Julbo, the eyewear company, is looking for the best up and coming mountain bike stars for a photoshoot as part of this year’s Pass’Portes du Soleil mountain biking weekend in the Portes du Soleil.
There are 10 places up for grabs and if you’re selected you’ll take part in a professional photoshoot on Friday 26 June. You will automatically win free passes for the Pass’Portes du Soleil event and a pair of Julbo sunglasses…Â Details
As most of you probably know, after getting hit by a car on his bike, Mike Vincent has suffered enormous injuries and is currently blind. His doctor bills are over a million dollars already! His friends and family are trying to raise money so he can go to China for eye surgery. Below are links to a bunch of awesome stuff on eBay you can bid on and all the proceeds go to benefit Mike…Â
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Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde was banned from competing in Italy for two years because of his involvement in the Operation Puerto blood doping case.
The ruling Monday by the Italian Olympic Committee’s anti-doping tribunal does not apply outside Italy, but could keep the rider from this year’s Tour de France because part of the route goes through Italy.
A statement issued by Valverde’s lawyers and signed by the cyclist said … Details
Former world cycling champion Tom Boonen was suspended Saturday by his Quick Step team after testing positive for cocaine for a second time.
The Belgian was reportedly tested on April 24 by Flanders regional government authorities, 12 days after he won the Paris-Roubaix classic for the third time.
Quick Step spokesman Alessandro Tegner said his team was informed Saturday about the result of the test. The team said in an e-mail that Boonen “has been suspended from all competitive activity effective immediately.â€Â … Details
