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Levi Leipheimer wins Tour of Germany stage
Looking for a new American cycling hero after Floyd Landis has crashed and burned in his Tour de France doping scandal? Try Levi Leipheimer.
The native Montanan who currently lives in Santa Rosa, California, won Stage 5 of the Tour of Germany on Sunday, moving up to 4th place and getting a chance to duplicate last year's Deutschland overall victory. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/07/levi-leipheimer-wins-tour-of-germany-stage/
Floyd Landis sample positive; Phonak fires him
It's a black day in cycling. As most everyone expected, even Floyd Landis, the much-anticipated “B” sample came back positive.
The 30-year-old Tour de France winner was immediately fired by the Phonak team. He'll probably lose his Tour de France championship as well, depending on the action of the US Anti-Doping Agency. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/05/floyd-landis-sample-positive-phonak-fires-him/
LeMond rides in Pan-Mass Challenge bike ride
Greg LeMond is getting out on the road to participate with thousands of recreational cyclists in the Pan-Mass Challenge bicycle tour this weekend.
As Lance Armstrong joined RAGBRAI last week, and George Hincapie is scheduled to ride in the Oregon Wine Country MS150 ride this weekend, LeMond will join 4,000 other cyclists on the nation's biggest fund-raising bike ride. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/04/lemond-rides-in-pan-mass-challenge-bike-ride/
Record rides for human-powered vehicles
The next time you're driving down the freeway, set your cruise control at 54 mph. Glance out the side window at the scenery zipping by. Now imagine doing this under your own power.
Amazing? Now imagine yourself doing this under your own power for an hour. That's what Fred Markham did on an outdoor track in the Arizona desert the day before July Fourth.
Now slow down to 26 mph on a residential street. That's still pretty fast for self propulsion. Could you do that for 24 hours? Greg Kolodziejzyk did, on July 20. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/04/record-rides-for-human-powered-vehicles/
Fast Freddy Markham
One-hour world record holder for human-powered vehicle is Fred Markham, riding in the Varna Mephisto. Photo at the Easy Racers website.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/03/fast-freddy-markham/
Holy Hincapie! George cycling in Oregon this weekend
If Lance Armstrong could ride RAGBRAI, could George Hincapie be far behind?
Hincapie won't be riding across Iowa, but he will be cycling in Oregon this weekend at the Oregon Wine Country MS 150 Bike Tour. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/03/holy-hincapie-george-cycling-in-oregon-this-weekend/
All Floyd Landis, all the time
While we all sit around waiting for the French lab to test “B” sample from the Tour de France, here's what's happening on the Floyd Landis front.
Nothing. But that doesn't stop the flow of information. Here's a news item, a blog about organic chemistry, the reliability of lab tests, Bob Roll asking questions and a video from the Steven Colbert Report:
Landis has hired Howard Jacobs of Los Angeles as his attorney. Jacobs specializes in athlete-doping cases and was Tyler Hamilton's attorney. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/03/all-floyd-landis-all-the-time/
Carbon fiber dealers target bike makers for higher prices
You probably already knew that good times in the aerospace industry has caused a shortage of carbon fiber. Given the ol' law of supply and demand, that means the price of carbon fiber bikes has gone up.
But did you know that the carbon fiber makers are slammin' the bicycle makers in deference to aerospace giants? This isn't a level playing field. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/02/carbon-fiber-dealers-target-bike-makers-for-higher-prices/
Tour de Napa
Tour de Napa poster.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/02/tour-de-napa/
Lance Armstrong cycling with the masses
This is one of the best snapshots I've seen from Lance Armstrong's visit to RAGBRAI last week.
It's posted over at 2 Wheel Commute, and the blogger has quite a story to go with the picture.
I don't want to repeat it all here, but let's just say it involves four Bloody Marys. Nice …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/02/lance-armstrong-cycling-with-the-masses/
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