Garmin Chipotle cyclist David Zabriskie at Tour of Missouri. He national time trial championships in 2008. Garmin Chipotle photo.
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David Zabriskie achieved a podium finish at the UCI World Championships in the individual time trial on Thursday, finishing third behind Bert Grabsch of Germany and Svein Tuft of Canada.
Levi Leipheimer finished in 4th place, about 14 seconds behind Zabriskie. Those two were the only US cyclists in the competition.
The current world champion in the individual time trial, Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland, did not compete. He won the gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing last month …
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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; but I'm sure lots of visitors to Interbike wish they could carry some stuff home with them. Here are some public pictures at flickr.com from years past with descriptions I've added. …
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That old Schwinn bicycle has come a long way.
Keeping one wheel in the past with children's bikes, Schwinn has evolved over the past 114 years into racing bikes, touring bikes, mountain bikes and hybrids.
At the Interbike Bicycle Expo in Las Vegas this week, Schwinn unveiled its Tailwind, a hybrid-electric bike that uses Toshiba's ion battery technology.
While Schwinn already has six eBike models on the market, the Tailwind has the fastest recharge at 30 minutes from a standard residential outlet. The charge is good for 25 to 30 miles …
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Schwinn Bicycles, America's most recognized bicycle brand, today unveiled the Tailwind electric bike to bicycle dealers attending the annual Interbike International Bicycle Expo, the largest bicycle trade industry event in North America. Schwinn Bicycles is part of the Cannondale Sports Group Division of Dorel Industries.
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Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today that its innovative line of Edge cycling computers will now include a Team Garmin model, inspired by the iconic orange and blue argyle pattern made popular around the world by Team Garmin-Chipotle presented by H3O. The Team Garmin Edge 705 is being introduced this week at Interbike in Las Vegas. …
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While Lance Armstrong wants to mount the challenge to win an 8th Tour de France, he told a press conference on Wednesday that he can't be sure he'll be invited.
The Amaury Sports Organization, owners of the Tour de France, chose not to invite Team Astana to compete in 2008 because of past doping transgressions. That's the team that Armstrong is joining.
“It's their event. They can invite who they want to. If I were to be not invited, there's not much I can do.”
Asked to respond to rumours that he was in negotiations to buy the Tour de France from ASO …
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It was assumed that Lance Armstrong would return to Team Astana because his long-time associate, Johan Bruyneel, is directeur sportif of that Khazakhstan-based team.
Armstrong confirmed those reports at Wednesday's press conference. He said after interviewing a few other teams, the decision to go with Team Astana became clear:
“I really trust Johan on every little deal of the program. I cannot imagine racing against him.”
Bruyneel engineered all seven of Armstrong's Tour de France wins from 1999 to 2005 on both the Postal Service and Discovery Channel pro cycling teams.
Bruyneel also has managed the three Grand Tour victories of Alberto Contador (above right), considered the leader of Team Astana. …
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Amber Neben won the women's time trial at the 2008 World Championships in Varese, Italy.
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An older, less brash and more self-effacing Lance Armstrong announced Wednesday that he'll embark on his pro cycling comeback at the week-long Tour Down Under in Australia in January.
That's one of three cycling events that he confirmed he'll race in 2009. The others are the Tour de France and the Leadville 100, although he wouldn't rule out any others.
Armstrong said that he'll race with Team Astana, led by his longtime friend Johan Bruyneel.
Earlier this month, the 7-time Tour de France champion confirmed rumors that he'd launch a comeback in 2009 and use it as a platform to call attention to a global cancer initiative. He explained that he'll choose countries where his presence would draw attention to certain nations' cancer initiatives. Italy is one of the possibilities.
“By racing the bicycle over the world, beginning in Australia, it's the best way to promote this initiative. This is a campaign to spread the word, raise awareness and eventually save lives. …
“I cannot guarantee a Tour (of France) victory, but the Livestrong message will touch all aspects of our society.”
Armstrong talked about the cancer initiative in an address at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York. He addressed the conference as founder and chairman of the board of the Lance Armstrong Foundation and announced the foundation's intention to expand to a global scale ….
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