Pretty awesome video with some great POV footage from a GoPro at this year’s AMGEN Tour of California.
Thanks to Headset Press for the heads up.
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Category Archives: Racing
GoPro: AMGEN Tour of California
1946 Giro d’Italia Newspaper Illustration
What an awesome illustration from the 1946 Giro. Here’s a group of riders reaching a closed section of the course, ducking or jumping to avoid being dropped. That guy on the left in full-crouch has the right idea.
via Officine 99
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Mark Cavendish: Make It Happen
“Winning beats everything, you can talk the talk but, you hafta win you know? You can’t lie with the results sheet…”
Here’s some inspiration to help you kick-start that winter training you’ve been putting off (myself as well): Mark Cavendish tells you what it takes to keep raking in the W’s.
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Levi’s Gran Fondo
Levi’s Gran Fondo – GoPro Ride Video from markus|neuert ★ cyclefilm|com on Vimeo.
Ride along with Levi Leipheimer during the Gran Fondo thanks to CycleFilm.com.
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Tour of Utah: Wacky Food Hang Ups
Tour of Utah – Queen Stage – Wacky Food Hand Ups from Roots Culture Connect on Vimeo.
Our buddy Andrew posted this on my wall earlier I was laughing through the whole video. See the guys from Roots Culture Connect handing out the tastiest of treats at the 2011 Tour of Utah, Queen Stage. -B
We like our cycling but this ain’t Alpe D’Huez, and this ain’t the Tour De France, this is the good ole U.S. of A. In the land of wrestling and demolition derby we take a different approach, more of a peanut gallery than a cheering section. In keeping with the traditions of L’autobus we posted up on Little Cottonwood Canyon to take in the Queen Stage of TofU RCC style… bring on the Super Soakers and inhospitable foods.
MP
Yesterday marks the 7th anniversary since Marco Pantani passed away and I figured It’d be appropriate to share a photo of Marco and Lance in the 1999 Giro d’Italia as Pantani had the overall lead. This was probably the high of his career and it sure was sad to see him go. Rest in peace buddy.
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Ritte Racing: Behind The Peloton Off-Season Interviews
Ritte Behind the Peloton: Off Season Edition Part 1 from Ritte Racing on Vimeo.
Behind the Peloton: Off Season Edition. Part 2 (uncensored) from Ritte Racing on Vimeo.
Saw these two interviews from the folks at Ritte Racing and ended up laughing really hard as usual. Enjoy!
The GIRO started on NBC yesterday and will be airing every morning/evening at 10 am and 8 pm through the 30th.
via BikeRumor
QUICK FACTS:
- Coverage streams live starting 10am EST / 7am PST Saturday, May 8
- Daily coverage throughout event
- 8pm EST primetime re-air nightly through Sunday May 30
- Full schedule at www.universalsports.com/cycling
PRESS RELEASE: With the spring classics behind us, Universal Sports’ world-class cycling coverage continues in May with the Giro d’Italia, the first of the Grand Tours of cycling, airing LIVE each day starting Saturday, May 8, at 10:00 am ET (8:00 pm ET primetime re-air), and continuing throughout the three-week event ending Sunday, May 30. Universal Sports will have all the action as the world’s top riders battle for more than 1,500 miles (CK) through Italy’s mountainous terrain in their quest for the Maglia Rosa, the Giro’s legendary pink leader’s jersey. Universal Sports is home to two of the three Grand Tours of cycling with the Giro and Vuelta a Espana in August.
Universal Sports will have live daily coverage of every stage, with primetime re-airs nightly at 8:00 pm ET. On the two rest days, the network will air the Giro Race Review show, featuring highlights of the race and upcoming challenges. For the complete schedule and air times, click here: www.universalsports.com/cycling. In addition, UniversalSports.com will offer the ultimate online experience for cycling fans: live, pay-per-view coverage of the complete race for $14.99 that will include athlete profiles, field previews, highlights, photos and recaps
While the race starts on the flat roads of the Netherlands, it is known for its grueling 45,000 vertical feet of climbing and mountain stages throughout Italy, where a rider’s stamina and strength usually prove pivotal in determining the champion. With unrelenting gradients and stiff competition, almost every year the battle continues until the last mountain stage.
Top American riders Tyler Farrar and Christian Vande Velde are both riding for American team, Garmin Transitions. Vande Velde is returning to the Giro after suffering a nasty crash in last year’s edition, breaking seven bones. They will challenge two-time Giro champion Gilberto Simoni, who will make the Giro his final race, riding for the Lampre-Farnese Vini team.
Other top riders include current World Champion Cadel Evans, 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre, Alexandre Vinokourov, coming off his first win after his probation, and former Giro champions Stefano Garzelli, Ivan Basso and Damiano Cunego.
Universal Sports’ complete cycling coverage includes more than 10 premier road cycling races, including two of the three Grand Tours of cycling—Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana—as well as many other UCI Championships and World Cup races in road cycling, track, mountain bike, cyclocross, and BMX. The complete schedule of all Universal Sports cycling programming is available at UniversalSports.com/tvschedule.
COBRA! COBRA! COBRA!
via Italian Cycling Journal
Bianchi, supplier of the Professional Continental team Ceramica Flaminia, has prepared a completely new and custom made model for Riccardo Riccò (the “Cobra”). Riccò will use the bike at the Giro del Trentino stage race that begins tomorrow and ends April 23rd.
Velo News posted a bunch of awesome photos, showcasing the bikes and tech at this years Pari-Roubaix. Definitely take some time to sift though their photos.
Well, I called it. Ever since I first met Carter Jones and started racing with him in the early days of the Colavita-Sutter Home Junior Cycling Team, I knew he was destined for success in cycling. I’m a couple days (probably more) late on this, but I just realized Carter’s riding with the pro team Jelly Belly-Kenda and just recently had a few nice articles published about him. Damn Carter, Congrats! I couldn’t be happier and am definitely going to be keeping up with you this season.
Read more:
VeloNews
Cycling News
Podium Insight
Our friends at Van Dessel uploaded some new photos of their Hellafaster, Rivet, Gin & Trombones and others right here.