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Bicycle Tips & Maintenance : How to Do an Endo or Stoppie on a Bike
May 17th, 2013
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Phinney talks about his 2013 Giro d’ Italia
May 13th, 2013
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For ace cyclist Taylor Phinney, the last edition of the Giro d’Italia was a defining moment as far as his career is concerned, and ahead of 2013’s Giro d’ Italia, Phinney spoke about his aims for this year’s race.
In the year 2012, the world viewed Phinney has a promising and talented second year pro and he had won the world titles on the track and had also accumulated back to back wins in the under 23 edition of the Paris Roubaix when he was riding for the under 23 team of Lance Armstrong and Trek. However, Phinney’s world changed overnight with the 2012 Giro d’ Italia when he not only won the opening test but also pulled the very first maglia rosa of the race. That race catapulted Phinney from a promising young talent to a star.
Talking to reporters, Phinney said that going into the Giro d’ Italia of 2012, he was aware that the race could well be the defining moment of his career and therefore he had set out with big goals for himself. He said, “During the first couple of days of the race I was able to survive in maglia rosa and then I made it through the event, albeit with a lot of suffering”.
Though during the team time trial, Phinney lost the winner’s jersey, he had definitely made an impression during the race. Before the Worlds and the Olympics, he had successfully completed his first ever Grand Tour and had also managed to score a silver medal in the Worlds.
On this years’ race, he said, “Since there are no time trail at the beginning this time around, this are not that straight forward as far as the goals are concerned but my key objective will be to suffer less and get through the race successfully”.
Bicycle Tips You Might Not Know: Hydration
March 22nd, 2013
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Alberto will not testify
March 6th, 2013
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Albert Contador, the former Tour de France winner, will not be seen testifying in order to defend his former manager Manolo Sainz who has been charged for putting public health at stake by sanctioning blood transfusions. The following announcement has been confirmed by his Sainz’s lawyer named Ignacio Arroyo this Tuesday. He said that the situation would not favor Contador’s testimonial at the point where the case is almost about to be wrapped in favor of the accused. There seemed to be nothing wrong in the case so far as per the evidences and so Alberto Contador would not be troubled with summons.
What has been the turning point in the case was the proof that the doping substance that was confiscated from Sainz’s residence came to him from the Spanish MEdiacla Agency itself so it became clear that it had nothing to do with Sainz getting involved with the injection of the dope. But there was supposed to be another testifier cyclist Angel Vicioso but he cannot be located. The case dates back in 2006 when the police raided Sainz’s residence and found 200 blood bags, transfusion equipment and drugs in his Madrid’s apartment. Although a ring with the initials A.C. was found on the training schedule by the police Alberto Contador was given a clean chit after two months form the raid because nothing was found against him.
But his luck has not favored in 2010 because he failed a drug test and the 2010 Tour de France title was taken away from him. The issue that has taken the world by storm about Lance Armstrong has not been new. Cyclists have been found to transfuse their own blood to increase their stamina by increasing the volume content of oxygen in their blood and the issue still continues.
