Boonen spints to stage win; Gutierrez increases overall lead.

Pedals and paws make for a great adventure!
Families can ride bikes through Omaha's Zoo on Saturday, September 20 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Hosted by Friends of the Omaha Zoo (FOOZ), participants will enjoy grilled hot dogs, chips, drinks and cookies as they explore the Zoo on two wheels until 7:30 p.m. Participants will also enjoy special animal encounters!

Cost is $15 per person. Register here or call (402) 738-2038.

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The recent Giant Bicycles global media camp kicked off the launch of the redesigned line for 2009. The gleaming jewel is still the TCR Advanced SL, but the name is about all that remains of previous models. New carbon and new tube shapes deliver the promised 'lighter, smoother, & stiffer' ride, and PEZ was thrilled to be one of the first media to ride the new bikes.

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The road and track events have come to a close in Beijing, and once again, all focus is back on the road in Europe with the Regio and Eneco Tours along with the upcoming Deutschland Tour and la Vuelta. Take a deep breath and get ready for oh so much more bike racing - we still have a solid two months to go!

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The recent Giant Bicycles global media camp kicked off the launch of the redesigned line for 2009. The gleaming jewel is still the TCR Advanced SL, but the name is about all that remains of previous models. New carbon and new tube shapes deliver the promised 'lighter, smoother, & stiffer' ride, and PEZ was thrilled to be one of the first media to ride the new bikes.

Gutierrez wins prologue, takes overall lead.

Meet at 6:00 roll out at 6:15.
I won't be able to make it, enjoy the ride!

The 2008 USA Cycling elections concluded on Aug. 15 and after record voter turnout, USA Cycling members elected several representatives to thier respective Boards of Trustees which comprise the political structure of USA Cycling. The 2008 election saw a record number of 3,852 votes cast as USA Cycling announced elected trustees to the BMXA, NCCA, NORBA, USCF and USPRO boards.

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Training time is more effective than ever with today’s multitude of data measuring and recording tools. With cycling computers that tell us key information like heart rate, speed, cadence, and altitude, a rider can tailor and analyze a training period, and easily make performance improving changes. The Polar CS400 is one of these tools, part of Polar’s cycling specific CS series of computers. Let’s take a look.

Bicycle Motocross made its Olympic debut Wednesday as American athletes illustrated their might by advancing all three men's competitors to Thursday's semifinal heats. Kyle Bennett, Mike Day and Donny Robinson all qualified for the round of 16. By doing so, the U.S. is the only country that advanced three competitors to Thursday's semifinals. In the women's event, Jill Kintner qualified seventh and will compete in the semifinals on Thursday before the Olympic Games hand out its first-ever BMX medals.

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With a combined age of 76 years, Argentina - the oldest team on the track - handed out a golden lesson in Madison racing to the other 15 teams in action on the Olympic velodrome on Tuesday.

Your from Nebraska? the gal at medical check in asked. Yes Steve replied. So you’re taking the high altitude medication Diamox then? she asked. No Steve replied, having never heard of it. Oh Boy! she said with a tone of amazement and worry. Good Luck! Complete story of Kent and the other Midwest Cycling Community riders that went to the Leadville 100... (images/stories/2008/08/08leadville.pdf)

The fourth race in the Psycowpath Mtb Series, the Tranquility Tire Tantrum served up some fast and exciting mountain bike racing along with the blistering 96 degrees weather. With the lack of any recent precipitation in rescent days made for very dusty conditions. The highly contested Expert race was lead off with Kevin Limpach (Midwest Cycling Community) of Omaha, Nebr taking the hole shot along with Darin Schlake (Monkey Wrench) of Lincoln, Nebr and Kent McNeill (Midwest Cycling Community) of Omaha, Nebr. close behind on the first lap. In the end it came down to Cam Kirkpatrick (Rasmussen/Orbea) of Urbandale, IA and Kent McNeill to battle it out. Kent McNeill took second and was with Cam until midway through the last lap, losing 20 twenty seconds to Cam. Coming off of the Leadville 100 Kent said “My legs were still a bit tired, but I felt pretty good. Cam put the hammer down on the last lap and I tried to go with him, but my legs ached quite a bit and I was just unable to respond.” Cam is currently leading the Psycowpath Series.

Okay, so I'm being a little dramatic with the title of this post, but this weekend is THE weekend THOR is hoping to wrap up the major clean up at Lake Manawa.

Trail Leader Dickey is asking for double duty. Here are the details:

Day 1
Friday, August 22
Meet at 5:45 at Trail Head
Work from 6-8pm
Goal: We need to clear a lot of trees and cut them up for future trail features.
Bring: loppers, hand saws and a strong back (those of you who have been approved to use a chain saw, bring it).

Day 2
Saturday, August 23
Meet at 8:30 at Trail Head (grab a bagel and a beverage)
Work from 9-2
Goal: Bench the trail after the rock climb and finish tree removal, pick up any remaining branches
Bring: loppers, hand saws, chain saws, shovels, Mcleods, hoes
NO GRASS WILL BE CUT AT THIS TIME SO DON'T BRING WEED WACKERS OR TRIMMERS

If you can only make it for a couple hours, please do so. Most of the work is being done towards the back of the long loop. The warm up loop is all done. So if you arrive later in the morning, take the levy as a means to get you to the east side of the trail quicker or walk the trail backwards. The benching area is towards the beginning of the long loop.

Wear long sleeves and pants. Bug spray is a must. Bring plenty of water but we'll have some on sight as well as gatorade.

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Surely you’ve heard riders comment that they are “tapering” their training for an upcoming marquee event. Typically it takes some form of the following “yea, I would have gone harder today but I’m tapering for Tuesday night worlds/Saturdays group ride/Cascade Classic, etc.” The reality is that riding easy for a couple of days before a big event isn’t really a taper; it’s more of a small rest in the hope of a good performance.

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His granddad represented Norway in the 1936 Winter Olympics - maybe that’s why he used to take off into the wilds with just his bike and dog for company - he was the 2007 UCI Americas Tour winner; this year he won four golds at the Pan Am Games - and he was an excellent seventh in the Olympic TT at Beijing. He’s four times Canadian elite time trial champion, Svein Tuft.

More than 100 volunteers are expected to come together on the Monarch Crest trail, outside of Salida, CO, on Sept. 27, to celebrate National Public Lands Day.

The United States Forest Service (USFS) has recently issued a draft rule for Colorado's national forests that weakens and removes existing protections for backcountry roadless areas.

Key legislation effecting mountain biking.

Tell the governor and your state senator and representative you support land protection that allows bicycling to continue.