2010 speculations and musings

The racing season is right around the corner and all the pro teams are counting the days till their specific race rendezvous. Taking a quick glance at the various team sites you can see where riders will be. In the case of Kenda p/b Geargrinders it’s the Tour de Taiwan in March. The Tour of [...]

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The Breakaway Ride Gran Fondo

Cycling Enthusiasts and fans are invited to participate in the Breakaway Ride presented by Specialized, two events held in conjunction with upcoming 2010 Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race set for May 16-23, 2010. Both rides will be held in April 2010 and will serve to raise funds for Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer initiative. [...]

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Here we go again…

My parents have just returned from a month long vacation in Spain, courtesy of their pensioner’s fund. Or it might have been some deal my mother got. Either way they became Spain’s problem for almost a month. With their return my dad calls me to get caught up with all the news. “Hey, what’s this I [...]

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Team Type 1 opens up its training camp for fundraising

Team Type 1 is opening up its 2010 training camp in northeast Georgia to cyclists of all skill levels as part of its “Pedal With The Pros” fundraiser. From Feb. 12-14, participants will experience what it is like to be a member of Team Type 1, the world’s only professional cycling team with riders who [...]

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Team Garmin-Transitions Announces 2010 Roster Christian Vande Velde, Dan Martin and David Zabriskie Extend Contracts (press release)

Slipstream Sports LLC and its chief venture, Team Garmin-Transitions, is once again poised for a big year. Coming off the 2009 Tour de France, where the team placed second overall with two riders in the top 10, along with three stage victories at the Vuelta and success at the Tour of Britain and the Sun [...]

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UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team announcement (press release)

The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis returns a solid core of veterans to work with a strong new crop of young riders for the 2010 season. “One of the things this organization has always done well, from day one, is to blend veteran professionals with younger riders into consistently strong teams,” said team [...]

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Side view of the national championship kit

This image comes courtesy of Craig Lewis‘ twitter account. As I looked at the image I pondered, “If I publish it will I find myself thrown out of Greenville (yes, the Hincapie’s do have that type of power)?” Then I figured, if it wasn’t me it would be someone else posting this photo. So for [...]

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Sneak peek at new components for the Kenda Team

Often pro teams are the testing grounds for new cool products. The Kenda p/b Geargrinder squad is no exception. Kenda has been producing quality clincher tires for years, however for 2010 they are stepping it up a notch. I got the heads up on the new Kenda tubular tires that will be hitting the streets [...]

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Bahati Foundation riding Cannondale SuperSix for 2010 (press release)

Cannondale Bicycles is proud to announce our official bike sponsorship of the 2010 Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team. The newly formed team, led by 2008 National Pro Criterium Champion and eight-time national champion Rahsaan Bahati, will be outfitted with the 2010 Cannondale SuperSix, the newest model in the Cannondale road race line possessing unmatched power [...]

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Frankie Andreu interview – director of Kenda p/b Geargrinder (press release)

In October, nine-time Tour de France rider Frankie Andreu announced that he would be Director Sportif of the Ohio-based KENDA Pro Cycling p/b GEARGRINDER (KPC) team. It therefore became important to get to know this important addition to the UCI Continental (Pro) team. Recently, I interviewed Andreu to get a better understanding of his love [...]

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