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- May. 8, 2008Lance Armstrong speaks out on smoking laws
Seven-time Tour de France winner and anti-cancer advocate Lance Armstrong said Thursday he has discussed banning smoking in public places across the United States with the three White House contenders.
"I've asked all the presidential candidates ...
May. 7, 2008USA Cycling to stay in Colorado Springs
Cycling's national governing body will remain based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Steve Johnson, CEO of USA Cycling, announced Wednesday.
USA Cycling is one of six national governing bodies forced to seek new quarters by the U.S. Olympic ...
Apr. 18, 2008A Swiss group, along with some company managers, buy Pedro's USA back from Swix
A Swiss investment group, along with some of the company's managers, is buying Pedro's USA back from Swix Sport USA, the ski company that has owned Pedro's for the last decade.
Sport adventures International S.A., based in Lausanne, Switzerland, ...
Apr. 8, 2008Trek announces an end to deal with Greg LeMond
Trek Bicycle Corp. is dropping LeMond Bicycles from its line and going to court to sever a 13-year licensing agreement with three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, Trek president John Burke told employees Tuesday morning.
Burke cited ...
- Apr. 7, 2008Davis Phinney's surgery successful
Connie Carpenter is reporting that her husband, Davis Phinney, had successful surgery Friday to install a device to reduce the symptoms of his Parkinson's disease.
In a letter to friends, Carpenter said the deep brain surgery "went very well." ...
- Apr. 4, 2008LeMond, Moses to appear at Major Taylor event
Greg LeMond and track and field star Edwin Moses will speak at the unveiling of a statue honoring African-American cycling pioneer Major Taylor in Worcester, Massachusetts, next month.
The statue is the culmination of a long-term effort by local ...
- Apr. 3, 2008Mino Auletta named president of CAS
The International Council of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has named Italian Mino Auletta to be its president.
Auletta has been interim president since the death of Judge Kéba Mbaye last January. Mbaye was the president and founder of the ...
- Apr. 3, 2008Eugene A. Sloane, cycling author, dies at 91
Eugene A. Sloane, the author of the 1970s Bike Boom bestseller The Complete Book of Bicycling, died in Illinois this weekend. He was 91 and died for complications from pneumonia, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Sloane published his first ...
Apr. 3, 2008An essay by 1984 Olympic gold medalist Alexi Grewal
Editor's note: the following is an essay written by 1984 Olympic gold medalist Alexi Grewal. A full article on Grewal and his admitted use of performance enhancing drugs appears in the April 15 issue of VeloNews.
Sons have a ...
- Apr. 2, 2008The April Fool's letters: The good, the bad and the ugly
Editor’s Note: - By now, most long-time readers of VeloNews and VeloNews.com realize that our favorite – albeit not legally recognized – holiday is April Fools’ Day. Many of us here have long enjoyed the once-a-year ...
Apr. 1, 2008Happy April Fool's Day from VeloNews.com
It's been something of a tradition here at VeloNews to start the month of April with things a bit skewed from the normal. In the past, on April 1st, we've fired Patrick O'Grady, revealed the development of new mag-lev wheel bearings, declared ...
Apr. 1, 2008VeloNews.com responds to reader complaints
Responding to numerous reader complaints, VeloNews publisher Andy Pemberton announced Tuesday that the site will be abandoning its new design after a four-month trial period, starting some time after April 1.
“To fully comply with the ...
