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BicyclesThe basic shape and configuration of a typical bicycle has changed little since the first chain-driven model was developed. Many details have been improved, especially since the advent of modern materials and computer-aided design. These have allowed for a proliferation of specialized designs for particular types of cycling. The great majority of today's bicycles have a frame with upright seating which looks much like the first chain-driven bike. Since cyclists' legs are most efficient over a narrow range of pedaling speeds (cadence), a variable gear ratio helps a cyclist to maintain an optimum pedalling speed while covering varied terrain.
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Guardiola Urges Contador To Fight Doping Ban. MADRID, Feb 8, 2012 (AFP) – Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, who successfully fought a doping case while a player in Italy, has urged Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador to fight his [...]
Boonen Stronger Than The Wind In Tour of Qatar. Today the long awaited wind smiled on the Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team. In the desert of Qatar Tom Boonen clinched a second success after his victory in the [...]
SPECIFIC ROUTE DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR 2012 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA. Beverly Hills Announced as Official Start City for Stage 8 of the Race 2012 Route to Feature New Mountain Climbs, a Challenging Time Trial Course and a Return to the [...]
Longo’s Husband, Patrice Ciprelli Arrested In Police Drugs Probe. GRENOBLE, France, Feb 8, 2012 (AFP) – French police on Wednesday arrested Patrice Ciprelli, the husband and coach of champion cyclist Jeannie Longo, over the alleged purchase of the banned [...]
Contador Vows To Pursue Career Despite Doping Ban. Written by: Daniel Silva Pinto, Spain, Feb 7, 2012 – An indignant two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador said on Tuesday he “totally disagreed” with his two-year doping ban [...]
Spain’s Press Pissed Over Contador Sanction. MADRID, Feb 7, 2012 (AFP) – Spain’s press Tuesday slammed a two-year doping ban on Spanish cycling hero Alberto Contador as a legal muddle that left Spain looking as if [...]
Cavendish Takes Aim At Tour/Olympics Double. DOHA, Feb 7, 2012 (AFP) – World champion Mark Cavendish is facing a tough juggling act thus summer as he targets the Tour de France and the Olympic road-race gold [...]
Cyril Lemoine Crashes Hard In Mallorca Challenge. French rider PARIS, Feb 7, 2012 (AFP) – French rider Cyril Lemoine was rushed to hospital after a bad fall during the Mallorca Challenge cycling race in Spain, his Saur-Sojasun [...]
Alberto Contador Braces For Career Decision. Written by: Justin Davis PARIS, Feb 7, 2012 (AFP) – Disgraced former 2010 Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was on Tuesday braced to piece together his future as a [...]
Cavendish Sprints To Tour of Qatar Stage Win. DOHA, Feb 7, 2012 (AFP) – British rider Mark Cavendish of the Sky team won a sprint finish for the third stage of the Tour of Qatar here on Tuesday [...]
Contador Faces Uncertain Future As Ban Hits Home. Written by: Justin Davis PARIS, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) – After threatening to retire from cycling if he was to ever be handed a drugs ban, the future now looks [...]
Spaniards Fuming Over Contador Doping Sanction. Written by: Christophe Lehousse PINTO, Spain, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) – Outraged Spaniards rallied behind three-times Tour de France champion Alberto Contador on Monday, decrying his two-year doping suspension as [...]
No Reason To Be Happy Says Andy Schleck. RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK’s Andy Schleck, training and racing in Majorca, Spain, reacts with surprise to the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), suspending Alberto Contador for two [...]
Spain Cycling Chief Says Contador Sanction Bad For Sport. MADRID, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) – Spain’s cycling federation chief said Monday’s decision to slap a two-year doping ban on Alberto Contador is bad news for cycling and for Spanish [...]
Team Garmin Wins Tour of Qatar Time-Trial. LUSAIL, Qatar, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) – American team Garmin won Monday’s second stage of the Tour of Qatar, a 11.3km time-trial at the Lusail motorcycle track. Belgian Tom Boonen [...]
Contador Is Banned, Stripped of Tour de France Title. LAUSANNE, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador on Monday received a two-year ban for doping during the 2010 Tour de France and was stripped of his victory [...]
CAS To Announce Alberto Contador Decision On Monday. PARIS, Feb 5, 2012 (AFP) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) are due to announce on Monday a verdict on three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador’s doping [...]
Tom Boonen Wins Stage One In Tour of Qatar. Doha, Feb 5, 2012 (AFP) – Tom Boonen of Belgiumwon the first, 133.5 kilometer stage of the Tour of Qatar here on Sunday, sprinting home ahead of Britain’s Adam [...]
Cavendish To Start At Tour of Qatar. Team Sky is happy to announce that Mark Cavendish has recovered sufficiently from his recent bout of illness to make his Team Sky debut in the opening stage of the [...]