Cycling News Digest - August 24th 2007

Here are some of the latest headlines from the world of cycling.

Giro winner Danilo diLuca faces yet another hearing about doping allegations.
Michael Cavendish's outstanding debut season continues with a stage win at the Tour of Benelux. Nick Nuyens of Cofidis is holding on to the overall lead.
Young rider Stijn Vanderbergh fended off the riders of Team CSC to win the second stage of the Tour of Ireland.
Levi Leipheimer is very close to making a deal for 2008.
On Trust But Verify: It's been 3 months since the close of Floyd Landis' arbitration hearing, and the panel has made nary a peep.
Cycling News has a good review of the BMC Pro Machine SLC01
I'll be posting a review of Specialized Product's nylon rim strips soon. They just went on the bike late last night, so I need to get out for a cruise to see how they behave. I'm looking forward to going a long time without a flat.

Have a good weekend!

Racing News - Friday September 21st

Stage 18 : Luis Perez Rodriguez goes out with a bang, closing out his 13 year career with a stage win in his home country. 4 riders dropped out before the start of Thursday's, the most notable of which was World Chamion Paolo Bettini. 24 riders tried to make an early escape today, but were captured by the peloton at 40km. Soon after, another group of 19 riders broke away. Even that group splintered, and we ended up with a group of 12, consisting of chasers and breakers at the 56km mark. Some of the notable names in the break were Menchov, Sastre, Evans, Sanchez and Mosquera. Chasing closely behind (38 seconds back at 76km) was a 10 man group containing Efimkin and others. At 93km, the second group was caught be the peloton, while the leaders extended their advantage to 2 minutes and 45 seconds. The leaders cooperated well over the final climb and kept their lead. With 13km to go, Rodriguez put the hammer down and quickly pulled out to a 26 second lead. He managed to keep ahead al

The Fixed Gear Revolution Goes Upscale - The Opera Mercurio

Pinarello has extended their Opera brand with 3 new Luxury models. The Mercurio is a singlespeed city bike with butted aluminum tubing and interchangeable dropouts so a derailleur can be added if you so desire. This bike may just make you the envy of all the hipster kids down at the local coffee shop. Even if it doesn't you'll have fun getting there and can arrive in style. Other Luxury models were also announced: The Caravaggio, a sloping tube model with an 8-speed internally geared hub and a Brooks saddle The Artemisa, designed specifically for women, with a mixte frame, 26 inch wheels and a 3-speed internally geared hub. Check out the Opera line at: http://www.operabike.com/home_eng.php

Bicycling News Digest - August 2, 2007

All the news that's fit to sprint.... Patrick Sinkewitz admitted to using testosterone gel during the Tour. T-Mobile has fired him and the German police searched his house . Jonathon Vaughters continues to build his Slipstream team , with an eye on obtaining a wild card entry to the 2008 Tour. David Millar is coming over from Saunier Duval-Prodir and Dave Zabriskie and Christian Vandevelde are joining from CSC. Stuttgart will still host the 2007 World Championships after receiving agreements for addtional doping controls. USA Cycling names its team for the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup event in Beijing. Great photo gallery from the Tour on ESPN's web site Until tomorrow, keep the rubber side down.

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