Retired cycling strongman and former USA Cycling national team rider Steve Larson passed away on Tuesday evening following his collapse during a running workout. Larsen, 39, died of an apparent heart attack near his home in Bend, Oregon. A cycling icon, Larsen contested world championships across the disciplines of road, track, mountain bike and cyclo-cross.Â
We would like to express our condolences to the Larsen family and to all of the many lives he touched in and around the sport of cycling,” stated USA Cycling CEO Steve Johnson. “Steve had an incredibly diverse career, making remarkable contributions to both cycling and triathlon; and his impact will not be forgotten.”
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Larsen raced extensively with the USA Cycling national team program in the late 1980s. Moving to the legendary Motorola professional road cycling team in the 1990s, Larsen contested the Giro d’Italia and other major racing events, while also earning a national championship on the road. He also became a dominant force in mountain bike racing in the 1990s winning cross country titles in 1998 and 2000.Â
Held in high regard by the cycling industry, Larsen leaves a wife, Carrie, and five children.Â
Close to 200 racers age 4-50 and their families from Illinois and four surrounding states descended on the Waukegan BMX track last weekend for the Midwest Regional competition.
The three-day event was condensed into two due to Friday’s rains, but thanks to the Waukegan Park District crew, the dirt track was in near-perfect shape for the Saturday races. The event attracted riders from Iowa, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin, as well as Illinois because of its quadruple-points possibilities.
“You get points for regional rankings,” explained track president Steve Stanziano, 36, of Zion…Â Details
Filmed in only two hours at the UNM brick plaza, this is still some of the best fixed gear riding I’ve ever seen. Keep an eye out for my new feature film coming out in 2009!
Lance Armstrong’s Astana team received some of the back pay owed by sponsors.
“It’s not complete yet, but it’s moving,†team manager Johan Bruyneel told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Armstrong and seven other Astana riders have been protesting two months of missed salaries by wearing jerseys with the sponsor names faded out in the Giro d’Italia. The protest entered its fifth day Wednesday… Details
