2011 archive
In a bicycle race dominated by the sprinters and their teams, Cameron Meyer of Garmin-Cervelo threw a monkey wrench into the best laid plans by winning Stage 4 of the Tour Down Under and taking control of the race.
The 23-year-old Australian cyclist and four companions attacked the peloton with about 50 miles left in the 77-mile (124km) race through the Adelaide Hills from Norwood to Strathalbyn.
The gambit paid off. As the sprinters' teams — HTC-Columbia, Omega, Sky and others — picked up speed to rein in the attackers toward the finish, Meyer and his fellow instigators (including his teammate Matthew Wilson) increased their efforts enough to hold them off …
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Advocates at the Cascade Bicycle Club are preparing testimony to support a recrafted “vulnerable users bill” that's scheduled for a hearing in Olympia on Friday.
It's just one of five bills in the Washington state legislature this season that directly relate to making the roads safer for bicyclists, among others. The Cascade Bicycle Club and the Bicycle Alliance of Washington are involved in the lobbying efforts on these in the House and Senate.
The Vulnerable Users Bill, which failed to pass last year, is returning as SB 5326, submitted by Senator Adam Kline, D-Seattle. It calls for special penalties in cases where a motorist causes the death or serious injury of a pedestrian or bicyclist because of negligent driving. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/20/vulnerable-users-bill-is-1-of-5-to-make-bicycling-safer-in-washington/
HTC-Columbia's Matthew Goss returned to the overall lead of the Tour Down Under in spite of a flat tire in the closing kilometers of Stage 3.
RadioShack's Robbie McEwen, who wore the overall leader's jersey for Stage 3, also required a wheel change about 15 kilometers from the finish, but both were able to get back into the peloton to contest the final uphill sprint in Stirling.
Champion sprinter Mark Cavendish, who suffered a crash on Stage 2, ended up in last place after the road was opened to cars before the race ended…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/20/back-to-the-front-for-goss-at-tour-down-under/
Sports Illustrated has delivered the latest grist to be chewed on regarding allegations that Lance Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs during his career.
Available in the current issue, “The Case Against Lance Armstrong” also is posted online at the Sports Illustrated website. Reporters Selena Roberts and David Epstein went back as far as 1993 to uncover tests that sources say reveal suspicious activity.
Armstrong has steadfastly denied doping during his career. But he is the subject of a federal probe launched about the same time that Floyd Landis admitted to a career of doping and implicated Armstrong as well. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/19/sports-illustrated-examines-doping-allegations-against-armstrong/
If there were a jersey for consistency, RadioShack's Robbie McEwen would certainly be wearing it at the Tour Down Under bike race. Instead, he's in the prestigious overall leader's ochre-colored jersey.
The veteran Australian sprint specialist has finished in the top 3 in the preview and stages 1 and 2 at the 6-day bicycle race that ends Sunday in Adelaide.
He took the overall leader's jersey from HTC-Columbia's Matt Goss after finishing 2nd to stage winner Ben Swift (Sky) in the 146km (90-mile) race from Tailem Bend to Mannum on Wednesday.
The top four leaders all have the same official time ….
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Sprinter finished in top 3 in first two stages of Tour Down Under to take overall lead in 2011
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/19/robbie-mcewen-4/
HTC Columbia cyclist from Australia opens season with two wins in Australia
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/18/matt-goss/
“I've been riding my bike a lot, trying to figure out life, which is the same reason I did it to start with, so I've come full circle. I'll always ride my bike. But I'll never start on a line on a road and try to get to another line on a road faster than another guy. That's over.”
— Floyd Landis to Bonnie Ford at ESPN.com, Jan. 17, 2011 (“Floyd Landis retiring for cycling.”)
So ends the pro cycling career of Floyd Landis, 35.
At one time seen as the athlete most likely to continue America's superior role at the Tour de France after Lance Armstrong's retirement, his success turned sour in a doping scandal that earned him the moniker, “disgraced cyclist.”
Landis told Ford at ESPN.com …
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The US-based cycling team HTC-Columbia celebrated another victory in Australia as Matt Goss won Stage 1 of the Tour Down Under.
The Australian beat defending champion Andre Greipel (Omega Phama-Lotto) and Robbie McEwen (RadioShack) in a sprint finish after a 138km (86-mile) bike race from Mawson Lakes to Angaston.
On Sunday, Goss won the Cancer Helpline Classic in Adelaide, a preview for cyclists in the Tour Down Under. The race continues through Sunday, Australia time.
Where is HTC-Columbia's Mark Cavendish ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/18/repeat-performance-for-stage-1-at-tour-down-under/
Bicycling enthusiasts trying to register on Monday for a spot in Levi Leipheimer's King Ridge GranFondo in Santa Rosa found themselves shut out of the online registration process for hours.
It was the second time recently that the sheer volume of traffic for online registration for a bike ride overwhelmed the computer servers, grinding the process to a virtual halt.
Last Monday, persons trying to register for the Seattle-based Cascade Bicycle Club's slate of 2011 bike rides were continually kicked off the website. Some valiantly tried to get in for up to four hours, only to find out that the most sought-after ride — Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and Party — had already sold out …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/18/another-server-meltdown-for-bike-ride-registration-this-time-its-leipheimers-granfondo/
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