CicLAvia Celebrates LA on April 15th
On Sunday, April 15th, from 10 am to 3 pm, CicLAvia will create ten miles of car-free city streets for Angelenos. Promoting public health, alternative transportation, open space, economic development and community building through connected neighborhood, CicLAvia encourages participants to make the city “their own”. Bike, jog, take your dog for a walk, stroller small …
Race Report: Vision Quest
First a little bit of background for those of you not familiar with the Vision Quest. It’s a 55 mile endurance mountain bike race put on by the Warrior’s Society here in Southern California. It’s not your average 55 miles though. There’s 11,000 ft of climbing and some really technical single track descending. Now the …
Training: What is VAM?
Cyclists, even riders that don’t necessarily consider themselves climbers, almost always love a good hill. The other things that cyclists love are gear and data. As power meters and GPS units have become cheaper and more ubiquitous, a typical cyclist has more data available to them than ever. This article will discuss one particular metric …
Boonen Wins His Fourth Paris-Roubaix
Tom Boonen won his fourth Paris-Roubaix (2005, 2008, 2009, 2012) on Sunday, after riding solo for 50km out of 257.5km. He also earned the second “double” of his career. Boonen is the only rider in men’s road racing history to win Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix in the same season twice. Boonen is also the …
Hammer Wins Bronze at Worlds, Makes Olympic Team
Sarah Hammer on Saturday delivered America’s first medal at the 2012 UCI Track World Championships in Hisense Arena in Melbourne. Hammer won the bronze medal in the women’s omnium in a seesaw battle with Tara Whitten (CAN). In reaching the podium in the women’s omnium at the world championships, Hammer has earned an automatic nomination …
Levi Leipheimer Diagnosed with a Fractured Fibula
Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team announces that Levi Leipheimer was diagnosed to have a fibula fracture on his left leg due to the accident that occurred the day before the start of Pais Vasco, in which he was hit from behind by a car. The x-rays examination confirmed the fracture. At the moment surgery …
