Maybe RAGBRAI XXXV is in danger of becoming LAGBRAI II at times, but that's OK if the issue is the fight against cancer.
Presidential candidate John Edwards rode with Lance Armstrong on Wednesday, following a convertible packed with media and surrounded by a pack of riders about 50 deep.
Edwards, who said he's only ridden a bicycle one or two times in 20 years, is the only presidential candidate to accept Armstrong's invitation to ride with him for a spell in RAGBRAI …
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Tattered and muddied
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Just four days from a sure victory in Paris, Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen has been kicked out of the Tour de France by his own Rabobank team.
The 33-year-old cyclist violated team rules for lying about his whereabouts before the Tour, causing him to miss drug tests on May 8 and June 28.
With Rasmussen gone, the new leaders in the Tour de France are Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel), Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto), and Levi Leipheimer (Discovery). It's unclear whether Contador would actually start Thursday in the yellow jersey, the brightness of which seems terribly faded now …..
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Just as the Tour de France wheels out of town, the London city government is considering the installation of cameras to catch motorists driving in bike lanes.
Somewhat similar to cameras in the US that catch motorists driving through red lights, London officials are hoping their use will make people feel safer using bicycles, instead of cars, to commute to work. …
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Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen fought off every attempt by the Discovery Channel team to unseat him from the overall lead of the Tour de France on Wednesday.
After attacks on the final climb by Levi Leipheimer and Alberto Contador, Rasmussen pulled away with less than a mile to the summit of the Col d'Aubisque and won the Stage 16 all by himself.
Leipheimer, in 4th place overall, gained some time on 3rd place rider Cadel Evans by crossing the finish line in second place, just 17 seconds ahead of Evans. Contador, the 3rd rider to cross the line, lost his chance to overtake or at least close his margin to Rasmussen.
“I gotta hand it to him. He's been solid and his team has been great,” Leipheimer said after the race…
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Wears yellow jersey in tour de france 2007
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It's been a real up and down ride for US cyclist Levi Leipheimer ever since he signed on with the Discovery Channel pro cycling team last year.
Essentially hired to lead the team for the 2007 Tour de France, those plans were dashed when Discovery hired Italy's Ivan Basso. Then Basso left the team in the spring because of doping allegations, and Leipheimer was the main man again.
Now he's having his best Tour de France ever, according to team manager Johann Bruyneel. But he's found himself riding in support of Alberto Contador. “On any other team he'd be the big star. And he's able to deal with that situation very professionally.” …
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British cyclist David Millar expresses his frustration at the inability of the governing bodies of cycling to bring doping under control.
The cyclist for Saunier Duval has his own doping demons. This is his first year back after serving a two-year suspension, and he has become one of the most outspoken members of the peloton for clean cycling.
Reporters caught up with Millar during the rest day. Here's a video of his comments at VeloNews. It's worth a watch….
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US cyclist on Discovery Channel pro cycling team
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Pre-race favorite Alexander Vinokourov has tested positive for homologous blood doping and is out of the Tour de France.
So much for the “big comeback” story of this year's Tour.
The 33-year-old Kazahkstan cyclist failed a test administered after he won Saturday's individual time trial. At the time it was considered a superhuman effort by a competitor who had been counted out of the competition after crashing, then losing time in the Alps.
Meanwhile, the entire Astana team pulled out of the Tour. That means Andreas Kloden (5th overall) and Andrey Kashechkin (8th overall) are also out of the Tour…
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