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Category: Cycling
Team Sky soigneur dies as consequence of virus
from Cyclingnews News Headlines on 9/3/10 1:27 PM
Team Sky officials have confirmed that masseur Txema Gonzalez has died in Seville, five days after he was taken to hospital with a virus that has swept through the team during the Vuelta a Espana. Spain's Juan Antonio Flecha was forced to abandon the Vuelta during Friday’s seventh stage, South Africa's John Lee Augustyn and Britain's Ben Swift pulled out on stage three and other riders and staff have been affected. The Vuelta director general, Javier Guillen told Spanish public television ...
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Category: Cycling
Ted King diary: Final Approach
from VeloNews | The Journal of Competitive Cycling on 9/3/10 12:47 PM
Final Approach. Something about flying into a town stirs nostalgia and excitement for pro cyclist Ted King
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Category: Swimming
Sun Burns Hole In 1,500m Ranks: 14:47.46
from SwimNews.com - Daily News on 9/3/10 12:37 PM
On the 5th day of action at China's Water Sports Games in Rizhao, Sun Yang, of Zhejiang, followed up on his 400m victory with a the fastest 1,500m free in the world this year
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Category: Swimming
Bock Reinforces Mantra Of Clean Sport
from SwimNews.com - Daily News on 9/3/10 12:32 PM
"Doping and performance enhancement undermines everything we're about in sport. It diminishes athletic accomplishment and undermines the lessons that can be learned from athletic endeavour - William Bock, FINA Doping Panel
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Category: Cycling
2010 Vuelta a Espana results, stage 7
from VeloNews | The Journal of Competitive Cycling on 9/3/10 12:27 PM
1. Alessandro PETACCHI, (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 4:36:12
2. Mark CAVENDISH, (GBR) HTC-Columbia, at 0
3. Juan Jose HAEDO, (ARG) Team Saxo Bank, at 0
4. Andreas STAUFF, (GER) Quick Step, at 0
5. Tyler FARRAR, (USA) Garmin-Transitions, at 0
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Category: Cycling
Team Sky worker dies after contracting virus
from BikeRadar.com Road on 9/3/10 12:17 PM
Tragedy strikes the Tour of Spain
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Category: Cycling
Eurobike: Polar shows a pedal-based power meter
from VeloNews | The Journal of Competitive Cycling on 9/3/10 12:07 PM
Look shows a pedal-based power meter built around its Keo platform and designed to communicate with Polar cycling computers
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Category: Cycling
Alessandro Petacchi scores win at Vuelta a Espa?a, Gilbert keeps lead
from VeloNews | The Journal of Competitive Cycling on 9/3/10 11:47 AM
Alessandro Petacchi took full advantage of a perfect lead out from his Lampre team to win the seventh stage of the Vuelta a Espa?a on Friday
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Category: Triathlon
Video: Yet another thinly veiled advertisement for the automobile industry
from EverymanTri: News Views and Interviews of Great Endurance on 9/3/10 11:42 AM
Editor's Note: Recently we've been accused of carrying water for the auto industry. This fun and interesting video is from our sister blog TFLcar.com, and if you watch the video you'll see immediately that it is indeed a thinly veiled...
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Category: Cycling
Team Sky soigneur dies
from VeloNews | The Journal of Competitive Cycling on 9/3/10 11:32 AM
Txema Gonz?lez, a Spanish massage therapist on Team Sky, died Friday in Sevilla, evidently from the same virus that has affected riders on the British-backed team
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Category: Cycling
Cancellara laughs about being 3 million euro man
from Cyclingnews News Headlines on 9/3/10 11:27 AM
On the start line of stage 7 at the Vuelta a España on the Miguel Indurain avenue in Murcia, Fabian Cancellara had a big laugh at being dubbed "the 3 million euro man". It was reported in the media yesterday that team Saxo Bank owner Bjarne Riis was prepared to let another team buy out his contract for the somewhat ridiculous price of 3 million euros. Cancellara has one more year on his contract with the Danish outfit, but he has been courted by several other teams. He said ...
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Category: Cycling
Eurobike Report: Wild, wild new road wheels from Zipp, Hed, Reynolds and more
from VeloNews | The Journal of Competitive Cycling on 9/3/10 11:17 AM
More spokes than you can shake a stick at. New 'sets from Zipp, Reynolds, Hed and Lightweight and others
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Category: Cycling
Phinney on verge of contract with BMC Racing Team?
from Pro Cycling News Feed | VeloNation on 9/3/10 11:12 AM
The BMC Racing Team has denied reports that US phenom Taylor Phinney has already signed a deal with ...
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Category: Cycling
Vuelta 7: Petacchi keeps Cavendish at bay
from BikeRadar.com Road on 9/3/10 11:12 AM
Bunch sprint decides stage in Orihuela
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Category: Cycling
Vuelta'10 St.7: Ale-Jet Service Has Been Restored
from PezCyclingNews.com on 9/3/10 10:47 AM
Message by Dave AldersebaesToday was another sprinter?s delight with just one Cat 3 climb along the course, and a flat run in to town. The usual sacrificial break getting caught and today?s sprint was handled by a hard working Lampre team that delivered Ale-Jet just ahead of Mark Cavendish.
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Category: Triathlon
Triathlon Gear: Eurobike Day Three Recap
from The Triathlete Magazine blog on 9/3/10 10:47 AM
Triathlete Senior Editor Aaron Hersh is in Friedrichshafen, Germany at Eurobike taking in all of the new 2011 triathlon gear.
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Category: Cycling
Juan Antonio Flecha abandons Vuelta as team helper in Coma
from Pro Cycling News Feed | VeloNation on 9/3/10 10:42 AM
Spaniard becomes third Team Sky rider to be forced out with mystery stomach bug as member of staff m...
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