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• Jonathan Page looks to cyclocross nationals and worlds

  (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:32:43 -0600)

  He's been there before and, he concedes, he might just thrive on it. Jonathan Page, America's most successful international male cyclocross racer, is having another relatively quiet season, with a few top performances but a spate of frustrating mechanicals, illnesses and other bad luck, plus an unusual mid-season bike sponsor switch. Now, with a week to go before the national championships in Kansas City, the Planet Bike pro is looking to break out with a fourth elite national title, and ...pa href=http://beta.velonews.com/article/85578read more/a/p

• VeloNews.com looking for a Web Programmer/Developer

  (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:41:05 -0600)

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• Verge New England Series Set to Conclude in Rhode Island

  (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:05:46 -0600)

  A very successful 2008 campaign will conclude on the shores of Goddard Park in Warwick, Rhode Island as the 2008 Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series comes to a close this weekend. Over 850 riders are expected to compete in 2 days of racing with different motivations; some celebrating the end to a great fall campaign, some are getting ready for the upcoming national championships, and some are looking to score podium positions in the overall 2008 Verge series. The men?s ...pa href=http://beta.velonews.com/article/85611read more/a/p

• Lance Armstrong: I could be good for another two years of racing

  (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:59:10 -0600)

  Lance Armstrong has indicated he could race for a full two years after launching his comeback from retirement with a bid for an eighth Tour de France crown. The seven-time yellow jersey champion, who also reiterated his innocence in the face of drugs allegations over the years, added that he was happy to finish way down the standings of the world's biggest race if it meant helping promote his global fight against cancer. Armstrong will be only two months shy of his 38th birthday when he ...pa href=http://beta.velonews.com/article/85603read more/a/p

• Mountain bike news

  (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:42:50 -0600)

  World Superbike champion Ben Bostrom has joined the Sho-Air professional mountain bike race team for 2009. The Yamaha pro, who dominated domestic and international motorcycle racing through much of this decade, will race the 2009 Sea Otter Classic and the 24 Hours of Moab for the Southern California-based Sho-Air team in the pro category. He will jump in other mountain bike races as his motorcycle racing schedule allows. ?For years people tried to get me to ride mountain bikes, Bostrom ...pa href=http://beta.velonews.com/article/85612read more/a/p

• Armstrong says he'd ride support for Contador, if necessary.

  (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:41:40 -0600)

  Lance Armstrong on Thursday played down any rumors of internal strife in his new Astana team. The American was keen to show, at least, that Astana is one big happy family. The 37-year-old suggested he would be happy to race as the team's second or third-in command if circumstances demanded it. I've been ... racing professionally since 1992, when Alberto was, what, ten, Armstrong said in a news conference in Tenerife in Spain where he is training with Astana. I think ...pa href=http://beta.velonews.com/article/85584read more/a/p

• 2009 Tour of California route unveiled

  (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:00:36 -0600)

  Organizers of the Amgen Tour of California have released details of the 2009 route, a nine-day, 750-mile course that will travel almost the entire length of California, from Sacramento to Escondido. This year's race is one day and about 100 miles longer than the 2008 route. This year the race will also feature a $15,000 women's criterium, run in conjunction with stage 1 in Santa Rosa. The February 14-22 race will include a number of new host cities for starts and departures. ...pa href=http://beta.velonews.com/article/85581read more/a/p

• Hutchinson road tubeless tires

  (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:48:50 -0600)

  Web site: www.hutchinsontires.com Have you been looking to run tubeless tires on your road bike? If not, here's a few reasons why you should: no pinch flats; ability to run lower pressure for better traction and a smoother ride; less weight than traditional tube-dependent clinchers; less expensive than tubulars. Now Hutchinson offers a variety of 127 tpi tubeless road tires. The Atom is a single compound, slick-type road tire that offers low weight, safety, and dry ...pa href=http://beta.velonews.com/article/85574read more/a/p

• Armstrong and Contador train together

  (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:39:11 -0600)

  Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has been training with new Astana teammate Alberto Contador in the Canaries, his team announced on Wednesday. On Monday, the 37-year-old Armstrong revealed his intention to ride in the 2009 Tour de France after a four-year absence. An Astana spokesperson told AFP that Contador rode in Armstrong's group for almost an hour, before the Spaniard took a plane to Madrid to receive a prize from sport paper AS on Wednesday night. The two ...pa href=http://beta.velonews.com/article/85573read more/a/p

• Jeremy Powers shares his cyclocross race travel list

  (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:18:11 -0600)

  The final two weekends of 'cross racing in the United States are upon us and when I think back to Star Crossed in September, just one week after finishing the Tour of Missouri and a long road season, it?s hard to remember all the racing up to this point. This 'cross season has been packed with travel and races every weekend. So, as we barrel down to the final and most important weeks of the season, it?s really awesome to think back on some of the great battles we?ve all had against ...pa href=http://beta.velonews.com/article/85558read more/a/p

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• USA Cycling News Update: Dec. 3 (usacycling.org)

  (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:07:52 GMT)

  Over the past two weeks in American cycling 2009 racing licenses went on sale, USA Cycling added valuable partners, four Americans competed in the second 2008-2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Australia, a pair of U.S. youngsters continued success on the track in Europe, Katie Compton pulled in a victory in the fourth UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Calendar ...

• Triathlon: USA Triathlon Renews Sponsorship with Blue Competition Cycles (RunnersWeb.com)

  (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:27:50 GMT)

  New four-year agreement makes Blue the official bicycle through the 2012 Olympics.

• Club of the Year application deadline extended to Dec. 12 (usacycling.org)

  (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:07:42 GMT)

  The Club of the Year application deadline has been extended to December 12, 2008. Applications must be postmarked no later than December 12, 2008. USA Cycling's andquot;Club of the Yearandquot; Awards are designed to recognize USA Cycling clubs that have made exceptional efforts to develop programs and promote all aspects of competitive cycling. Overall Club of the Year awards will be given in ...

• Cycling News Roundup - 4 December 2008 (Daily Peloton)

  (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:17:51 GMT)

  Saxobank 2009, William Walker, Angelo Furlan, Stefano Zanini, Alberto Contador, Kayle Leogrande, Rabobank for Tour Down Under, British Stars at Revolution 22, King of the Keirin, Cycling in US grows, Midwest Cycling Series and Satin blasts WADA..

• Senator backs NY race's bid to replace TdG in 2009 (Velo News)

  (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:35:55 GMT)

  Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y) has stepped up to support the Tour of the Battenkill?s application to ?be included in the 2009 UCI America Tour. In mid-November, despite authorization from the UCI for a late application, USA Cycling declined to review promoter Dieter Drake?s bid to replace the Tour of Georgia on the UCI America Tour. Drake applied for UCI 1.2 status on November 18, three days ...

• Bike race travels long road to recognition (Albany Times Union)

  (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:37:17 GMT)

  Tour of Battenkill seeks international approval CAMBRIDGE ? Organizers of the Tour of the Battenkill bike race may not get the international recognition they seek ? at least not in 2009, according to those in charge of professional riding in the United States.But race founder Dieter Drake says he'll continue to try to get the April event listed on the Americas Tour professional race calendar, ...

• News briefs (Wareham Courier)

  (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:35:23 GMT)

  See what's happening in and around Onset and Wareham.

• Companies push biking to work (USA Today)

  (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:36:14 GMT)

  A growing number of companies across the USA are offering incentives to their employees to promote bike commuting

• Art Galleries (Palo Alto Weekly)

  (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:02:19 GMT)

  "Ghostpile" The Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University presents Ghostpile, a photography exhibition by Lukas Felzmann.

• Cambridge bike race takes a political spin (Albany Times Union)

  (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:07:37 GMT)

  Schumer makes plea for USA Cycling sanction CAMBRIDGE ? Sen. Charles Schumer. Competitive cycling. Not the sort of things you'd link together, right? Not until now, anyway. Schumer, the Democratic U.S. senator from New York, is lending his voice to help get a popular Washington County bike race sanctioned by USA Cycling. That's the American arm of the Union Cycliste International, the body ...