A Colombian cyclist celebrated too soon in Friday's stage of the Vuelta a Espana when he confused the King of the Mountains marker for the finish line.
Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Davitamon) raised his arms in victory about 200 yards from the finish, but Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) raced past and won the stage. “Sanchez just looked back and laughed,” according to …
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I can't decide whether or not I'd like to see Lance Armstrong make a comeback to pro cycling.
In what could be the shortest retirement in sports history, Armstrong is already talking about getting back on the bicycle. This just six weeks after the conclusion of the Tour de France, which he said absolutely would be his last race.
He …
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American cyclist Tyler Hamilton is pleading his case this week.
The cyclist considered most likely to take the mantle from Lance Armstrong's shoulders is appealing his two-year suspension from professional cycling for allegedly blood doping to enhance performance.
Hamilton and his lawyers and officials from the US Anti-Doping Agency are presenting each sides' evidence to the Swiss-based Court for Arbitration …
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Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi continued to rack up wins at the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday, posting stage victory #4 this year and the 16th in his career.
The overall standings remain unchanged, with Denis Menchov (Rabobank) in 1st, followed by Roberto Heras (Liberty Seguros) 47 seconds behind and Francisco Mancebo (Illes Balears) in 3rd, trailing 1-minute and …
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What critter posed the biggest threat to Jason Hill at the beginning of his 19,000-mile bicycle ride? The bear.
What critter actually has caused the most problems? The mosquito.
The 34-year-old cyclist, shown here at the Arctic Circle in June, is pedaling from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego. He expects the trip will take him two years. While most bicycle …
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“So, we had no choice but to keep going.”
Kim Mason, telling a reporter about being denied entry to overcapacity emergency shelters as she escaped New Orleans by bicycle after its destruction by Hurriane Katrina. Buying 2 bikes on the street for $160, she and a friend left the convention center, walked through thigh-high water at times, and ended up …
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Lance Armstrong and rock-star girlfriend Sheryl Crow are going to pedal down the aisle together.
The Paceline confirms that Armstrong and Crow became engaged last Wednesday while vacationing in Sun Valley, Idaho, on a mountain biking vacation.
No wedding date has been set, but the Associated Press reports it could be this spring.
This would be Armstrong's second marriage. His …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/06/armstrong-crow-engaged-lance-to-ride-again/
Except for the lone Russian in the leader's golden jersey (Denis Menchov, left), the Spaniards controlled the Vuelta a Espana bicycle race Tuesday in the Pyrenees.
Roberto Laiseka of Euskaltel-Euskadi won the 119-mile stage from Andorra to Cerler, but he had five riders with him …
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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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