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Archive for April, 2008

Indoor Cycling

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

The first official artistic cycling World Championships were held in 1956. This sport is most popular in Germany, where there are no fewer than 10000 licence holders. As a sport, artistic cycling is a bit like ice-skating or gymnastics. It is a discipline requiring skill, balance, concentration and courage. The competitors (entering either as individuals [...]

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Do you hear a high-pitched squealing or squeaking noise every time you apply your brakes? This irritating sound is a sign that your brakes need maintenance and proper adjustment. Vibrations generate sounds as the brake pad touches the bike wheel with uneven pressure. Friction warps the brake pad and can damage the rim every time [...]

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Putting in a sensational finish, Ren Chengyuan took out her second consecutive win at Houffalize. Even the World Champion, Topeak Ergon rider Erina Kalentieva (2nd) and Marie Helène Prémont (3rd) were powerless in the face of Chengyuan’s fiery finish.

With just four months left until the Beijing Olympic Games, the Chinese contingent once again proved that [...]

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Cross-country Mountain Bike World Cup

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

The Olympic Champion, Julien Absalon, has won at Houffalize for the first time. It is the French rider’s 13th World Cup win and he logically takes the lead in the overall standings.

Nino Schurter made a big impression with his second place, the best result of his career. Christoph Sauser also put in a great performance [...]

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Italy’s Damiano Cunego of the Lampre team is the new leader of the UCI ProTour after winning the Amstel Gold Race on Holland.

Cunego beat Frank Schleck (CSC) and Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) in a thrilling sprint to the finish at the summit of the Cauberg climb after an exciting race through the twisting hills of [...]

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British Cycling returned to Aigle, Swizerland, this week to train on the BMX track at the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in preparation for the European BMX Championships.
British Cycling was the first National Federation to send its athletes to train on the track after its reconstruction a year ago. The track was completely modified to resemble [...]

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New website for the World Cycling Centre

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

The World Cycling Centre (WCC), which is both the headquarters for the International Cycling Union and a coaching and training centre recognized by the International Olympic Committee, now has a new website.
This website is full of information on the missions, activities, architecture and history of the Centre.
Moreover, it offers visitors the chance to look over [...]

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A record field of more than 400 competitors will line up at the start of the first leg of the 2008 Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Olympic Cross Country competition this weekend.
Some 273 men and 130 women are expected on the start line in Houffalize, Belgium, on Sunday April 20. This represents a World [...]

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Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup on YouTube

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

By tuning into YouTube, you can now discover the highlights as well as a glimpse backstage of the Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano
The channel, called “ucimtb”, provides a report in images of each day of competition as well as interviews, short personality profiles and interesting details and anecdotes that set the [...]

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PowerBar Double Latte Gel

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Powerbar is best known for its energy bar products and is considered a leader of that industry. Powerbar always seems to be one step ahead of their competitors and is constantly releasing new products for a variety of people who like to work and play hard. One of their latest inventions is the Powerbar Gel [...]

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