Riders of every age and skill level made it out for Ride’s first ever park jam at the Houghton park in Long Beach, California. Top pros, BMX legends, and a few hundred locals shared the park, free hot dogs, and some fun bikes courtesy of Odyssey. A bunch of companies handed out free gear and bike parts, free Ballpark hot dogs were consumed, two lucky riders won a week at Woodward West, and Daniel Sandoval won … Details & Pictures
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Twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador missed out on an opportunity to intimidate bitter rival and former team mate Lance Armstrong when he suffered a rare upset at the Criterium International.
The Spaniard cracked during the final ascent in Saturday’s hilly opening stage, citing allergy problems, and although Armstrong still finished far behind, he was not impressed.
“I was not going to compete with him,†said the American, who was a member of the Astana team last season with Contador.
“I know that, he knows that, you know that. There is no mystery there, no surprise.
Asked if they were in speaking terms, Armstrong laughed … Details
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The first UCI SX World Cup race is in the pocket. One down four to go. If the other ones are as exciting as the season opener we’re in for a treat. First of all the track, it separated the men from the boys. The second straight had a tricky section for the men while the women had three doubles to take on the second straight. The men’s line started off with a 8.8 meter long “set up†jump followed by a take off (covered with wooden sheets because it showed some soft spots) where you jumped onto a banana platform covering a 7 meter gap and then off the box into a landing which had a 7 meter gap as well. Not everyone could whistle through this section, let alone together with 7 other riders. This section cause for some great entertainment when riders failed to clear the gaps and … Details & Pictures
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