RealCyclist.com announced that Spanish professional Francisco Mancebo will captain their new U.S. Continental squad for the 2011 racing season.
RealCyclist.com announced that Spanish professional Francisco Mancebo will captain their new U.S. Continental squad for the 2011 racing season.
Herby begins: “It was a long, bumpy road to Ouagadougou, Africa’s best-named capital and ground zero for the Tour de Faso. We loaded into the rickety minivan that’s transported the Benin team to races for over a decade. Owned by a former cyclist, the ‘Miracle de Dieu’ has transported the Benin team to races for over a decade and has become a fixture on the West African racing scene.” Read the full story here.
Copenhagen, Denmark isn’t just a city of of well dressed, beautiful women riding bikes in high heels. Next week, the UCI Track Cycling World Championship will take place there at the Ballerup Super Arena Velodrome.
It’s early Spring, which means bike races in obscure European towns with miserable weather. This week it’s a five stage race around Murcia, Spain, and the weather has actually been fairly nice. The Tour of Murcia takes place on the Mediterranean coast of southeastern Spain. Of course there are spoilers in this post. (more…)