2010 Vattenfall Cyclassics results

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Published Aug. 15, 2010 at 10:54 a.m.

1. Tyler Farrar, (USA) Garmin-Transitions, 5:02:36 ... 2. Edvald Boasson Hagen, (Nor) Team Sky, s.t ... 3. André Greipel, (Ger) HTC-Columbia, s.t ... 4. Alexander Kristoff, (Nor) BMC Racing Team, s.t ... 5. Allan Davis, (Aus) Astana, s.t ...

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Torker Kick Back

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Published Aug. 15, 2010 at 10:01 a.m.

Visited Seattle Bike Supply HQ last week for a look at their 2011 lines, including this new Torker Kickback. This was their most interesting new bike, besides the drop-bar Alfine, and here’s a quick look at it. Steel, Sturmey Archer ...

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Daniel Holloway wins 2010 U.S. professional criterium championship

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Published Aug. 15, 2010 at 8:45 a.m.

Canadian champ David Veilleux wins the USA Cycling National Professional Criterium Championships, while Holloway collects the U.S. crit crown as the first American across the line ...

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For the One Hundredth Time, It’s Not “The Sprinter’s Jersey”!

Published Aug. 15, 2010 at 6:05 a.m.

Here’s a special contribution from Jeremy over at Tears for Gears.  Shortly after the Tour concluded last month, he contacted me with a question about the possible effects of Alessandro Petacchi’s disqualification from this year’s Tour following allegations of PFC use.  A short conversation ensued via email, and before I knew it, Jeremy had graciously [ ... ] ...

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On Vacation…

Published Aug. 15, 2010 at 6:04 a.m.

What’s that saying about the best-laid plans of mice and men? I had hoped that last week’s business trip and this week’s vacation would allow me some extra time for writing—unfortunately, the opposite’s proven to be the case. While I won’t rule-out the possibility of a post or two sometime this week, I’m apprehensive to [ ... ] ...

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Monday Musette – Weekend Wrap-Up, Sprinting, and VDB2

Published Aug. 15, 2010 at 6:03 a.m.

Pavé’s back after two weeks of business trips and family vacations—the price I had to pay for blocking-out 3 weeks of July.  To get back in the swing of things, here’s the first summer installment of the Monday Musette.  Enjoy! 1. So I was a bit off with my prediction for the Tour of Poland—Stijn [ ... ] ...

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Rütenbrock 2010

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Published Aug. 15, 2010 at 3:10 a.m.
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Yesterday there was a race in Rütenbrock in Germany. Rütenbrock isn't too far away, it's 50 km between here and there. Last year, I rode over there with Harry to take part in the event. This time, Judy and I rode together. It made for a very enjoyable day out ... The cycle paths between here and the race are (mostly) rather wonderful. This one, for instance, which goes on for many kilometres, during which you can pretty much ignore the few cars on the road alongside ... There were four Mangos

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Author Spotlight: Samantha - Chicago

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Published Aug. 15, 2010 at 1:08 a.m.

Name: Samantha AlcozerNickname: SamStar sign/Blood type:Birthday: February 23, 1990Current city: Home in Chicago right now, I attend school in Springfield, Missouri so I’m there most of the year.What’s the bike scene like in Chicago for females? In Chicago its very spread out but you can always find events to go to. I haven’t really found [ ... ] ...

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Play Bike Polo T

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bike, time, velo

Published Aug. 15, 2010 at 12:30 a.m.

Both of us here at Urban Velo play a lot of polo, and our first run of “Play Bike Polo” stickers went in no time at tournaments and pick-up events we’ve made it to, so after a lot of deep thinking we decided to make some shirts. 50/50 black t with bike polo on the [ ... ] ...

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Tour de Blast.....part deux

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Published Aug. 15, 2010 at 12:18 a.m.
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8 of us rode from Toutle to Johnston Ridge at the end of SR 504 today ... That's the same route that Tour de Blast takes up Mt Saint Helens ... It's a nice ride with 5431 ft of climbing in the 41 miles up ... The descent back to Toutle is "almost" free ... "Almost" in that there is a climb back up to Elk Rock that provides the lion's share of the 1702 feet of climbing on the return trip ... We started from Toutle at 7AM to beat the predicted heat. We reached Johnston Ridge with it's stupendous

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