USA TODAY sportswriter and member of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame Sal Ruibal named Dirt Rag in his Top Ten Cycling Blogs list, which was posted on blogs.com, a site devoted to the best in blogs…. More info
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The 2009 USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (ProGRT), a new professional gravity mountain bike series designed to recognize the top gravity racers in America, will consist of five events, including three International Cycling Union (UCI)-sanctioned races throughout the United States.
According to USA Cycling, the intent of the series is to provide world-class athletes with a consistent stage to showcase their downhill and 4-Cross skills.
“With the development of the ProGRT we were looking to showcase the country’s strongest gravity venues,†… More info
As part of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show coming to Indianapolis this weekend, ArtBike! will be featured in the Mass Ave and Fountain Square areas.
It is an exhibition that marries bicycles and art in the form of street art, sculpture and installation art.
“It’s kind of hard to explain how beautiful these things are,” said Laura Brennan, account coordinator for O2 Sports Marketing. “They’re so pretty and you can tell that these people put so much work into them. . . . There’s no trick, there’s no hook. It’s bicycling, it’s art.”
The handmade works of cycling art will be displayed in six galleries.
One bike, made from bamboo …Â More info
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Snowboarder Shaun White may be the face of extreme sports, but he’s not the top earner.
Snowboarder Shaun White was down to his last chance after falling during his first two runs of the men’s half-pipe competition at last month’s Winter X Games. It was the culminating event in the four day contest that drew 68,000 fans to Aspen, Colo. Once again, White delivered. He ripped off a stellar final run that included back-to-back 1080s (three complete rotations in the air) to win the gold.
Snowboarder Shaun White was down to his last chance after falling during his first two runs of the men’s half-pipe competition at last month’s Winter X Games. It was the culminating event in the four day contest that drew 68,000 fans to Aspen, Colo. Once again, White delivered. He ripped off a stellar final run that included back-to-back 1080s (three complete rotations in the air) to win the gold.
White’s payday for winning one of his sport’s biggest competitions: a paltry $30,000. By comparison, Geoff Ogilvy earned $1.1 million for winning golf’s 2009 opening event…Â More info