Could amateur cyclist AJ Smith be the next Lance Armstrong?
'>Could amateur cyclist AJ Smith be the next Lance Armstrong?
Who knows, but the bicycle racer from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, did win the “Race to Replace” contest Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway sponsored by the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. …
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If you happen to be in Indianapolis with your bicycle on Saturday, you might want to head down to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to ride with Lance Armstrong in the “Race to Replace.”
“Race to Replace” was initially coined as the slogan to find a Discovery Channel teammate able to lead the team at the 2006 Tour de France after Lance Armstrong's retirement from the sport.
This “Race to Replace” being ridden at the home of the Indy 500 is the public relations and cancer fund-raising event …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/11/ride-with-lance-armstrong-at-race-to-replace/
P>With one day to go in the Tour of Germany, it looks unlikely that American cyclist Levi Leipheimer will repeat his 2005 overall victory in the nine-day bike race.
German cyclist Jens Voigt has won three stages and has a firm grasp on the overall leader's yellow jersey. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/08/deutschland-repeat-doubtful-for-levi-leipheimer/
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/
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/
Tour de France winner Floyd Landis, left, is trying to curb speculation that he's changing teams; he says he'll stay with his current team, which is switching its title sponsorship to San Francisco-based iShares next season.
Meanwhile, US cyclist Levi Leipheimer signed with the Discovery Channel team. ..
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Floyd Landis, the third American to win the Tour de France.
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Floyd Landis charges to the finish line in the individual time trial at the 2006 tour de France.
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Floyd Landis regained the yellow jersey on the Stage 19 time trial
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