It is with great pleasure that we present the 16 invited riders who will be challenging one of the worlds most feared waves. A wave who’s mission is to bruise and crush ones outer shell. This wave makes no apologies for beatings. It loves dishing it out pain; it loves the taste of blood.
It senses the fear in every rider, punishing those who show it the most. It is only those who inject shear adrenalin into the very veins that pumps ones ability to block out the mental game that Shark Island plays. It is this rider that will become the 2009 NOMAD Shark Island Challenge champion…Â Details
The International Cycling Union (UCI) will open disciplinary proceedings against “a number†of riders after discovering suspicious data in their biological passports, the sport’s governing body said on Wednesday.
“The riders will be informed early next week,†UCI president Pat McQuaid told a news conference without indicating the exact number of cyclists involved.
“Soon after informing the riders, we will inform their teams and national federations. We will name the riders and will start disciplinary proceedings against them,†he added… Details