Alberto Contador to lead Astana Tour team
Alberto Contador will be Astana’s team leader in this year’s Tour de France, which begins on 4 July.
The announcement means seven-times Tour winner Lance Armstrong, who returned to racing in January, will be one of the Spaniard’s support riders.
“It’s hard to find a better stage race rider than Alberto,” said team manager Johan Bruyneel of the 2007 Tour winner.
“He has worked very hard, earning the right to represent our team as the leader in July.”
Contador, 26, is expected to start strongly in the opening 15.5km time trial which opens the 2009 race in Monaco.
American Armstrong, 37, whose comeback ended a four-year retirement, will be one of seven Astana riders whose job is to maximise Contador’s chances of victory through team strategy.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/8119316.stm
Danny MacAskill April 2009 – Inspired Bicycles video
Filmed over the period of a few months in and around Edinburgh by Dave Sowerby, this video of Inspired Bicycles team rider Danny MacAskill (more info at www.dannymacaskill.com) features probably the best collection of street/street trials riding ever seen. There’s some huge riding, but also some of the most technically difficult and imaginative lines you will ever see. Without a doubt, this video pushes the envelope of what is perceived as possible on a trials bike.
Credit to Band of Horses for their epic song ‘The Funeral.’ You can find out more about the band and their music at www.bandofhorses.com or you can buy the featured song from itunes here: http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects…
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Kristian House wins British National Road Race Championships 2009
Kristian House beat a host of Olympic superstars to claim the first major win of his cycling career at the British National Road Race Championships.
The relatively unknown Canterbury rider won the national jersey in a time of four hours and 4.41 seconds from runner-up Dan Lloyd and Peter Kennaugh.
Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins finished in the peloton while Mark Cavendish was down the field.
Olympic team pursuit champion Geraint Thomas failed to finish the race.
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