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Jose Rujano might have learned at the Giro d'Italia on Friday that it pays to work with Alberto Contador, instead of drafting him.
The 29-year-old cyclist was the only cyclist in the peloton to catch race leader Contador's wheel on the tough final climb up the Grosslockner, the highest peak in Austria.
The Venezuelan had tried drafting Contador last Sunday on the final attack on the Mt. Etna summit, and Contador kicked it at the end and left Rujano in his dust.
On Friday, Rujano cooperated on the climb ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/05/20/cooperation-brings-victory-to-venezuelan-at-giro/
Slovakian cyclist Peter Sagan (Liquigas) won a mass sprint after a grueling 134-mile bike race over four climbs on Thursday.
The Stage 5 race from Seaside to Paso Robles had been rerouted off the scenic Route 101 along the Pacific Coast several weeks ago because highway crews were still trying to clear landsides that blocked the road.
With the abandonment of Stage 1, the stage on Thursday served as the hump day. Only 3 stages remain….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/05/20/hump-day-win-for-sagan-at-2011-tour-of-california/
Stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia bike race is the first of three major mountain stages the peloton will face this weekend.
The peloton faces four rated climbs on the 167km (103.5 miles) race that starts in Spilimbergo and heads to Friday's destination — the 2504m Grosslockner in Austria.
The climbs are:
Passo di Monte Croce Carnico – Category 2
Gailbergsattel – Category 3…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/05/20/giro-ditalia-enters-mountain-zones/
Former Lance Armstrong teammate Tyler Hamilton tells “60 Minutes” in a show to air Sunday that he saw the 7-time Tour de France winner use performance-enhancing drugs.
“I saw it (EPO) in his refrigerator. I saw him inject it, more than one time. … Like we all did…. Like I did, many many times.”
Armstrong, who has steadfastly denied ever doping during his career, responded on Twitter:
“20+ year career. 500 drug controls worldwide, in and out of competition. Never a failed test. I rest my case.” ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/05/20/tyler-hamilton-saw-lance-armstrong-use-epo-60-minutes/
The cyclists in the Giro d'Italia peloton rode the HTC-Highroad express for 114 miles from Castelfidardo to Ravenna on Thursday as the team delivered its VIP passenger to the finish line.
Sprinter Mark Cavendish sat on his teammates' wheels until the final 100 yards when he battled for victory against Davide Appollonio (Sky) and Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre).
The Stage 12 victory made Cavendish the first cyclist to win two stages at this year's Giro; it was the 7th Giro victory of his career.
The overall standings remained the same ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/05/19/catching-a-train-to-stage-12-win-at-giro-ditalia/
Smiling all the way to the top of the Sierra Grade, Chris Horner catapulted himself into the lead of the Amgen Tour of California on Wednesday.
The veteran cyclist was part of a RadioShack group that appeared ready to help deliver team leader and three-time ATOC champion Levi Leipheimer to a victory on the mountainous Stage 4 bike race.
But when it came to the 9.4% grade on the Sierra Road, Horner set a pace that even Leipheimer couldn't follow ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/05/18/old-man-has-best-legs-at-tour-of-california-finish/
Chris Horner of RadioShack
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/05/18/chris-horner-4/
Maybe I'm a little too engrossed by the mountain stages of the Giro d'Italia, but these switchbacks on the Preston-Snoqualmie Trail caught my eye on a bicycle ride Tuesday.
These turns are sharp and the pitch of the gravel trail is steep. I had no problem obeying a sign that said bicyclists should dismount.
The switchbacks interrupt the rail-trail where it dips off the plateau to cross the Preston-Fall City Road and the Raging River …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/05/18/dismount-for-these-switchbacks-near-fall-city-wa/
On a stage dominated by breakaways, a cyclist who sat in the peloton all day won Stage 11 on Wednesday at the Giro d'Italia.
John Gadret (AG2R) attacked from the driving peloton less than a mile from the finish in Castelfidardo. He bridged up to Daniel Moreno (Katusha) and easily passed the surviving member of a 11-man breakaway.
Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank), who had earlier said he wasn't interested in protecting the maglia rosa for every remaining stage of the Giro, still wore the overall leader's jersey …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/05/18/stage-11-breakaway-sure-thing-spoiled-at-giro-finish-line/
Stage winner at Giro d'Italia for AG2R.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/05/18/john-gadret/
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