USA Cycling’s Development Program athletes were quite busy over the last week on the road, as well as on the BMX track.Riding for the National Development Program junior squad, Lawson Craddock (Houston, Texas/Hot Tubes) finished third in Sunday’s Junior Paris-Roubaix. USA Cycling also fielded U23 teams for both the Circuit des Ardennes International and the Tour of Flanders, and a women’s team for the Ronde van Drenthe World Cup in the Netherlands. USA Cycling also held its third BMX Junior Development Program Camp at the Olympic Training Center’s Supercross Track in Chula Vista, Calif … Details
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Bill Kaloudis reckons he has spent up to $10,000 building the lightest of his five bicycles, a 7.5-kilogram mountain bike.
“Weight is evil,” he says. “It works against you. It’s like loading up a hot-air balloon, it doesn’t want to take off.”
Kaloudis’s quest for a light bike began six years ago when he decided to become competitive in mountain biking. He regularly monitors bike forums such as weightweenies.starbike.com for information and weighs parts at home to create spreadsheets of technical data to ensure his bike is both featherlight and strong … Details
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Lance Armstrong has pulled out of the Circuit de la Sarthe race in western France before the second day due to illness, a Team RadioShack spokesman said Wednesday.
The seven-time Tour de France champion who was looking forward to the afternoon time trial, was suffering from diarrhea, vomiting and a fever, spokesman Philippe Maertens said.
“It’s really bad, believe me,†Maertens said by phone.
The team released a statement Wednesday saying Armstrong had come down with a “viral intestinal infection†after the end of the first stage Tuesday … Details
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