Velo News has a great summary for this week's two big races: Paris-Nice, and Tirreno-Adriatico. http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/03/news/euro-racing-this-week-season’s-first-major-stage-races_107382
In what marks the seasons first two "Big" stage races of the year, it's really starting to get exciting. Up next will be the classic one day races which we are really excited about as well. Follow us on Twitter @GlobalCycling and on www.myfantasycycling.com as we present some great fantasy cycling challenges, like our new "Classics Omnium". What's our Classics Omnium about you ask...well, it's going to be like a stage race only we are scoring each major classic race (one weekend apart) and adding them up to see who the world's greatest fantasy classics specialist is. Stay tuned and sign up today with all your friends as we take you through (1) Milan-SanRemo (2) Gent-Wevelgem (3) Ronde Van Vlaanderen (AKA: Tour of Flanders) (4) Paris-Roubaix (5) Amstel Gold, and finally (6) Liege-Bastogne-Liege. This is going to be awesome, so hang on to your saddle seat!
Old People Are The Problem - RBR- Florida Report
In this week's Road BikeRider Review we find that Florida is the worst US state for cycling related deaths..."Florida is the deadliest state in the U.S. for cyclists and pedestrians, according to federal statistics cited in a USA Today article. In 2008, 17.4% of the cyclists (125 of 716) and 11.1% of the pedestrians (490 of 4,378) killed in the U.S. died in the Sunshine State, which has 6% of the nation's population. The statistics perplex state officials. "There are so many factors involved and most of them are random," says an officer for Florida's Department of Transportation. "We're trying to figure out root causes and how we can fix it." We only have one answer to that...it's Senior Citizens!
Levi's Dog Eaten By Owl
Well, you can't make this up folks. It was reported this week that RadioShack's Levi Leipheimer's small dog was attacked, and torn to shreds by a great horned owl! The Leipheimers are huge animal rights supporters so this comes with a small bit of irony. "I don't want people hating wildlife, but I want them to take precaution." - Odessa Gunn, wife of RadioShack pro Levi Leipheimer, stated after the news broke out. Levi was actually inside relaxing in his study playing "Magic the Gathering" with some long time friends, when the event occurred. Levi had this to say about the incident, "he was so young, like a part of the family, a real personality...I just wish I had time to say goodbye. He (the Chihuahua) was just learning how to score double points and use specialized weapons in Magic too...now we will have to go back the Sonoma County animal shelter and reteach a new pup the wonderfully complex ways of Magic the Gathering." You can read more about the story in this article...http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100219/articles/100219315?p=1&tc=pg
Ok, you can make up some of this...the owl part of the story is true.
Levi's "Magic" Study
Paris-Nice Race Summary
The 2010 edition of the Paris Nice 8 day stage race is now up for your review on www.myfantasycycling.com. Sign up today and check out how fun a fantasy sport can be. Individual Riders and teams will be listed soon and some changes to the real life rosters may be made at the last minute. We should now have a working site for the major races going forward!
http://www.myfantasycycling.com/app/raceDetails.asp?r=9
Paris Nice - Fantasy Cycling Season Opener
The 2010 edition of Paris Nice begins on March 7th and ends on the 14th. "The race to the sun", has become the cycling community's symbolic opener to the European racing season. After Paris Nice the classics will start to come on with full force. Stay tuned and sign up your Fantasy Cycling team to compete for real prizes and fun. The winner of the 7 day race (the team with the most points) will get a free pair of Adarga Leather Handlebar Tape from Global Cycling Supply. Stay tuned racing fans, this season's about ready to "Hot Up", as Phil Liggett is so fond of saying!
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