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    bicicletas

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    people always said that shit about armadillos but i been riding them so long i dont feel it. for real, ive had the same set of tires on my fix almost 4 years. maybe 2 flats. word to being smooth and not skidding much.

    bicicletas

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    you guys really need the velo news RSS feed:

     

     

    No more Rock, no more rolling for Cipollini

    Mario Cipollini’s relationship with the American team Rock Racing has ended, and the Italian is quashing rumors that he might jump into this weekend’s Milan-San Remo for a different team.

     

    “Unfortunately I've had to end my relationship with the American Rock Racing team that started a few months ago,” the former world champion said Tuesday.

     

    European papers had speculated that Cipollini would join the Tinkoff Credit Systems team for Milan-San Remo, but he said he was only interested in joining a team if he could be involved with its management and development.

     

    “The idea of riding Milan-San Remo made sense if it was linked to a wider project of building and managing a new team and my return to racing was part of the project to create a dream team. Despite a contract, this hasn't happened for reasons out of my control."

     

    Rock Racing team owner Michael Ball said the relationship did not work out for either side.

     

    “From a business perspective and from an overall team standpoint, the relationship between Mario Cipollini and Rock Racing was not advantageous, and would not work long-term. We have terminated his contract and wish him luck in future endeavours," Ball said.

    -Agence France Presse contributed to this report-

     

    GE sponsors Chinese team for Tour de Georgia

    GE Energy is sponsoring one of 15 international teams—the GE Marco Polo Cycling Team presented by Trek—scheduled to compete in the sixth annual Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T, a 600-mile, seven-day cycling race across the state April 21-27.

     

    This is the sixth year that Atlanta-based GE Energy is supporting the Tour de Georgia, one of North America’s premier professional bicycle races. GE Energy is a founding sponsor of the event, which will showcase some of the cycling world’s elite competitors.

     

    Founded in 2005, Marco Polo Cycling is China’s first professional cycling team. Its participation in the Tour de Georgia marks the first time a China-based cycling team has ever raced on American soil, further enhancing the event’s international profile. Wisconsin-based Trek Bicycle Corporation, one of the world’s leaders in bicycle design and manufacturing, is also a team sponsor.

     

    “We are very proud that world-class athletes from five countries will represent the GE Marco Polo Cycling Team presented by Trek in this prestigious event,” said John Krenicki, president and CEO of GE Energy. “As a global business, GE recognizes the importance of bringing people and nations together. Sports and other cultural events can play a major role in making this happen.”

     

    Last year’s Tour de Georgia event generated a direct economic impact of $27 million,

    underscoring the important role that corporations like GE, AT&T, Trek and others can have in supporting economic growth in their local communities, Krenicki noted.

     

    The GE Marco Polo Cycling Team presented by Trek features Fuyu Li, who previously rode for the Discovery Channel team in 2007 and is now on the short list of cyclists hoping to be selected as China's sole competitor in road cycling at the 2008 Beijing Olympics this August.

     

    In addition, the China-based GE Marco Polo squad has an impressive international roster that features world-class Dutch cyclist Leon van Bon, a former Olympic, World and road racing medalist.

     

    “Our goal is to help Chinese cycling gain additional professional experience and exposure at the international level, develop new cycling heroes like Fuyu Li, and cultivate closer ties with other countries, a mission that can begin this spring in Georgia,” said Gudo Kramer, Director of the GE Marco Polo Professional Cycling Team presented by Trek.

     

    Also competing for the GE Marco Polo team presented by Trek are Russian sprinter Sergey Kudentsov, currently ranked fifth on the UCI Asia Tour; Jai Crawford of Australia, winner of the Tour of Siam in Thailand; and Australian Rhys Pollock, who raced for the DFL-Cycling News squad last year, participating in many of Europe’s top races.

     

    Xing Yan Dong and Liu Yilin round out the list of Chinese riders who will race in Georgia.

     

    “Xing YanDong and Liu Yilin are two of China’s most promising young riders. Although new to the international professional racing scene, we can expect to see great things from them in the future,” Kramer said.

     

    Completing the roster for the GE Marco Polo Cycling Team presented by Trek is Loh Keong, another young hopeful from Malaysia.

     

    The seven-stage Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T will begin April 21 on Tybee Island along the coast and will end with a new circuit course in downtown Atlanta on April 27. Record crowds are expected to attend the event, which has established itself on the international racing calendar as one of the premier tune-up stage races for the Grand Tours of Europe, including the Tour de France.

     

    Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong won the 2004 Tour de Georgia for the U.S. Postal squad, reflecting the international prominence of the event.

     

    “Since the inception of the Tour de Georgia, we have been grateful for GE’s steadfast support, helping the event become not only a world-class cycling race but also a tourism-related, local economic development engine throughout the state of Georgia,” said Chris Aronhalt, managing partner for Medalist Sports, which manages the race on behalf of the Tour de Georgia Foundation. “We look forward to working with GE to help make the 2008 Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T our most successful international contest ever.”

    bicicletas

    in Lifestyle

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    how are you guys getting free shit?

     

    fuck all those tires though, daily whip, specialized armadillos - best street tire ever! gucci whip, michilian pros - flats all the time, haha.

     

    cippo is out of his contract, he wants to be part of a team where he can become a director. he even said he would live to start a dream team. haha, thered be more dope than a bogota alley, i love it.

     

    also, on the subject of china, GE is sponsoring that crap chinese team and they are at least racing the tour de georgia if not the other big usa races. ugh ugh ugh. we get it trek/GE, you make everything there and its worth it to be cool. i hope everyone boycots the olympics. china is fucked and needs to get its shit together.

    bicicletas

    in Lifestyle

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    hahaha, so to eat my words, that dude 'sharky' used to live here in philly and we worked together. super nice dude, had a cute baby a few years back if i remeber. small world if thats the same dude.

    bicicletas

    in Lifestyle

    Posted

    to clarify thats kinda my grumpy outlook on life because most things annoy me. i dont really spend my real life time giving so much attention to lame shit, i just roll my eyes and sigh. this here vehicle of messageboarding lets my brain vomit.

    bicicletas

    in Lifestyle

    Posted

    you do the same thing to pro roadies. whats the difference?

     

     

    not really.

     

     

    and there is a lightyear's gap between a pro rider and a courier superstar. and maybe ubercourier is good enough to be pro hes slacking if he doesnt go for it.

     

    im predicting a great debate on this one. haha

    bicicletas

    in Lifestyle

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    oh and i did a nice 30 today. FINALLY warm, felt great. too many retards on rollerblades in the middle of the path doing that gay fake speedskating shit. cant ever have cake i guess.

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