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At 7-foot-6, former NBA center Shawn Bradley needs just about everything custom-made, from clothes and chairs to countertops and doorways.

It’s why he was bummed when his custom-build Trek road bicycle, complete with an 80 centimeter carbon fiber-aluminum frame, was stolen last Friday.

“There’s no way they could have ridden it away,” Bradley said Thursday morning. “It’s kind of   …  More

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Alessandro Zanardi has triumphed in the hand bicycle class of the New York Marathon, delivering the biggest result of his post motor racing career.

The Italian, who lost his legs in an accident in 2001, completed the course in   …  More

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Following the United States Anti-doping Agency’s (USADA) announcement that Roger Hernandez, of Miami, Fla., and Michael Miller of Morgantown, Pa., have accepted suspensions for anti-doping violations, USA Cycling has adjusted results from the 2011 Masters Track National Championships.

Hernandez accepted a two-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation based on his refusal to submit to a sample collection. Miller tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a suspension for his doping offense   …  More

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USA Cycling will award its annual “Athlete of the Year” designations on Nov. 5 at the 2011 U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame Induction ceremony in Davis, Calif.

Developmental mountain biker Stephen Ettinger (Cashmere, Wash./BMC Mountain Bike Development Team) will receive the men’s award while the women’s designation will go to the foursome of Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif./OUCH Pro Cycling), Dotsie Bausch (Irvine, Calif.), Jennie Reed (Seattle, Wash./OUCH Pro Cycling), and Lauren Tamayo (Asheville, N.C./Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY 12) for their success in the team pursuit.

“Being recognized as ‘Athletes of the Year’ for   …  More

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