For the second day in a row, a breakaway stayed clear of the peloton, with another unsung hero from a smaller team in the form of Matteo Priamo (CSF-Panaria) taking center stage.
Photo: Graham Watson

A Little Triple-Fitness Fun at the Inaugural Nautica South Beach Triathlon.

Their faces have been worn smooth by the hooves of draft horses, the shoes of farmers, and the boots of soldiers from distant lands. Those stones too worn to see another year of action have been replaced, the new shiny surfaces distinctly out of synch with the well-worn patina of their older cousins.
Photos: Greg Pressler

The current world recordholder and 2004 Olympic gold medalist is from Ethiopia and will attempt to break the world record at the Prefontaine Classic on Sunday morning, June 8th, at the 34th Prefontaine Classic. Sound familiar? No, this isn’t a repeat of the exciting Kenenisa Bekele announcement.

Tinkoff’s Pavel Brutt feinted and feigned his way to victory in the final kilometers of a five-man breakaway that held off the chasing peloton by 30 seconds in Wednesday’s fifth stage at the 91st Giro d’Italia.
Photo: Graham Watson

Kenenisa Bekele, the reigning World and Olympic champion in the 10,000m and the World record holder in the event, is hoping to make his first-ever outdoor appearance in the United States a memorable one.

High Road's Mark Cavendish survived another chaotic dash to the line to win stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday.
Photo: Graham Watson

The Urban Assault Ride (UAR) has evolved from a lifelong love for bikes and all things bike related. Members of the UAR crew have done it all: skinned a knee while jumping from a big wheel onto a mattress, toured the U.S. on two human-powered wheels, raced with some of the best road and mountain bikers in the world, caught strange looks as we transport large quantities of groceries by bicycle, even Pedi-cabbed a person or two along the way. We’d pretty much rather be riding our bikes more than anything...and that’s why we set out to spread the love on two wheels.

Less than 30 days from now, 215 men and women will start riding in the "world's toughest bicycle race," the Race Across America (RAAM). These international competitors begin racing June 7 on a 3,000-mile route stretching from Oceanside, California to Annapolis, Maryland. Ultra-endurance cyclists race continuously day and night, on their own or riding as part of a relay team supported by a crew of 8 to15 people who follow in support cars and RV's with food and supplies for the race.

The Portuguese had plenty to cheer about today in Lisbon as the country's favorite daughter Vanessa Fernandes won a record-breaking fifth consecutive European Championship.  In all it was her seventh European crown as she also owns a junior and under23 title. Italian veteran Nadia Cortassa took the silver, her fourth career medal at European championships. Swede Lisa Norden continued her breakthrough season with the bronze.
Photos: Spomedis/triathlon.org