women’s victory.
With 18 men’s races and 20 women’s events on the 2008 NRC now complete, no major changes in the [...]
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NRC Standings as of June 30
Posted on 02. Jul, 2008 by lyne.
Kyle Wamsley (Colavita/Sutter Home) took home the victory in the 22nd race on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar, the Cox Charities Cycling Classic. In the 23rd competition on the 2008 NRC, the Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix, Rashaan Bahati (Rock Racing) earned the win in the men’s criterium contest, while Brooke Miller (Tibco) won [...]
