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Category: Cycling
Tech: Alberto Contador rides SRAM's new WiFLi Red at Vuelta
from Cyclingnews Features on 9/5/12 5:33 AM
It is a rare case of trickle-up technology. Typically, companies introduce a new feature at the top end of the product range, then gradually introduce the same or a similar thing down the range. With SRAM's longer-cage WiFLi road derailleurs that allow for use of a cassette as large as 32-teeth, the trickle began at the bottom with the entry-level Apex group two years ago. Now, grand tour champion Alberto Contador is racing a WiFLi derailleur in the Vuelta a España on SRAM's top-end Red group. ...
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Category: Cycling
Bend in the road: Suffering an electrical
from BikeRadar.com Road on 5/22/13 5:46 PM
About halfway into the rain-soaked Campagnolo Gran Fondo New York, my electronic front derailleur stopped working. Then, after some intermittent issues, the back jammed also. I had suffered an ‘electrical.’Virtually all of us who ride bikes have had a mechanical: a tire punctures, a chain falls off or breaks, or a derailleur won’t shift correctly. Something on our bike mechanically falters or fails. Now, as more of us are riding with electronic gadgets and components, a new category of problem has arrived, the electrical.GPS units can jam up, lose signals or run out of juice. Cycle computers can pick up other riders’ heart rate signals. Power meters’ calibrations can get wonky, and their batteries can die. And
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Category: Cycling
Trans-Sylvania Epic start list
from Cyclingnews Features on 5/22/13 5:41 PM
Start lists Solo men open # Rider Name (Country) Team 1 Drew Edsall (Kenda / Felt) 2 Sam Koerber (Progold) 3 Aaron Snyder (Tsepic Team) 4 Brian Matter (Racc / Trek / Progold) 5 Justin Lindine (Redline / Nbx) 6 Daniel Humm 7 Jesse Quagliaroli (Expo Wheelmen) 8 Madison Matthews (The Bicycle Shop / Mbr / Maxxis) 9 Cody Hawkins 10 Theo Procopos (Keswick Cycle) ...
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Category: Cycling
Visconti’s stage wins overcome his post-ban depression
from VeloNews | The Journal of Competitive Cycling on 5/22/13 5:06 PM
Giovanni Visconti had a dark winter after a three-month ban for ties to Michele Ferrari. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.comItalian sat out three months for working with Michele Ferrari on what he claimed was training, not doping
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Category: Cycling
Nove Mesto World Cup start lists
from Cyclingnews Features on 5/22/13 4:11 PM
Start lists Elite men eliminator (qualifying) # Rider Name (Country) Team 33 Ondrej Cink (Cze) Multivan Merida Biking Team 34 Ralph Naef (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team 35 Philip Buys (RSA) 36 Thomas Litscher (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team 37 Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) Versluys Team 38 Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Racing XC 39 Marek Konwa (Pol) Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team 40 ...
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Category: Cycling
Cipollini turns up at the Giro d'Italia
from Cyclingnews News Headlines on 5/22/13 3:56 PM
Former world champion refuses to answer questions about working with Fuentes
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Category: Running
Curse of the Jogger, Part II: The Curse Widens
from Runner's World Magazine Daily News on 5/22/13 3:56 PM
The danger and misfortune inherent in jogging? Yeah, it's spreading.
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Category: Running
Curse of the Jogger, Part II: The Curse Widens
from Runner's World Magazine Daily Storied on 5/22/13 3:56 PM
The danger and misfortune inherent in jogging? Yeah, it's spreading.
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Category: Cycling
PRO GRT: Gwin, Embrey keep Pro GRT leads after the fourth stop
from USA Cycling News Headlines on 5/22/13 3:06 PM
Gwin and Embrey remain atop the Pro GRT standings after the fourth stop
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Category: Triathlon
Hines Ward Takes On Triathlon: Meeting The Team
from The Triathlete Magazine blog on 5/22/13 2:31 PM
Hines Ward gets used to his new Trek Speed Concept, meets his new teammates and attends the Endurance Live Awards.
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Category: Cycling
Tour Insider – The Importance of Aero
from The Road Diaries on 5/22/13 2:16 PM
Professional riders and aero experts talk about the importance of an aerodynamic bike, why it's important, and how it saves energy.
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Category: Triathlon
Gain Power And Efficiency To Become A Better Triathlete
from The Triathlete Magazine blog on 5/22/13 2:11 PM
Photo: Scott DraperGet more powerful and efficient now to race faster the rest of the year.
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Category: Running
Runners Might Have Fewer Cataracts
from Runner's World Magazine Daily News on 5/22/13 1:56 PM
Large study find incidence decreases with amount of exercise.
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Category: Running
Runners Might Have Fewer Cataracts
from Runner's World Magazine Daily Storied on 5/22/13 1:56 PM
Large study find incidence decreases with amount of exercise.
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Category: Cycling
Visconti looks to turn the page at Giro d'Italia
from Cyclingnews News Headlines on 5/22/13 1:51 PM
Former Ferrari client wins second stage in Vicenza
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Category: Triathlon
How to Run like an Olympian: Top 10 excercises to make you Run Faster (Part 8)
from EverymanTri: News Views and Interviews of Great Endurance on 5/22/13 1:01 PM
In this video we show you how to run like an Olympian by teaching you how breath more effectively when running. Joanna Zeiger is a former professional triathlete, Olympian and Ironman 70.3 World Champion. In other words, she's not only...
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