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Olympic-mania is
beginning to crescendo to fever pitch levels.
Excitement and anticipation are in the air as
the world prepared to screech to a halt for 17
days, united and enraptured while the world’s
best athletes compete at the highest level of
sport. For qualifying athletes around the world,
including Trek’s sponsored cyclists, competing
at the Olympics is the honor and opportunity of
a lifetime. Such a momentous occasion deserves
special recognition. Fittingly, at the behest of
Trek’s Team Liaison
Ben Coates, the graphic designers and
painters in
Project One
cooked up a fleet of custom-painted
Madone 6.9s,
TTX 9.9 SSLs,
and
Elite 9.9 SSLs
to give our athletes
something magical to ride as they go for the
gold.
Here’s a list of Trek athletes going for the
gold:
Men’s Road Race—Saturday, August 9th
Levi Leipheimer (USA)—Team Astana
Alberto Contador (Spain) – Team
Astana
Maxim Iglinsky (Kazakhstan) –Team
Astana
Andrey Mizourov (Kazakhstan) –Team
Astana
Li Fuyu (China) –Team Marco Polo
Sergei Ivanov (Russia) –Team Astana
Men’s Individual Time Trial—Wednesday, August
13th
Levi Leipheimer (USA)—Team Astana
Alberto Contador (Spain) – Team
Astana
Andrey Mizourov (Kazakhstan) –Team
Astana
Li Fuyu (China) –Team Marco Polo
Men’s Triathlon—Tuesday, August 19th
Tim Don (UK)
Women’s Cross Country MTB Race—Friday, August
22nd
Yolanda Speed (South Africa)
Men’s Cross Country MTB Race—Saturday, August
23rd
Bart Brentjens (Netherlands)
–Dolphin-Trek
Rudi Van Houts (Netherlands)
–Dolphin-Trek
Andreas Parti (Hungary)
Check out
all rider bikes
here!
Bikes shown here are Levi Leipheimer's Race and
TT Bikes
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| Building
Lance's Leadville Machine |
It is not well known but I
started working at Trek as a professional
mountain bike mechanic for one of the race
teams, last week I got back to my roots.
As you all know Lance Armstrong is racing the
Leadville 100 mountain bike race this week.
Well, he needed a new bike and I was tasked with
making that happen. A couple of days later a
brand new Trek 9.9 Top Fuel showed up at my
door; all the parts in boxes, just like the good
old days. It isn't every day that you get to
build a bike that only 10 or so people have
ridden and it isn't every day that you build a
bike for Lance, this bike was special!
Read All Here |
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Lance to race Leadville 100
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| Trek's man on the ground Ben Coates just
delivered a
2009 Trek Top Fuel
to Lance for the upcoming
Leadville 100
race. Lance has a hardtail with him as well but
so far he's leaning towards racing the Top Fuel.
Ben's scale weighed Lance's bike at 22.78lbs. |
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| Ross
Schnell Wins Xc and Downhill Events at the
Downieville Classic in Downieville,
California
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Ross Schnell Trek
Volkswagon Race Team
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Heralded as the unofficial ‘All Mountain
World Championships’, the Downieville Classic in
Downieville, California has become a much talked
about event. Racers compete on the same bike for
both the 29 mile XC point-to-point race as well
as the epic 17 mile DH course.
Ross Schnell (Trek-Volkswagon) won both the
XC and the DH event, therefore solidly claiming
the overall title. Not only did Schnell win both
events, he set a course record in each
discipline. Ross won pedaling his Trek Remedy 9
with a RockShox Lyrik Solo Air suspension fork
and RockShox Monarch 4.2 rear shock.
Read All About It Here!
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| 07/17- Stage 12 |
CAVENDISH
BLASTS TO TOUR
HAT-TRICK FOR
COLUMBIA |
Photo
Credit: twdsport.com
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Mark Cavendish
blasted to his third
stage win in the
Tour on Thursday, a
victory which
confirms his
overwhelming
superiority in the
race’s bunch
sprints. For
Cavendish stage 12’s
win at Narbonne was
his tenth road win
of the season, and
Columbia’s 50th for
their men’s team in
2008.
Read Article Here!
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07.12.08 -Cavendish and Ciolek clinch first
and second for Columbia
Photo credit: TDWsport
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A torrential downpour could not stop Briton
Mark Cavendish from clinching a powerful bunch
sprint win in the Tour de France on Saturday,
with Team Columbia team-mate Gerald Ciolek in
second.
For the 23-year-old Cavendish, his Toulouse
stage win was his second victory in five days
racing on the Tour, his ninth of the season and
the 20th on the road in just 18 months as a
professional.
Click here to read article>>>
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Jeremiah
Bishop and Sari Anderson win national marathon titles in
Breckenridge
in the Firecracker 50!
as reported from
Velonews.com
(Bishop learns he won!)
Photo: Fred Dreier
Jeremiah Bishop wore a face
of bewilderment and agitation as his
Trek-Volkswagen teammates doused him in beer at
the finish line of Breckenridge, Colorado’s
Firecracker 50 on Friday. Bishop, 32, had no
idea he’d just won the race and taken the
marathon national championship, his first U.S.
title as a pro rider.
Click Here For More>> |
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GOOD LUCK
from Cyclist Choice to all our XC Warrior Pal's
who will be participating in tomorrows XC
Mountain Bike Race. Be safe and have fun!
Mountain Bike Race
June 29, 08
Meridian Mississippi
(click
banner above for all info) |
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| Briar Badlands Battle III XC
Mountain Bike Race |
(Photo by Jay)
We here at Cyclist Choice thank Gulf Coast
Bicycle Club for hosting Briar Badlands Xc Mountain
Bicycle Race again this year. We had a good time and
took home 2 trophies for our shop...Steve Reagan (Aka
Reaganator) took 2nd place in the single speed division
and Mike Spurlock (Aka TeCkNiGuY) took 3rd in the 30 -
39 Beginner group.. Tim Raybourn also finished his race
at 9th..We want to shout out to our friends at Mobile
Velo for coming in and kicking Butt as they always do.
Also.. a huge shout out to Chad Kent (1st in 30-39
Beginner group) and Chuck Burdine (2nd 30-39 Beginner
group). And our buddy Paul Pulsifer who took 3rd place
in 30- 39 Sport Group Representing Dont Punk Out... And
our good O'le buddy Fred Smith who took
2nd in the 40+ beginner group.
Cyclist Choice Salutes All The XC Warriors Who Sweated
It Out Sunday!!!
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| John Hagen, Mississippi
Senior Olympics Champion |
John Hagen,
GCBC Member rode his
Trek Madone 5.2 from
Cyclist Choice & Fitness to 5 gold medals in the 2008
Senior Olympics.. Cyclist Choice
Salutes You Sir!
(Photos used with permission) |
Thank you everyone who
participated in
Cyclist Choice's first ladies night out. |
Ross Rushing from Trek's Fit For Women Tour
stopped by Cyclist Choice to show our local
ladies a few cool tips and tricks as well as
free gear for all. She will be back again this
fall for another ladies night out with more info
to keep the guys on their toes. Thanks Ross! We
here at Cyclist Choice look forward to seeing
her again!
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Click Thumbnails for large view
(Photos by TeCkNiGuY)Tuesday May 27, 2008 Wanderlust Bike Tour stopped
by Cyclist Choice for lunch and some
quick repairs on a few of the groups bicycles. This
group of women are traveling from New Orleans to New
York City with the Wanderlust story collective and
bicycle caravan. In solidarity with local activists and
rooted in the belief that sharing stories is a powerful
way to elevate awareness and create social change. It
was great meeting you all. We wish you the best of
Luck!!!
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Astana have been invited to take part in the
2008 Tour of Spain despite being banned from the
Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia.
More>>
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Team High Road successfully
led Kanstantin Sivtsov to the line in the final stage of
Tour de Georgia to take the overall win after moving
into the lead with his win in the penultimate stage.
More Here>>>
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Iglinskiy Wins
Tour de Romandie Stage
April 30 2008 as reported
from
Up The Road
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Kazakh national champion Maxim Iglinskiy won
today’s Tour de Romandie Stage One, out
sprinting Michael Albasini of Liquigas and
Markus Zberg of Gerolsteiner aboard his team
issue Trek
Madone.
The 27-year old Astana rider was propelled to
the line by his four teammates (Andreas Klöden,
Steve Morabito, Vladimir Gusev and Thomas Frei),
who set a furious pace to position Iglinskiy
perfectly for the win.
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After the stage, team director Alain Gallopin,
noted that the team’s plan for the day worked to
perfection. |
American champion Levi Leipheimer showed again
that he is one of the best climbers in the
world. |
Astana Cycling Team Wins
Team Classification in Tour de Georgia
As Reported By
Roadcycling.com 4/28/08 |
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Astana Cycling Team,
under the guidance of team directors Viatcheslav
Ekimov and Alexandr Shefer, won the team
classification in the Tour de Georgia (USA,
April 21st to 27th). At the finish of the final
stage Team Astana had an advantage of 3:30 to
Team CSC.
More>>>
Equinox TTX SSL |
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After Alberto Contador’s victory in the Vuelta al País
Vasco, The Astana cycling team has become the leader of
the current ProTour Team Ranking (April 14, 2008).
Astana Cycling Team shares the first place with Team
High Road. Team CSC is third, 3 points behind. The
ProTour lead reflects the constant and collective
performance of Team Astana's riders. Alberto Contador is
currently second in the individual ProTour rankings.
MORE>>> |
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Bontrager
are simply under rated.
We found that out a few months ago when we
decided to keep our
Lynskey Custom
bike as American as we could and used
Bontrager’s XXX-Lite bars, stem, seat post and
fork…
Bontrager have succeeded in doing the bling
thing but with solid, serviceable everyday
parts. |
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Without further delay, here
is the new
Project One site.
2008
Madone 5 and 6 series bikes will be
available through P-One. Craft your dream ride
here right now! |
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| Tour Favorites Left
Out Of Race |
(From Up
The Road. Posted by Ben Coates on Mar 21,
2008 11:09:04 AM)
Unfortunately you will not see any of
these guys at this year's Tour de France.
Although we were all expecting this, the ASO
officially left Astana off the invite list
to the 2008 Tour de France. This means that
3 of the heavy favorites, not to mention the
winninngest Tour Director of all time will
not be attending this year's Tour de France.
If you ask me the reason that the ASO is
holding steadfast to does not hold water. I
am not sure what there real reason is but I
don't think it is what is being publicly
declared.
The team has refocused on new races and
goals. You can bet that the Olympic games
and the Vuelta are going to be dominated by
Astana. If I had any money to bet, I would
put it all on a Trek bike helping to obtain
a gold medal and a couple of podium spots in
Spain.
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"Thanks, it
was a Great Ride!"
(Founder of
Trek Bicycles)
Friends,
At 10:59pm the evening of March
10th The Big Guy passed away surrounded by
family and Father Bill. His body died, his
spirit lives on.
We said goodbye to the Legend.
Read More Here.
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Jayne Parsons
Beijing Olympic hopeful. Check
this out!
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"When any athlete commits to
participating in an International Event it
is admired. But, when this challenge is
compounded with a disability such as total
blindness, the admiration becomes an
inspiration. Click here to read more...
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| March 8, 2008 -
From King Of The Mountain Blog |
| Brian Smith
Winter Xterra Champion |
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Eighty some comeptitors lined up for the
inaugural winter world championship Saturday
morning in Snowbasin, UT. The event consists
of snowbiking 10K, snowshoeing 5K,
snowrunning 5K and randonee skiing 8K. A one
of a kind event that showcases many talents
and tests the skills of all athletes
including the pros.
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Read the whole story here. |
Chris Eatough
6 Time World Endurance Mountain Bike Champion
Helping to design the next Gen.Trek Top Fuel.
Click Here |
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