Russian cyclist for Rabobank
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The top 3 cyclists in the Vuelta a Espana battled for the stage win at the mountaintop finish at Ordino Arcalis on Monday with Spaniard Francisco Mancebo beating his rivals.
Mancebo (Illes Balears) outsprinted overall race leader Denis Menchov (Rabobank) and 3-time Vuelta champ Roberto Heras (Liberty Seguros) to the finish of the 128-mile bicycle course that crested two Category-1 and one …
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The steep hills in the Barclay's Grand Prix in San Francisco on Sunday proved the undoing of quite a few top-ranked cyclists.
German cyclist Fabian Wegmann of Gerolsteiner won in a sprint finish, just beating John Lieswyn of Health Net and Jason McCartney of Discovery Channel.
Several well known American cyclists from the European pro circuit competed. Fred Rodriguez (riding for the US National team) finished in 21st place, about 5 minute back. George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) and Levi Leipheimer …
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Russian Denis Menchov won the individual time trial in the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday, beating Spaniard Roberto Heras to take back the overall lead.
Meanwhile, American rider Tom Danielson (Discovery Channel) climbed up to 5th place overall, taking a seat 3-minutes 7-seconds behind Menchov.
Menchov, riding for Rabobank, had won the leader's gold jersey last Saturday in …
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Since I began writing this bicycling blog about eight months ago, I've written about some folks making some interesting cross-country rides, like the bicycling school teacher, Joe Bowen, at left.
Some of them are cycling for a cause — that's how they find their way into newspapers and how I learn about their trip and write about them. Others are just doing it for the adventure.
But what's become …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/04/catching-up-with-bicycle-tourists/
In a carbon copy of two earlier stages in the Vuelta a Espana bicycle race, Alessandro Petacchi is led out by his Fassa Bortolo teammates and wins Stage 8.
The only difference in Saturday's finish at Lloret de Mar was that sprinter Thod Hushovd actually had the wheel of the last Fassa Bortolo leadout man and Petacchi had to pass him to …
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World Wide Cycle Supply is recalling 25,000 Harley-Davidson 16-inch BMX bicycles that had been sold exclusively through retailer Toys “R” Us.
The Islandia, New York, company has received 15 reports of fork welds breaking on the bicycles. Six riders suffered cuts and bruises to their faces and hands and several lost teeth due to the problem, according to the US Consumer …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/02/25000-bmx-bicycles-recalled/
World Wide Cycle Supply recalling 25,000 of these Made in China bicycles. Consumer Product Safety Commission press release.
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Dutch cyclist Max Van Heeswijk, left, won the 7th stage of the Vuelta a Espana, beating the likes of Erik Zabel (T-Mobile) and Tom Steels (Davitamon-Lotto).
The 131-mile race from Teruel to Vinaros covered rolling terrain, nothing like the mountains the past two days. It ended in a mass sprint led out by Fassa Bortolo, although its chief sprinter Alessandro …
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Cyclist on Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
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