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Wednesday, August 31

Target recalls half-million child bicycle helmets

by Gene Bisbee on Wed 31 Aug 2005 07:06 PM PDT

Target is recalling 494,000 Back Trail Jr. bicycle helmets for toddlers, youth and children. The helmets pictured at left are just 2 of 14 styles in the recall. Check the Consumer Product Safety Commission press release for pictures of helmets in question.

The helmets do not meet the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) safety standards for bicycle helmets and pose a ... more »

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Hushovd sprint win at Vuelta; Danielson in top 10

by Gene Bisbee on Wed 31 Aug 2005 09:05 AM PDT

It was a case of timing in the town of Cuenca on Wednesday, and Norway's Thor Hushovd timed his sprint to the finish exactly right to win the fifth stage of the Vuelta a Espana.

The Credit Agricole cyclist, who has been among the top finishers the previous two days, hung back as the other top sprinters battled for position ... more »

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Traffic ticket adds insult to injury for bicyclist; city changes law

by Gene Bisbee on Wed 31 Aug 2005 08:37 AM PDT

(UPDATED)A bicyclist in Toledo, Ohio, didn't get any comfort from police after he was struck by a pickup truck. Instead, he was issued a traffic ticket.
On Tuesday, the Toledo City Council proposed an ordinance that allows adults to ride their bikes on some city sidewalks. ... more »

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Tuesday, August 30

Petacchi cycles to second win at Vuelta

by Gene Bisbee on Tue 30 Aug 2005 09:11 AM PDT

Tuesday's 143-mile stage of the Vuelta a Espana bicyce race boiled down to this:
The Fassa Bortolo team delivers cyclist Alessandro Petacchi to the vicinity of the finish line. Petacchi outlasts rival sprinters Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) and Erik Zabel (T-Mobile) to win the stage.
Four stages into the three-week bicycle race across Spain, and Petacchi already has two stage wins. The ... more »

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Monday, August 29

Cycling oversight group to look at doping allegations

by Gene Bisbee on Mon 29 Aug 2005 05:25 PM PDT

(Updated)I'm not so sure there's much use in the Union Cycliste Internationale investigating the EPO doping claims issued by L'Equipe last week.

Without naming Lance Armstrong specifically, the UCI said Monday that it's "pursuing its global assessment of the situation."

I suppose it's comforting that cycling's governing body will study the claims, but what kind of results can it reach? The ... more »

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Ale-Jet lands a stage win in Vuelta bike race

by Gene Bisbee on Mon 29 Aug 2005 11:34 AM PDT

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 ... more »

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Sunday, August 28

Australian McGee takes lead in Vuelta bicycle race

by Gene Bisbee on Sun 28 Aug 2005 10:31 AM PDT

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 ... more »

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Saturday, August 27

How to follow the Vuelta a Espana bicycle race

by Gene Bisbee on Sat 27 Aug 2005 04:00 AM PDT

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 ... more »

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Friday, August 26

Armstrong goes on offensive

by Gene Bisbee on Fri 26 Aug 2005 07:47 AM PDT

Lance Armstrong has retired from professional bicycling, but he can still go on the attack.

Just like he was unwilling to sit back quietly in the peloton, the 7-time Tour de France champion has gone on the offensive to counter allegations that a blood-doping substance was found in his urine from samples taken in 1999.
"There's a setup and ... more »

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Tuesday, August 23

Leipheimer wins Tour of Germany

by Gene Bisbee on Tue 23 Aug 2005 02:01 PM PDT

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. ...

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Summer reruns - French accuse Armstrong of doping

by Gene Bisbee on Tue 23 Aug 2005 01:42 PM PDT

They say where there's smoke there's fire. But sometimes the smoke isn't smoke at all, but fumes. And fumes can come from a completely different source.

So we should probably consider the source of these latest doping allegations against Lance Armstrong.

L'Equipe, the French sporting newspaper, is at it again. In Tuesday's editions, L'Equipe alleges Armstrong took the performance-enhancing drug EPO ... more »

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Monday, August 22

Leipheimer survives time trial; retains lead in Tour of Germany

by Gene Bisbee on Mon 22 Aug 2005 09:08 AM PDT

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. ... more »

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Sunday, August 21

Hamilton pedals back into racing

by Gene Bisbee on Sun 21 Aug 2005 10:31 AM PDT

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. ... more »

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Saturday, August 20

Armstrong and Bush saddle up

by Gene Bisbee on Sat 20 Aug 2005 02:24 PM PDT

So fellow Texans Lance Armstrong and George Bush took their bicycle ride Saturday, cycling about 17 miles around the President's ranch in Crawford, Texas.
No press allowed, just staff and Secret Service. Armstrong's sponsor, the Discovery Channel, also had a crew present to film the event for a program to air next week.
Neither Armstrong nor Bush spoke to reporters, although White ... more »

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Friday, August 19

Armstrong's bicycle ride with Bush gets political

by Gene Bisbee on Fri 19 Aug 2005 05:00 AM PDT

It ain't as easy as it used to be to go for a plain ol' bike ride, especially if you're Lance Armstrong heading over for a ride at the President's ranch in Crawford, Texas.
A little backcountry cycling has shifted into some political drama involving the ongoing Iraq war.
For one, there's Cindy Sheehan and other antiwar ... more »

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