| Single-Speed Race for Multitude of Pedaling Eccentrics At the Single Speed World Championship, the top rider wore a revealing “Borat”-style swimsuit he wore during the entire grueling and technical ride. nytimes.com |
Control of Tour De France Settled Cycling’s world governing body and Tour de France organizers agreed Thursday to end years of feuding over control of the sport. The deal followed telephone negotiations between Pat McQuaid, president of the International Cycling Union, and the Éditions Philippe Amaury group, which owns the Tour de France. At stake was the power of race organizers against the U.C.I., marked by fights over which teams could enter events such as the Tour. nytimes.com |
Armstrong May Miss Tour Lance Armstrong said he thought French doping officials would bar him from this year’s Tour de France because of a report that he violated protocols during a recent drug test. In a video statement on his Web site, Armstrong said there was a “very high likelihood” he would not be allowed to race for an eighth Tour de France title. The French drug testing agency has said it could punish Armstrong, who said the drug tests came back negative. nytimes.com |
Armstrong Is Still the Man to Beat in the Giro, Even if He’s Not Lance Armstrong may have finished 32nd in Tuesday's fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia, but he is the center of attention for Italian fans, who are watching him race for the first time. nytimes.com |
Driver convicted of assault in bicyclist collision A driver has been convicted of felony assault with a deadly weapon for swerving his car in front of two cyclists on a Brentwood ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |