Germany's Marcus Burghardt (Team Columbia) took the 196.5km Stage 18 of the Tour de France while Spain's Carlos Sastre kept his yellow jersey for another day More / Photos / GC / Stage profile / Schleck wagon checked
]]>Germany's Marcus Burghardt (Team Columbia) took the 196.5km Stage 18 of the Tour de France while Spain's Carlos Sastre kept his yellow jersey for another day More / Photos / GC / Stage profile / Schleck wagon checked
]]>Remember the Schwinn Paramount? Back in the day, it was the premier American road bike, prized by pros and amateurs alike for its classic design and smooth crafsmanship. Seemingly nudged by nostalgia over its long absence, Schwinn are bringing back the Paramount in three flavours for 2009. The Series 9 and Series 8 share the same N'Litened Black Label carbon frame and fork, with the former boasting an integrated seatpost, SRAM Red components and Mavic R-SYS wheels, and the latter, Rival groupset and Mavic Aksium rollers. "What, no lugs?," retro-grouches might ask. Well, that's where the third model comes in. Apparently, the frame with lugged joints is handbuilt in Waterford, Wisconsin (probably by the folks at Waterford Precision Cycles) using Reynolds 953 tubing. No word yet on how much the new Paramounts will cost. More
]]>Why pro cyclists keep on cheating
Doping and cycling experts apparently believe that cheating goes on despite stringent anti-doping measures "because of a general disdain among riders and teams for the drug-testing process". More
Ricco, Piepoli to face the music next week
Riccardo Ricco and Leonardo Piepoli are set to face the music next week before the Italian Olympic Committee who will question them about their links to doping at the Tour de France. More
Scott to save Saunier Duval team
Bicycle company Scott, co-sponsors of the Saunier Duval team, have announced that they would keep the Spanish outfit going in the wake of the squad's tainted reputation at the Tour de France. More
Longer Tour of California for 2009
The 2009 Tour of California will be longer with nine stages covering more than 800 miles through 16 cities over nine days from Feb. 14 to Feb. 22 in 2009. More
The strange saga of the Toronto bicycle thieves
The Toronto stolen-bicycle saga has apparently taken a bizarre turn with accomplished concert pianist Jeanie Chung becoming the third person charged in the case. More
Annapolis trying to be more bicycle-friendly
Officials at the U.S. city of Annapolis in the State of Maryland are reportedly studying ways to make it more bicycle-friendly. More
Ostensibly designed to be "functional and rigid, versatile and strong, sensible, and virtually indestructible", CETMAracks feature a low centre of gravity and are meant as "an ideal alternative to the popular standard of top-heavy baskets and inferior rear-mounted racks". More
]]>Spain's Carlos Sastre (CSC) took Stage 17 and snatched the yellow jersey from Luxembourg's Frank Schleck (CSC) in a dramatic finish atop L'Alpe d'Huez. He now has a 1'24" lead over Schleck, 1'33" over Austria's Bernhard Kohl (Gerolsteiner) and 1'34" over Australia's Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto). More / Photos / GC
]]>Used by Garmin-Chipotle’s Julian Dean and Silence-Lotto's Dario Cioni, the Oval Concepts R910 Aergo road bar ($179) and R900 stem ($99) combo (366g) is apparently among the most striking aero components found on this year's Tour de France stage bikes. The bar's made from "seamless carbon for optimum stress dissipation, durability and lightweight" with a layer of Kevlar to eliminate catastrophic failure while the 3-axis cold forged stem features a structural carbon wrap over a net-shape and a 2014 T-6 skeleton for optimal stiffness. More / Spex
]]>Among CygoLite's new range of lights is the Trion 600 which apparently offers 600 lumens in a compact, cordless design. More
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