Bike World News

Here’s the latest in cycling news from BikeWorldNews.com:

The Kazakh cycling federation has assured Alberto Contador and the rest of the Astana team that they will get paid this month. The organization was having difficulty getting payments from the team’s sponsors. There is some suspicion that the team may be looking for a new sponsor. Team Livestrong, anyone?
Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre will race in the six-day Tour de Romandie this month in preparation for the Giro d’Italia. Sastre’s Cervelo Test Team requested the Romandie invitation, race organizers said Wednesday. …

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 …

Lance, doping, transfers, hurt feelings and a little more today:

Depeche du Midi groups Lance Armstrong in with cycling’s worst culprits, including Michael Rasmussen, Ibin Mayo, Ivan Basso, Patrick Sinkewitz, Matthias Kessler, Floyd Landis, Ricardo Ricco, Andrei Kashechkin and Alexander Vinokourov. Of course, with the exception of Lance, all of those listed either doped, said that they intended to doped, or tried to elude doping tests. You can always count on the French media for fair and balanced reporting.
The 2009 Tour de France route announcement will be on October 22nd. It’s …

The 2008 Ironman Championship takes place this weekend, and as usual, everyone’s chances are wide open. You only need to look at last year’s race when Chrissie Wellington came out of nowhere to win. That said, I’ve taken a look at the results from the past year and, shall we say, handicapped the race (don’t ask me for odds – I’m no statistician).
Last year’s winners, Chris McCormack and Chrissie Wellington are not to be counted out. They don’t seem to have been competing in many full Ironman races, or at …