"The day began terribly when we discovered that 15 race bikes had been stolen along with 28 pairs of Spinergy wheels," Team Manager Cristian Fanini revealed on the team's website.
You mean people still ride Spinergy wheels???
3.31.2010
Bike Thieves Try and Make Off With 15 Bikes
Cyclingews.com reports that thieves in Austria tried to make off with some of the Amore e Vita-Conad team equipment.
You mean people still ride Spinergy wheels???
You mean people still ride Spinergy wheels???
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3.26.2010
Sprinting, Leadouts and Longevity
"You just have to look at it that every time you crash, you’re going to get up and walk away from it OK."Velonews has a great interview with Julian Dean from the Garmin-Transitions team. Any up and coming rider who fancies themselves a sprinter or ever wants to give someone a leadout should read this.
3.25.2010
Guy Kawasaki Needs an iPad for Riding His Bike
Guy Kawasaki was Apple's software evangelist for 4 years and has been "living off this reputation for twenty-three years." Apparently he also likes to pedal his bike:
I will probably get an iPad when it's available. I will use it when I'm on my stationary bike because a MacBook is too big and an iPhone is too small for that circumstance. There's a market for Apple: people on stationary bikes.(via The Setup)
3.24.2010
What Would You Do if Fabian Cancallara told you to "stay in his wheel"?
Win, of course.
”We knew we had the strength to do it and eventually it was a question of how to put in the crucial attack,” Breschel said. “Fabian approached me and said that he would help me today and he asked me to stay in his wheel. Then he put up an incredible pace in the front of the group. As he let go of the front, I launched a counter-attack and the gap was created immediately.”Velonews.com
3.23.2010
High Fructose Corn Syrup is the Devil
Princeton researchers find that High Fructose Corn Syrup leads to weight gain even at the same caloric intake. http://tinyurl.com/ylbh27g (via daringfireball.net)
“In the 40 years since the introduction of high-fructose corn syrup as a cost-effective sweetener in the American diet, rates of obesity in the U.S. have skyrocketed”Anyone who wants to lose weight just needs to cut out high fructose corn syrup and partially hydrogenated oils. It’s about half of the crap you’ll find in a U.S. grocery store and anything that’s pre-made and pre-packaged. Most other countries don’t even allow food companies to use these products.
3.18.2010
Camping
When you think of cycling team training camps you think wine country, coastal views, mountains and extreme team-building exercises- which all immediately lead you to think of Winfield, Illinois, right?
This afternoon we kick off the Verizon u25 p/b ABD Team camp and since more than half my team is in school and the other riders have jobs, we’re taking a pass on glamour and scenery and sneaking in a four day weekend to focus on the basics. Those basics include riding (leadouts, attacking, handling), team discussions, one-on-one meetings (me and the riders), learning more about Verizon and our Droids, and plenty of cooking and eating. (Based on this weekend’s forecast it looks like Saturday and Sunday will be heavy on the meetings.)
Since Rosa and I are still housesitting next to my parents and Dad happens to be in Arizona for 10 days, we’ll be taking over both houses (and garages) for the next four days. That means it’s a quick stroll for the guys down to the ABD Indoor TT on Saturday and as an added bonus, staying in the ‘burbs makes it easy for Verizon superstar/hammerhead/chef extraordinaire Mark Swartzendruber to come out and pound all the guys into submission (on the bike)- then teach us all how to cook. The last time I had Mark’s cooking was when he joined us for the ABD camp in Tucson in 2003, and that was possibly the best salmon I’ve ever eaten.
My training has.... ummm... sucked the past year or so, so I’ll be playing the “I’m just the manager” card quite a bit this weekend. Since all the riders’ schedules are still pretty hectic this week with classes, travel and work, I’ve split most of the days up into two rides with intensity in the morning and endurance in the afternoon. That makes it easier for them to jump in when they can and for me to jump out if I have to. (I’m also hoping to make a run for the border in the next day or two because the team car will be ready to be picked up in Wisconsin).
Time for me to straighten up the place and go do some carbo-loading... it’s not too late for that, right? Stay tuned to www.verizoncyclingteam.com and the team’s Facebook and Twitter pages for stories and pics from camp.
This afternoon we kick off the Verizon u25 p/b ABD Team camp and since more than half my team is in school and the other riders have jobs, we’re taking a pass on glamour and scenery and sneaking in a four day weekend to focus on the basics. Those basics include riding (leadouts, attacking, handling), team discussions, one-on-one meetings (me and the riders), learning more about Verizon and our Droids, and plenty of cooking and eating. (Based on this weekend’s forecast it looks like Saturday and Sunday will be heavy on the meetings.)
Since Rosa and I are still housesitting next to my parents and Dad happens to be in Arizona for 10 days, we’ll be taking over both houses (and garages) for the next four days. That means it’s a quick stroll for the guys down to the ABD Indoor TT on Saturday and as an added bonus, staying in the ‘burbs makes it easy for Verizon superstar/hammerhead/chef extraordinaire Mark Swartzendruber to come out and pound all the guys into submission (on the bike)- then teach us all how to cook. The last time I had Mark’s cooking was when he joined us for the ABD camp in Tucson in 2003, and that was possibly the best salmon I’ve ever eaten.
My training has.... ummm... sucked the past year or so, so I’ll be playing the “I’m just the manager” card quite a bit this weekend. Since all the riders’ schedules are still pretty hectic this week with classes, travel and work, I’ve split most of the days up into two rides with intensity in the morning and endurance in the afternoon. That makes it easier for them to jump in when they can and for me to jump out if I have to. (I’m also hoping to make a run for the border in the next day or two because the team car will be ready to be picked up in Wisconsin).
Time for me to straighten up the place and go do some carbo-loading... it’s not too late for that, right? Stay tuned to www.verizoncyclingteam.com and the team’s Facebook and Twitter pages for stories and pics from camp.
3.11.2010
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