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In Under Three Hours, Armstrong Learns Anew About Pain and Racing
About 18 miles into the New York City Marathon yesterday, as Lance Armstrong made his way toward East Harlem, his legs started to feel as heavy as anchors. This was not the Tour de France, the bicycle race he won seven consecutive times, nor was this a steep climb through the Alps, a challenge he has conquered before, at times without seeming to break a sweat. (09/11) ReadYou may also like
Tour de Torture: Who Is Prepared to Suffer the Most?
The New York Times | 03/07/08 
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Endurance mountain biking relatively safe: study
ABC News | 03/07/08
The study examines injury and illness rates of nearly 15,000 elite and recreational riders during eight years of endurance races.
It shows hotter and ... More
Triathlon incidents may be wake-up call
Charleston Post Courier | 03/07/08
There is so much good about participating in local road races, bike rides and triathlons. For one, it gives people goals to improve their personal physical ... More
Massive challenge for Mat in 3,000-mile US bike race
Hereford Times | 06/06/08
A HEREFORD man who cycles to work in Wolverhampton is taking part in the world's toughest bike ride next week.
Mat Wilson, from Credenhill, will be ... More
Ride a bike and save the world
Canöe | 29/05/08
"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race." - H.G. Wells
Science has had a tremendous impact on ... More
'There's Mommy, riding a bike'
Toronto Star 1 | 29/05/08
Thirty-seven years after this race started, Grace Ramos stood, holding a video camera, at what her mother called "the finish line."
In Ecuador, men ... More
What goes through the head of a pro cyclist in a five-hour race?
VeloNews | 22/05/08
Somebody once made the mistake of asking “What do you think about out there during five hour races? It can't all be focus, right?”
You asked for it! ... More
The Race Across America... 3,000 miles on a bike!
9news.com | 22/05/08
It's been called "The World's Toughest Bike Race." What more of a challenge could four 50+ year old women ask for?
On June 11th, the Colorado Flash ... More
Pupils pedal length of Africa in virtual bike race challenge
Bikeradar | 15/05/08
Some 80 schools are taking part in the first ever national Bike It virtual bike race - a 7,500-mile journey from Cairo to Cape Town, based on the route ... More
The Six Hour a Week Training Program
Pez Cyclingnews | 24/04/08 
I often hear from cyclists who would like to race but “just don't have enough time to train.” Even if you never plan to race, you can still see significant ... Read
The man who pushed his bike 175 miles – in Alaska
Worcester News | 15/04/08
AS Christian Cullinane admitted, it was no place to have the pedal fall off your bike. With temperatures touching minus 30C and the white wilderness of ... Read
Trapped in a vicious cycle
The Times | 28/09/06
Matt Carroll was looking for a mountain bike challenge but a 24-hour race called Sleepless in the Saddle was more than he bargained for. ‘Darling?” my ... Read
Teen cyclist emerges as king for a day
Herald Sun | 02/08/07
King, 18, inspired by Northern Territory-born Cadel Evans' second in the Tour de France on Sunday, demolished 64 rivals in the Gippsland event's second ... Read
Koreans win big at Vietnamese bike race
Thanhniennews | 03/05/07
Gong Hyo Suk took the mountain climbing title while his countryman Oh Se Yong took the overall race with a time of 35:38:06 hours. South Korea also snatched ... Read
Danish capital to host string of cycling world championships
International Herald Tribune | 26/01/07
Denmark has been awarded three international cycling races. The 2008 BMX world championship and the 2010 indoor cycling worlds will be held in Copenhagen, ... Read
An interview with Patrice Clerc: 'We're not afraid.'
Cyclingnews | 25/01/07
The divide between the most powerful race organisers in the world and the world's governing body of cycling has never been so deep. For over three years, ... Read
Rookie borrows bike to beat Watt
The Australian | 11/01/07
A FORMER middle-distance runner using a borrowed bike caused a major boilover yesterday, beating Kathy Watt to win the Australian women's time trial crown. ... Read
Tour de France strikes back at federation's grip on the big races
Guardian | 15/12/06
The festering conflict between the sport's governing body, the International Cycling Union, and major race organisers took a serious turn yesterday when ... Read
No USADA testing at 'Toona raises questions
Cyclingnews | 20/08/07
The International Tour de 'Toona, one of the two highest rated, non-championship races on USA Cycling's NRC calendar, had no US Antidoping Agency (USADA) ... Read
Pushing for reform
Cyclingnews | 16/07/07
Whatever happens during the rest of the race, Linus Gerdemann's victory in Le Grand-Bornand was an important moment for cycling and the 2007 Tour de France. ... Read
It's time to backpedal on being bike friendly
Pilotonline.com | 30/11/06
Put away the confetti, take down that "Welcome, Lance Armstrong" banner, and shred that news release from the city of Virginia Beach - the one dated ... Read
Leipheimer to lead Discovery Channel at Tour de France
International Herald Tribune | 28/06/07
Levi Leipheimer will lead the Discovery Channel cycling team at the Tour de France, taking over the spot once held by Lance Armstrong. Leipheimer, who ... Read
Bike riders take it slower
The News & Observer | 11/01/07
Zonda Hillman is unlike a lot of cyclists who discovered the sport during the Lance Years -- 1999 to 2005, when American Lance Armstrong won seven consecutive ... Read
The greatest pedaller of all time
Cyclingnews | 14/09/06
There's a celebrated cycling writer in America called Owen Mulholland. He's been around the sport for decades and he remembers the pain of the 1960s ... Read
Massive challenge for Mat in 3,000-mile US bike race
Hereford Times | 06/06/08
A HEREFORD man who cycles to work in Wolverhampton is taking part in the world's toughest bike ride next week.
Mat Wilson, from Credenhill, will be ... More
The Race Across America... 3,000 miles on a bike!
9news.com | 22/05/08
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Pupils pedal length of Africa in virtual bike race challenge
Bikeradar | 15/05/08
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British cyclist Tom Austin among latest victims on the Road of Death
Timesonline | 01/05/08
As the Unduavi-Yolosa Highway in Bolivia winds down 12,000ft (3.6km) over 40 miles, its sheer drops and sudden bends present an irresistible challenge ... Read
Cyclotherapy: Reasons to be cheerful
The Independent | 01/05/08
Forgive the metropolitanism, but as Londoners vote in today's mayoral election, and the candidates vie for the cyclist's vote, here (in no particular ... Read
Trapped in a vicious cycle
The Times | 28/09/06
Matt Carroll was looking for a mountain bike challenge but a 24-hour race called Sleepless in the Saddle was more than he bargained for. ‘Darling?” my ... Read
Cycling champ Malcolm Lange steps down
Independent Online | 16/05/07
Malcolm Lange, one of South Africa's greatest and most successful cyclists, will end his illustrious career at the Pick 'n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge on ... Read
Who needs races when the scandals are so good?
International Herald Tribune | 26/04/07
These are certainly exciting times in bicycle racing: attacks and counterattacks, feuds and threats, grudges and challenges. Wow, all that and people even ... Read
Neck break teacher's bike quest
BBC | 07/06/07
Dave Griffin, 43, severed his spine demonstrating a trampoline bounce to pupils at Llanishen High School in Cardiff in 2005. But just six weeks after the ... Read
PSP gets on its bike
Pro-g | 08/12/06
Oxygen Games has announced the April 2007 release of Dave Mirra BMX Challenge for the PSP. Developed exclusively for the PSP, Dave Mirra BMX Challenge ... Read
What Phileas Fogg did in 80 days, took the Uzunomiyas 10 years
The Taipei Times | 17/05/07
Ten years ago, Japanese teacher Kazunari Uzunomiya and his wife Tomoko began to realize their dream of cycling around the world. Now, 10 years and 88 countries ... Read