Performance Bicycles

Spain's Oscar Freire has consistently been one of the top finisher in the sprints at the 2008 Tour de France. On Saturday he won the final sprint in Digne de Bains, which marked his fourth career Tour de France victory. Mark Cavendish, the Team Columbia phenom who was looking for his fifth Tour win in Stage 14, lost contact with the peloton on the Col de l'Orme, a category 3 climb about 6 miles from the finish line. That climb is the first indicator of the looming Alps, where Cadel Evans will be challenged to keep the yellow jersey as the Tour enters its final week. He's just one second ahead of Frank Schleck and 38 seconds ahead of Christian Vande Velde ... - 13 hours ago

There's quite a bit of interest in US cyclist Christian Vande Velde since he climbed up to 3rd place in the Tour de France on Sunday. Until this year, you could say the 32-year-old cyclist has been pedaling under the radar as primarily a domestique since turning pro in 1998. Those who knew him growing up in northern Illinois expected great things from him, but the rest of us have to do some digging to learn about his star of the Garmin-Chipotle cycling team. For instance, I had noticed that he made his major mark in this year's Tour by finishing in 8th place at the Stage 4 time trial. That put him in 6th place overall, and he improved on that in the Massif Central last week and Pyrennes over the weekend. How did he become such a good climber? “I’m proof that you don’t have to ride hills to do well on hills ... - 16 hours ago

Does losing a driver's license for one year sound like an excessively heavy penalty for someone convicted of reckless driving in the death of a bicyclist? It is in Virginia. General District Court Judge Glenwood Lookabill wanted to suspend a 20-year-old's driver's license for a year in the death of Fess Green, a Radford University professor who was killed when he struck a car that had made a left turn in front of him in Radford, Virginia. The driver's attorney reminded the judge that six months is the maximum allowed under Virginia code... - 17 hours ago

At one time you could only buy cycling equipment at your local cycle shop, if they had what you wanted or you had to hope they could order it and then you would have to wait for it to come and hope it was the right size, colour or price. Then cycling magazines started to have adverts for the bigger stores and you could post off a cheque and wait for your prized article to arrive. Now things could not be easier, your at home watching the Tour de France on television, you see you hero attack on th - 2 months ago

Bicycles can be used for a number of purposes, including recreation, fitness, transportation and sports. If you are planning on purchasing a new bike, consider the terrain you will be riding on as well as your body weight. Go through this buying guide for exhaustive information on bicycles and make the right choice. - 3 months ago

This article talks about the history and the main components of the bicycle, as one of the most efficient self-powered means of transportation. - 4 months ago