Winding road down the Mogollon Rim in Arizona
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VisionTech USA is recalling 4 brands of its aero bars that can crack or break.
The Auburn, Washington, company is making the recall in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission after receiving two reports of the centerpiece breaking, causing minor injuries.
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The peloton's tire tracks were still fresh on the Champs Elysees as Alexandre Vinokourov announced he had taken a spot with the Liberty Seguros team.
The BBC reports that Vinokourov will lead the team (7th in team competition), which floundered in the recent Tour behind Robeto Heras (45 overall) and Joseba Beloki (75th overall).
The 31-year-old cyclist …
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More information at the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Lance Armstrong's hometown newspaper, the Austin American-Statesman, notes the word “politics” keeps cropping up in reference to his future.
Interviewed Monday on the “Today” show on NBC, the Statesman notes, Armstrong first said “no,” then backed off when asked if he'd seek public office. …
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Searing heat and torrential thunderstorms have beset the opening days of RAGBRAI this year.
The Des Moines Register, sponsor of the across Iowa bicycle tour for the past 33 years, reports temperatures soaring into the 100s over the weekend at the start in LeMars.
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“Vive Le Tour, forever.”
So ends the Tour de France 2005 and the professional cycling career of Lance Armstrong, taking the microphone on the podium and giving kudos to his rivals, Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich.
The rest went as most of us expected — Armstrong entering the Champs-Elysees in his yellow jersey at the head of the peloton. …
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“The fact that he has dominated such a physically demanding sport for the better half of a decade makes it just that much more amazing. His dedication and desire to stay on top of his sport for so long despite his domination and all that he has proven makes him a great champion.”
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(Updated)Eighty-nine readers voted in the poll that asked: “Who among the cyclists in the TDF 2005 could fill Armstrong's cleats in 2006?”
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team member George Hincapie, left, is your choice, with 26% of the vote. Hincapie has been a member of Armstrong's teams …
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Lance Armstrong earned his Tour de France stage win on Saturday, beating his nearest rival in the individual time trial by 23 seconds.
The victory in Saint Etienne means he'll go to Paris in yellow on Sunday without the stigma of being the first Tour de France winner without a stage win since Greg Lemond in 1990.
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