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Roth Wins Univest Grand Prix In Three-Up Sprint

Posted on 17. Sep, 2011 by lyne.

Canadian Ryan Roth of Team SpiderTech powered by C10 capped an aggressive team race at the Univest Grand Prix Saturday, winning from a three-man sprint after counter-attacking once teammate François Parisien was caught after a 75-mile breakaway.
Roth flew up the right side of the downhill into an uphill finish, out-kicking Americans Frank Pipp (Bissell Pro [...]

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Zabriskie Flies To Sixth TT Title

Posted on 28. May, 2011 by lyne.

David Zabriskie (Garmin-Cervelo) did it again in Greenville, SC. Coming off a strong Amgen Tour of California where he finally won the Solvang time trial, Zabriskie flew on the three 6.9-mile (11.1-km) loops, setting the fastest time at every split on his way to claiming his sixth National Time Trial title. Zabriskie kept an average [...]

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A Relaxed Zirbel Is Confident Prior To USPro

Posted on 28. May, 2011 by lyne.

Two months since his return to racing, on the eve before the big test, the US Pro Time Trial, Tom Zirbel (Jamis/Sutter Home) was relaxed and ready.  Zirbel had been suspended for two years by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after testing positive for the steroid DHEA. He accepted the ban but continues to [...]

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Zirbel Joins Jamis/Sutter Home

Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 by lyne.

In the past years, Jamis/Sutter Home had some weakness in stage races with only one contender, Luis Amaran. This year, Tyler Wren has stepped up and is showing that he can also be a threat and now that team has added Tom Zirbel to their line-up. Stage racing in the US got more interesting.
Here’s the [...]

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Zirbel’s Sanction Reduced

Posted on 29. Mar, 2011 by lyne.

On December 27 2009, Tom Zirbel announced that his A sample from the USA Professional Time Trial Championships tested positive for exogenous DHEA. In April 2010, USADA handed down a 2-year suspension which began on November 17, 2009. He just announced that USADA reduced his sanction to end on March 21, 2011.

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Monday News Roundup

Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by lyne.

Roundup of some of the news: Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, le Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, La Chrono Gatineau. Rock Racing-Murcia. Chance to ride with the pros at training camps for Team TIBCO, UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis and Colavita/Baci. Amber Rais joins Austrian team, positive B Sample for Tom ZIrbel, Clara Hughes is flag bearer for Canada

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Zirbel waits, riding the wave of support

Posted on 07. Jan, 2010 by lyne.

On December 27, Tom Zirbel announced that his A sample from the USA Professional Time Trial Championships tested positive for exogenous DHEA.  Zirbel has proclaimed his innocence and is confident that he will find the answers.
Following his notification, Zirbel hired Paul Scott to make sure that protocol was followed when his B sample was tested [...]

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Zirbel’s A sample positive for exogenous DHEA

Posted on 27. Dec, 2009 by lyne.

After being announced on the team as early as September, one name was missing from the Team Garmin-Transitions 2010 roster announced a few days ago – and that was Tom Zirbel. Per Zirbel’s statement, his A sample from the USA Professional TT Championships tested positive for exogenous DHEA.

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Chat with BISSELL’s Tom Zirbel pre Time Trial

Posted on 12. Sep, 2009 by lyne.

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Zabriskie takes over in Missouri

Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by lyne.

Four-time and reigning US Pro Time Trial Champion David Zabriskie crushed another time trial, this time at stage 5 of the Tour of Missouri, clocking a time of 36:30 with an average speed of 50.301km/h (31.255mph) over the flat 30.6 km (19 mi) course in Sedalia. Silver medalist at the Beijing [...]

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