Armstrong, Evans assured spots as Dutch Professional Continental teams
are shut out
By: Cycling NewsPublished: March 30, 11:34, Updated: March 30, 23:36Edition:First Edition Cycling News, Tuesday, March 30, 2010Race:Tour de France
Garmin-Transitions, Team RadioShack, BMC Racing Team, Team Sky, Katusha and Cervelo TestTeam have received wild card
invitations to the 2010 Tour de France, race organisers Amaury Sports Organisation announced Tuesday.
These six squads join the 16 teams which were automatically selected under a September 2008 agreement with the UCI.
Neither Skil-Shimano nor Vacansoleil was selected. Both Dutch Professional Continental teams had hoped to ride, since the Tour
starts in the Netherlands on July 3. New French team Saur-Sojasun also missed out.
The wild card invitations mean the Tour de France will feature all the big names in the peloton, including seven-time Tour winner
Lance Armstrong (RadioShack), World Champion Cadel Evans (BMC), Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Transitions) who finished
fourth overall in 2008 and Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky), who was fourth last year.
The 16 automatically-selected teams under the 2008 agreement are: Team Milram, Quick Step, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Team Saxo
Bank, Caisse d'Epargne, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Footon-Servetto-Fuji, HTC-Columbia, AG2R La Mondiale, Bbox Bouygues Telecom,
Cofidis, Francaise des Jeux, Lampre-Farnese, Liquigas-Doimo, Astana, and Rabobank.
Wild card invitations: Garmin-Transitions, Team RadioShack, BMC Racing Team, Team Sky, Katusha, and Cervelo TestTeam.
As of next year, the selection process will change under an agreement between the organisers of the three Grand Tours and the UCI.
The first 17 teams in the world ranking as of the end of the 2010 season will automatically be invited to the 2011 Tour de France and
the organisers can issue wildcard invitations to fill the remaining places.
This year, ASO was required to invite the 18 ProTour teams from 2008. Two of those teams - Crédit Agricole and Gerolsteiner - no
longer exist, so the remaining 16 ProTour squads from 2008 were invited, freeing up two extra spaces for team invitations.
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are shut out
By: Cycling NewsPublished: March 30, 11:34, Updated: March 30, 23:36Edition:First Edition Cycling News, Tuesday, March 30, 2010Race:Tour de France
Garmin-Transitions, Team RadioShack, BMC Racing Team, Team Sky, Katusha and Cervelo TestTeam have received wild card
invitations to the 2010 Tour de France, race organisers Amaury Sports Organisation announced Tuesday.
These six squads join the 16 teams which were automatically selected under a September 2008 agreement with the UCI.
Neither Skil-Shimano nor Vacansoleil was selected. Both Dutch Professional Continental teams had hoped to ride, since the Tour
starts in the Netherlands on July 3. New French team Saur-Sojasun also missed out.
The wild card invitations mean the Tour de France will feature all the big names in the peloton, including seven-time Tour winner
Lance Armstrong (RadioShack), World Champion Cadel Evans (BMC), Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Transitions) who finished
fourth overall in 2008 and Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky), who was fourth last year.
The 16 automatically-selected teams under the 2008 agreement are: Team Milram, Quick Step, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Team Saxo
Bank, Caisse d'Epargne, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Footon-Servetto-Fuji, HTC-Columbia, AG2R La Mondiale, Bbox Bouygues Telecom,
Cofidis, Francaise des Jeux, Lampre-Farnese, Liquigas-Doimo, Astana, and Rabobank.
Wild card invitations: Garmin-Transitions, Team RadioShack, BMC Racing Team, Team Sky, Katusha, and Cervelo TestTeam.
As of next year, the selection process will change under an agreement between the organisers of the three Grand Tours and the UCI.
The first 17 teams in the world ranking as of the end of the 2010 season will automatically be invited to the 2011 Tour de France and
the organisers can issue wildcard invitations to fill the remaining places.
This year, ASO was required to invite the 18 ProTour teams from 2008. Two of those teams - Crédit Agricole and Gerolsteiner - no
longer exist, so the remaining 16 ProTour squads from 2008 were invited, freeing up two extra spaces for team invitations.
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Twenty-four-hour endurance racing is a burgeoning segment of the competitive mountain bike scene
on both the amateur and professional fronts, but Nat Ross is still among a select few who have
managed to achieve true notoriety as a specialist in the discipline. 2007 will mark the Subaru-Gary
Fisher veteran's seventh season with the team, racking up the 2006 US 24 Hour Solo National Series
championship and winning the 24 Hours of Moab, Landahl, and Temecula in the process, along with
numerous podium finishes throughout his career.
"I've been doing these races since '98 and I'm on my 33rd or 34th
24 hour solo race," said Ross. "The coolest thing for me now is to
explore new venues, do new races, and get some different experiences
other than the same loop year after year."
Naturally, the distinctive environment of 24-hour solo racing places unique demands on both rider
and equipment, some of which would rarely be found in a typical shorter format XC event. First and
foremost, Ross was one of the earliest in the pro ranks to adopt the 29" wheel standard exclusively
for all of his events. Although somewhat heavier than the 26" standard, its other advantages far
outweigh that drawback, at least for Ross. Interestingly, however, one of the 29" wheel's most
heavily referenced advantage is not one that is particularly key for him. "Typically, a lot of the 24hr
hour courses aren't very technically demanding so it's not like the advantages of a 29" wheel shine,
but it softens the ride, first and foremost, it gives you superior traction, and floatability. So let's say,
in Moab, when I'm out there riding 23 laps on the sand, I can float across and ride through all the
sandpits."
on both the amateur and professional fronts, but Nat Ross is still among a select few who have
managed to achieve true notoriety as a specialist in the discipline. 2007 will mark the Subaru-Gary
Fisher veteran's seventh season with the team, racking up the 2006 US 24 Hour Solo National Series
championship and winning the 24 Hours of Moab, Landahl, and Temecula in the process, along with
numerous podium finishes throughout his career.
"I've been doing these races since '98 and I'm on my 33rd or 34th
24 hour solo race," said Ross. "The coolest thing for me now is to
explore new venues, do new races, and get some different experiences
other than the same loop year after year."
Naturally, the distinctive environment of 24-hour solo racing places unique demands on both rider
and equipment, some of which would rarely be found in a typical shorter format XC event. First and
foremost, Ross was one of the earliest in the pro ranks to adopt the 29" wheel standard exclusively
for all of his events. Although somewhat heavier than the 26" standard, its other advantages far
outweigh that drawback, at least for Ross. Interestingly, however, one of the 29" wheel's most
heavily referenced advantage is not one that is particularly key for him. "Typically, a lot of the 24hr
hour courses aren't very technically demanding so it's not like the advantages of a 29" wheel shine,
but it softens the ride, first and foremost, it gives you superior traction, and floatability. So let's say,
in Moab, when I'm out there riding 23 laps on the sand, I can float across and ride through all the
sandpits."
Rollin' on twenty-nines
ByJames Huang
ByJames Huang
Raleigh Bicycles has some unique, retro styled bicycles for 2009 which really set them apart from
the masses.
Sojurn - When your destination is ‘nowhere in particular’.When your
direction is ‘that way’.When you expect to get there ‘when I get there’ .
The only certainty is the road ahead of you, the sky over your head, and the
Sojourn carrying you
there.
One Way - Vintage good looks with modern appeal.
One gear to keep things simple and maintenance free,
cantilever brakes for solid braking, full fenders for
those random rain days, and a Brooks saddle, all
attached to a classic steel frame. Any way you look at
it, the One Way is pure classic Raleigh.
Clubman - Raleigh is the original all-steel bicycle maker.
So it only makes sense that we make an attractive all-steel
road bike that resembles the very first Raleigh road bike you ever
Brooks saddle, Shimano compact drivetrain, and a beautiful finish
finish round out this new classic and is awaiting to be your next Raleigh.
the masses.
Sojurn - When your destination is ‘nowhere in particular’.When your
direction is ‘that way’.When you expect to get there ‘when I get there’ .
The only certainty is the road ahead of you, the sky over your head, and the
Sojourn carrying you
there.
One Way - Vintage good looks with modern appeal.
One gear to keep things simple and maintenance free,
cantilever brakes for solid braking, full fenders for
those random rain days, and a Brooks saddle, all
attached to a classic steel frame. Any way you look at
it, the One Way is pure classic Raleigh.
Clubman - Raleigh is the original all-steel bicycle maker.
So it only makes sense that we make an attractive all-steel
road bike that resembles the very first Raleigh road bike you ever
Brooks saddle, Shimano compact drivetrain, and a beautiful finish
finish round out this new classic and is awaiting to be your next Raleigh.
Featured in the September 2008 issue of Men’s Health
Bike of the
Month
Month
This fine ride was made to fly. With
you as the pilot the sky is the limit,
or maybe just first to the line.
lightest, stiffest, most comfortable.
What are you waiting for, come by
Fayetteville Bicycle Company and see
what all the talk is about.
Fuji since 1899 and still leading the
field.
you as the pilot the sky is the limit,
or maybe just first to the line.
- Monoque C-4 carbon with 12K
weave carbon strands,
Integrated aluminum cupped
head tube, Double water bottle
mounts. - C-4 carbon stays with shaped
ride tuned Energy Transfer
Chainstay, cold forged dropout
with replaceable hanger - Fuji FC-770 Bonded Carbon
Integrated w/ 1 1/8" Alloy
Steerer - Race ready Sram Rival
groupset. - Mavic Aksium, 700c clincher
wheelset.
lightest, stiffest, most comfortable.
What are you waiting for, come by
Fayetteville Bicycle Company and see
what all the talk is about.
Fuji since 1899 and still leading the
field.
SL-1 Comp SRAM
SL-1 Comp SRAM
In 1987, Joe Parkin was an amateur cyclist
racing in California when he bumped in Bob
Roll, then a pro with the powerhouse Team
7-Eleven.
Bobke told him that, to become he pro, he must go to
Belgium. Years later, riding along a canal in Belgium,
Bobke encountered Parkin who he described as "a
wraith...an avenging angel of misery, a
twelve-toothed assassin." Bobke barely recognized
him. Belgium had forged Parkin into a pro. A Dog in
a Hat is Parkin's remarkable story of his unordinary
education and his love for bike racing, set in the
hardest place in the world to be a bike racer.
racing in California when he bumped in Bob
Roll, then a pro with the powerhouse Team
7-Eleven.
Bobke told him that, to become he pro, he must go to
Belgium. Years later, riding along a canal in Belgium,
Bobke encountered Parkin who he described as "a
wraith...an avenging angel of misery, a
twelve-toothed assassin." Bobke barely recognized
him. Belgium had forged Parkin into a pro. A Dog in
a Hat is Parkin's remarkable story of his unordinary
education and his love for bike racing, set in the
hardest place in the world to be a bike racer.
A Dog in a Hat is the remarkable story of Joe Parkin. In 1987, Parkin left the comforts of home to become a
bike racer in Belgium, the hardest place in the world to be a bike racer. As one of the first American pros in
Europe, Parkin was what the Belgians call “a dog with a hat on” — something familiar, yet decidedly out of place.
Parkin's memoir reads like a novel. In plainspoken and fast-paced prose, Parkin describes the true life of the
professional bike racer, putting the reader into the whirlwind of this hardest of athletic educations. A Dog in a
Hat begins with Parkin's terrifying first visit to his team doctor, where he is strapped to a table and monitored by
humming electrodes as men in white lab coats coldly divine his future as a pro.
Parkin's story is honest. A Dog in a Hat celebrates the glory of bike racing, but Parkin thrillingly tells the hard
reality of the life—the drugs, the payoffs, the betrayals by teammates, the battles with team owners for contracts
and money, the endless promises that keep you going, and the rider's sheer physical agony of racing day after
day. more...
bike racer in Belgium, the hardest place in the world to be a bike racer. As one of the first American pros in
Europe, Parkin was what the Belgians call “a dog with a hat on” — something familiar, yet decidedly out of place.
Parkin's memoir reads like a novel. In plainspoken and fast-paced prose, Parkin describes the true life of the
professional bike racer, putting the reader into the whirlwind of this hardest of athletic educations. A Dog in a
Hat begins with Parkin's terrifying first visit to his team doctor, where he is strapped to a table and monitored by
humming electrodes as men in white lab coats coldly divine his future as a pro.
Parkin's story is honest. A Dog in a Hat celebrates the glory of bike racing, but Parkin thrillingly tells the hard
reality of the life—the drugs, the payoffs, the betrayals by teammates, the battles with team owners for contracts
and money, the endless promises that keep you going, and the rider's sheer physical agony of racing day after
day. more...