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Leipheimer out …

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Leipheimer pulls out of Tour By Agence France Presse Published: Jul. 17, 2009

American Levi Leipheimer has withdrawn from the Tour de France with a broken wrist, his Astana team announced on Friday.

The 35-year-old American sustained the injury in a fall 2km from the finish line of Thursday’s 12th stage.

He crossed the [...]

A Leipheimer attack?

Why does it always seem that Levi Leipheimer never goes on the attack in the high mountains? He’s got what it takes physically, as he’s generally able to respond to any attacks, but it doesn’t seem like he ever initiates an attack … at least not in Europe.

I wonder if its a confidence thing [...]

Mellow Johnny’s 3 to race Nevada City

As yet more proof that Twitter is where you should be for the latest news:

Twitter / Lance Armstrong: Race update – @levi_leipheimer, @hornerakg, and myself are racing the Nevada City Classic next Sunday. A great American race!!!

Twitter / Levi Leipheimer: Yes, we, @lancearmstrong, @hornerakg and myself will be racing the American classic Nevada [...]

Get on it, Levi!

Menchov wins stage 12 time trial at Cinque Terre and takes lead. – VeloNews

A spectacular 60km course along Italy’s stunning Cinque Terre lived up to expectations Thursday as Denis Menchov Rabobank pulled the double, winning the stage and snatching away the maglia rosa from Danilo Di Luca LPR.

Levi Leipheimer Astana – who had [...]

Social cyclists

Josh Kadis, over at Kadisco, has two recent posts on how social media outlets like Twitter are affecting the connection between the professional cyclist and the everyday fan. For those who don’t know Josh, he is a marketing and sponsorship consultant, who has worked with clients like SRAM, and with teams like Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada.

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Oh, hell no!

Armstrong to return for ’09 Tour – More Sports – SI.com.

Lance Armstrong will end his retirement and hopes to compete in the 2009 Tour de France, according to a cycling journal report.

The 36-year-old seven-time Tour de France champion will compete in five road races with the Astana team in 2009, the cycling journal [...]

Hitchhiking at Cascade

VeloNews | How Chris Horner is spending July

Photographer Heidi Swift was near the summit of the final climb of Saturday’s fifth stage of the Cascade Cycling Classic when a passing race moto driver told her to get her camera ready.

Soon enough, Swift saw a strange sight: Astana rider Chris Horner pounding along, [...]

Levi gets a ride …

Astana invited into Giro lineup – Cycling – Yahoo! Sports

GENEVA (AP)—Giro d’Italia organizers have invited the Astana team to compete in the race, reversing an earlier decision to ban it because of doping scandals.

Astana officials confirmed Saturday they are hurrying to get elite American rider Levi Leipheimer from California to Palermo, Sicily, for [...]

No Crack in Georgia!

VeloNews | No Rock Racing for Tour de Georgia

Organizers on Thursday announced the 15, 8-rider teams that will compete in next month’s Tour de Georgia.

A total of 120 professional cyclists will compete in the 600-mile, seven-day event to be held April 21-27.

The final field:

Astana CSC Gerolsteiner High Road Saunier Duval-Scott BMC [...]

More doping …

From CyclingNews.com:

One week after the doping news from T-Mobile’s Patrick Sinkewitz and one day after the Vino-bomb, and the third doping story surfaced to ruin the Tour de France.

A rider that was currently in the Tour de France peloton had tested positive for testosterone, a banned substance that plays a role in enhancing [...]