Final Blow to Cycling Groups Who Sought an Indoor Velodrome in the Bronx By Jen Benepe – New York -April 23, 2013 Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today that the city will be transforming an old armory in the Bronx into the largest indoor ice facility in the world. The Kingsbridge National Ice Center  will...
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Below is the schedule for all the big European professional bike races this year, all of them held under the auspices of the International Cycling Union (UCI). Tourists and fans are allowed to travel to parts of these races and stand on the side of the road, climb or finish and watch the race...
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Love the wobbly wheel in the start for the time trial. Also, isn’t that Mary Ann Miller of Century Road Club Association in there somewhere? The video is a sales piece for one of the UCI-endorsed races for amateurs and masters who love the idea of being in the Tour de France, Tour de...
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Incident shows cycling in India is not safe, but some groups are innovating with GPS devices By Jen Benepe — March 16, 2013 At at time when India is coming under increasing international pressure to prevent violence against women, a female cyclist traveling in the central Madhya Pradesh region of India was gang-raped by 8 men...
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Greg Lemond, the man who was the first American to win multiple Tour de France races says he is vying for the top post at the International Cycling Union. In an interview with French newspaper Le Monde about whether he was prepared to run for president of the Swiss based union against incumbent Pat McQuaid, the 51-year-old...
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By Jen Benepe, July 9, 2012 With the small difference between the top riders in the Tour, could the Yellow Jersey change hands today? There is only a small gap–10 seconds- between Bradley Wiggins, the leader, and runner up for the podium and defending 2011 Tour winner, Cadel Evans. But Wiggins performed better in...
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By Jen Benepe, July 8, 2012 Thibaut Pinot, the youngest rider in the Tour took his opportunity today and crossed the finish line in Porrentruy, Switzerland alone. This 99th Tour de France is certainly becoming a race of the first of firsts, today with Pinot riding his first Tour, yesterday with Froome scoring a...
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Fabian Cancellara, the Swiss time trial champion and overall time trial specialist was expected to win today’s prologue being held in Liege, Belgium, and so he did with a crushing seven-second win over the second best time set by Bradley Wiggins. British Sky Team rider Wiggins who is being bandied by the media as...
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By Jen Benepe, June 30, 2012 This year’s Tour de France starts today, and the biggest buzz surrounds predictions about who will win. With favorites Andy Schleck out with a broken pelvis and planning for competition in the Olympics, and Alberto Contador out for penalties from the Court of Arbitration for Sport for alleged...
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Levi Leipheimer of US-based RadioShack team won the Tour of Switzerland yesterday, beating Damiano Cunego of Italy in the final time trial. The 37-year-old finished in 31 hours 45 minutes 2 seconds. Cunego had worn the yellow jersey since Monday and finished four seconds behind him. It was a major win for Leipheimer who...
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