Another mass sprint and another victory for Mark Cavendish at the Tour de France as the HTC-Columbia's speedster weaved through his rivals to win in Bordeaux on Friday.
While competing teams drove their sprinters toward the finishline, Cavendish coolly emerged from the pack and easily won his 4th stage of this year's Tour; the 14th of his career.
Meanwhile, there was no change in the overall standings as yellow jersey wearer Alberto Contador prepares for Saturday's individual time trial in anticipation of Sunday's championship in Paris. He still leads Andy Schleck by 8 seconds ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/23/cavendish-takes-4th-win-at-tour-de-france/
A British Olympic rowing star is recovering from head injuries suffered when he was struck from behind by a truck while bicycling across Arizona for a Discovery Channel film documentary.
James Cracknell and a crew, including his wife, were filming his cross-country challenge when the collision occurred on Tuesday between Flagstaff and Winslow on Interstate 40.
He was last reported to be concious and making a good recovery in a hospital in Winslow, although his cross-country adventure has been suspended ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/23/british-cyclist-hit-by-truck-while-filming-in-arizona/
British Olympic rowing medalist James Cracknell was riding across the US when he was struck by a truck in Arizona.
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The showdown on the Col Du Tourmalet lived up to expectations at the Tour de France on Thursday as Andy Schleck tried but failed to win back the yellow jersey he lost to Alberto Contador on Monday.
The contest for the yellow jersey on Stage 17 boiled down to the two men in the Pyrenees on the last climb of the race. Schleck attacked Contador time and again to close the 8-second gap, the Spaniard hung on.
The two appeared to glare at each other and exchange words. It's obvious there's no love lost between the two after Contador attacked Schleck on Monday as the Luxembourg cyclist struggled with a dropped chain. At the finish, however, the two exhausted competitors hugged and patted each others' backs. …..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/22/schleck-wins-final-mountain-stage-but-cant-shake-contador/
Lance Armstrong battled in the deciding breakaway on Stage 16 of the Tour de France all day on Tuesday only to bested in a 9-man sprint by stage winner Pierrick Fedrigo.
The 120-mile race over four major mountains came down to a sprint in the town of Pau as the overall race leaders struggled to stay together on the Col de Peyresourde, Col d'Aspin, Col du Tourmalet and Col d'Aubisque.
Although Andy Schleck wanted revenge on race leader Alberto Contador for winning the yellow jersey as he wrestled with a dropped chain on Monday, nothing came of that threat as Contador retained his 8-second lead.
This might have been Armstrong's swan song of the Tour de France …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/20/armstrong-in-tour-de-france-breakaway-but-frenchman-wins-stage/
A dropped chain cost Andy Schleck the yellow jersey at the Tour de France on Monday as Alberto Contador attacked after the mishap and made up more than the 31 seconds he had been trailing by.
The controversial decision by Contador to take advantage of a mechanical mishap on Stage 15 will surely dog him throughout the rest of the race. There are unwritten and debatable “rules” about gaining on adversaries who have crashed or suffered similar problems.
Angry and disappointed after the race, Schleck was asked whether he thought Contador's attack was fair:
“What's fair or not fair… it's not for me to decide. I would not have raced like that.
My stomach is full of anger. I want to take my revenge ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/19/mechanical-problem-puts-contador-in-yellow-schleck-vows-revenge/
The two main rivals in this year's Tour de France battled so hard to outfox each other on the final climb of Ax Les Thermes on Sunday that they might have lost sight of the other competitors who finished ahead.
France's Christophe Riblon (AG2R) won the 114-mile Stage 14 from Revel to Ax-3 Domaines by joining a breakaway about 10 miles into the race. Riblon attacked and rode away from the break on the above-category Port de Pailheres and survived solo over the Ax Les Thermes.
Meanwhile, yellow jersey Andy Schleck and defending champion Alberto Contador played a game of cat and mouse as the race moved into the Pyrenees …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/18/challengers-ride-away-as-rivals-battle-in-the-pyrenees/
Frenchman Christophe Riblon wins mountain stage 14
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Cyclist for Astana
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Some 10,000 bicyclists took to the streets in Seattle on Saturday morning for the 31st annual Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic.
The popularity of this one- or two-day bike ride along 200 miles of scenic roads to Portland is growing every year. Although ridership has been capped at 10,000 for several years, registrations sold out in mid April. That's 2 1/2 months earlier than in 2009.
As you can see from these photos, the ride is not reserved for standard two-wheeled bicycles. There are recumbent bikes and trikes, handcycles, cargo bikes ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/17/10000-cyclists-on-the-road-for-seattle-to-portland-bicycle-classic/
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