Latest Road bicycle racing Stories
NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Garmin and Active4Adventures decided to join forces to create the challenge of a lifetime: an epic crossing of the Pyrenees, one of the world's most impressive mountain ranges. Cycle from the Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean by climbing up the many passes of the Pyrenees and in particular the Col du Tourmalet made famous by the Tour de France, during which this pass has been climbed more than 75 times and several times during the Vuelta a...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Lance Armstrong has finally come clean on his use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Now that Armstrong admitted to doping, does that help his legacy? A lot of people may still hold Armstrong in high regard, noting his work with the Livestrong Foundation for cancer research and awareness. Others will view him for noting more than a steroids cheat/liar who conned many fans for several years....
COTTAGE GROVE, Wis., Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In light of the recent developments between the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and Lance Armstrong, Johnson Health Tech (JHT) reaffirms our support of Armstrong and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. JHT fully supports the great work they do helping families throughout the world overcome cancer's financial, practical and emotional challenges. With each purchase from our LIVESTRONG line of fitness equipment, a donation is made...
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The $100,000 Bill Bone Pro-Am Race Series (BBPA) is back and ready for year two. After an extremely successful inaugural year, the series is back and it's time to get ready for an even more intense second season. The adrenaline rushing race season will include ten races in total - 6 BBPA Classic and 4 Regular BBPA - at premiere racing venues. We will also be hosting the State Crit this year. A Criterium or Crit is a bike race...
DENVER, Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- USA Pro Cycling Challenge today announced that all three Tour de France podium placers are set to be at the starting line for the inaugural race, August 22-28. In a move that is unprecedented in US cycling history, this stellar line-up, fresh off the Tour de France, will compete against each other next here on American soil. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110405/LA77300LOGO) In addition, the top American finisher, Tom Danielson is confirmed...
DENVER, July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the USA Pro Cycling Challenge announced the final team roster to compete in its race, August 22-28. Rabobank Cycling Team headlines the new additions, joining seven other Pro Tour teams, including Saxo Bank-SunGard, Leopard Trek, Team Radioshack, Garmin-Cervelo, BMC Racing Team, HTC Highroad and Liquigas-Cannondale. After the second place finish yesterday by Bauke Mollema and the team's stage win in Saint Flour by Luis-Leon Sanchez at the 2011...
Biologists found resemblances between a peloton of cyclists in the Tour de France and a school of fish, reports the Guardian. Fish swim as though they were cyclists, where as fish at the back of a school use the slipstream created by the stronger fish out in front to swim with less effort. The study found that the position of a fish in the school depends on how physically fit it is. The fittest swim at the front, where they get the pick of the best food. The less-fit fish swim towards the...
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On Sunday, April 17, 2011, 02 Modern Fitness and Maynards Market & Kitchen Cycling Team will bring the Jim Click Automotive Team Old Pueblo Grand Prix bicycle road race to downtown Tucson. With a prize purse of $20,000, this event will rival some of the top races in the country and should attract many of the top cyclists. The Old Pueblo Grand Prix will be a classic downtown criterium - a quintessential American-style bike race concentrated...
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The second annual zMotion Sunrise Classic presented by FRS Healthy Energy, AutoNation, White Castle and MET-Rx will take place on April 10-11, 2010. The two-day family-friendly event will include Circuit, Time Trial and Criterium racing and the largest total race purse in all of South Florida. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090316/FL83593LOGO-c ) The Circuit and Time Trial races will take place on Saturday, April 10 at the...
BEIJING, July 10 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- To give cycling fans a treat during the 96th Tour De France, LightInTheBox.com (http://www.LightInTheBox.com ) has announced the expansion of their cycling range: including everything from patented CoolMax fabric cycling shorts (http://www.LightInTheBox.com/Cycling-Shorts.htm ) to light-weight folding bicycles (http://www.LightInTheBox.com/Cycles.htm ). Now global biking enthusiasts can choose cycling gear worthy of the hallowed Yellow Jersey and...
