Italy's Daniele Bennati scored a Giro d'Italia hat trick on Thursday with this third win in 12 stages, with 9 stages remaining in the three-week tour.
The 27-year-old sprinter for Liquigas beat Team High Road's Mark Cavendish in a photo finish, both slightly ahead of Australia's Robbie McEwen of Silence-Lotto.
Bennati's dominance this year is amazing, considering that he's in his 7th year as a pro and he had never before won at the Giro…
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Liquigas cyclist Daniele Bennati wins stages at Giro d'italia.
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The Hands Free Cockpit Umbrella must have some advantages over a rainjacket and a hood, but I just can't think of any.
The Hammacher Schlemmer website says it “protects your head and shoulders from wind, rain and snow — and, unlike an umbrella — leaves both hands free …”
Well there's the advantage — the cockpit umbrella is an improvement over using an umbrella while bicycling …
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Offered by Hammacher Schlemmer.
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On May 28 the curtain goes up on the 8th annual edition of the Bicycle Film Festival with a five-day run in New York City. From there it takes off on a seven-month tour of the US, Europe, Australia and Asia before landing in Portland in December for this year's final show.
There's more to these events than films about people riding their bicycles. We're talking parties, bands, art shows and more parties.
But at its heart this festival is about bicycling films. The New York City program shows sessions that encompass everything from animated shorts, 5-minute films about bike advocates to feature-length documentaries such as Adventures for the Cure(see trailer above). …
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With a little help from his QuickStep team, Giovanni Visconti, left, held onto the pink leader's jersey for another day at the 2008 Giro d'Italia on Wednesday in spite of being dropped twice and crashing once.
But it was Alessandro Bertolini who stole the show, winning the 123-mile mountainous Stage 11 from Urbania to Cesena in a sprint he won after a one of his breakaway companions crashed in the final kilometer.
It marked the first Giro d'Italia win ever for the 36-year-old on the team Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni. Bertolini and another rider attaked earlier in the race and were caught by three other cyclists who all battled for a stage win…
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Jersey for the Lighthouse Century ride sponsored by San Luis Obispo Bicycle Club in California.
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Today marks the Ride of Silence that honors bicyclists who have died or been injured on public roads. It also raises awareness that we bicycle riders have a right to the road.
At last count, 285 rides are scheduled in 17 countries around the world. The slow, silent processions all start at 7 p.m. …
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Services are scheduled later this week for John Cuchessi, a Southern California bike shop owner remembered for his enthusiasm for bicycling and generosity to customers and others in the community.
Cuchessi, owner of the San Clemente Cyclery since 1974, was riding with the San Clemente Renegades bike club on Sunday when he inexplicably made a sharp right while heading downhill and hit a fence. He died on the way to the hospital.
Anyone with comments or stories about Cuchessi is encouraged to send an e-mail to San Clemente Cyclery at info@sccyclery.com …
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Although Giovanni Visconti held onto the overall lead of the Giro d'Italia after Tuesday's individual time trial, you could see the favorites climbing in the standings.
Despite a fractured elbow suffered on Saturday, Alberto Contador finished 2nd overall for the day, climbing from 8th into 4th place, 6:59 behind the leader. Astana's Andreas Kloden and Levi Leipheimer also made big gains, as the German rose from 15th to 6th overall and the US's Leipheimer rose from 22nd to 14th.
More changes are expected in the leader board on Wednesday, after a 123-mile mountainous stage between Urbania and Cesena. There are four mountain passes, including Monte Carpegna which features a 14% section and the short, but not so sweet Sorrivoli…
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