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Gerrans Comes Out Firing At The Jayco Bay Cycling Classic - Sun, 04 Jan 2009
Simon Gerrans won the first stage of the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic in Australia today, riding for the local O2 Networks team. Riding with him was Cervélo TestTeam mate Jeremy Hunt. The win by Gerrans is the first win by a member of the new team. “Gerrans, along with Australian domestic professionals, Dean Windsor, Joel Pearson [...]

Colavita/Sutter Home Re-Signs Winning Men’s Squad for 2009 - Sat, 03 Jan 2009
Aaron Olson Returns to Team Linden, NJ (November 25, 2008) — Colavita/Sutter Home, the #2 men’s team in the US, has re-signed its core squad for the 2009 season and added Aaron Olson, winner of the 2008 Tour de Nez. Director Sportif Sebastian Alexandre made the announcement. Returning riders include Cuban powerhouse Luis Amaran, Argentinean [...]

Tour de France History - Part 10 - Sat, 03 Jan 2009
This is part 10 of 12 of the history of the Tour de France. Feel free to go back and view the first nine installments. We will post part 11 next Saturday. Enjoy.

Coryn Rivera - Elite CX Nationals - Sat, 03 Jan 2009
Temperature dropped sooo fast I had no idea what happened! I went from walking around in a light sweatshirt to bundleing up with all the jackets I packed! Warm up wasnt the greatest as I was making sure my bikes were working the way I need them to and that I had the right choice [...]

Racing In France - Just Another Rant - Sat, 03 Jan 2009
Written by: Colin Batchelor So you dream of racing your bike in France? You long for the day when you can line up on the start line in Belgium? you can’t wait for the flag to drop in Italy? Take my advice – stay at home. It’s safer, it really is. I’ve made regular trips to the [...]

Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Team Signs Powerhouse Sprinters for 2009 - Fri, 02 Jan 2009
Season will Start with Amgen Tour of California Linden, NJ (December 5, 2008) — Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team has re-signed Tina Pic, the #1 rider on the NRC circuit, who dominated the 2008 season with 12 individual victories and six podium finishes. Adding to its firepower for 2009, Colavita/Sutter Home has recruited Olympians Cath [...]

Tour de France - 1937 - Fri, 02 Jan 2009
Very cool Black and White coverage from the 1937 Tour de France. It is in English and runs about 2 1/2 minutes.

Scott Nydam And The Rest Of The BMC Racing Team Are Chomping At The Bit - Fri, 02 Jan 2009
Having had what could be termed a break-out year in 2008, Scott Nydam and the rest of the BMC Racing Team are chomping at the bit to kick off the 2009 season with a bang. In last year\’s Tour of California, Nydam had his greatest success and impressed the entire peloton when he and [...]

O’Grady Returns Home To Lead Danish Outfit - Tue, 30 Dec 2008
A strong and competitive Team Saxo Bank, led by South Australia’sStuart O’Grady, will take to the start line at the 2009 Tour Down Under. Race Director Mike Turtur highlighted that Stuart O’Grady is the only rider inthe Tour Down Under’s history to have won the event twice. “Stuart O’Grady won the inaugural Tour Down Under in 1999 [...]

Aussie Baden Cooke Signs Contract With Vacansoleil - Tue, 30 Dec 2008
PARIS, Dec 30, 2008 (AFP) - Australian sprint specialist Baden Cooke has signed a one-year contract with Dutch outfit Vacansoleil, the second tier Continental Pro team said Tuesday. Cooke, 30, is a five-time Tour de France participant with one stage win in 2003 to the Benalla-born racer’s name. Vacansoleil, [...]

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Review: Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
The first "why" that struck me on seeing Why Evolution is True was why do we need yet another book on evolution? There are lots of good ones out there already and nothing less than a mountain of evidence to support the reality of evolution by natural selection.

Best Football Hits - Tue, 06 Jan 2009

Monster trucks look like models in 'dreamy' tilt-shift video - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
The trucks crashing around the arena may look like children's toys and the spectators like plastic models, but the demolition derby captured in this remarkable footage was life-size.

What piracy? Movie biz sees record box office in 2009 - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Domestic film box offices broke multiple records this year, grossing an estimated $9.78 billion. Thanks to both major and not-so-major releases this year, films from studios like Warner Bros, Paramount, and Sony all contributed to the highest-grossing year in film history.

Video: SF cop shoots helpless, cooperating man in the back - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
"They just shot him! They just shot him!" yelled 19-year-old Vargas, whose camera-phone had just captured the slaying of Grant by a San Francisco Transit officer. "... I got you, mothaf--kers!" she exclaimed.

Seagate unveils highest-density hard drive - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Bigger hard drives coming your way.

Team Finds Breast Cancer Gene Linked To Disease Spread - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
A team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients, spreading the disease, resisting traditional chemotherapies and eventually leading to death.

Beautiful Family Moment: Obamas see Daughters off to school - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Intimate photograph from earlier this morning catches President-elect Barack Obama and wife Michelle helping their two daughters, Malia (10) and Sasha (7), get ready for their first day at their new schools.

RIcky Gervais Defends His Fat Jokes - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Comedian Ricky Gervais has caught flack over comments he made about overweight people in an audio, and has taken to his blog to defend himself.

Essay Prize: Parade Seats For D.C. Kids - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Some lucky and literary D.C. middle and high school students could write their own ticket to a front row seat at President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural parade