A solution to the world’s urban transportation problems could lie in two wheels not four, according to executives for General Motors Corp. and Segway Inc.
The companies announced Tuesday that they are working together to develop a two-wheeled, two-seat electric vehicle designed to be a fast, safe, inexpensive and clean alternative to traditional cars and trucks for cities across the world…Â Details
France’s anti-doping agency has sent a report on Lance Armstrong’s recent test to international sports authorities.
The report from March 17 was forwarded to cycling’s governing body and the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The French agency said it will decide to investigate once it hears from the cycling body. The international cycling group, however, told The Associated Press on Monday it doesn’t have jurisdiction in this matter.
Armstrong was tested in southern France…Â Details
For the Banjo Brothers, marketing is like hand-to-hand combat.
At least that’s how it looks to Mike Vanderscheuren, one of the two founders and owners of the Minneapolis bicycle gear business. Five years ago, Vanderscheuren and partner Eric Leugers tested a new line of bike bags and backpacks in seven Twin Cities bike shops. Today, the company has its products in 450 bike shops nationwide.
The pair built their business the new-fashioned way: not by spraying ads all over the landscape, but by reaching out to the right targets, a few people at a time…Â Details
Luis Leon Sanchez of Spain has won the first stage of the Tour of Basque Country cycling race.
The Caisse D’Epargne rider edged Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez of Spain on Monday in a sprint finish to take the 89-mile leg in 3 hours, 28 minutes, 43 seconds.
Sanchez burst through the middle of the peloton to cross the line first by a wheel, and credited his teammates for putting him in position…Â Details