2 posts tagged “cycling news june 15 2009”
Longo wins 56th national champ title at 50
Fifty-year-old French cycling legend Jeannie Longo won her 56th national champion’s jersey after successfully defending her French national time trial title in Saint-Brieuc on Thursday. More
Steegmans benched for rejecting anti-doping pledge
Belgian sprinter Gert Steegmans has apparently been excluded from Katusha’s Tour de France squad for refusing to sign an anti-doping charter. More
Cyclist, 65, riding to protest U.S. bailouts killed by drunken driver
A 65-year-old man who was riding his bicycle from California to Washington D.C. to protest government bailouts was reportedly killed on Sunday by a suspected drunken driver. More
Van Dessel open store in hometown
Van Dessel Sports have opened a store in their hometown of Mendham, New Jersey to create "a showroom environment to attract consumers" and showcase their entire line. More
The things people do for a free ride!
Some folks will do anything for a free bike! Here are the (mainly weird) entries to Inhabitat's Pimp My Eco-Ride Contest that offers a Strata SX Limited folding bike worth $950 as the main prize. More
Scott USA to expand bike line, sell running shoes
Scott USA are apparently planning to increase their presence in the market in 2010 by adding bikes at several new price points, expanding their range of apparel and accessories, and offering a line of running shoes. More
Valverde wins Dauphine Libere for second year in a row
Spain's Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) was crowned the Dauphine Libere champion on Sunday for the second consecutive year, taking the 640-mile, eight-day race in 26 hours, 33 minutes and 15 seconds. More
Austrian Eisel takes Stage 2 of Tour of Switzerland
Austria’s Bernhard Eisel (Team Columbia-Highroadon) took Sunday's second stage of the Tour of Switzerland while Swiss Olympic champ Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) retained the overall lead. More
American Farrar takes Delta Tour Zeeland title
American Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Slipstream) won the Delta Tour Zeeland on Sunday after beating close rival Alessandro Peracchi (LPR) in the final rain-soaked stage. More
More than 1,000 cyclists reportedly rode naked from London's Hyde Park Corner through the West End on Sunday in protest against oil dependency and car culture. More
