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- Giant Cadex 980c for sale. I received this bike in a trade back in 2005 and I have only ridden it twice as it is far too small for me. I measure from top of the frame seat post hole to the middle of the sprocket at 18.5" / 47cm. Let me know if you have any questions, looking for $300 but will take best offer.
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Briton adds 99th career victory to palmares
After taking 25 seconds back on Bradley Wiggins this week, Ryder Hesjedal will reset after Saturday's time trial for the final two weeks of the Giro d'Italia. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com MARGHERITA DI SAVOIA, Italy (VN) — Defending Giro d’Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) is preparing for the most important low-altitude test of this year’s race. Before riders reach the mountains of the north, Saturday’s 54.8-kilometer individual time trial has the ability to definitively shape the general classification.
The Canadian previewed the time trial earlier this spring and collected important data. Like most of the overall contenders, he is riding through these midweek days with the stage 8 Saltara test on his mind.
Garmin director Charly Wegelius is on the same page. Last year, he was due to guide Hesjedal through the Giro, but his wife gave birth to their baby and he changed his plans. This year, he is in for the entire haul and has his eyes down the road.
A ‘big test’ against Wiggins
Wegelius admitted that the Saltara test would be significant in the story of the 96th Giro d’Italia.
“It’s a big test and will set the tone for the rest of the race,” Wegelius told VeloNews. “Due to the nature of the course — this isn’t the Tour de France boulevard, straight-type of time trial — you could see some climbers doing good rides. It’s going to make a lot more balanced race than people first thought when the route was announced.”
Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) told VeloNews that he was not at his best and was not expecting to win. The favorite, Wegelius said, is Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins (Sky).
“Bradley’s such a good rider that he seems to perform almost every time trial,” Wegelius said. “He remains the No. 1 favorite.”
Wiggins won both time trials in the Tour de France last year before becoming the first Brit to claim the overall title. A week later, he won the Olympic time trial.
A line in the sand after the time trial
Wegelius said he expects Hesjedal to lose time in the time trial. However, he said the race overall will be a balance between the time trial, mountain stages, and precious seconds along the way. Hesjedal has made 25 of those seconds against Wiggins in the first week, drawing even with the Sky captain after Wiggins and company took nearly half-a-minute in the stage 2 team time trial.
“It’s only natural when you go to a race like this with Bradley Wiggins and there’s a 55km TT, you have to plan to lose some time,” Wegelius said. “I told the riders I want them to focus on performance and not results. The only thing Ryder can do is focus on his best TT. After that, we can draw a line in the sand and see where he is compared to his rivals.”
Considering Hesjedal won the Giro d’Italia by only 16 seconds last year, Wegelius knows the importance of every second.
The Canadian nabbed an eight-second bonus in the sprint at Marina di Ascea in stage 3. He finished in a group 17 seconds ahead of Wiggins the next day to Serra San Bruno, after officials ruled that a crash inside the final 3km had not delayed the Brit.
“You can’t just peter-patter around and suddenly scratch your head in Brescia and wonder why you’re five-and-a-half minutes behind the winner,” Wegelius said. “Every day there’s time to be gained, there are opportunities everywhere, and you kind of owe it to yourself to take advantage of everything.”
Brailsford praises Cavendish for slowing peloton
- Giant Bicycle Demo
June 14, 2013 - June 15, 2013 @ Castlewood State Park
Friday 14th 3:00pm – 6:30pm
Saturday 15th 9:00am – 4:00pm
Castlewood State Park 1401 Kiefer Creek Rd. Ballwin, MO 63021
Road and Mountain Bike Demo held in the back of the park past the train tracks.
Both Road and Mountain bikes. Please bring your helmet, credit card and ID for a free test ride!
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- Friday May 17th.
Where is everyone riding? I can't ride to work, too early and too far but I'm planning to carpool and ride back home.
Maryland Heights to Bonne Terre. 70+ - Join us this Saturday (May 11th) at Mesa Cycles for an easy 45 minute spin and chat with the Jelly Belly team including Brad Huff and Jeremy Powers. Ride start time is 10:30am and we'll have lunch for everyone when we get back.
Italy to host opening round
- 1. Mark CAVENDISH, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, in 3:56:03
- 2. Elia VIVIANI, Cannondale, at :00
- 3. Matthew Harley GOSS, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00
- 4. Nacer BOUHANNI, FDJ, at :00
- 5. Mattia GAVAZZI, Androni Giocattoli, at :00
- 6. Manuel BELLETTI, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 7. Davide APPOLLONIO, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 8. Giacomo NIZZOLO, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
- 9. Matti BRESCHEL, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :00
- 10. Roberto FERRARI, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 11. Edwin Alcibiades AVILA VANEGAS, Colombia, at :00
- 12. Kenny DE HAES, Lotto-Belisol, at :00
- 13. Adam BLYTHE, BMC Racing, at :00
- 14. Iljo KEISSE, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00
- 15. Ioannis TAMOURIDIS, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00
- 16. Stefano PIRAZZI, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at :00
- 17. Francisco José VENTOSO ALBERDI, Movistar, at :00
- 18. John DEGENKOLB, Argos-Shimano, at :00
- 19. Arnold JEANNESSON, FDJ, at :00
- 20. Pavel BRUTT, Katusha, at :00
- 21. Luca PAOLINI, Katusha, at :00
- 22. Sacha MODOLO, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at :00
- 23. Giairo ERMETI, Androni Giocattoli, at :00
- 24. Gert STEEGMANS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00
- 25. Koen DE KORT, Argos-Shimano, at :00
- 26. Robert HUNTER, Garmin-Sharp, at :00
- 27. Gert DOCKX, Lotto-Belisol, at :00
- 28. Dirk BELLEMAKERS, Lotto-Belisol, at :00
- 29. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing, at :00
- 30. Michele SCARPONI, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 31. Paolo LONGO BORGHINI, Cannondale, at :00
- 32. Giampaolo CARUSO, Katusha, at :00
- 33. Lars Ytting BAK, Lotto-Belisol, at :00
- 34. Dalivier OSPINA NAVARRO, Colombia, at :00
- 35. Daniele BENNATI, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :00
- 36. Alessandro VANOTTI, Astana, at :00
- 37. Vincenzo NIBALI, Astana, at :00
- 38. Przemyslaw NIEMIEC, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 39. Steve MORABITO, BMC Racing, at :00
- 40. Mauro SANTAMBROGIO, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at :00
- 41. Alex DOWSETT, Movistar, at :00
- 42. Nelson Filipe SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
- 43. Tanel KANGERT, Astana, at :00
- 44. Peter STETINA, Garmin-Sharp, at :00
- 45. Oscar GATTO, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at :00
- 46. Sonny COLBRELLI, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at :00
- 47. Francesco CHICCHI, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at :00
- 48. Diego ROSA, Androni Giocattoli, at :00
- 49. Guillaume BONNAFOND, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 50. Ivan SANTAROMITA, BMC Racing, at :00
- 51. Carlos Alberto BETANCUR GOMEZ, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 52. Ryder HESJEDAL, Garmin-Sharp, at :00
- 53. Damiano CARUSO, Cannondale, at :00
- 54. Jackson RODRIGUEZ, Androni Giocattoli, at :00
- 55. Daniele PIETROPOLLI, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 56. Andrey ZEITS, Astana, at :00
- 57. Jens KEUKELEIRE, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00
- 58. Yury TROFIMOV, Katusha, at :00
- 59. Bruno PIRES, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :00
- 60. Mattia CATTANEO, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 61. Robert KISERLOVSKI, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
- 62. Egoi MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00
- 63. Francis DE GREEF, Lotto-Belisol, at :00
- 64. Maarten WYNANTS, Blanco, at :00
- 65. Robert GESINK, Blanco, at :00
- 66. Danilo WYSS, BMC Racing, at :00
- 67. Franco PELLIZOTTI, Androni Giocattoli, at :00
- 68. Paul MARTENS, Blanco, at :00
- 69. Maarten TJALLINGII, Blanco, at :00
- 70. Murilo Antonio FISCHER, FDJ, at :00
- 71. Luke DURBRIDGE, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00
- 72. Fredrik Carl Wilhelm KESSIAKOFF, Astana, at :00
- 73. Dominique ROLLIN, FDJ, at :00
- 74. Christian KNEES, Sky, at :00
- 75. Thomas DANIELSON, Garmin-Sharp, at :00
- 76. Francis MOUREY, FDJ, at :00
- 77. Sergio Luis HENAO MONTOYA, Sky, at :00
- 78. Vicente REYNES MIMO, Lotto-Belisol, at :00
- 79. Kanstantsin SIUTSOU, Sky, at :00
- 80. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky, at :00
- 81. Steven KRUIJSWIJK, Blanco, at :00
- 82. Anthony ROUX, FDJ, at :00
- 83. Juan Manuel GARATE, Blanco, at :00
- 84. Jesse SERGENT, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
- 85. Danilo HONDO, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
- 86. Fabio ARU, Astana, at :00
- 87. Matteo TRENTIN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00
- 88. Rafal MAJKA, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :00
- 89. Thomas DAMUSEAU, Argos-Shimano, at :00
- 90. Rigoberto URAN URAN, Sky, at :00
- 91. Wilco KELDERMAN, Blanco, at :00
- 92. Christian MEIER, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00
- 93. Rafael VALLS FERRI, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00
- 94. Fabio SABATINI, Cannondale, at :00
- 95. Carlos Julian QUINTERO, Colombia, at :00
- 96. Manuele BOARO, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :00
- 97. Samuel SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00
- 98. Cristiano SALERNO, Cannondale, at :00
- 99. Darwin ATAPUMA HURTADO, Colombia, at :00
- 100. Cayetano José SARMIENTO TUNARROSA, Cannondale, at :00
- 101. Tiago MACHADO, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
- 102. Pieter WEENING, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00
- 103. Christian VANDEVELDE, Garmin-Sharp, at :00
- 104. Michal GOLAS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00
- 105. Frederik VEUCHELEN, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00
- 106. Ben GASTAUER, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 107. Jose Rodolfo SERPA PEREZ, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 108. Jorge AZANZA SOTO, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00
- 109. Benat INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Movistar, at :00
- 110. Salvatore PUCCIO, Sky, at :00
- 111. Gorka VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00
- 112. Cameron WURF, Cannondale, at :00
- 113. Evgeny PETROV, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :00
- 114. Dario CATALDO, Sky, at :00
- 115. Filippo POZZATO, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 116. Petr IGNATENKO, Katusha, at :00
- 117. Kristijan DURASEK, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 118. Domenico POZZOVIVO, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 119. Fabio Andres DUARTE AREVALO, Colombia, at :00
- 120. Dmitriy GRUZDEV, Astana, at :00
- 121. Rory SUTHERLAND, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :00
- 122. Tiziano DALL’ANTONIA, Cannondale, at :00
- 123. Hayden ROULSTON, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
- 124. Simone STORTONI, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 125. Frederik WILLEMS, Lotto-Belisol, at :00
- 126. Stefano LOCATELLI, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at :00
- 127. Vladimir KARPETS, Movistar, at :00
- 128. Fabio TABORRE, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at :00
- 129. Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at :00
- 130. Hubert DUPONT, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 131. Danilo DI LUCA, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at :00
- 132. George BENNETT, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
- 133. Mads CHRISTENSEN, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :00
- 134. Taylor PHINNEY, BMC Racing, at :00
- 135. Edoardo ZARDINI, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at :00
- 136. Luka MEZGEC, Argos-Shimano, at :00
- 137. Brett LANCASTER, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00
- 138. Willem WAUTERS, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00
- 139. Angel VICIOSO ARCOS, Katusha, at :00
- 140. Thomas DEKKER, Garmin-Sharp, at :00
- 141. José HERRADA LOPEZ, Movistar, at :00
- 142. Karsten KROON, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :00
- 143. Rafael ANDRIATO, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at :00
- 144. Tomas Aurelio GIL MARTINEZ, Androni Giocattoli, at :00
- 145. Juan Jose COBO ACEBO, Movistar, at :00
- 146. Johan LE BON, FDJ, at :00
- 147. Jarlinson PANTANO, Colombia, at :00
- 148. Xabier ZANDIO ECHAIDE, Sky, at :00
- 149. Stef CLEMENT, Blanco, at :00
- 150. Matteo RABOTTINI, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at :00
- 151. Enrico BATTAGLIN, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at :00
- 152. Robert VRECER, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00
- 153. Julien BERARD, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 154. Leonardo Fabio DUQUE, Colombia, at :00
- 155. Robinson Eduardo CHALAPUD GOMEZ, Colombia, at :00
- 156. Bert DE BACKER, Argos-Shimano, at :00
- 157. Emanuele SELLA, Androni Giocattoli, at :00
- 158. Rob RUIJGH, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00
- 159. Alan MARANGONI, Cannondale, at :00
- 160. Miguel MINGUEZ AYALA, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00
- 161. Martijn KEIZER, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00
- 162. Valerio AGNOLI, Astana, at :00
- 163. Brian BULGAC, Lotto-Belisol, at :00
- 164. Stefano GARZELLI, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at :00
- 165. Stephen CUMMINGS, BMC Racing, at :26
- 166. Svein TUFT, Orica-GreenEdge, at :30
- 167. Yaroslav POPOVYCH, RadioShack-Leopard, at :34
- 168. Fabio FELLINE, Androni Giocattoli, at :34
- 169. Leigh HOWARD, Orica-GreenEdge, at :37
- 170. Albert TIMMER, Argos-Shimano, at :59
- 171. Jens MOURIS, Orica-GreenEdge, at :59
- 172. Marco MARCATO, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 1:01
- 173. Julien VERMOTE, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:05
- 174. Jérôme PINEAU, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:05
- 175. Danny PATE, Sky, at 1:29
- 176. Nicola BOEM, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at 1:49
- 177. Vladimir GUSEV, Katusha, at 4:10
- 178. Maxim BELKOV, Katusha, at 4:10
- 179. Paolo TIRALONGO, Astana, at 4:10
- 180. David MILLAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 4:10
- 181. Ramunas NAVARDAUSKAS, Garmin-Sharp, at 4:10
- 182. Adam HANSEN, Lotto-Belisol, at 4:10
- 183. Serge PAUWELS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 4:10
- 184. Maurits LAMMERTINK, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 4:10
- 185. Eros CAPECCHI, Movistar, at 4:10
- 186. Giovanni VISCONTI, Movistar, at 4:20
- 187. Tobias LUDVIGSSON, Argos-Shimano, at 4:51
- 188. Klaas LODEWYCK, BMC Racing, at 5:02
- 189. Daniel OSS, BMC Racing, at 5:02
- 190. Patrick GRETSCH, Argos-Shimano, at 5:02
- 191. Marco CANOLA, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at 5:28
- 192. Laurent PICHON, FDJ, at 6:38
- 193. Sylvain GEORGES, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 6:38
- 194. Miguel Angel RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Androni Giocattoli, at 6:40
- 195. Gianluca BRAMBILLA, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 6:40
- 196. Dmitry KOZONTCHUK, Katusha, at 6:40
- 197. Alessandro PRONI, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at 6:47
- 198. Wilson Alexander MARENTES TORRES, Colombia, at 7:01
- 199. Pim LIGTHART, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 7:01
- 200. Ricardo MESTRE, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 7:01
- 201. Grega BOLE, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 7:01
- 202. Jack BOBRIDGE, Blanco, at 7:19
- 203. Nathan HAAS, Garmin-Sharp, at 7:19
- 204. Pablo LASTRAS GARCIA, Movistar, at 9:20
- DNS Cheng JI, Argos-Shimano
