Fresh from his hard work for Team RadioShack at the Amgen Tour of California, Matthew Busche won the national road race on Sunday in a photo finish against George Hincapie (BMC Racing).
Earlier, David Zabriskie (left) pedaled to a time trial victory on Saturday at the USA Cycling Pro Road Championships held this weekend in Greenville, SC. ….
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After several failed breakaway attempts earlier in the 2011 Giro d'Italia, David Millar delivered a stage victory for US-based Garmin-Cervelo by winning the individual time trial in Milan on Sunday.
The British cyclist earned the overall leader's maglia rosa in Stages 3 and 4 earlier in the three-week race.
Other than the fight for a stage victory, Italian cyclists Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) and Michele Scarponi (Lampre) provided the only fireworks in their battle for second place overall ….
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Wins final stage at 2011 Giro d'Italia for Garmin Cervelo
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Bellevue WA bicyclist died on TransAmerica Bicycle Route ride
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With the overall leaders of the Giro d'Italia more concerned about scoring a couple of seconds on each other, Russian cyclist Vasil Kiryienka was able to win the final summit finish of this year's bike race.
The Movistar cyclist was part of a 13-man breakaway that splintered apart on the steep slopes and 45 switchbacks of Category 1 Colle delle Finestre.
The 29-year-old survived the rest of the bike race alone, passing over Finestre and finishing at Sestriere nearly 5 minutes ahead of the nearest chasers …..
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Movistar cyclist wins a stage at Giro
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Why should the stages get easier on the peloton just because the Giro d'Italia is drawing to a close?
The penultimate stage of the three-week race is marked by a summit finish, just like seven previous stages.
On the way to the Category 2 Sestriere finish, however, the peloton will first cross the Category 1 Colle delle Finestre ….
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A demanding attack on the final climb up to Macugnaga paid off for Paolo Tiralongo on Friday with his first-ever stage victory at the Giro d'Italia.
The Astana cyclist was caught and passed in the final fight for the finish by Alberto Contador, but Tiralongo grabbed the overall leader's slipstream then passed Contador at the finish.
The fact that Tiralongo and Contador are former Astana teammates may have had something to do with the Italian winning the race. …
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Astana team member
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Sad news today from the TransAmerica Bicycle Route.
A 79-year-old cyclist from Bellevue, Washington, died in Virginia on Thursday just a few days into a coast-to-coast group bicycle tour.
The man, James Stocker, was fulfilling a life-long dream to ride his bicycle cross country, according to his granddaughter.
[Services are scheduled at 1 p.m. June 11 at Westminster Chapel in Bellevue, WA.]….
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