Rabobank’s Lars Boom safe in yellow  Read More →

William Bonnet (BBox) won Tuesday’s second stage of Paris-Nice, a 201-kilometer ride from Contres to Limoges, as Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was involved in a crash near the finish for the second consecutive day. The top of the overall standings were largely unchanged as race leader Lars Boom (Rabobank) finished in the front group. The crash happened in the final kilometer near the front of the field…  Read More →

I know some people who will not ride unless they have company. I am not one of those people. I like riding with another person or with a small group (or even, occasionally, a large group), but I’m also happy to go riding by myself. And yet, I never ride alone. There’s always that stupid voice in my head, right there with me, providing a narrative, giving advice, and making remarks about my riding ability. Frankly, I don’t care for…  Read More →

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NAHBS exhibitors reveal how they got into framebuilding  Read More →

Message by Josh Horowitz First, I want to thank everyone for sending me their goals . They are now posted at LiquidFitness.com . OK, on to the Pistachio diet, and a different way of looking at nutrition labels, eating, and weight control based on glycemic index.  Read More →

hope.jpg Bounty hunting  Read More →

In what is perhaps a sign that the economy is improving, several major races have announced recently that they had secured major sponsors and are confidently approaching their scheduled launch. The latest is the Tour of Utah, whose organizers announced Monday that all their 2009 sponsors are continuing this year, and that the race is adding a new title sponsor, Zions Bank. The event, to be held August 17-22,will include a prologue and five stages,... 

Paolo Bettini joins 3000 riders in braving the elements  Read More →

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New Zealand’s Greg Henderson (Team Sky) survived a crash-strewn first stage of Paris-Nice on Monday to take the sprint win ahead of Lampre’s Grega Bole and Saur Sojasun’s Jeremy Galland. Prologue winner Lars Boom finished with the front group and will retain his leader’s jersey, increasing his gap over second-placed Jens Voigt by winning two bonus seconds at intermediate sprints. Overall race favorite Alberto Contador... 

One done. Photo courtesy Anthony Skorochod of Cycling Captured .  Read More →

Message by Charles Manantan Here’s our second look at what’s cool from NAHBS… Another round of Richmond riches and sweet stuff from CYFAC, Dromarti, and a guy named Herbie…  Read More →

Message by Charles Manantan Another round of Richmond riches, a few more pieces of primo kit from the 2010 Hand Made Bike Show.  Read More →

Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell) won the Merced Foothills Road Race Sunday from a 13-man break ahead of Saturday’s criterium winner Matty Rice (Bahati Foundation) and Will Routley (Jelly Belly). It was the first major pro road race of the U.S. season. Jacques-Maynes called the win a bit of redemption after his efforts on Saturday, where he helped drive a late-race break only to be caught in the final corner…  Read More →