It took three stages, but cyclist Alessandro Petacchi has made his presence felt at the Vuelta a Espana.
With less than 3 miles to go in the 95-mile bicycle race from Cordoba to Puertollano, Petacchi's Fassa Bortolo teammates led out the sprinter to the finish line, according to the results at CyclingNews.
Sprinters Erik Zabel (T-Mobile), Tom Boonen (Quick Step) and …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/29/ale-jet-lands-a-stage-win-in-vuelta-bike-race/
Francaise des Jeux cyclist Brad McGee lost the 2nd stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday but took the gold leader's jersey.
The Australian cyclist finished just behind stage winner Leonardo Bertagnolli (Italy, Cofidis) in the hot, mostly downhill 117-mile bicycle race route from Granada to Cordoba.
McGee and Bertagnolli closed together toward the finish in Cordoba, but McGee chose …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/28/australian-mcgee-takes-lead-in-vuelta-bicycle-race/
The last of the Grand Tour bicycle races begins Saturday, but don't bother to tune in to the Outdoor Life Network to watch it.
Those good feelings from the run-up to the Tour de France with Cyclysm Sundays and cradle to grave coverage of the Tour itself are gone. There's no more Lance Armstrong racing on his bike, and there's no more cycling on OLN.
There are still ways to watch the Vuelta a Espana, however …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/27/how-to-follow-the-vuelta-a-espana-bicycle-race/
Lance Armstrong is followed closely by teammate George Hincapie as they approach the finish line in Le Puy at the Tour de France 2005.
Photo by Becky Bisbee
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/26/armstrong-and-hincapie-in-lepuy-2005/
Just to get it on the record, Levi Leipheimer of Santa Rosa, California, won the Tour of Germany on Tuesday.
Leipheimer took the lead in last week's climb up the Rettenbachferner in Austria and held off Germany's Jan Ullrich through the rest of the race, including Monday's individual time trial. Ullrich finished in second, 31 seconds behind. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/23/leipheimer-wins-tour-of-germany/
Jan Ullrich won the 18.6-mile individual time trial in the Tour of Germany bicycle race on Monday, but he couldn't make up the 1-minute and 26-second margin of US cyclist Levi Leipheimer to take the overall lead.
With one day left in the 9 stage tour, Leipheimer has a 31-second edge on Ullrich, who now sits in second overall. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/22/leipheimer-survives-time-trial-retains-lead-in-tour-of-germany/
Look who showed up as the winner of the grueling Mt. Washington bicycle climb in New Hampshire on Saturday — Tyler Hamilton.
The 34-year-old racer is appealing a two-year suspension from professional cycling for blood doping. His case goes to the UCI on Sept. 6 for a hearing, according to the Tour de France 2005 blog. He was able to compete in the Mt. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/21/hamilton-pedals-back-into-racing/
Jan Ullrich must be getting sick and tired of playing second fiddle to these American cyclists. First he was bested by Lance Armstrong, again, in the 2005 Tour de France. Now he's been passed in his homecourt Tour of Germany by Levi Leipheimer, left, riding for Gerolsteiner.
Ullrich, the German cyclist who finished third in this year's Tour de France, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/18/uss-leipheimer-takes-lead-in-tour-of-germany/
What a year for American cyclist Bobby Julich.
The 33-year-old has won another pro race — the 7-day Tour of Benelux in the Netherlands and Belgium. He did it by frying the individual time trial on Wednesday, jumping from 12th to 1st place in the final stage.
After covering the 16.3-mile course in 31 minutes 14 seconds, Julich told Cycling …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/11/another-pro-tour-win-for-julich/
Sprinter Erik Zabel — the winningest active pro with 191 race victories — has announced he's leaving Germany's T-Mobile cycling team. Zabel is interviewed on T-Mobile's website.
It's the second recent defection from the team; Alexandre Vinokourov quit T-Mobile for Liberty Segurous last week.
The defections might be caused by some apparent mishandling of personalities leading up to and during …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/01/hold-the-phone-zabel-quits-t-mobile-too/
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