Say what you will about one-time suspended Alexandre Vinokourov, but the Kazakh cyclist makes things happen.
The Astana cyclist showed his fighting spirit for the second day in a row at the Tour de France on Saturday when he attacked the peloton on a climb near the finish.
Unlike Friday, when he was basically chased down by team leader Alberto Contador and finished 3rd overall, Vino extended his lead over the last 5 miles of the race on Saturday and won Stage 13 in Revel by 13 seconds.
Andy Schleck's overall lead of 31 seconds ahead of Contador remains unchanged…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/17/vinokourov-says-he-proves-himself-with-stage-13-victory/
Will the true leader of the Astana cycling team please stand up? It's Alberto Contador.
The defending Tour de France champion blasted past race leader Andy Schleck and Astana teammate Alexandre Vinokourov on the final climb of Stage 12 on Friday.
Joaquin Rodriguez of Team Katusha won the two-man sprint to the finish, but Contador gained 10 seconds on Schleck. He also reminded Vinokourov that he's the team leader.
Vinokourov seemed to have trouble understanding that concept in a couple of stages ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/16/contador-gains-time-on-schleck-and-shows-vino-whos-boss/
Opposition to public bicycle paths can come from unusual sources in unexpected places.
For instance, the prospect of a public bike path running alongside a corner of the members-only Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia, has some of its members up in arms.
Fourteen of the active and retired military commissioned officers at the club are suing the club's board of directors for letting such a proposal go through.
A Navy captain said:
“Once the word gets out to the younger generation there is a secluded place to come and visit and have some fun, you can bet they're going to be there. … Gangs. Rivals. Hazards to pedestrians coming in and out. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/16/bike-path-deal-upsets-army-navy-country-club-members/
Members of the Army-Navy Country Club are upset that bicyclists might get to ride at the edge of their 254-acre property
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/16/location-of-army-navy-bike-path/
The 10,000 cyclists making the 200-mile ride from Seattle to Portland this weekend will face light clouds changing to sunny weather the whole way. Look for highs in the mid 70s on Saturday, rising to the low 80s in Portland on Sunday.
At the risk of jinxing the ride for everyone, I'll tell you there's no chance for precipitation in the forecast. You can leave that rain gear at home.
This weekend marks the 31st anniversary of the STP Bicycle Classic, the Cascade Bicycle Club's premier presentation of the year. Popularity of the ride is so high that it sold out in April this year, earlier than ever.
Cascade has made a last-minute route change on the approach to Portland this year. Instead of taking the St. John's Bridge, cyclists will be routed over the Steel Bridge. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/15/stp-forecast-sunscreen-and-route-change-with-a-chance-of-road-rash/
British sprinter Mark Cavendish undeniably achieved his 3rd win of the 2010 Tour de France — the 13th of his career — on Thursday's Stage 11.
What remains for debate, however, is how much some heavy-handed tactics by his HTC-Columbia lead-out man Mark Renshaw contributed to that victory. Renshaw, for his part, was booted out of the race by Tour officials.
Overhead views of the final sprint in Bourg les Valence show Renshaw head-butting Garmin-Transition's Julian Dean, who was riding on his right. Check out the video above at about 5:30 for overhead view of the finish. It's possible that Renshaw thought Dean was moving to the left to block Cavendish ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/15/lucky-13-for-cavendish-in-tour-de-france-head-butting-finish/
As unidentified sources leaked that federal investigators are issuing grand jury subpoenas in the doping allegations raised by Floyd Landis, Lance Armstrong says he'll cooperate. He told the New York Times before the start of Stage 10 on Wednesday:
“As long as we have a legitimate and credible and fair investigation I will be happy to co-operate but I'm not going to participate in any kind of witch hunt.”
Meanwhile, some inconsistent statements by Armstrong are throwing into question whether he held an ownership stake in Tailwind Sports. That's the group that owned the cycling team sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service.
Ownership is important because the feds want to find out whether the team was violating UCI doping rules to improve results, therefore gaining more money from the sponsors. That would make it fraud. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/14/armstrong-will-cooperate-with-doping-probe-but-not-a-witch-hunt/
Team RadioShack finally has something to crow about after domestique Sergio Paulinho won Stage 10 of the Tour de France on Wednesday.
The Portuguese cyclist was part of a 6-man breakaway that led most of the 111-mile race from Chambery to Gap over four climbs.
Andy Schleck remained in the yellow jersey, as the rest of the peloton finished about 15 minutes later, content to hear whether one of the two Frenchmen in the breakaway could win on Bastille Day. Neither could.
The 30-year-old Paulinho is an unlikely hero for the RadioShack team, but with Lance Armstrong locked in 31st ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/14/radioshack-finally-can-celebrate-at-tour-de-france/
Portuguese cyclist grabs Tour de France stage for RadioShack
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/14/sergio-paulinho/
Seattle Bike Supply is recalling 330 Redline Conquest Cyclocross bicycles and framesets because of a faulty fork.
The Kent, Washington-based company and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission says the aluminum fork legs can break off from the fork crown.
The company is urging customers to stop riding those bicycles as it has received five reports of cracks near the crown. Consumers can return the bike to a local dealer for a free fork ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/14/seattle-bike-supply-recalls-redline-cyclocross-bicycles/
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