Archive for May, 2009
Online registration for the 2009 USA Cycling Junior/U23/Elite Road National Championships is now open on SportsBaseOnline. Slated for July 28-August 2, this year’s edition is the first of two that will be held in the cycling-friendly community of Bend, Ore. The six-day event will crown 22 national champions in the individual time trial, criterium, and road race.
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Online registration for the 2009 USA Cycling Junior/U23/Elite Road National Championships will open at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday, May 30th at SportsBaseOnline. Slated for July 28-August 2, this year’s edition is the first of two that will be held in the cycling-friendly community of Bend, Ore. The six-day event will crown 22 national champions in the individual time trial, criterium, and road race.
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USA Cycling is pleased to announce a unique opportunity for six junior riders to compete with full support in a U.S. Cup Mountain Bike Race Series event as part of the USA Cycling Development Camp andldquo;All Star Team.andrdquo; Four males and two females will be hand-picked from USA Cyclingandrsquo;s Regional Mountain Bike Development Camps to compete at the Kenda Cup East in Mount Snow, Vermont this August.
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A few months ago one of my friends called to tell me he was going to be late to the trail because he had a part on his bike that was being recalled. He wanted to stop at the bike shop and have his part replaced before our regularly scheduled ride. I too thought it was a good idea to get the part replaced before our ride so I told him that I will see him when he is finished at the store.
When I met up with my friend later in the day I asked him how he found out about his recalled part. He told me that his wife signed up for email alerts on product recalls. She subscribes to these email notification to be aware of toy issue for their children and it just so happened that a mountain bike part was on the email.
Just like other consumer products, mountain bike products occasionally get recalled for various reasons. I do not want to speculate so I am not going to give examples. It is important to be aware and not to ignore these recalls because your safety could be in jeopardy.
So in an effort to keep riders aware of product recalls the links below will direct you to the Consumer Affairs and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission websites. These sites will allow you to search their database for product recalls that might pertain to your bike, gear or both.
The two sites listed below are not meant to be the all encompassing sources of information. It is to help you get started in you product recall search. If you come across more sites with mountain bike recall information let us know and we will add it to the list.
Check out the websites below.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- http://www.cpsc.gov/
Consumer Affairs
- http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls/recalls.htm
You can find new or near new parts on Bike Servant is a mountain bike classifieds website which lists mountain bikes for sale, bike parts and race events.
American cyclists scored some impressive results abroad over the weekend with victories coming from Coryn Rivera, Tejay Van Garderen, and Ethan Gilmour. Racing in Belgium with USA Cycling’s Junior National Team, Rivera continued her successful European campaign with a win in the Lotto Ridley Tour in Kessel-Lo on Sunday.
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USA Cycling announced today the appointment of Andrea Smith as director of media and communications. Smith began her tenure at USA Cycling as the organization’s communications manager. Now, as the director of media and communications, Smith will work to raise the overall awareness of USA Cycling’s leadership and its programs across all disciplines and levels of the sport.
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USA Cycling and the organizers of the Nature Valley Grand Prix have announced the selection of the third annual Ryan Collegiate Women’s All-stars team. The All-Stars consist of six female collegiate riders chosen to compete with professional cycling teams in the Nature Valley Grand Prix, June 10-14, 2009. The Nature Valley Grand Prix is part of the annual Minnesota Bicycle Festival, now in its 11th year.
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For the second straight year a pair of Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light riders earned victories in both the men’s and women’s races at the Tour of Somerville in Somerville, N.J. Sebastian Haedo and Tina Pic both sprinted to victory in the May 25 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar events. Following the NRC’s ninth event, Rory Sutherland and Alison Powers remain atop the individual standings. Bissell grew its lead in the men’s team standings, while Team Type I took over the top spot on the women’s side. Tulsa Tough and the Air Force Cycling Classic Clarendon Cup are next up on the NRC.
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Retired cycling strongman and former USA Cycling national team rider Steve Larsen passed away on Tuesday evening following his collapse during a running workout. Larsen, 39, died of an apparent heart attack near his home in Bend, Oregon. A cycling icon, Larsen contested world championships across the disciplines of road, track, mountain bike and cyclo-cross.
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After winning the second stage of the Ronde de l’Isard in France on Friday, the USA Cycling National Development team’s Peter Stetina finished in sixth place overall in the 2.2U23 event. Five additional USA Cycling National Development Team riders worked with Stetina throughout the four-stage contest to earn third place in the team general classification. Kevin Soller led another group of National Development Team riders, finishing 11th overall at the 2.2-rated Fleche du Sud in Luxembourg.
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