Road Cycling

Crank Brothers Egg Beater 4ti Pedal

bdiamond — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:54:40 +0000

THIS Crank Brothers prdouct is one for the weight obsessed and one for the aesthetes.

Get this: The Crank Brothers Egg Beater 4ti pedal has titanium spindles, body, and wings, which helps minimize the scale impact, weighing in at an impressive 167g per pair.

Like all eggbeaters, there is almost no way that dirt can build up on the pedals and prevent either clipping in or out.Used by racers the world over, Egg Beater 4Ti pedals can be fully rebuilt to keep them working perfectly season after season.

- with probikekit.com

Crank Brothers Candy 2 Ti Pedal- White

bdiamond — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:47:47 +0000

The Crank Brothers Candy 2ti pedals boasts hollow stainless steel spindles and 6al/4v titanium wings.

The Candy pedal is similar to the Egg Beater Pedal but makes clipping-in even easier because the surrounding the Candy’s 4-sided wing, is a small composite platform that provides extra support for your shoes and gives your feet a bigger target as you’re trying to engage the pedal in a hurry.

The Crank Brothers Candy 2ti pedals give you 6 degrees of float and comes with cleats specific to the two-bolt pattern characteristic of mountain bike shoes.

- with probikekit.com

Armstrong unfazed about his form

bdiamond — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:19:27 +0000

CYCLING legend Lance Armstrong may look to add the four-day Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire to his pre-Tour de France race calendar after another poor performance during his comeback to the sport.

He recently finished seventh at the Vuelta a Murcia.

The 38-year-old also finished around mid way of the Tour Down Under showing that he needed more cycling fitness.

“Worried would be too strong of a word. I’m aware of [my performance in Murcia], but not too stressed,” Armstrong told AP.

“My position on the bike was good, but the power was not,” he said.

His next race this season is expected to be Milano-Sanremo, on March 20.

Henderson has ‘unfinished business’

bdiamond — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:02:08 +0000

TEAM SKY’S Greg Henderson wrote on his Twitter, just after finishing runner up in the Tour Down Under: “ouch. just been informed if I won 2day I would have been 2nd overall at TDU. Takes a little of the gloss off to be honest.”

You’d say that after twice finishing second and finishing behind Australian Chris Sutton on the final day.

It left him with unfinished business.

But recently he picked up his third win of the year at Contres, France.

“I took the first win for Team Sky [the Down Under classic in Adelaide preceding the Tour Down Under] but it’s even more beautiful to win for Sky in France. Paris-Nice is such a prestigious race,” Henderson said after the podium ceremony.

“I don’t know what gear I had for the finish, probably 52×12, but it felt so big. I was lucky enough to be in the front. When I saw the move from Caisse d’Epargne and the yellow jersey [Lars Boom] jumping, I fortunately had the legs to go across with 15km to go. I also had the legs to win the sprint.”

- with cyclingnews.com

Robinson killed on the road in Tassie

bdiamond — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:36:16 +0000

TASMANIAN officials identified Aussie cyclist William Alexander Robinson, 21, the winner of the prestigious Burnie Wheelrace in January, as the man killed when he crossed the center line on a steep descent in North-West Tasmania and collided with the front of a motor coach traveling in the opposite direction.

Two other riders also hit the bus, but were treated at a local hospital and released.

Robinson received medical attention but died at the scene shortly after 11am on Saturday morning. According to reports, he was wearing a helmet when the crash occurred.

Robinson, survived by his parents David and Pennie, and three brothers, Tom, Edward and James, was remembered by his father in an interview with the Examiner.

“We are so close and so supportive of each other – and the main part of our family has been torn away from us,” Robinson’s father said, recalling his victory in the Burnie Wheelrace as the proudest moment of his son’s cycling career.

“We have to keep Will’s memory alive and remember him the way he was – and the champion he was.”

- with cyclingnews.com

Cinelli Strato Frameset – White/Blue/Red

bdiamond — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:15:14 +0000

CINELLI’S new top-of-the-range monocoque carbon fibre frame designed by the Columbus Carbon Lab includes The Strato which is their most sophisticated lightweight racing frame, made to be used at the highest level.

Made with the best aeronautical fibres available (T600M) for the greatest stiffness to weight ratio of any Cinelli frame yet produced.

Lateral ribs in the top and down tube give lateral stiffness to the whole structure, improving bike handling in the toughest conditions.

The oversize BB30 bottom bracket and the single plug high profile chain stays increase efficiency when pedalling and minimise lateral deformation.

For more information, head to probikekit.com

Cervelo S3 Aero Road Frame

bdiamond — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:50:15 +0000

THIS Cervelo frame has outstanding aerodynamics – Airfoil shapes designed by Cervelo for bicycle speeds, not for airplanes. Features that work, no aero gimmicks that work on a TT bike but not on a road bike.
It is light but efficient, vertically compliant as the seatstays are as thin as on the R3 but rotated 90 degrees.

It has a perfect balance that is aero, light, stuff and comfortable. It has the Aero sloping toptube and a stealth aero headtube.

For more information, head to probikekit.com

Broun finishes second in Women’s Tour of NZ

bdiamond — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:40:20 +0000

AUSTRALIA’S Kristy Broun of the Australian Institute of Sport finished second in the Women’s Tour of New Zealand.

Broun finished the event which was last week behind USA National Team’s Shelley Evans who claimed the Women’s Tour of New Zealand overall victory on debut in an International Cycling Union (UCI) ranked stage race.

Evans sealed the overall title in emphatic style, winning a 20-strong sprint to claim her fourth stage victory and add another 10 seconds to her winning margin.

- with cyclingnews.com

Herald Sun Tour shifted to February 2011

bdiamond — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:13:54 +0000

CYCLING Australia have confirmed the re-schedule date of the Herald Sun Tour.

It will move to February 2011 with the 58th race to be held from February 8-13.

Cycling Australia CEO Graham Fredericks told cyclingnews.com that there were three main elements to be considered when reaching the decision.

“In arriving at this decision the Board addressed three key objectives, firstly to protect the achievements of the Santos Tour Down Under; secondly to protect the integrity of Australian track cycling, namely the Australian Track Championships and thirdly to retain the Jayco Herald Sun Tour on the UCI calendar and restore the event to its previous stature and profile,” said Fredericks.

“Cycling is a growth sport in Australia both in terms of participation and profile and on the world stage Australia is a cycling success story,” Fredericks added. “Both the Santos Tour Down Under and the Jayco Herald Sun Tour have been major contributors to this success as has the crucial investment by corporate partners as well as Federal, State and Local governments.”

He said there would be a redevelopment of the Oceania cycling calendar.

“Therefore the Board has identified the redevelopment of the Oceania road calendar from mid-February through to April each year as a key priority,” he said.

“With this in mind Cycling Australia plans to work with the organisers of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour and other events in Australia and New Zealand to develop an exciting series of racing that will attract teams from Australia and New Zealand but will also showcase talent from Europe, Asian and North America.”

Armstrong returns to racing

bdiamond — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:05:33 +0000

LANCE Armstrong is back this week when he takes onthe Vuelta Ciclista a la Regiona de Murcia; the race through southeastern Spain runs Wednesday, March 3 through Sunday, March 7.

Armstrong, now riding for Team RadioShack, has not raced since the Tour Down Under in January where he finished midway.

Since then he has been training in the United States and France. He last rode the Murcia race in 2004, finishing 23rd overall.

The seven-time Tour de France winner leads a strong team in Spain, including two-time Tour de France runner-up Andreas Klöden.

RadioShack for Vuelta a Murcia: Lance Armstrong, Daryl Impey, Andreas Klöden, Jason McCartney, Gregory Rast, Jose Luis Rubiera and Haimar Zubeldia

Team Astana for Vuelta a Murcia: Alexandr Dyachenko, Valentin Iglinsky, Josep Jufre, Roman Kireyev, Bolat Raimbekov, Paolo Tiralongo and Andrey Zeits

- with cyclingnews.com