Bike World News

In today’s cycling news, updates from the Tour Down Under, Cyclocross News, results from Tropical Amiss Bongo and the latest Six Day Racing updates

Columbia-HTC’s Andre Greipel, the overall winner of the 2008 Tour Down Under, will be aiming for a repeat performance in 2010.

Round 1 of ASA Entertainment’s Big Air BMX Triples played out last night before an enthusiastic Orange County crowd and measured up to everyone’s expectations.

It’s coming up on Turkey Day here in the states. It’s the “off season”, but several teams have already had get-togethers for their riders, and training camps could start as soon as early December. It won’t be long until we’re back to full blown race coverage. Here’s the headlines for now.:

Spaniard Manuel Beltran has been banned from competing in France for the next two years by the French Anti Doping Agency (AFLD). Beltran was caught using EPO during the Tour de France. The AFLD is also planning hearing with Ricardo …

Leonardo Piepoli’s B-sample from the Tour de France has also been found to be positive for CERA. The 37 year old racer will likely face a career ending 2 year suspension from the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) (Sportwereld.be)
Jan Ullrich will not follow former DS Rudy Penvenage to Rock Racing (cyclingnews.com)
Former Cyclocross World Champion Erwin Vervecken is once again in the spotlight at the third round of the Gazet van Antwerpen trophy series this weekend in Hasselt. Niels Albert is out for the season and Lars Boom is out with …

From Gazzetta dello Sport:
The Milan Bicycle Festival will run from November 26 to 30 and will celebrate the pride of cycling through music, film and art.
The Festival will include musical evenings, art exhibitions, street events, bike polo, urban races and cyclocross races. The festival will culminate with a dance party to be held in a large parking garage that will also feature a ring for indoor cycling.
Born eight years ago out of the Anthology Film Archive in New York, the Bicycle Film Festival is an expression of an international community …

USA Cycling sent out a news update. Here are some of the highlights:

The recent growth trends of participation in competitive cycling are continuing as USA Cycling this week exceeded 63,200 members for the 2008 season – an increase of nearly 2.7% compared to this week last year. USA Cycling finished the 2007 season with 61,564 licenses sold. Currently, mountain bike license sales are up over 2.6% while Road, Track and Cyclo-cross license sales are up nearly 3.6%.
Applications for USA Cycling’s Club of the Year are now available on-line here …

Light news day today. Here’s the latest:

The Grand Depart for the 2010 Tour de France will be in Rotterdam (Sportwereld.be)
Cristina Perez, the wife of the Spanish doping doctor Eufemiano Fuentes says, “I know what happened during the Olympic Games in Barcelona 1992 and thereafter. I am a Pandora’s box. If it is ever opened, the sport is ruined. When I speak, it would help to destroy some people in this world. ” (sportwereld.be) Maybe at this point, it would be better if she did talk. It’s time to air out …

The Scorpion Rolls Out Ingenious Radiation Technology, Servizio Corse Custom Apparel, and a Dazzling Summer Line
PORTLAND, Ore. – Once again, the Scorpion’s nest will be a busy place at Interbike.
Following its debut at last month’s Eurobike show, Castelli’s new Radiation technology and Insolito Radiation Jacket will makes their first appearance in North American at the Interbike International Bicycle Expo, September 22-26, at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
But wait, there’s more: Castelli will also be announcing Servizio Corse, a new home for Castelli custom and team apparel. Servizio Corse is the result of an …