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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
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
Spanish cyclist Manuel Beltran has been ordered to pay 100,000 Euros in compensation plus legal costs to his former Lipuigas team after testing positive for EPO at the Tour de France two years ago.
Liquigas were awarded the sum by an Italian Cycling Federation tribunal to become the first cycling team to win damages from a rider for doping, a spokesman said.
“We’re really satisfied with … Details